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	1	+	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2627 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act. Requires a person who breeds, possesses, or intends to breed or possess mink for certain purposes to obtain a license from the Department of Public Health. Lists requirements for a license application and license, including weekly and other testing for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A subtype H5N1, and other pathogens. Requires each mink facility to pay to the Department an annual fee of $1,000. Creates the Mink Facility Fund. Describes the responsibilities of the Department. Sets out provisions concerning the euthanasia of mink. Provides that a licensee who violates any provision of the Act or any rules adopted under the Act shall be subject to revocation of license and confiscation of all mink at the mink facility. Provides for enforcement by the Attorney General or by the Department subject to rulemaking by the Department. Grants rulemaking powers to the Department. Provides that the Department shall maintain a publicly available list of potentially harmful viruses for testing. Makes findings. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes to the State Finance Act. LRB104 08196 BDA 18246 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 HB2627 Introduced , by Rep. Joyce Mason SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: New Act30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new New Act 30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new Creates the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act. Requires a person who breeds, possesses, or intends to breed or possess mink for certain purposes to obtain a license from the Department of Public Health. Lists requirements for a license application and license, including weekly and other testing for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A subtype H5N1, and other pathogens. Requires each mink facility to pay to the Department an annual fee of $1,000. Creates the Mink Facility Fund. Describes the responsibilities of the Department. Sets out provisions concerning the euthanasia of mink. Provides that a licensee who violates any provision of the Act or any rules adopted under the Act shall be subject to revocation of license and confiscation of all mink at the mink facility. Provides for enforcement by the Attorney General or by the Department subject to rulemaking by the Department. Grants rulemaking powers to the Department. Provides that the Department shall maintain a publicly available list of potentially harmful viruses for testing. Makes findings. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes to the State Finance Act. LRB104 08196 BDA 18246 b LRB104 08196 BDA 18246 b A BILL FOR
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3	12		1 AN ACT concerning animals.
4	13		2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
5	14		3 represented in the General Assembly:
6	15		4 Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Mink
7	16		5 Facility Disease Prevention Act.
8	17		6 Section 5. Findings; purpose.
9	18		7 (a) The General Assembly finds that:
10	19		8 (1) Minks' upper respiratory tracts are
11	20		9 physiologically similar to humans, which means minks can
12	21		10 become infected by, and potentially transmit to humans,
13	22		11 respiratory viruses, such as SARS-CoV-2, which is the
14	23		12 virus that causes COVID-19, and Influenza A virus subtype
15	24		13 H5N1, which is the virus that causes avian influenza.
16	25		14 (2) Minks' susceptibility to acquiring and spreading
17	26		15 both human and animal respiratory viruses renders them
18	27		16 potentially potent mixing vessels for generating novel
19	28		17 pandemic viruses.
20	29		18 (3) Animal management and slaughter practices at mink
21	30		19 facilities facilitate the spread of viruses. These
22	31		20 facilities confine large numbers of animals in close
23	32		21 proximity to each other, which promotes disease
24	33		22 transmission. The mink also experience extreme stress,
25	34		23 which increases the potential to shed and transmit viruses
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	42	+	Creates the Mink Facility Disease Prevention Act. Requires a person who breeds, possesses, or intends to breed or possess mink for certain purposes to obtain a license from the Department of Public Health. Lists requirements for a license application and license, including weekly and other testing for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A subtype H5N1, and other pathogens. Requires each mink facility to pay to the Department an annual fee of $1,000. Creates the Mink Facility Fund. Describes the responsibilities of the Department. Sets out provisions concerning the euthanasia of mink. Provides that a licensee who violates any provision of the Act or any rules adopted under the Act shall be subject to revocation of license and confiscation of all mink at the mink facility. Provides for enforcement by the Attorney General or by the Department subject to rulemaking by the Department. Grants rulemaking powers to the Department. Provides that the Department shall maintain a publicly available list of potentially harmful viruses for testing. Makes findings. Defines terms. Makes corresponding changes to the State Finance Act.
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34	71		1 over extended periods. This risk is further exacerbated by
35	72		2 on-site slaughter practices that create additional points
36	73		3 of exposure.
