Chapter 20 — EXECUTIVE BRANCH

(20 ILCS 105/8.08) Sec. 8.08. Older direct care worker recognition. The Department shall present one award annually to older direct care workers in each of the following categories: Older American Act Services, Home Health Services, Community Care Program Services, Nursing Homes,…

(20 ILCS 105/8.09) Sec. 8.09. Unlicensed or uncertified facilities. No public official, agent, or employee may place any person in or with, or recommend that any person be placed in or with, or directly or indirectly cause any person to be placed in or with any unlicensed or unce…

(20 ILCS 105/8.10) (Section scheduled to be repealed on July 1, 2027) Sec. 8.10. The Illinois Commission on LGBTQ Aging. (a) Commission purpose. The Commission is created to investigate, analyze, and study the health, housing, financial, psychosocial, home-and-community-based ser…

(20 ILCS 105/8.11) Sec. 8.11. LGBTQ Older Adult Advocate. (a) The Director shall designate an LGBTQ Older Adult Advocate to discharge the requirements of this Section. The LGBTQ Older Adult Advocate shall have the powers delegated to them by the Department, in addition to the pow…

(20 ILCS 105/8.12) Sec. 8.12. LGBTQ Older Adult Curriculum and Training Program. (a) All providers of services who contract with or receive funding from the Department shall complete a curriculum and training program on the prevention and elimination of discrimination based on se…

(20 ILCS 105/8.13) Sec. 8.13. Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot Program. (a) Subject to additional appropriations, the Department shall establish and administer a Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot Program to operate in Will County beginning January 1, 2024 through J…

(20 ILCS 105/9) (from Ch. 23, par. 6109) Sec. 9. If any provisions of this Act or the application thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid provi…

(20 ILCS 110/110-1) Sec. 110-1. Article short title. This Article 110 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department on Aging Law. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 110/110-5) (was 20 ILCS 110/69) Sec. 110-5. Department on Aging; powers. The Department on Aging shall exercise, administer, and enforce all rights, powers, and duties vested in the Department on Aging by the Illinois Act on the Aging. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)…

(20 ILCS 205/205-1) Sec. 205-1. Article short title. This Article 205 of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois may be cited as the Department of Agriculture Law. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-10) (was 20 ILCS 205/40) Sec. 205-10. Powers, generally. The Department has the powers enumerated in the following Sections. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-100) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.11) Sec. 205-100. Trees and shrubs; insect pests and plant diseases. The Department has the power to encourage the planting of trees and shrubs and the improvement of farm homes generally and to provide for the suppression and control of …

(20 ILCS 205/205-103) Sec. 205-103. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 98-24, eff. 6-19-13. Repealed by P.A. 100-844, eff. 8-14-18.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-105) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.24) Sec. 205-105. County soil surveys. The Department shall provide funds sufficient to pay 25% of the cost of conducting county soil surveys conducted pursuant to Part 611 of Subchapter B, Chapter VI, Title 7 of the Code of Federal Regul…

(20 ILCS 205/205-110) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.28) Sec. 205-110. Forestry management; farmland preservation. The Department has the power to provide information and assistance to farmland owners in this State regarding the economic and soil and water conservation benefits that can be …

(20 ILCS 205/205-115) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.38) Sec. 205-115. Revegetation of post-mining land. The Department has the power: to develop data used in the Agricultural Lands Productivity Formula that is used in determining the success of revegetation of post-mining land for row-crop…

(20 ILCS 205/205-15) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.7 and 205/40.8) Sec. 205-15. Promotional activities. (a) The Department has the power to encourage and promote, in every practicable manner, the interests of agriculture, including horticulture, the livestock industry, dairying, cheese mak…

(20 ILCS 205/205-20) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.7a) Sec. 205-20. State Fair promotion. The Department has the power to encourage and promote agriculture and related industries and activities associated with the Illinois State Fair. The Department may establish State Fair and treasury he…

(20 ILCS 205/205-200) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.16) Sec. 205-200. Animal welfare. The Department has the power to execute and administer acts and rules relating to animal welfare. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-205) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.13) Sec. 205-205. Contagious and infectious diseases among domestic animals. The Department has the power to inquire into the causes of contagious, infectious, and communicable diseases among domestic animals and the means for the prevent…

(20 ILCS 205/205-23) Sec. 205-23. State Fair; exhibits. The Department shall rename the Ethnic Village exhibit at the Illinois State Fair to the Village of Cultures. (Source: P.A. 101-216, eff. 1-1-20.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-25) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.14) Sec. 205-25. Institutes, societies, fairs, and exhibits. The Department has the power to assist, encourage, and promote the organization of farmers' institutes, horticultural and agricultural societies, the holding of fairs, fat stock …

(20 ILCS 205/205-27) Sec. 205-27. Livestock show promotion grants. The Department has the power to develop and implement a program of grants to promote National Junior Livestock Association production livestock shows that have been approved by the Department and are scheduled to …

(20 ILCS 205/205-30) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.9) Sec. 205-30. Production and marketing statistics. The Department has the power to collect and publish statistics relating to crop production and marketing and to the production of and marketing of beef, pork, poultry, mutton, wool, butt…

(20 ILCS 205/205-300) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.4) Sec. 205-300. Inspection of apiaries. The Department has the power to exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the State inspector of apiaries and the inspector's assistants and employees. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1…

(20 ILCS 205/205-305) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.12) Sec. 205-305. Veterinary biologics. The Department has the power to approve the use of licensed veterinary biologics in the State and approve field trials of veterinary biologics in accordance with the standards provided for in the Co…

