Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 645/1 – As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: …
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As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires:
“Department” means the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
“Director” means the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative.
“Livestock” means cattle, goats, sheep, swine other than feeder swine, or any other animals of the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species.
“Feeder swine” means all swine except those consigned directly to slaughter or swine sold as breeding animals with a negative brucellosis test.
“Livestock dealer” means any person required to be registered under the Federal “Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921”, who buys, sells or offers to sell, exchange, barter, or negotiate the sale of cattle, goats, sheep, or swine other than feeder swine in this State whether the cattle, goats, sheep, or swine were raised in this State or brought into this State from another state. “Livestock dealer” does not mean (1) a person who sells only cattle, goats, sheep, or swine which he has produced and raised, (2) a person who offers for sale or trade only cattle, goats, sheep, or swine other than feeder swine which he has owned or had in his possession for a period of 30 days or longer and is not engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock, (3) a person who purchases cattle, goats, sheep, or swine other than feeder swine for feeding or breeding purposes and retains them in his possession for a period of 30 days or longer, (4) a person engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock for food and in marketing the meat products therefrom, provided all animals purchased are slaughtered, (5) a person licensed under “An Act providing for the licensing of feeder swine dealers, regulating such business, and providing penalties for violations hereof”, approved July 31, 1961, for transactions so governed, or (6) a person licensed under “An Act in relation to the licensing and regulation of livestock auction markets”, approved July 15, 1941, as heretofore or hereafter amended, when engaged in transactions covered by such Act or (7) a “commission firm” as defined and exempted by this Act.
“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
“Commission firm” means a person who negotiates the sale or purchase of livestock for the account of another on a commission basis and who does not buy or sell for his own account.
“Agent” means any person authorized to act for a licensed livestock dealer.
“Clearee” means any person whose livestock financial transactions are processed through a clearing agency. For the purpose of this Act, a clearee shall be licensed as a livestock dealer.
“Clearing agency” means a financial institution which provides clearing services for a person buying and selling livestock, but which does not take possession of the livestock and, therefore, is not required to be licensed as a livestock dealer.
“Department” means the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 645/1
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Heretofore: means any time previous to the day on which the statute takes effect; and the word "hereafter" at any time after such day. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.17
- individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
“Director” means the Director of the Illinois Department of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative.
“Livestock” means cattle, goats, sheep, swine other than feeder swine, or any other animals of the bovine, caprine, ovine, or porcine species.
“Feeder swine” means all swine except those consigned directly to slaughter or swine sold as breeding animals with a negative brucellosis test.
“Livestock dealer” means any person required to be registered under the Federal “Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921”, who buys, sells or offers to sell, exchange, barter, or negotiate the sale of cattle, goats, sheep, or swine other than feeder swine in this State whether the cattle, goats, sheep, or swine were raised in this State or brought into this State from another state. “Livestock dealer” does not mean (1) a person who sells only cattle, goats, sheep, or swine which he has produced and raised, (2) a person who offers for sale or trade only cattle, goats, sheep, or swine other than feeder swine which he has owned or had in his possession for a period of 30 days or longer and is not engaged in the business of buying, selling, trading, or negotiating the transfer of livestock, (3) a person who purchases cattle, goats, sheep, or swine other than feeder swine for feeding or breeding purposes and retains them in his possession for a period of 30 days or longer, (4) a person engaged in the business of buying and slaughtering livestock for food and in marketing the meat products therefrom, provided all animals purchased are slaughtered, (5) a person licensed under “An Act providing for the licensing of feeder swine dealers, regulating such business, and providing penalties for violations hereof”, approved July 31, 1961, for transactions so governed, or (6) a person licensed under “An Act in relation to the licensing and regulation of livestock auction markets”, approved July 15, 1941, as heretofore or hereafter amended, when engaged in transactions covered by such Act or (7) a “commission firm” as defined and exempted by this Act.
“Person” means any individual, firm, partnership or corporation.
“Commission firm” means a person who negotiates the sale or purchase of livestock for the account of another on a commission basis and who does not buy or sell for his own account.
“Agent” means any person authorized to act for a licensed livestock dealer.
“Clearee” means any person whose livestock financial transactions are processed through a clearing agency. For the purpose of this Act, a clearee shall be licensed as a livestock dealer.
“Clearing agency” means a financial institution which provides clearing services for a person buying and selling livestock, but which does not take possession of the livestock and, therefore, is not required to be licensed as a livestock dealer.