Chapter 505 — AGRICULTURE

(505 ILCS 90/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 64) Sec. 4. Persons desiring to sell or give away nursery stock in this State, in conjunction with their business as nurserymen, shall make an initial application on forms furnished by the Department. Any person failing to comply with this Sectio…

(505 ILCS 90/4.01) Sec. 4.01. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 85-324. Repealed by P.A. 100-112, eff. 8-15-17.)

(505 ILCS 90/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 65) Sec. 5. The Department shall inspect at least once each year all nurseries in the State of Illinois as to whether they are infested with insect pests or infected with plant diseases. The Department has authority to collect specimens of plant …

(505 ILCS 90/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 66) Sec. 6. If the Department finds that a nursery is infested or infected with insect pests or plant diseases, or if the Department shall have reason to believe that a nursery, by way of its proximity to an infested or infected premises, will be…

(505 ILCS 90/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 67) Sec. 7. Every nursery dealer engaged in selling nursery stock in this State shall, before selling, offering for sale or delivering any stock, make annual application to the Department for a nursery dealer's certificate. A separate certificate…

(505 ILCS 92/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Act. (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24.)

(505 ILCS 92/10) Sec. 10. Findings. (a) The General Assembly finds that the following conditions exist in this State: (1) Small fruit, vegetable, and livestock farmers are vital to the health and wealth of Illinois communities, yet Illinois does not currently have infrastructure …

(505 ILCS 92/15) Sec. 15. Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program. Funding appropriated for the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program shall be allocated to the Department. The Department may enter into a subcontract agreement with a nonprofit organization that is exempt from ta…

(505 ILCS 92/17) Sec. 17. Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund. The Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Appropriations and moneys from any public or private source may be deposited into the Fund. The Fund shall be used for the …

(505 ILCS 92/20) Sec. 20. Program administration. (a) The grant administrator shall create an independent Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee to guide the implementation and evaluation of the grant program created by this Act. The Steering Committee shall be composed of,…

(505 ILCS 92/25) Sec. 25. Report. The grant administrator must annually file with the Governor and General Assembly and publish publicly each year a written report detailing the impact of the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Program for the previous calendar year. The report must …

(505 ILCS 92/30) Sec. 30. Liability. The Director, the grant administrator, the Local Food Infrastructure Steering Committee, Department employees, and any persons authorized to execute grants are not personally liable on account of the grants made under this Act and are not subj…

(505 ILCS 92/35) Sec. 35. Default or termination of grant agreement. (a) If the recipient of a grant violates any of the terms of the grant agreement, the grant administrator shall send a written notice to the recipient that the recipient is in default, and the recipient shall be…

(505 ILCS 92/40) Sec. 40. Construction. This Act is necessary for the welfare of this State and must be liberally construed to effectuate its purposes. The Department may adopt rules that are consistent with and necessary for the implementation and administration of this Act. (So…

(505 ILCS 92/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act: "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. "Director" means the Director of Agriculture. "Fund" means the Local Food Infrastructure Grant Fund. "Grant administrator" means the Department or a nonprofit organization that is …

(505 ILCS 92/900) Section 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24; text omitted.)

(505 ILCS 92/999) Sec. 999. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 103-772, eff. 8-2-24.)

(505 ILCS 95/1) (from Ch. 5, par. 1901) Sec. 1. Because individual producers of milk are unable to develop adequate new markets for their commodity, the following is declared to be the legislative policy of this Act: a. To enable milk producers of this State to establish a system…

(505 ILCS 95/10) (from Ch. 5, par. 1910) Sec. 10. Any milk promotion program established under this Act shall provide for a Milk Promotion Board which is charged with the administration of the program. The Board shall consist of members elected from dairy cooperatives which have …

(505 ILCS 95/11) (from Ch. 5, par. 1911) Sec. 11. All candidates for the Milk Promotion Board shall be natural persons who are milk producers. A vacancy on the Milk Promotion Board during the term of office that represents a dairy cooperative shall be filled by the Milk Promotion…

(505 ILCS 95/12) (from Ch. 5, par. 1912) Sec. 12. The duties and responsibilities of the Milk Promotion Board shall be prescribed in the authority for each milk promotion program and to the extent applicable shall include the following: a. To develop and direct the milk promotion…

(505 ILCS 95/13) (from Ch. 5, par. 1913) Sec. 13. For any milk promotion program approved by referendum under this Act, the Director shall: a. Upon complaint or at least annually check to insure that adequate and proper records as required by Section 12 are kept, that an activity…

(505 ILCS 95/14) (from Ch. 5, par. 1914) Sec. 14. A milk promotion program shall provide for assessments against producers of the affected commodity to defray the cost of the activities provided for in the milk promotion program. Assessments authorized in a milk promotion program…

(505 ILCS 95/15) (from Ch. 5, par. 1915) Sec. 15. Persons who collect milk promotion program assessment funds pursuant to Section 14 of this Act shall remit such funds to the Milk Promotion Board which shall deposit said funds in an account to be used as authorized by the milk pr…

(505 ILCS 95/16) (from Ch. 5, par. 1916) Sec. 16. The Milk Promotion Board shall publish annually an activity and financial report for such milk promotion program to be available to all of the affected producers of the milk promotion program. All expenditures under each milk prom…

(505 ILCS 95/17) (from Ch. 5, par. 1917) Sec. 17. Upon termination of the milk promotion program, all remaining and unobligated funds shall be remitted to the Illinois Department of Agriculture to be used for milk promotion development programs. (Source: P.A. 84-830.)