(20 ILCS 205/205-310) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.33) Sec. 205-310. Laboratory services. The Department has the power to provide laboratory services for the diagnosis of animal diseases and for the analysis of feeds, fertilizers, seeds, and pesticides and to perform related laboratory se…

(20 ILCS 205/205-315) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.17) Sec. 205-315. Warehouses; buying and selling grain. The Department has the power to exercise the rights, powers, and duties vested by law in the Department in regulating grain warehouses, personal property warehouses, and persons enga…

(20 ILCS 205/205-320) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.18) Sec. 205-320. Weights and measures. The Department has the power to execute and administer all laws and regulations now or hereafter enacted relating to weights and measures. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-325) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.19) Sec. 205-325. Commodities; standards and quality. The Department has the power to execute and administer all laws and regulations now or hereafter enacted relating to standards and quality of and for commodities. (Source: P.A. 91-239,…

(20 ILCS 205/205-330) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.32) Sec. 205-330. Meat and poultry. The Department has the power to execute and administer the laws and rules pertaining to the slaughter, processing, and sale of meat and poultry and products thereof. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)…

(20 ILCS 205/205-335) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.21) Sec. 205-335. Pesticides. The Department has the power to execute and administer laws and regulations relating to the distribution, sale, use, and registration of pesticides and the regulation and certification of persons applying pes…

(20 ILCS 205/205-340) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.39) Sec. 205-340. Pesticide contamination at agrichemical facilities. In accordance with constitutional limitations and to the extent necessary to carry out the Department's powers and duties under paragraph 8 of Section 19 of the Illinoi…

(20 ILCS 205/205-345) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.6) Sec. 205-345. Fertilizers. The Department has the power to execute and administer the Acts and rules regulating the manufacture, sale, and distribution of fertilizers. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-35) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.10) Sec. 205-35. Market news and bulletins. The Department has the power to collect, analyze, and publish market news and to establish facilities and publish bulletins and news reports that may be necessary and proper in order to keep prod…

(20 ILCS 205/205-350) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.25) Sec. 205-350. Fuel sold as gasohol; penalty. The Department has the power to test fuel that is sold as gasohol or is claimed to be gasohol under the Use Tax Act, the Service Occupation Tax Act, or the Retailers' Occupation Tax Act in …

(20 ILCS 205/205-355) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.26) Sec. 205-355. Motor fuel alcohol; water test. The Department has the power to test alcohol to be used as a motor fuel component to ensure that it contains no more than 1.25% water by weight. (Source: P.A. 91-239, eff. 1-1-00.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-40) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.31) Sec. 205-40. Export consulting service and standards. The Department and, upon request, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall (1) provide a consulting service to those who desire to export farm products, commoditie…

(20 ILCS 205/205-400) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.20) Sec. 205-400. Transfer of realty; acquisition of federal lands. The Department has the power to transfer jurisdiction of any realty under the control of the Department to any other department of the State government or to acquire or a…

(20 ILCS 205/205-405) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.22) Sec. 205-405. State Fairgrounds property. The Department has the power to be the custodian of buildings, structures, and property located on the State Fairgrounds and to maintain those buildings and structures and that property. (Sour…

(20 ILCS 205/205-408) Sec. 205-408. John R. Block Building. The Department of Agriculture administration building location at 801 E. Sangamon Avenue, Springfield, Illinois at the State Fairgrounds shall be known as the John R. Block Building. (Source: P.A. 97-961, eff. 8-15-12.)

(20 ILCS 205/205-410) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.23) Sec. 205-410. Surety bonds; trust funds and accounts; bank accounts. (a) In this Section: "Claimant" means a person who is unable to secure satisfaction of financial obligations due from a person subject to regulation by the Departmen…

(20 ILCS 205/205-415) Sec. 205-415. State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund. The Department shall deposit into the State Cooperative Extension Service Trust Fund, a trust fund created outside the State treasury and held by the State Treasurer as custodian, all funds approp…

(20 ILCS 205/205-42) Sec. 205-42. Certification. The Department may develop and implement organic, identity preserved, and value-added certification processes and programs that guarantee a buyer that the certified Illinois products have traits and qualities that warrant a premium…

(20 ILCS 205/205-420) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.15) Sec. 205-420. Appropriations for county fairs and farmers' institutes. The Department has the power to investigate and ascertain that moneys appropriated for county fairs and farmers' institutes are faithfully applied to the purposes …

(20 ILCS 205/205-425) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.37) Sec. 205-425. Criminal history record information from Illinois State Police. Whenever the Department is authorized or required by law to consider some aspect of criminal history record information for the purpose of carrying out its …

(20 ILCS 205/205-43) Sec. 205-43. Market access. The Department may (i) identify international and domestic consumer preferences, (ii) identify the new markets those preferences indicate, particularly for value-added products, (iii) identify preserved products, (iv) underwrite de…

(20 ILCS 205/205-430) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.34) Sec. 205-430. Cooperation with U.S. Department of Agriculture. The Department has the power to cooperate with and enter into agreements with the United States Department of Agriculture and with others in carrying out the powers and du…

(20 ILCS 205/205-435) Sec. 205-435. Badges. The Director must authorize to each Inspector of the Department and to any other employee of the Department exercising the powers of a peace officer a distinct badge that, on its face, (i) clearly states that the badge is authorized by …

(20 ILCS 205/205-440) Sec. 205-440. Tree buffer programs. The Department of Agriculture shall (i) give guidance to organized buffer initiatives regarding the State agencies and State resources of relevance to implementation of the programs and (ii) aid in the promotion of and pub…