Chapter 410 — PUBLIC HEALTH

(410 ILCS 620/7) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 507) Sec. 7. Only upon a report of a violation of this Act from the Director, a State's Attorney shall cause appropriate proceedings to be instituted in the proper courts without delay and to be prosecuted in the manner required by law. Bef…

(410 ILCS 620/8) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 508) Sec. 8. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as requiring the Director to report for the institution of proceedings under this Act, minor violations of this Act, when the Director believes that the public interest will be adequately …

(410 ILCS 620/9) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 509) Sec. 9. Definitions and standards of identity, quality and fill of container and supplements thereto or revisions thereof, adopted under authority of the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act are the definitions and standards of identity…

(410 ILCS 625/0.01) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 330) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Food Handling Regulation Enforcement Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(410 ILCS 625/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 331) Sec. 1. Any business establishment dealing in the sale of food items which does not comply with existing state laws relating to food handling or does not comply with the health and food handling regulations of any local governmental un…

(410 ILCS 625/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 332) Sec. 2. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as limiting or changing any other penalties which any such business establishment may incur under any other law or local ordinance or resolution. (Source: Laws 1963, p. 3471.)

(410 ILCS 625/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 333) Sec. 3. Each food service establishment shall be under the operational supervision of a certified food service sanitation manager in accordance with rules promulgated under this Act. By July 1, 1990, the Director of the Department of P…

(410 ILCS 625/3.05) Sec. 3.05. Non-restaurant food handler training. (a) All food handlers not employed by a restaurant as defined in Section 3.06 of this Act, other than someone holding a food service sanitation manager certificate, must receive or obtain training in basic safe …

(410 ILCS 625/3.06) Sec. 3.06. Food handler training; restaurants. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "restaurant" means any business that is primarily engaged in the sale of ready-to-eat food for immediate consumption. "Primarily engaged" means having sales of ready-to-eat foo…

(410 ILCS 625/3.07) Sec. 3.07. Allergen awareness training. (a) As used in this Section: "Certified food service sanitation manager" means a food service sanitation manager certified under Section 3 of this Act. "Major food allergen" includes milk, eggs, fish, crustaceans, tree n…

(410 ILCS 625/3.08) Sec. 3.08. Food allergy awareness. (a) A restaurant shall display a notice indicating to consumers that any information regarding food allergies must be communicated to an employee of the restaurant. (b) An employee of a restaurant who receives allergy informa…

(410 ILCS 625/3.1) Sec. 3.1. Potluck events. (a) As used in this Section, "potluck event" means an event that meets all of the following conditions: (1) People are gathered to share food at the event. (2) There is no compensation provided to people for bringing food to the event.…

(410 ILCS 625/3.2) Sec. 3.2. Food banks. (a) For purposes of this Section, "food bank" means a public or charitable institution that maintains an established operation involving the provision of food or edible commodities to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or…

(410 ILCS 625/3.3) Sec. 3.3. Farmers' markets. (a) The General Assembly finds as follows: (1) Farmers' markets, as defined in subsection (b) of this Section, provide not only a valuable marketplace for farmers and food artisans to sell their products directly to consumers, but al…

(410 ILCS 625/3.4) Sec. 3.4. Product samples. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "food product sampling" means food product samples distributed free of charge for promotional or educational purposes only. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, except as provided in sub…

(410 ILCS 625/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Product origin. (a) All vendors or booths selling specialty crops and raw agricultural commodities at a farmers' market in Illinois must post at the point of sale a placard or include on a label or packing slip the physical address of the farm or farm…

(410 ILCS 625/3.6) Sec. 3.6. Home kitchen operation. (a) For the purpose of this Section, "home kitchen operation" means a person who produces or packages non-potentially hazardous baked goods, as allowed by subsection (a-5), in a kitchen of that person's primary domestic residen…

(410 ILCS 625/3.7) Sec. 3.7. Communal kitchen in private residential leasehold. (a) As used in this Section, "private residential leasehold" means a private residential structure not open to the public which is leased to more than one person and contains a communal kitchen used b…

(410 ILCS 625/3.9) Sec. 3.9. Lemonade stand. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Public Health, the health department of a unit of local government, or a public health district may not regulate the sale of lemonade or nonalcoholic drinks or mixed beverag…

(410 ILCS 625/4) Sec. 4. Cottage food operation. (a) For the purpose of this Section: A food is "acidified" if: (i) acid or acid ingredients are added to it to produce a final equilibrium pH of 4.6 or below and a water activity greater than 0.85; or (ii) it is fermented to produc…

(410 ILCS 630/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2401) Sec. 1. This Act may be cited as the Food Safety Transportation Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1335.)

(410 ILCS 630/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2402) Sec. 2. The purpose of this Act is to protect, promote and preserve the public health and general welfare by providing for the establishment and enforcement of minimum standards for the safe and sanitary transportation of food intende…

(410 ILCS 630/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2403) Sec. 3. (a) It shall be unlawful for any carrier which provides transportation in intrastate commerce by motor vehicle to transport food, drugs, devices or cosmetics as defined in Sections 2.3, 2.4, 2.5 and 2.6 of the Illinois Food, D…

(410 ILCS 630/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2404) Sec. 4. Any person who violates this Act shall be guilty of a business offense and fined a sum of not less than $1,000 nor more than $2,500. (Source: P.A. 86-1335.)

(410 ILCS 630/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2405) Sec. 5. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 86-1335.)

