Illinois Administrative Code

Section 515.130 Retention, Confiscation, and Destruction Any authorized representative of the Department is empowered to retain in the warehouse or confiscate any product stored over 24 months and found to be in noncompliance with the Meat and Poultry Inspection Act [225 ILCS 650…

Section 515.140 Transportation and Transactions No warehouseman shall transport, receive, or offer for transportation any product suspected of being unwholesome, improperly labeled, or improperly packed. All products received for storage shall be in compliance with the Illinois s…

Section 515.150 Administrative Hearings All decisions and actions of the Department are subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100] and the Department's Administrative Rules (8 Ill. Adm. Code 1) which pertain to administrative hearings, petitions, proceeding…

Section 515.20 Who is Required to be Licensed Where a person, firm, or corporation operates more than one refrigerated warehouse, a separate license is required for each separate plant or warehouse.

Section 515.30 Articles of Food Covered by the Act The provisions of the Refrigerated Warehouses Act apply to all articles of food as defined in Section 1, Paragraph (c) of the Act, when held at a temperature of 45 degrees Fahrenheit or below for 30 days or more before distributi…

Section 515.40 Application for License The application for license to operate a refrigerated warehouse shall be made to the Department upon blanks furnished by the Department and shall be accompanied by the license fee of fifty dollars ($50.00). (Source: Rules and Regulations Rel…

Section 515.5 Definitions a) As used in this Part the following terms shall have the meanings specified: "Act" means the Illinois Refrigerated Warehouses Act [240 ILCS 35]. "Sanitary Inspection Act" means the Sanitary Food Preparation Act [410 ILCS 650]. b) Words in the singular …

Section 515.50 Renewal of License Warehouses shall be licensed for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the license, and renewals shall be made upon each anniversary thereafter.

Section 515.60 Construction and Equipment Requirements Refrigerated warehouses shall comply with provisions of the Sanitary Inspection Act [410 ILCS 650] as well as the Illinois Refrigerated Warehouses Act. Refrigerated warehouses shall be constructed and equipped with accurate a…

Section 515.70 Revocation of License (Repealed) (Source: Repealed at 7 Ill. Reg. 1770, effective February 2, 1983)

Section 515.80 Identification of Containers No article of food intended for other than human consumption shall be received or placed in storage unless the article or container is plainly and permanently marked with indelible, capital letters not less than one inch in height, "NOT…

Section 515.90 Lot Numbers All articles of food when received by a refrigerated warehouse shall be identified and stamped with a lot number before it is placed in storage. Such lot number shall appear on the warehouse record showing the name and address of the owner, person, or f…

Section 700.10 Definitions "Act" means the "Farmland Preservation Act" (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1985, ch. 5, par. 1301 et seq.). "Agency" means one of the State agencies listed in Section 3 of the Farmland Preservation Act. "Agricultural land" or "farmland" means all land in farms includ…

Section 700.20 Requirements of Policy Statements and Cooperative Working Agreements a) The policy of each agency toward farmland preservation and the working agreements shall be as stated in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.APPENDICES A-J. b) Policy statements shall contain the following inf…

Section 700.30 Review of Agency Project Proposals The DOA shall review State-funded capital project proposals to determine whether they possess the potential to convert farmland to a nonagricultural use. The procedure described in 8 Ill. Adm. Code 700.APPENDIX A: EXHIBIT A, the I…

Section 700.40 Report: The Tracking of Farmland Converted by State Activities a) Based upon information provided by the agencies, the DOA shall prepare an annual report identifying the number of acres converted from agricultural to nonagricultural use as a result of State action.…

Section 700.APPENDIX G Illinois Environmental Protection Agency's Agricultural Land Preservation Policy Statement and Cooperative Working Agreement PREFACE On August 19, 1982, Governor James R. Thompson signed into law the Farmland Preservation Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1987, ch. 5, p…

Section 700.EXHIBIT A Agricultural Land Preservation Policy Statement and Cooperative Agreement INTRODUCTION The Department of Conservation (DOC) has stewardship responsibilities for conserving and managing the aquatic, wildlife and forest resources of the state; preserving and p…

Section 700.TABLE B Capital Project Development Process PROJECT DEVELOPMENT 1. User agency identifies a need for a new facility. Land Acquisition Activity Local school district, area vocational district, or community college acquires site if not already owned by district. Other u…

Section 750.10 Definitions "Act" means the Sustainable Agriculture Act (Ill. Rev. Stat. 1991, ch. 5, par. 2651 et seq., as amended by P.A. 87-998, effective January 1, 1993) [505 ILCS 135/1 et seq.]. "Committee" means the Sustainable Agriculture Committee as defined in 505 ILCS 1…

Section 750.20 Purpose The purpose of the Act is to create a Program within the Department to fund and strengthen developmental research programs that serve production agriculture in Illinois. The purposes of the Program are identified in 505 ILCS 135/1-3 of the Act.

