Illinois Administrative Code

Section 259.530 Contents A Notice of Closure shall state that cleanup objectives for the site have been met and no further remedial action is required to remedy the past agrichemical contamination, pursuant to Section 19.3 of the Act, and include the following: a) an acknowledgme…

Section 259.540 Duty to Record The applicant shall record the Notice of Closure with the Office of Recorder or the Registrar of Titles of the county within which the site is located within 30 days after receipt of the Notice of Closure. In addition, proof of recording of a closur…

Section 259.550 Voidance a) The Board may void a Notice of Closure for: 1) violation of any applicable institutional controls or land use restrictions; 2) failure of the owner, operator, or any subsequent transferee to maintain any approved engineering barriers or institutional c…

Section 259.APPENDIX A Remediation Suitability Determination Levels of Pesticides Listed as Hazardous Constituents in 35 Ill. Adm. Code 721 Pesticide Name CAS No.a Recommended Test Methodb RSDL (mg/kg)c aldicarb 116-06-3 8321 0.2 aldrin 309-00-2 8081 0.1 butylate 2008-41-5 8270 1…

Section 259.APPENDIX B Default Soil Cleanup Objectives − Pesticides Pesticide Name CAS No.a Recommended Test Methodb Subsurface (mg/kg) Surface (mg/kg) acetochlor 34256-82-1 8151 0.12 0.9* acifluorfen sodium 62476-59-9 8151 1.0 2.8 alachlor 15972-60-8 8081 0.02 1.7* aldicarb 116-…

Section 259.APPENDIX C Default Soil Cleanup Objectives – Nitrate-N and Ammonium Groundwater Conditions Class I Class II Analyte Name CEC (mg/kg) (mg/kg) nitrate-N N/A 80 800 ammonium <8 500 1,000 8-15 1,000 3,600 15-24 2,200 9,300 >24 5,000 20,300 Note: The default soil cleanup o…

Section 259.APPENDIX D Groundwater Cleanup Objectives (GWobj) Name CAS No.a Recommended Test Methodb Subsurface (mg/L)c Surface (mg/L)d acetochlor 34256-82-1 505 0.002j 0.01g acifluorfen sodium 62476-59-9 515.1 0.091f 0.455g alachlor 15972-60-8 505 0.002 0.01 aldicarb 116-06-3 53…

Section 259.APPENDIX E Pesticide Organic Carbon Partition Coefficients and Henry's Law Constants Pesticide Name CAS No.a Organic Carbon Partition Coefficients Koc (L/kg)b Henry's Law Constant H' (unitless)c acetochlor 34256-82-1 952d 9.14E-07f acifluorfen sodium 62476-59-9 113 8.…

Section 259.APPENDIX F Approximate Cation Exchange Capacities (CEC) of Illinois Soils This data was provided by Professor R. G. Hoeft, Department of Crop Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Soil Name CEC (meq/100g) Ade loamy fine sand <8 Adrian muck >100 Aholt si…

Section 260.10 Appropriations a) Eligibility of fair associations or agricultural societies to participate in appropriations from the Agricultural Premium Fund shall be as set forth in Sections 3, 5 and 7 of the Act. Any newly organized fair association or agricultural society mu…

Section 260.100 Premium Grand Summary Report a) In accordance with Section 12 of the Act, the premium grand summary report shall be filed with the Bureau in person or postmarked on or before October 15 of each year. A fee of $25 will be deducted from the total premiums claimed by…

Section 260.105 Growth Incentive Program If the appropriation allows, fairs that qualify shall participate in the Growth Incentive Program. Qualification requirements for participation in the Growth Incentive Program and the procedure for determining the amount of eligible claims…

Section 260.110 Pro Rata (Grant) Payments and Justification a) If, after premium State aid and/or Growth Incentive payments have been made, there remain any funds in the appropriations, pro rata (grant) payments shall be made to all fairs that are participating in the premium Sta…