(410 ILCS 635/1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2201) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Grade A Pasteurized Milk and Milk Products Act". (Source: P.A. 83-102.)

(410 ILCS 635/10) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2210) Sec. 10. After proper identification, authorized representatives of the enforcing agency are authorized and shall have the power to enter, at reasonable times, all dairy farms, milk plants, cleaning and sanitizing facilities, receivi…

(410 ILCS 635/11) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2211) Sec. 11. When the enforcing agent has reasonable cause to suspect that a disease has been transmitted from any dairy farm, milk plant, cleaning and sanitizing facility, receiving station or transfer station, owner, operator, employee…

(410 ILCS 635/12) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2212) Sec. 12. Whenever the enforcing agency finds that an imminent hazard to the public health exists which requires immediate action to protect the public health, it may, without any administrative procedure to bond, bring an action for …

(410 ILCS 635/13) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2213) Sec. 13. The enforcing agency is authorized to embargo or hold for investigation any milk, milk product or equipment which it may have reason to believe constitutes or may be contributing to a health hazard or violates this Act or th…

(410 ILCS 635/14) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2214) Sec. 14. Whenever the enforcing agency finds in any dairy farm, milk plant, receiving station, transfer station or vehicle any milk, milk product or other dairy product which contains any unwholesome substance, or that may be poisono…

(410 ILCS 635/14.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2214.1) Sec. 14.1. (a) A milk tank truck used to haul grade A milk or milk products may be used only for that purpose, and may not be used to haul any other substance, except those substances listed pursuant to subsection (c) of this Sec…

(410 ILCS 635/15) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2215) Sec. 15. The Department shall, in accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, promulgate, publish and adopt rules, regulations and standards as may be necessary for the proper enforcement of this Act. The rules, regula…

(410 ILCS 635/16) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2216) Sec. 16. Violation; penalty. (a) Any person who violates this Act or any rule or regulation adopted by the Department under this Act shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and fined a sum of not less than $100, except that a milk h…

(410 ILCS 635/17) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2217) Sec. 17. The Administrative Review Law governs all proceedings for judicial review of final administrative decisions of the Department under this Act. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of C…

(410 ILCS 635/18) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2218) Sec. 18. The provisions of The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act are adopted and apply to and govern all administrative procedures under this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-102.)

(410 ILCS 635/19) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2219) Sec. 19. It is declared to be the law of this State, pursuant to paragraphs (h) and (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution that the regulation of dairy farms, milk plants, cleaning and sanitizing facilities, rec…

(410 ILCS 635/2) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2202) Sec. 2. The purpose of this Act is to protect, promote, and preserve the public health and general welfare by providing for the establishment and enforcement of minimum standards for cleanliness and safe sanitation practices for all G…

(410 ILCS 635/3) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2203) Sec. 3. Definitions. (a) As used in this Act "Grade A" means that milk and milk products are produced and processed in accordance with the current Grade "A" Pasteurized Milk Ordinance as adopted by the National Conference on Interstat…

(410 ILCS 635/4) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2204) Sec. 4. The Illinois Department of Public Health shall administer and enforce this Act. However, any local unit of government with a population of 1,000,000 or more and having or contracting with a health department with a qualified a…

(410 ILCS 635/5) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2205) Sec. 5. After the effective date of this Act, it shall be unlawful for any person to establish, maintain, conduct, or operate a dairy farm, milk plant, receiving station, or transfer station processing milk or milk products, to establ…

(410 ILCS 635/5.1) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2205.1) Sec. 5.1. (a) The Department shall charge a fee of $100 for each permit issued to a milk plant; $50 for each permit issued to a receiving station, transfer station, or cleaning and sanitizing facility; $25 for each permit issued t…

(410 ILCS 635/6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2206) Sec. 6. If the Department finds that a dairy farm, milk hauler-sampler, milk plant, cleaning and sanitizing facility, receiving station, transfer station, milk tank truck, or pasteurizer sealer for which a permit is sought is not in c…

(410 ILCS 635/7) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2207) Sec. 7. After the effective date of this Act, properly prepared plans for all dairy farm milking facilities, transfer stations, receiving stations, cleaning and sanitizing facilities and milk plants regulated under this Act which are …

(410 ILCS 635/8) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2208) Sec. 8. After the effective date of this Act, no person shall sell or distribute, offer to sell or distribute any milk or milk product for human use or consumption unless such milk or milk product has been pasteurized and has been pro…

(410 ILCS 635/9) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 2209) Sec. 9. All permits for farms, plants or stations as provided for in this Act shall be displayed in a conspicuous place for public view within or on the premises. A sticker or decal identifying the permit number must be displayed on t…

(410 ILCS 637/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Halal Food Act. (Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)

(410 ILCS 637/10) Sec. 10. Deception prohibited. (a) It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to make any oral or written statement that directly or indirectly tends to deceive or otherwise lead a reasonable individual to believe that a non-halal food or food product is halal. …

(410 ILCS 637/15) Sec. 15. Other offenses concerning halal food. It is a Class B misdemeanor for any person to: (1) falsely represent any animal sold, grown, or offered for sale to be grown in a halal way to become food for human consumption; (2) falsely represent any food sold, …

(410 ILCS 637/20) Sec. 20. Federal law. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to exempt halal food from any provisions of the federal Humane Methods of Slaughter Act of 1978 that may be applicable. (Source: P.A. 92-394, eff. 1-1-02.)