(a) As used in this Act “Grade A” means that milk and milk products are produced and processed in accordance with the current Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as adopted by the National Conference on Interstate Milk Shipments and the United States Public Health Service – Food and Drug Administration and all other applicable federal regulations. The term Grade A is applicable to “dairy farm”, “milk hauler-sampler”, “milk plant”, “milk product”, “receiving station”, “transfer station”, “milk tank truck”, and “certified pasteurizer sealer” whenever used in this Act.
     (b) Unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, terms have the meaning ascribed as follows:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 410 ILCS 635/3

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14
  • United States: may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) (Blank).
         (2) “Milk” means the milk of cows, goats, sheep,
    
water buffalo, or other hooved mammals, provided that it must be labeled in accordance with the current Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as adopted by the United States Public Health Service – Food and Drug Administration, and includes skim milk and cream. The Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance labeling requirement does not apply to unpasteurized milk produced and distributed in accordance with Section 8 of this Act and Department rules.
        (3) (Blank).
         (4) (Blank).
         (5) “Receiving station” means any place, premise, or
    
establishment where raw milk is received, collected, handled, stored or cooled and prepared for further transporting.
        (6) “Transfer station” means any place, premise, or
    
establishment where milk or milk products are transferred directly from one milk tank truck to another.
        (7) “Department” means the Illinois Department of
    
Public Health.
        (8) “Director” means the Director of the Illinois
    
Department of Public Health.
        (9) “Embargo or hold for investigation” means a
    
detention or seizure designed to deny the use of milk or milk products which may be unwholesome or to prohibit the use of equipment which may result in contaminated or unwholesome milk or dairy products.
        (10) “Imminent hazard to the public health” means any
    
hazard to the public health when the evidence is sufficient to show that a product or practice, posing or contributing to a significant threat of danger to health, creates or may create a public health situation (1) that should be corrected immediately to prevent injury and (2) that should not be permitted to continue while a hearing or other formal proceeding is being held.
        (11) “Person” means any individual, group of
    
individuals, association, trust, partnership, corporation, person doing business under an assumed name, the State of Illinois, or any political subdivision or department thereof, or any other entity.
        (12) “Enforcing agency” means the Illinois Department
    
of Public Health or a unit of local government electing to administer and enforce this Act as provided for in this Act.
        (13) “Permit” means a document awarded to a person
    
for compliance with the provisions of and under conditions set forth in this Act.
        (14) (Blank).
         (15) (Blank).
         (16) (Blank).
         (17) “Certified pasteurizer sealer” means a person
    
who has satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and has demonstrated the ability to satisfactorily conduct all pasteurization control tests, as required by rules adopted by the Department.
        (18) “Unpasteurized milk” means milk that has not
    
been pasteurized or homogenized in accordance with the Grade “A” Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as adopted by the United States Public Health Service – Food and Drug Administration and is not subject to the labeling requirements of the Ordinance.
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