Illinois Administrative Code

Section 256.80 Site Closures and Discontinuation of Operations When a lawncare containment area is closed or operations are discontinued, pesticides, rinsates, wash waters, and other materials containing pesticides, and all pesticide containers shall be removed from the site and …

Section 256.90 Connections to the Water Supply a) Water service lines that connect a containment area to a community public water supply shall include either a reduced pressure principle backflow preventer or a fixed proper air gap, in accordance with the Illinois Environmental P…

Section 257.10 Definitions Definitions for this Part can be located in Section 2 of the Lawncare Products Application and Notice Act (415 ILCS 65/2), Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961 (505 ILCS 80/3), and Section 4 of the Illinois Pesticide Act (415 ILCS 60/4). The…

Section 257.100 Closure and Discontinuance of Operations Facilities subject to this Part shall complete the following activities at the time of closure or discontinuance of operations: a) All products and waste materials containing pesticide or fertilizer chemicals shall be remov…

Section 257.20 Scope and Application This Part shall apply to facilities that have filed with the Illinois Department of Agriculture either a written notice of intent or certified intent to be subject to the provisions of Section 14.6 of the Illinois Environmental Protection Act …

Section 257.30 Incorporation by Reference The Department incorporates the following material by reference: ASTM. American Society for Testing Materials, 1976 Race Street, Philadelphia PA 19103 (215)299-5585. "Ground Water and Vadose Zone Monitoring", ASTM STP 1053, 1990, pp. 7-24…

Section 257.40 Facility Review Report a) Activities at central distribution facilities, Class A and B lawncare facilities and other affected facilities shall not be subject to the provisions of this Section. b) For an activity located within a minimum setback zone(s), a facility …

Section 257.50 Site Monitoring a) Activities at central distribution facilities, Class A and B lawncare facilities, and other affected facilities shall not be subject to the provisions of this Section. b) The owner or operator shall implement a monitoring program based on the Dep…

Section 257.60 Permits and Permit Modifications a) An Agrichemical Facility Permit or Lawncare Containment Permit issued by the Department shall be obtained for each existing and new facility affected by this Part. Permit applications shall be submitted on forms provided by the D…

Section 257.70 General Class Permits for Central Distribution Facilities a) There shall be an agrichemical facility general class permit available for issuance by the Department to an owner or operator of a central distribution facility. In addition to completed application forms…

Section 257.80 Structural Requirements In addition to the requirements included in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 255 for agrichemical facilities, 8 Ill. Adm. Code 256 for lawncare facilities, and Section 257.70 of this Part for central distribution facilities, the following shall be required …

Section 257.90 Operation and Management Practice Requirements In addition to the requirements included in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 255 regarding agrichemical facilities and 8 Ill. Adm. Code 256 regarding lawncare facilities, the following operation and management practice requirements sh…

Section 258.10 Applicability a) This Part applies to the owner or operator of an agrichemical facility who requests, pursuant to 415 ILCS 60/19(9), Department issuance of a written authorization for land application of agrichemical-contaminated soil or groundwater. The contaminat…

Section 258.100 Penalties and Enforcement Applicants who fail to comply with the provisions or conditions of a written authorization for the land application of contaminated soil or groundwater issued by the Department shall be subject to the administrative actions and penalties …

Section 258.20 Severability If any Section, subsection, sentence or clause of this Part is judged invalid, such adjudication shall not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or any Section, subsection, sentence or clause thereof not judged invalid.

Section 258.30 Definitions Definitions for this Part can be located in Section 4 and Section 19 of the Illinois Pesticide Act [415 ILCS 60/4 and 19]. The following definitions shall also apply to this Part: "Agrichemical" means pesticides or commercial fertilizers at an agrichemi…

Section 258.40 Incorporation by Reference a) The Department incorporates the following material by reference: 1) NTIS – National Technical Information Service, 5285 Port Royal Road, Springfield VA 22161, (703) 487-4600. "Methods for the Determination of Organic Compounds in Drink…

Section 258.50 Remediation Suitability Determination Contaminated soil that is the subject of an application for Department issuance of written authorization for land application must be evaluated for remediation suitability in accordance with this Section. a) The applicant must …

Section 258.60 Written Authorization for Land Application a) An Authorization issued by the Department pursuant to this Part must be obtained by an applicant prior to the commencement of any stockpiling of contaminated soil or land application of contaminated soil or groundwater …

Section 258.70 Operational Control Practices, Limitations and Restrictions a) No applicant shall land apply contaminated soil or groundwater or stockpile contaminated soil: 1) within any Illinois Groundwater Protection Act (IGPA) [415 ILCS 55/14] defined wellhead setback zone or …

Section 258.80 Closure Reporting a) A Closure Report must be submitted to the Department within 60 days after receipt of analytical results associated with closure sampling required under subsection (b) (1) of this Section. b) The Closure Report shall include the following inform…

Section 258.90 Sampling and Analysis a) Contaminated soil or groundwater must be sampled in accordance with the requirements of this Part and analyzed for the presence and concentration of the target agrichemicals included on the list of compounds required in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 255…

Section 258.APPENDIX C Soil Closure Objectives RECOMMENDED SURFACE PESTICIDES CAS No.a TEST METHODb (mg/kg) acetochlor 34256-82-1 8151 0.9* acifluorfen sodium 62476-59-9 8151 2.8 alachlor 15972-60-8 8081 1.7* aldicarb 116-06-3 8321 1.6* aldrin 309-00-2 8081 0.02 atrazine 1912-24-…

Section 281.10 Right of Examination, Working Conditions and Examination Levels a) Right of Examination and Working Conditions 1) The licensee shall permit the Department to examine all warehouse facilities, records or inventory without prior notice. The licensee shall provide rea…