37	74		4 (4) Tens of thousands of captive mink in the United
38	75		5 States, and millions worldwide, have been infected with
39	76		6 SARS-CoV-2, and there have been documented cases where
40	77		7 mink have transmitted a variant of the virus to humans.
41	78		8 (5) Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 has infected tens
42	79		9 of thousands of captive mink since 2022. In at least one
43	80		10 mink facility, the virus gained a mutation that favors
44	81		11 mammal-to-mammal spread, allowing it to spread from mink
45	82		12 to mink.
46	83		13 (6) Outbreaks of Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 among
47	84		14 captive mink across Finland led to the culling of mink to
48	85		15 prevent the disease spread amid fears of it mutating into
49	86		16 something transmissible between humans.
50	87		17 (b) It is the purpose of this Act to protect public health
51	88		18 and human safety by requiring disease prevention and
52	89		19 surveillance measures at mink facilities in this State.
53	90		20 Section 10. Definitions. As used in this Act:
54	91		21 "Department" means the Department of Public Health.
55	92		22 "Mink" means American mink (Neovison vison), European mink
56	93		23 (Mustela lutreola), and any mink hybrid, whether alive or
57	94		24 dead.
58	95		25 "Mink facility" means any operation in which mink, for the
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69	106		1 value of their fur, are owned, controlled, raised, bred,
70	107		2 propagated, kept, slaughtered, skinned, or sold.
71	108		3 "Person" includes any individual, firm, corporation,
72	109		4 trust, association, copartnership, society, or other
73	110		5 organization of individuals and any other business unit,
74	111		6 device, or arrangement.
75	112		7 Section 15. License for mink facilities.
76	113		8 (a) Beginning January 1, 2026, a person who breeds,
77	114		9 possesses, or intends to breed or possess mink for the purpose
78	115		10 of engaging in commerce with any parts and products of the mink
79	116		11 shall obtain a license from the Department.
80	117		12 (b) License application requirements:
81	118		13 (1) Each mink facility must apply annually for a
82	119		14 license.
83	120		15 (2) Information required for the license include, at
84	121		16 minimum, all of the following:
85	122		17 (A) the full contact information for all owners
86	123		18 and operators of the mink facility;
87	124		19 (B) the address for each place of business where a
88	125		20 mink facility conducts business and the legal
89	126		21 descriptions of any lands upon which the mink facility
90	127		22 conducts business;
91	128		23 (C) all trade names under which the mink facility
92	129		24 conducts business;
93	130		25 (D) the number of individuals who work at each
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104	141		1 mink facility;
105	142		2 (E) the number, sexes, and sources of individual
106	143		3 mink raised for fur within the previous year at each
107	144		4 mink facility;
108	145		5 (F) a detailed description of how the mink were
109	146		6 transported to and from each mink facility within the
110	147		7 previous year, including the route taken, if
111	148		8 applicable;
112	149		9 (G) the number of individual mink purchased,
113	150		10 transferred, or sold by each mink facility within the
114	151		11 previous year and the name of each person or entity to
115	152		12 whom or from whom mink were purchased, transferred, or
116	153		13 sold;
117	154		14 (H) a description of the size, number, and type of
118	155		15 the mink facility's pens, cages, or other similar
119	156		16 enclosures;
120	157		17 (I) a description of the barrier used to contain
121	158		18 the mink at the mink facility, as well as the barriers
122	159		19 used to prevent other animals from gaining access to
123	160		20 the mink facility;
124	161		21 (J) a description of the procedures the mink
125	162		22 facility uses to dispose of mink manure and carcasses
126	163		23 and parts of carcasses;
127	164		24 (K) a description of the practices and procedures
128	165		25 used by the mink facility within the previous year to
129	166		26 ensure the health and safety of workers, the public,
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140	177		1 and animals on and around the facility; and
141	178		2 (L) the number of mink that died or were killed
142	179		3 within the previous year, the cause of death, and, if
143	180		4 killed by humans, the reason each was killed and the
144	181		5 method used.
145	182		6 (3) A license may be granted only if the Department
146	183		7 finds, following an inspection, that the application is
147	184		8 made in good faith with intention to actually carry on the
148	185		9 business described in the application.
