Illinois Compiled Statutes
Chapter 410 - PUBLIC HEALTH
410 ILCS 637/ - Halal Food Act.

(410 ILCS 637/1)
Sec. 1.
Short title.
This Act may be cited as the Halal Food Act.

(Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
(410 ILCS 637/5)
Sec. 5.
Definitions.
As used in this Act:
"Advertise" means to engage in promotional activities including, but
not limited to, newspaper, radio, Internet and electronic media, and
television advertising;
the distribution of fliers and circulars; and the display of window and
interior signs.
"Food", "food product", or "food commodity" means any
food or food product inspected as required by law, or any food preparation
from a source approved by the Department of Agriculture, whether raw or
prepared
for human consumption, and whether in a solid or liquid state, including, but
not limited to, any meat, meat product or meat
preparation; any milk, milk product or milk preparation; and any
beverage.
"Food commodity in package form" means a food commodity put up
or packaged in any manner in advance of sale in units
suitable for retail sale and which is not intended for consumption at the point
of manufacture.
"Halal" means prepared under and maintained in strict compliance
with the laws and customs of the Islamic religion including but not limited
to those laws and customs of zabiha/zabeeha (slaughtered according to
appropriate Islamic code), and as expressed by reliable recognized Islamic
entities and scholars.

(Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
(410 ILCS 637/10)
Sec. 10.
Deception prohibited.
(a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to make any oral or written
statement that
directly or indirectly tends to deceive or otherwise lead a reasonable
individual to believe that a non-halal food or food product
is halal.
(b) The presence of any non-halal food or food product in any place of
business that advertises or represents itself in any manner
as selling, offering for sale, preparing, or serving halal food or food
products only, is presumptive evidence that the person in
possession offers the food or food product for sale in violation of subsection
(a).
(c) It shall be a complete defense to a prosecution under subsection (a)
that
the defendant relied in
good faith upon the representations of an animals' farm, slaughterhouse,
manufacturer,
processor, packer, or distributor, or any person or
organization which certifies or represents any food or food product at issue
to be halal or as having been prepared under or
sanctioned by Islamic religious requirements.

(Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
(410 ILCS 637/15)
Sec. 15.
Other offenses concerning halal food.
It is a Class B
misdemeanor for any person to:
(Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
(410 ILCS 637/20)
Sec. 20.
Federal law.
Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt
halal food from any provisions of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act
of 1978 that may be applicable.

(Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)
 
(410 ILCS 637/90)
Sec. 90.
(Amendatory provisions; text omitted).

(Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02; text omitted.)

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