Illinois Administrative Code

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 …

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 515.80 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 600.1 National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130 The Uniform Packaging and Labeling Regulation and the Uniform Regulation for the Method of Sale of Commodities in the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 130, and any of its subsequent s…

Section 600.140 Wholesale and Retail Exemption The rules of Subpart A and the penalties assessed under the Act shall not apply to persons engaged in business as wholesale or retail distributors of packaged commodities except to the extent that such persons: a) are engaged in the …

Section 600.160 Tables: Weights and Measures Standards for Illinois a) Standard Weight Per Bushel for Agricultural Commodities. The director may by rule establish a standard weight per bushel for any agricultural commodity, and any such weight per bushel shall prevail when such c…

Section 600.300 Vehicle Scales Regulation a) Except for scales used for the enforcement of highway weight laws, all vehicle scales shall comply with the requirement of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, which is adopted in Section 8 of the Weights and…

Section 600.310 Fees The Director of Agriculture and each city sealer of weights and measures shall collect and receive fees for the use of the State or city as the case may be at the following rates. Per hour fee is charged for each hour or portion thereof. DEVICE DOLLARS PER HO…

Section 600.320 Scales Used for the Enforcement of Highway Weight Laws The following procedures will be used to determine the certification of scales used for the enforcement of highway weight laws. These procedures will determine if a scale(s) is to be certified or condemned. Th…

Section 600.330 National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44 Specifications, tolerances, and regulations for commercial weighing and measuring devices recommended by the National Institute of Standards and Technology and published in National Institute of Standards …

Section 600.660 Retail Liquid Petroleum Pumps Accurately Marked: Liters or Gallons All retail liquid petroleum pumps shall be accurately marked with its deliveries in terms of either liters or gallons: a) Liters: 1) Liters, decimal subdivisions of the liter 2) The selling price p…

Section 600.670 System Used to Sell Petroleum Product When a petroleum retailer sells a petroleum product by either the inch pound or metric system as defined by the National Institute of Standards and Technology, only that system shall apply to all metering pumps at the facility…

Section 600.740 Three-Wheel Computers Prohibited Effective July 1, 1980, the commercial use of petroleum metering devices equipped with three-wheel computers will be prohibited. (Source: Amended at 3 Ill. Reg. 45, p. 72, effective October 29, 1979)

Section 600.760 Stop Use Order; Hearing Failure of any person to comply with the rules as set forth in this Subpart concerning the advertising and sale of liquid petroleum products shall be cause to place a stop use on all liquid petroleum distribution pumps affected by such viol…

Section 600.770 Maintenance of Equipment As used in G-UR.4.1 (Maintenance of Equipment) of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Handbook 44, which is adopted in Section 8 of the Act, for purposes of this Subpart, "predominantly" means as follows: a) The majority of …

Section 600.800 Price Per Gallon or Liter in Advertisement Petroleum product retailers in Illinois shall, if they elect to advertise the unit price of their petroleum products (curb, storefront, billboard, etc.), display the price per gallon or liter. The advertised price shall e…

Section 600.810 Height and Width of Numbers On a price advertising sign, the whole numbers shall not be less than 6 inches in height and not less than ⅜ inch in stroke. (Source: Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 15456, effective November 22, 2004)

Section 600.820 Advertised Price Complete If the retailer elects to advertise the price per gallon or liter of a liquid petroleum product, the price must be complete without any missing numerals in the price. In accordance with the provisions of the Gasoline Price Advertising Act…

Section 600.830 Advertising Other Commodities; Misleading Advertising Prohibited The advertising of other commodities offered for sale by petroleum retailers in such a way as to mislead the public with regard to petroleum product pricing shall be prohibited. (Source: Amended at 3…

Section 600.840 Product Identity and Type of Service Declarations of product identity, (regular, unleaded, etc.) and type of service offered (full-service, self-service, etc.) shall be clearly and prominently displayed in a manner not misleading to the public. (Source: Amended at…

Section 600.850 Advertisement of Price Not Required Except on Pump Nothing in this Subpart shall be deemed to require that the price per gallon or liter of any grade or kind of liquid petroleum product sold on the station premises be displayed or advertised, except on the liquid …

Section 600.860 Stop Use Order; Hearing Failure of any person to comply with the rules as set forth in this Subpart concerning the advertising and sale of liquid petroleum products shall be cause to place a stop use on all liquid petroleum distribution pumps affected by such viol…