Section 750.30 Sustainable Agriculture Committee a) A Sustainable Agriculture Committee is established under the authority of 505 ILCS 135/1-5 of the Act effective January 9, 1990. 1) This Committee shall be comprised of 1 member representing and appointed by the Governor, 1 memb…

Section 750.40 Guidelines for Research, Demonstration and Education Projects a) Proposals for research, demonstration and education projects shall contain the following information on Application Form SA 93-01 provided by the Department: 1) name of organization, address and telep…

Section 755.10 Preamble The intent of Section 6(11) of the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act [70 ILCS 405/6(11)] is to authorize the Illinois Department of Agriculture to pay health care costs of Soil and Water Conservation District employees incurred between January 1, 1…

Section 755.20 Definitions "Administrator" means the professional third-party claims administrator chosen by the Department based on the criteria set forth in this Part to collect claims information and supporting documentation, and to provide recommendations to the Department. "…

Section 755.30 Validity of Claims a) For a claim to be adjudged valid, the employee shall submit documentation required by the Department which proves to the satisfaction of the Department that: 1) The employee was covered by the District health insurance program offered through …

Section 755.40 Procedures for Requesting Payment of Outstanding Costs a) Employees shall submit claims on forms provided by the Department. Employees shall provide documentation of: 1) their policy's deductible amount and the amount of any payments applied toward it; 2) the name,…

Section 755.50 Claims Processing a) In order to provide for the accurate and timely processing of claims, the Department will secure the services of a professional administrator. The Administrator will be selected based on criteria elaborated in Exhibit A of this Part including: …

Section 755.60 Payment by the Department a) Before issuing payment for valid claims, the Department shall require the payee and the employee, if the two are not the same, to sign and submit: 1) a subrogation agreement. The agreement will be provided by the Department and will ass…

Section 755.EXHIBIT A Request for Proposal THE STATE OF ILLINOIS DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE IS REQUESTING PROPOSALS TO FILL THE STATE'S NEEDS AS OUTLINED BELOW. PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE PACKAGE AND SUBMIT PROPOSAL IN ACCORDANCE WITH THESE INSTRUCTIONS. DESCRIPTION OF GOODS OR SERVI…

Section 760.110 Purpose The purpose of the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program is to promote farming practices that benefit rivers while maintaining farm profitability and to inform the public about farmers' contributions to cleaning up the rivers of Illinois. [505 ILCS 106/1…

Section 760.120 Applicability This Part shall apply to all applicants seeking to be designated and recognized by the State of Illinois as a "Rivers-Friendly Farmer".

Section 760.130 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 of this Part not judged invalid.

Section 760.140 Definitions Except as stated in this Section, or unless a different meaning of a word or term is clear from the context, the definition of the words or terms in this Part shall be the same as that applied to the same words or terms in the Act. "Act" means the Illl…

Section 760.150 Submittal of Written Application – "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" Designation a) In accordance with Section 15 of the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program Act [505 ILCS 106/15], a farmer seeking the "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" designation may submit a written applicatio…

Section 760.160 Application Fees – "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" Designation The Department shall collect an administrative filing fee of $15 for each written application submitted, in accordance with Section 30 of the Act. In addition, the Department shall collect a processing fee of…

Section 760.170 Evaluation of Written Application a) The Department shall review each written application submitted in accordance with the program criteria set forth in Section 20 of the Act. Farmers who satisfy all of the following criteria applicable to their operations and sub…

Section 760.180 Notice of Determination of Eligibility to Farmers Within 65 calendar days after receipt of a completed application form and required fees, the Department shall notify in writing the applicant that sufficient qualifications do or do not exist for the Department to …

Section 760.190 Sign – "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" Designation a) In addition to providing notification and issuing a certificate to an applicant that meets requirements to receive the "Rivers-Friendly Farmer" designation, the Department shall advise the applicant that a sign depict…

Section 760.200 Trust Account The Department, in accordance with Section 40.7 of the Civil Administrative Code, shall establish a promotional trust account. All monies collected by the Department for the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program shall be deposited into the account.…

Section 760.210 Promotional Activities a) The Department, along with local entities such as SWCDs, may develop and implement a marketing program that informs the agricultural community and the general public of the Illinois Rivers-Friendly Farmer Program. b) In order to increase …

Section 800.10 Definitions In determining the meaning of words used in these rules, unless the context indicates otherwise, words importing the singular include and apply to several persons or things, words importing the plural include the singular, and words used in the present …

Section 800.15 Reporting Requirements: Persons Subject to Section 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Act a) Any foreign person subject to reporting under Section 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Act shall file with the Director a copy of Form ASCS 153* which is required to be filed under t…

Section 800.20 Reporting Requirements: Foreign Person, Other Than Individual or Government a) Any foreign person, other than an individual or government, required to submit a report under Section 3, paragraphs (a), (b), (c) or (d) of the Act must submit a report to the Director c…

Section 800.25 Reporting Requirement: Additional Information: Reporting Interest, Nature and Name of Foreign Person a) Any foreign person, other than an individual or a government, whose legal name is contained on any report submitted in satisfaction of Section 800.20 may also be…

Section 800.30 Additional Information If the Director feels that the information provided under 8 Ill. Adm. Code Sections 800.15 and 800.20(a) does not completely describe the nature of the holding or the instrument holding the land, the Director shall require by written request …

Section 800.35 Penalty Determinations In assessing the penalties for violation of the Act, the Director shall take into consideration: a) Cost involved in ensuring compliance with the Act in the case in question. b) The cost incurred in recovering the penalty. c) The amount of pe…

Section 800.40 Public Inspection Any report filed with the Director shall be available for public inspection during regular working hours in accordance with 8 Ill. Adm. Code Section 1.505 (Rules Relating to Administrative Rules) as promulgated by the Department. Reports shall not…

Section 800.45 Refund Procedures All monies collected from penalties shall be deposited in the general revenue fund. In the event that the aggregate penalty imposed by this Act and Public Law 95-460 exceeds 25% of the fair market value of the interest in the agricultural land wit…

Section 850.10 Written Complaint Required a) A complaint regarding motor fuel quality received by the Department via telephone, in writing or by e-mail must be completed before the Department will submit an official sample (a sample taken by a Department inspector) for laboratory…