Grounds for refusal to issue or renew license and for license suspension and revocation. The Department may refuse to issue or to renew a license or may suspend or revoke a license on any one or more of the following grounds:
     (a) Violating any provision of this Act or any rule, order, or regulation issued hereunder;

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 225 ILCS 640/6

  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Mortgagee: The person to whom property is mortgaged and who has loaned the money.

     (b) Knowingly receiving on consignment or selling or exchanging stolen or mortgaged livestock without authority from the owner or mortgagee;
     (c) Being guilty of fraud or deception in any material particular in securing the license;
     (d) Failing to keep records as required hereunder;
     (e) Failing to practice measures of sanitation as required hereunder or violating the rules and regulations, if any, for the yarding, housing, holding, and feeding of livestock;
     (f) In the case of livestock weighed on the licensee’s scales and sold by weight, knowingly quoting incorrect weights or failing to have his scales regularly inspected and tested;
     (g) Failing to pay for livestock after sale;
     (h) Issuing checks for payment of livestock when funds are insufficient; or
     (i) Being insolvent as determined by a department audit.