It's illegal to sell horse meat for human consumption in Illinois...
http://law.justia.com/illinois/codes/20 ... /1381.html"(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it is unlawful for any person to possess, to import into or export from this State, or to sell, buy, give away, hold, or accept any horse meat if that person knows or should know that the horse meat will be used for human consumption."
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