Section 260.117 Administrative Rules (Formal Administrative Hearings, Contested Cases, Petitions, and Administrative Procedures) All decisions of the Department of Agriculture in implementing these rules are subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100] and th…

Section 260.15 Declaration of Intention a) On or before December 31 of the year preceding the year in which a fair association or agricultural society will participate in the Agricultural Premium Fund appropriation, the fair association or agricultural society shall file a Declar…

Section 260.20 Premium State Aid Payable on the Authorized Base a) Premium State aid shall be paid to the fair association or agricultural society based upon each fair's authorized base. The authorized base shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of Section 10(a) an…

Section 260.200 Appropriation Each fair association or agricultural society shall receive an annual appropriation, in an amount set forth in Section 13 of the Act, that shall be used for rehabilitation of its grounds, purchase of land, construction projects, maintenance projects …

Section 260.205 Ownership of Grounds Expenditures for rehabilitation of fairgrounds, purchase of land, construction projects, maintenance projects and repair projects are eligible for reimbursement from rehabilitation funds when the fair association or agricultural society or Sta…

Section 260.210 Rehabilitation Claims a) Rehabilitation claims may include the cost of land purchase, both materials and labor expended for rehabilitation of the fairgrounds, its buildings, facilities and for construction projects. Maintenance and/or repair projects shall include…

Section 260.220 Rehabilitation Report and Receipts a) When filing a rehabilitation report with the Bureau, a fair association or agricultural society shall have the report postmarked or filed with the Bureau on or before June 30 of each year on forms furnished by the Bureau. A $2…

Section 260.225 Pro Rata Payments and Justification If any amount remains in the appropriation for rehabilitation after claims from all fairs are paid, pro rata payments shall be made to fairs that have exceeded their maximum reimbursement in accordance with the provisions of Sec…

Section 260.30 Premiums and Receipts for Premiums Paid a) All premiums shall be paid by the fair association or agricultural society to the winners and persons who placed in each class prior to the filing of the premium grand summary report. A receipt showing the amount of each p…

Section 260.300 Appropriation and Eligibility a) University of Illinois extension units shall be eligible to participate in appropriations made to the Department of Agriculture for premiums and judges' fees paid at county 4-H shows or exhibitions approved by the State 4-H Office …

Section 260.305 A 4-H Claim Report a) The State 4-H Office shall notify the Bureau of the number of 4-H premium eligible members in each county or unit before December 31 of each year. b) Extension leaders of each county or unit designated by the State 4-H Office shall certify to…

Section 260.35 Stall or Pen Fees Stall or pen fees shall be set and charged by the fair association or agricultural society. Stall or pen fees must be published in the premium book (see Section 260.55) and once they are published they cannot be changed. The fair association or ag…

Section 260.40 Entry Fees and Entry Fee Certification Form a) An entry fee shall not be more than 10% of the purse offered under one premium number, nor more than 75% of the smallest premium offered. Where either percentage is violated, the amount of the excess entry fee that was…

Section 260.400 Appropriation Agricultural education section fairs are eligible to participate in appropriations made to the Department of Agriculture on behalf of such fairs in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of the Act. (Source: Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 11091, effec…

Section 260.405 Eligibility for Premiums Eligibility for premiums awarded to agricultural education section fair students shall be as set forth in Section 16 of the Act. (Source: Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 11091, effective July 23, 2004)

Section 260.415 Vocational Agriculture Report of Premium Awards a) Within 30 days after the close of the fair, section fair managers designated by the Illinois Association of Vocational Agriculture Teachers (IAVAT) shall certify to the Department, under oath, on forms furnished b…

Section 260.420 Pro Rata Payments a) Any amount remaining in the appropriation after all eligible claims are paid shall be distributed, expended for the purposes, and a fiscal accounting made, in accordance with the provisions of Section 16 of the Act. b) Forms shall be furnished…

Section 260.45 County Fair Organization and Operation a) A fair association or agricultural society may be open to the world or confined to the county or an adjacent county or counties contiguous thereto or other defined grouping of counties and shall be designated in the fair's …