Section 600.TABLE B Standard Weight Per Bushel for Agricultural Commodities (Sec. 152 of the Weights & Measures Act) Alfalfa Seed Per Bushel 60 Pounds Apples, Green Per Bushel 47 Pounds Apples, Dried Per Bushel 24 Pounds Barley Per Bushel 48 Pounds Beans, Green or String Per Bush…

Section 600.TABLE C Illinois Standard Weights and Measures United States Linear Measure 12 inches (in.) = 1 foot (ft.) 3 ft. = yard (yd.) = 36 inches 5½ yards = 1 rod (rd.) = 16½ feet 320 rods = 1 mile (mi.) = 1760 yards = 5,280 feet Chain Measure (Gunter's or Surveyor's Chain) 7…

Section 600.TABLE D Equivalents: Cubic Inches in U.S. Standard Capacity Measures Liquid Measure 1 gallon contains 231 cu. in. ½ gallon contains 115.5 cu. in. 1 quart contains 57.75 cu. in. 1 pint contains 28.875 cu. in. ½ pint contains 14.437 cu. in. 1 gill contains 7.218 cu. in.…

Section 600.TABLE E Weights of Coal Per Cubic Foot (Table prepared by U. S. National Institute of Standards and Technology) Anthracite White Ash Red Ash Egg 57.0 53.0 Stove 56.5 52.5 Nut 55.5 52.0 Pea 53.5 51.0 Buckwheat 53.0 50.5 Bituminous Weights vary from 47 to 55 pounds per …

Section 600.TABLE F Equivalents to be used by Seller in Transposing Weights Leverage or multiplication of scale 1 to 1. 1 dwt. = 1 scruple 4 gr. 2 dwt. = 2 scruples 8 gr. 3 dwt. = 1 dr. 12 gr. 4 dwt. = 1½ dr. 6 gr. 5 dwt. = 2 dr. 6 dwt. = 2 dr. 1 scruple 4 gr. 7 dwt. = 2 dr. 2 sc…

Section 600.TABLE G Measurement of Surfaces and Volumes To find the capacity of a rectangular box or bin: Multiply the length by the breadth by the depth or height. The three dimensions must be in the same units. Example: A bin is 6 ft. wide, 5 ft. 6 in. deep and 8 ft. 3 in. long…

Section 650.10 Preamble a) The intent of the Erosion and Sediment Control Program in Illinois is to apply conservation systems and practices to Illinois land to seek to reduce soil losses from erosion to acceptable levels. This program goal is to reduce soil erosion on all land r…

Section 650.180 Refund Provision; Act of God In regard to the cost-share money, a refund provision shall not apply to a system, cover or practice destroyed due to an act of God. (Source: Amended at 6 Ill. Reg. 5482, effective April 15, 1982)

Section 650.190 Annual Cost-Sharing Participating Schedule a) The practices, policies, specifications, components eligible for cost-sharing, the maximum cost allowed for each component and the cost-share rate for each enduring practice, structure or device shall be established an…

Section 650.20 Definitions a) The terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them as follows: "Act" means the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act, Illinois Revised Statutes, Chapter 5, Paragraph 106 et seq. "Conservation tillage" means the use of tillage methods that leave a…

Section 650.200 Cost-Sharing Funds Available from Other Sources Where the State is involved in cost-sharing on the balance of the difference between the total eligible cost and amount of funds received from another source, total cost-sharing from all sources shall not exceed 75%.…

Section 650.210 Transfer of Title of Land Which Has Received Cost-Sharing Funds If the title to land upon which an enduring erosion or sediment control device, structure or practice has been applied and cost-sharing funds paid is transferred to another individual during the perio…

Section 650.220 Financing of District and Department for the Erosion and Sediment Control Program In accordance with Section 37 of the Act, the Department shall request in its annual appropriation adequate funds to be used by the districts for the purposes of implementing and adm…

Section 650.230 Criteria for Allocating and Distributing Funds to Districts In making allocations and distributing funds to the participating districts, the Department shall take into consideration: a) The needs of the district as shown by erosion problems present and the progres…

Section 650.240 Portion of Allocated District Funds Held in Reserve A portion of the total amount of funds allocated to districts shall be held in reserve by the Department to be allocated to districts on a district-by-district basis as needed for projects recommended as a result…

Section 650.250 District's Failure to Adopt Program and Standards If a district fails to adopt a soil erosion and sedimentation control program and standards within two years after the adoption of the State's program and standards, the Department shall proceed to develop the dist…