Illinois § 3

§ 3.

Definitions. As used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires: "Accredited veterinarian" means a veterinarian who is licensed by the state in which he or she practices, is approved by the Animal Health Official of that state, and is accredited by the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture or any successor agency. "Advertised equine event" means a show, rodeo, exhibition, trail ride, sale, auction, or horse fair that is posted or media promoted. "Certificate of Veterinary Inspection" or "Interstate Health Certificate" means a legible record, made on an official form of the state of origin or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture or any successor agency and issued by an accredited veterinarian of the state of origin or a veterinarian in the employ of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service of the United States Department of Agriculture, or any successor agency, which shows that the animals listed meet the health requirements of the state of destination. The Certificate of Veterinary Inspection must contain the name and address of the owner, and the name, registration number or tattoo if any, sex, age, color and markings of each equidae listed on the certificate, along with the date, results, and name of the laboratory where the negative test for equine infectious anemia was conducted. "Department" means the Illinois Department of Agriculture. "Director" means the Director of Agriculture for Illinois or his official representative. "Equidae" means a family of perissodactyl ungulate mammals containing a single genus, Equus, which includes horses, asses, jacks, jennies, hinnies, mules, donkeys, burros, ponies and zebras. "Equine infectious anemia" or "EIA" means the communicable, infectious disease which affects only equidae and is caused by the virus of equine infectious anemia. "Official test" means any test for the detection of equine infectious anemia which has been approved by the Department and licensed or approved by the United States Department of Agriculture. "Reactor" means any equid which discloses a positive reaction to an official test for equine infectious anemia. (Source: P.A. 88-571, eff. 1-1-95; 89-154, eff. 1-1-96.)