149	186		10 (4) A license may be granted only if the Department
150	187		11 determines, following an inspection, that the facilities
151	188		12 are adequate for the business, and that:
152	189		13 (A) the facility is constructed to minimize
153	190		14 escapes or additional protections are put in place if
154	191		15 the construction is substandard;
155	192		16 (B) there are adequate security and safety
156	193		17 programs and procedures that minimize the possibility
157	194		18 of escape;
158	195		19 (C) there is adequate recordkeeping to aid in
159	196		20 tracking of confined animals or recovering escaped
160	197		21 animals;
161	198		22 (D) there are adequate procedures, equipment, and
162	199		23 trained staff to maximize capture of escaped animals;
163	200		24 (E) adequate veterinary care is provided to
164	201		25 identify and minimize the spread of diseases; and
165	202		26 (F) the applicant has a good reputation for care
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176	213		1 of animals and compliance with the relevant laws.
177	214		2 Section 20. Licensee requirements. A licensee may maintain
178	215		3 the licensee's license only if the licensee complies with all
179	216		4 of the following requirements:
180	217		5 (1) The licensee shall, at least weekly, arrange for
181	218		6 testing for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1,
182	219		7 and other potentially harmful viruses, as defined by the
183	220		8 Department, in a large enough sample size of the mink at
184	221		9 the mink facility to determine with at least 95%
185	222		10 confidence that no animals in the population at the mink
186	223		11 facility are infected, and the licensee shall prioritize
187	224		12 for testing animals that appear sick or have already died.
188	225		13 (2) The licensee shall, at least weekly, arrange for
189	226		14 testing of all mink facility workers for SARS-CoV-2,
190	227		15 Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, and other potentially
191	228		16 harmful viruses, as defined by the Department.
192	229		17 (3) The licensee shall arrange for immediate testing
193	230		18 for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A virus subtype H5N1, and other
194	231		19 potentially harmful viruses, as defined by the Department,
195	232		20 in any person who has been at the mink facility within the
196	233		21 immediately preceding 2 weeks and shows, or whose
197	234		22 household members show, signs of possible respiratory
198	235		23 infection, including fever or chills, cough, shortness of
199	236		24 breath or difficulty breathing, fatigue, muscle or body
200	237		25 aches, headache, new loss of taste or smell, sore throat,
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212	249		2 diarrhea.
213	250		3 (4) If any workers at a mink facility or mink at a mink
214	251		4 facility test positive for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A virus
215	252		5 subtype H5N1, or other potentially harmful viruses, as
216	253		6 defined by the Department, then all of the following
217	254		7 actions shall be taken immediately:
218	255		8 (A) The licensee shall quarantine the mink
219	256		9 facility and all humans and mink at the facility.
220	257		10 (B) The licensee shall report the positive test
221	258		11 results and any other relevant information to the
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223	260		13 (C) The Department shall investigate to determine
224	261		14 whether, and to what extent, other humans or mink are
225	262		15 infected.
226	263		16 (D) The Department shall investigate to determine
227	264		17 whether, and to what extent, the virus is present in
228	265		18 any domestic animals, escaped mink, wild mink, or
229	266		19 other potentially susceptible wildlife on or within a
230	267		20 40-kilometer radius of the infected mink facility.
231	268		21 (E) The Department shall recommend to relevant
232	269		22 State and federal wildlife officials that the
233	270		23 recreational trapping of mink and other potentially
234	271		24 susceptible wildlife, particularly mustelids, be
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248	285		2 analysis of the virus to characterize the virus, to
249	286		3 detect possible virus mutations, and to identify the
250	287		4 origin and the source of the virus.
251	288		5 (5) A positive result for SARS-CoV-2, Influenza A
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253	290		7 as defined by the Department, at a mink facility, as well
254	291		8 as the results of the subsequent investigations, must be
255	292		9 made public by the Department as soon as possible.
256	293		10 (6) The licensee must ensure that each mink is
257	294		11 separated from any other mink by at least 6 feet to reduce
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259	296		13 (7) The Department shall implement additional
260	297		14 requirements for the disposal of feces, carcasses, and fur
261	298		15 at mink facilities if the Department determines it to be
262	299		16 in the best interest of public health.