Section 281.100 Severability If any provision of this Part or its application to any person or under any other circumstances is adjudged invalid, that adjudication does not affect the validity of this Part as a whole or of any portion not adjudged invalid. (Source: Added at 33 Il…

Section 281.20 Licensing: Application, Fees and Financial Ratios a) Form and Content of Application All applications for a license shall be filed on forms provided by the Department. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall include the following information, wit…

Section 281.30 Required Insurance a) Before a license shall be issued to the applicant or the licensed storage capacity is increased, the applicant/licensee shall file with the Department a certificate of insurance on a form prescribed by the Department, which shall indicate that…

Section 281.40 Required Records a) Daily Position Record 1) A daily position record means a written or electronic document that is maintained on a daily basis for each commodity. Postings for each day shall reflect actual changes in inventory for that business day. The daily posi…

Section 281.5 Purpose This Part provides regulations for the implementation and operation of the Grain Code. The Code and this Part shall be liberally construed and liberally administered in favor of claimants as defined in Section 1-10 of the Code. It is the explicit finding of …

Section 281.50 Price Later Contracts a) Prescribed Form A price later contract executed between a licensee and a producer shall be on a prescribed form that has been approved by the Department. A licensee may issue a price later contract by way of a written price later contract d…

Section 281.60 Warehouse Receipts a) Warehouse Receipt Forms Warehouse receipts shall be either a written or an electronic document and must comply with the requirements of Article 7 of the Uniform Commercial Code, except to the extent inconsistent with the Code, in which instanc…

Section 281.65 Electronic Document Providers a) Electronic document provider systems must allow for electronic data interface with Department computer systems to electronically transfer warehouse receipts, EPLCs, and/or other electronic document information for examination purpos…

Section 281.7 Definitions "Central Filing System" or "CFS" means an electronic system operated and maintained by a provider where information relating to warehouse receipts, electronic price later contracts and other electronic documents is recorded and maintained in a confidenti…

Section 281.70 Types of Storage a) Application to Amend Licensed Storage Capacity (Permanent, Temporary and Emergency) 1) Prior to increasing any type of storage capacity, or decreasing permanent storage capacity, the licensee shall submit an application to amend the licensed sto…

Section 281.80 Failure; Claims; Liquidation a) In the event of a failure, notices shall be posted at all facilities of the licensee by the Department and at all office locations of the licensee. Notices shall contain the following information: 1) The name of the licensee, the gra…

Section 281.90 Miscellaneous a) Business Hours Temporary interruptions of the posted business days and hours shall be posted in a conspicuous place at the place of business. The Department may grant seasonal business days and hours to those businesses that operate only during spe…

Section 340.10 Purpose and Definitions a) Purpose 1) This Part implements the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act creating the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program for the development of local food processing, aggregation and distribution. 2) Subject to appropriation, monies s…

Section 340.100 Noncompliance and Termination In addition to the default and termination provisions found in the Act, the following conditions apply: a) A grantee that does not maintain an active GATA account as required will receive one written warning from the grant administrat…

Section 340.20 Grantee Eligibility a) Requirements for an entity to be eligible for a grant in addition to the requirements in the Act, are: 1) The entity must be an Illinois resident. [505 ILCS 92/20(c)] 2) Applicants must comply with all relevant State and federal laws and rule…

Section 340.30 Proposal Eligibility a) Allowable Costs 1) All grant funding must be used for purchasing, leasing to own, renting, building or installing infrastructure related to the processing, storage, aggregation, or distribution of value-added agricultural products. [505 ILCS…

Section 340.40 Award Amounts a) All awards are subject to appropriation. b) Potential amounts for each type of grant proposal, subject to appropriation and number of applicants, are: 1) A collaborative project is eligible for a grant of $1,000-$250,000 [505 ILCS 92/15(2(A)]. In a…

Section 340.50 Application a) Application Process Instructions for submitting a grant application, including format, a blank application, and due date, will be published on the grant administrator's website. b) Applicants shall provide the following information about the proposed…

Section 340.60 Application Evaluation Criteria a) Projects will be evaluated by the grant administrator based on the following considerations: 1) Reasonable assurance of increasing the availability and accessibility of Illinois agricultural products among Illinois communities [50…

Section 340.70 Grant Determination and Notification a) All applicants will be notified in writing by the grant administrator that their application has been accepted or rejected. b) This notification will include the amount of funding for which the grant administrator has determi…

Section 340.80 Grant Agreement, Disbursement, and Monitoring a) Grant Agreements 1) All approved projects must have a signed grant agreement to receive funding. 2) The grant administrator will send a grant agreement to the awarded recipient. 3) The recipient will be required to r…

Section 340.90 Miscellaneous a) False information 1) Application. If the grant administrator determines an applicant included false information in their application, prior to grant award, the application will be denied. If the grant administrator determines an applicant included …

Section 515.10 Enforcement The Director and his subordinates shall be charged with enforcement of said Act and shall exercise the authority therein conferred.

Section 515.100 Violation If licensee fails or refuses to comply with the provisions of the Act, the rules promulgated pursuant thereto (8 Ill. Adm. Code 515), or any notification issued by the Department, the licensee shall be notified personally or by certified or registered ma…

Section 515.110 Extension of Storage Period In accordance with Section 8 of the Act, applications for permits to retain articles of food in storage beyond the 24-month period shall be received by the Department at least 30 days before expiration of the time that the food is to be…

Section 515.120 Records and Inventory All persons, firms, or corporations must keep records that will fully and correctly disclose all transactions involved in their business. The licensee will be required to sign a consent statement on the license application, which will permit …