DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

NOTICE OF ADOPTED AMENDMENT

1) Heading of Part: Animal Control Act

2) Code Citation: 8 Ill. Adm. Code 30

4) Statutory Authority: Animal Control Act [510 ILCS 5] and Sections 9 and 10 of the Illinois Diseased Animal Act [510 ILCS 50/9 and 10]

5) Effective Date of Rule: June 1, 2017

6) Does this rulemaking contain an automatic repeal date? No

7) Does this rulemaking contain incorporations by reference? Yes

8) A copy of the adopted rule, including any material incorporated by reference, is on file in the Agency's principal office and is available for public inspection.

9) Date Notice of Proposal published in the Illinois Register: 40 Ill. Reg. 13289; September 23, 2016

10) Has JCAR issued a Statement of Objection to this rulemaking? No

11) Differences between Proposal and Final Version: No substantive changes were made. Formatting and nonsubstantive changes suggested by the Joint Committee on Administrative Rules (JCAR) have been adopted.

12) Have all the changes agreed upon by the Agency and JCAR been made as indicated in the agreements issued by JCAR? None were made.

13) Will this rulemaking replace an emergency rule currently in effect? No

14) Are there any rulemakings pending on this Part? No

15) Summary and Purpose of Rulemaking: Section 130 of the Animal Control Act is being revised due to changes made by the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians to the Compendium of Animal Rabies Prevention and Control, 2016. Changes include timing for slaughter of exposed livestock: cats and ferrets being added as animals that can be managed with vaccination and isolation in the post exposure setting; and increasing post exposure isolation period for previously vaccinated animals from 30 to 45 days.

16) Information and questions regarding this adopted rule shall be directed to:

Pamela Harmon
Illinois Department of Agriculture
P. O. Box 19281, State Fairgrounds
Springfield IL 62794-9281

217/524-6905
fax: 217/785-4505

The full text of the Adopted Amendment begins on the next page:

TITLE 8: AGRICULTURE AND ANIMALS

CHAPTER I: DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

SUBCHAPTER b: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL PRODUCTS (EXCEPT MEAT AND POULTRY INSPECTION ACT REGULATIONS)

PART 30

ANIMAL CONTROL ACT

AUTHORITY: Implementing and authorized by the Animal Control Act [510 ILCS 5] and authorized by Sections 9 and 10 of the Illinois Diseased Animals Act [510 ILCS 50/9 and 10].

SOURCE: Rules and Regulations Relating to the Animal Control Act, filed September 16, 1974, effective September 26, 1974; amended August 19, 1975, effective August 29, 1975; filed December 10, 1976, effective January 1, 1977; codified at 5 Ill. Reg. 10440; amended at 7 Ill. Reg. 1712, effective January 28, 1983; amended at 12 Ill. Reg. 2216, effective January 19, 1988; amended at 16 Ill. Reg. 11751, effective July 8, 1992; amended at 18 Ill. Reg. 14891, effective September 26, 1994; amended at 20 Ill. Reg. 1505, effective January 12, 1996; amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 5804, effective June 1, 2017.

Section 30.130 Rabid Animals; Procedures for Revaccination, Confinement or Destruction

When circumstances indicate animals were bitten by a rabid animal, the following procedures shall apply:

a) Immediate humane destruction is preferred. (If meat animal, slaughter is permitted within 72 hours after 7 days of exposure or after 6 months from date of exposure.)

b) If the bitten dog, cat or ferret bitten had been officially vaccinated more than 30 days prior to exposure, and within the recognized period of immunity, it shall be revaccinated and confined for 4530 days.

c) If the bitten dog, cat or ferret bitten had not been officially vaccinated more than 30 days prior to exposure, it shall be vaccinated immediately and be placed under strict confinement for a 6-month period. If the exposed dog, cat or ferret is apparently normal at the end of 5 months of the confinement period, it shall be revaccinated against rabies at that time and then remain in confinement for another 30 days.

(Source: Amended at 41 Ill. Reg. 5804, effective June 1, 2017)