Section 260.5 Definitions "Act" means the Agricultural Fair Act [30 ILCS 120]. "Bureau" means the Bureau of County Fairs and Horse Racing, Department of Agriculture, State Fairgrounds, P.O. Box 19281, Springfield, Illinois 62794-9281. The telephone number for the Bureau is 217/78…

Section 260.50 Exhibits and Livestock; Presence on the Fairgrounds and Early Release Procedure a) Exhibits and livestock are required to be in place for exhibition on the fairgrounds for a minimum of three days, except for exhibits and livestock in 4-H club shows, junior shows, o…

Section 260.505 Eligibility a) A fair association or agricultural society shall be eligible to participate in the Fair and Exposition Fund in lieu of participating in the Agricultural Premium Fund in accordance with Sections 17 and 18 of the Act. The fair and exposition participa…

Section 260.510 Ownership or Leasing of Grounds Each fair participating in the Fair and Exposition Fund shall file with the Bureau a certified copy of its lease or evidence that the land is owned by the fair association, agricultural society or fair and exposition authority. The …

Section 260.515 Declaration of Intention and Construction Plans/Specifications a) On or before December 31 of the year previous to participating in the Fair and Exposition Fund, the fair shall file with the Bureau, on forms furnished by the Bureau, a Declaration of Intention. Pla…

Section 260.522 Entry Fee Certification Form and Premium Books All fairs participating in the Fair and Exposition Fund must submit an entry fee certification form (furnished by the Bureau) to the Bureau signed by the fair president, secretary and treasurer stating that all entry …

Section 260.524 Premium State Aid Payable on the Authorized Base If premiums are claimed by a fair and exposition association or authority, reimbursement will be based on the authorized base system set forth in Section 260.20. (Source: Added at 28 Ill. Reg. 11091, effective July …

Section 260.525 Penal Bond a) Each participant in Fair and Exposition funds shall file a penal bond in accordance with Section 18 of the Act at the same time it files a Declaration of Intention (December 31). A fee of $25 will be deducted for each day the bond is late from the to…

Section 260.530 Expenditure of Funds Fair and Exposition funds may be used only for payment of expenses relating directly to those purposes as outlined in Section 20 of the Act. Expenses for a certified public accountant's audit (should a fair and exposition or authority obtain o…

Section 260.537 Premium Grand Summary Report and Fair and Exposition Financial Statement and Receipts a) Each participant in Fair and Exposition funds shall follow the same guidelines as other county fair associations or agricultural societies when submitting the premium grand su…

Section 260.540 Administrative Rules (Formal Administrative Hearings, Contested Cases, Petitions, and Administrative Procedures) All decisions of the Department of Agriculture in implementing these rules are subject to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act [5 ILCS 100] and th…

Section 260.55 Premium Book a) A premium book showing the classes of exhibits and the premiums offered for each class/species must be made available by the fair association or agricultural society to the public upon request and two copies sent to the Bureau at least 10 days prior…

Section 260.60 Horse Racing – Harness and Running a) In order to qualify for premium State aid, harness horse races shall be confined to standardbred horses; running horse races shall be confined to thoroughbred and quarter horses. Quarter horse races are reported under Departmen…

Section 260.80 Livestock Classification and Registration Papers a) Herd, flock or group classes of livestock shall be defined by the fair association or agricultural society and the classification criteria shall be published in the premium book. The fair association or agricultur…

Section 260.87 Open and Junior Jackpot Shows a) Where the county board elects to have both a junior and open fair, jackpot shows are eligible for premium State aid. The estimated purse, plus any monies added by the fair (i.e., entry fees), including graduated percentage placings …

Section 260.95 Junior Classes a) Junior classes are eligible for premium State aid only if they are open to boys and girls who are 8 years of age or in third grade and not yet 21 years of age on or before September 1 of the year previous to the fair. All animals (i.e., individual…