263	300		17 Section 25. License fee. For each mink facility that it
264	301		18 owns or operates, the licensee must, on or before January 1,
265	302		19 pay to the Department an annual fee of $1,000. Proceeds from
266	303		20 fees under this Section shall be deposited into the Mink
267	304		21 Facility Fund established under Section 30.
268	305		22 Section 30. Mink Facility Fund. The Mink Facility Fund is
269	306		23 hereby created as a special fund in the State treasury. Fees
270	307		24 collected under this Act and interest attributable to moneys
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281	318		1 in the Fund shall be deposited into the Fund. Moneys in the
282	319		2 Fund, including interest earned, may be used by the Department
283	320		3 for administration and enforcement of this Act.
284	321		4 Section 35. Inspection.
285	322		5 (a) To ensure compliance with this Act, the Department
286	323		6 shall inspect each mink facility annually before granting a
287	324		7 license for the mink facility.
288	325		8 (b) The Department shall conduct an unannounced inspection
289	326		9 at each mink facility no fewer than 2 additional times per year
290	327		10 to ensure that the licensee is maintaining the licensee's
291	328		11 license in good standing.
292	329		12 (c) Following each inspection, the Department shall
293	330		13 produce a detailed report explaining whether the licensee
294	331		14 complies with the terms of the licensee's license.
295	332		15 Section 40. Euthanasia. If euthanasia of mink is necessary
296	333		16 for disease containment, either by the licensee or the
297	334		17 Department, it shall be performed in a manner that:
298	335		18 (1) meets the definition of "euthanasia" specified in
299	336		19 9 CFR 1.1 (or successor regulations); and
300	337		20 (2) is not identified as aversive to mink in the most
301	338		21 recent version of the American Veterinary Medical
302	339		22 Association (AVMA) Guidelines for the Euthanasia of
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315	352		2 (a) A licensee who violates any provision of this Act or
316	353		3 any rules adopted under this Act shall be subject to (1)
317	354		4 revocation of the licensee's license under this Act and (2)
318	355		5 confiscation of all mink at the mink facility.
319	356		6 (b) The penalty described in this Section may be enforced
320	357		7 by the Attorney General bringing an action in a court of
321	358		8 competent jurisdiction. The application of this Section does
322	359		9 not preclude an action by the Attorney General seeking
323	360		10 equitable or other remedies in connection with the enforcement
324	361		11 of this Act.
325	362		12 (c) The penalties described in this Section may be
326	363		13 enforced by the Department under a process that the Department
327	364		14 may adopt rules to implement. This process shall comport with
328	365		15 requirements for due process, requirements under the Illinois
329	366		16 Administrative Procedure Act, and requirements under the
330	367		17 Administrative Review Law of the Code of Civil Procedure. The
331	368		18 provisions of the Administrative Review Law and the rules
332	369		19 adopted pursuant to the Administrative Review Law shall apply
333	370		20 to and govern all proceedings instituted for the judicial
334	371		21 review of final administrative decisions under this Act. The
335	372		22 commencement of any action for review shall operate as a stay
336	373		23 of enforcement, and no action based on any decision under this
337	374		24 Act shall be taken pending final disposition of the review.
338	375		25 Section 50. Rulemaking. The Department, in consultation
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349	386		1 with any other relevant agencies, as determined by the
350	387		2 Department, shall adopt rules to implement this Act. These
351	388		3 rules may impose stricter requirements for disease prevention,
352	389		4 surveillance, and containment at mink facilities than those
353	390		5 outlined in this Act if warranted by risks to public health and
354	391		6 safety.
355	392		7 The Department, in consultation with any other relevant
356	393		8 agencies, as determined by the Department, shall develop and
357	394		9 maintain a publicly available list of potentially harmful
358	395		10 viruses required for testing, including, but not limited to,
359	396		11 SARS-CoV-2 and Influenza A virus subtype H5N1.
360	397		12 Section 55. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
361	398		13 Section 5.1030 as follows:
362		-	14 (30 ILCS 105/5.1030 new)
363		-	15 Sec. 5.1030. The Mink Facility Fund.
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