Illinois Code § 22.49
Illinois Code § 22.49. Reproduced from the official Illinois Compiled Statutes, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 22.49.
Animal cremation. Unless subject to the requirements of Title XV of this Act as potentially infectious medical waste, a deceased companion animal, as defined in the Companion Animal Cremation Act, that is delivered to a provider of companion animal cremation services subject to the Companion Animal Cremation Act is not waste for the purposes of this Act. Providing companion animal cremation services at a location does not make that location a waste management facility for the purposes of this Act. For the purposes of this Section, "companion animal" does not include livestock. (Source: P.A. 93-121, eff. 1-1-04.)
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- Citation: Illinois Compiled Statutes § 22.49
- Jurisdiction: Illinois
- Code: Illinois Compiled Statutes
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