a) The purchaser of all livestock for immediate slaughter shall sign an official certificate of "Quarantine and Certification of Slaughter or Shipment" (Form C-37) or purchaser's invoice. Livestock shall be:
- 1) slaughtered on the purchaser's premises, OR
- 2) be taken directly to a recognized slaughtering establishment, OR
- 3) be taken to a public stockyard for resale to a recognized slaughtering establishment.
- b) All livestock shall be slaughtered within 10 days of the date of sale.
- c) All livestock sold for slaughter must be kept separate and apart from animals being sold for breeding or feeder purposes.
- d) Cattle consigned by the seller to the slaughter-only pen cannot be removed from that pen, tested or moved for any reason other than immediate slaughter.
(Source: Amended at 30 Ill. Reg. 16576, effective October 9, 2006)