(A) No domestic animals afflicted with a contagious disease or an infectious disease shall be allowed to run at large, or to be exposed in any public place whereby the health of human or beast may be affected; nor shall such diseased animals be shipped or removed from the premises of the owner thereof, except under the supervision of the Health Officer.
(B) The Health Officer shall secure the disposition of any diseased animals and treatment of the affected premises so as to prevent the communication or spread of contagion or infection, except in cases where the State Department of Agriculture is empowered to act.
(1969 Code, § 5-7) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Definition of infectious disease, contagious disease; Department of Agriculture duties and authority regarding diseased animals, see ILCS Chapter 510, Act 50, § 1
Liability of owner of diseased swine, see ILCS Chapter 510, Act 50, § 24
Similar provisions, see ILCS Chapter 510, Act 50, §§ 4 et seq.