Illinois Statutes Chapter 415. Environmental Safety § 5/22.49. Animal cremation

§ 22.49. Animal cremation. Unless subject to the requirements of Title XV of this Act as potentially infectious medical waste, a deceased companion animal, as defined in the Companion Animal Cremation Act,  1 that is delivered to a provider of companion animal cremation services subject to the Companion Animal Cremation Act is not waste for the purposes of this Act. Providing companion animal cremation services at a location does not make that location a waste management facility for the purposes of this Act.

For the purposes of this Section, “companion animal” does not include livestock.