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The Board of Livestock Commissioners was created in 1885 with members appointed by the Governor (L. 1885, p. 1). The board was responsible for the investigation of contagious or infectious diseases among domestic animals and had the power to quarantine or order the destruction of infected livestock. Inspection and condemnation of meat or meat food products unfit for human consumption also fell under its jurisdiction. A State Veterinarian was appointed to carry out the board's orders.
The Board of Livestock Commissioners also appointed the members of the Board of Veterinary Examiners and issued licenses to veterinarians who met the requirements of the Board of Examiners. In 1917 the board was abolished by the Civil Administrative Code. Its powers and duties in regard to licensing veterinarians were transferred to the Department of Registration and Education; all others were transferred to the Department of Agriculture.
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MINUTES OF BOARD MEETINGS. 1910-1911. 1 partial vol. No index.
Minutes of the proceedings of monthly board meetings concern board expenditures, personnel matters, and actions relating to the inspection, quarantine, and destruction of livestock. Minutes usually include the number of cattle and horses inspected, number that passed yard inspection, number slaughtered, number that passed post mortem inspection, number condemned as unfit for human consumption, and the number that died in yards.
These records are available at the Illinois State Archives, Office of the Secretary of State.
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