(505 ILCS 95/18) (from Ch. 5, par. 1918) Sec. 18. No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this Act where obligated to comply by a duly approved milk promotion program. The Milk Promotion Board may institute any action which is necessary to enfor…

(505 ILCS 95/19) (from Ch. 5, par. 1919) Sec. 19. A proposed amendment to an existing milk promotion program may be requested by petition to the Milk Promotion Board by 10% of the affected producers or by 2/3 majority vote of the Milk Promotion Board. If any amendment to an exist…

(505 ILCS 95/2) (from Ch. 5, par. 1902) Sec. 2. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Milk Promotion Act". (Source: P.A. 84-830.)

(505 ILCS 95/20) (from Ch. 5, par. 1920) Sec. 20. The operation of any milk promotion program or any part thereof may be temporarily suspended for any reasonable cause by the Milk Promotion Board for any period of time not to exceed one year. Such suspension shall not nullify the…

(505 ILCS 95/21) (from Ch. 5, par. 1921) Sec. 21. No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this Act. The Milk Promotion Board may institute any action which is necessary to enforce compliance with any provision of this Act and program. Each day's…

(505 ILCS 95/3) (from Ch. 5, par. 1903) Sec. 3. For the purposes of this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: a. "Milk" means the whole lacteal secretion obtained from dairy cows. b. "Producer" means any individual, partnership, corporation or other business entity…

(505 ILCS 95/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 1904) Sec. 4. Any milk promotion program proposed or adopted under this Act shall include the following: a. A definition of terms; b. The purpose of the program; c. The assessment rate or rates not to exceed the statutory authority; d. Procedures…

(505 ILCS 95/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 1905) Sec. 5. Any milk promotion program proposed or adopted under this Act may include any of the following: a. Market development and research programs; b. Market promotion, education and public relations programs; c. Market information service…

(505 ILCS 95/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1906) Sec. 6. Upon the effective date of this Act, the Illinois Milk Producers Association, a not-for-profit corporation chartered in the State of Illinois, shall be the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee with full powers and responsibili…

(505 ILCS 95/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1907) Sec. 7. Within 180 days after the final approval by the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee of any proposed milk promotion program, the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee shall conduct a referendum to determine whether the af…

(505 ILCS 95/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 1908) Sec. 8. Reasonable publicity and notification of the referendum or election date and voting locations or procedures shall be provided by the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee or the Milk Promotion Board in trade publications and th…

(505 ILCS 95/9) (from Ch. 5, par. 1909) Sec. 9. The milk promotion program established by this Act shall remain in effect for 5 years. Thereafter, the program shall automatically be extended from year to year unless a referendum for disapproval is requested by written petition of…

(505 ILCS 100/1) (from Ch. 5, par. 951) Sec. 1. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. (Source: P.A. 77-1037.)

(505 ILCS 100/10) (from Ch. 5, par. 960) Sec. 10. Whenever the owner or person in control of the land on which noxious weeds are present has neglected or failed to control or eradicate them as required in this Act and any notice is given pursuant to Section 9, the Control Authori…

(505 ILCS 100/11) (from Ch. 5, par. 961) Sec. 11. When it appears to a Control Authority that upon any tract of land under its jurisdiction there is an infestation of noxious weeds beyond the ability of the owner and the person in control of such land to eradicate, the Control Au…

(505 ILCS 100/12) (from Ch. 5, par. 962) Sec. 12. The cost of controlling and eradicating noxious weeds on all land, including highways, roadways, streets, alleys and rights-of-way, owned or controlled by a State department, agency, commission or board shall be paid by the State …

(505 ILCS 100/13) (from Ch. 5, par. 963) Sec. 13. Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act relating to payment of cost, when determined by a Control Authority to be justified in the interest of an effective weed control program, such Control Authority may control and erad…

(505 ILCS 100/14) (from Ch. 5, par. 964) Sec. 14. To prevent the dissemination of noxious weeds through any article, including machinery, equipment, plants, materials and other things, the Director, in consultation with the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Enviro…

(505 ILCS 100/15) (from Ch. 5, par. 965) Sec. 15. A Noxious Weed Control Fund may be established as provided in Section 16 for each Control Authority, without fiscal year limitation, which shall be available for expenses authorized to be paid from such Fund, including the necessa…

(505 ILCS 100/17) (from Ch. 5, par. 967) Sec. 17. Control Authorities, independently or in combination, may purchase or provide for needed or necessary materials, machinery and equipment, including the cost of operation and depreciation of such machinery and equipment, for the co…

(505 ILCS 100/18) (from Ch. 5, par. 968) Sec. 18. If any person is dissatisfied with the amount of any charge made against him by a Control Authority for control or eradication work, he may, within 5 days after being advised of the amount of the charge, file a protest with the Di…

(505 ILCS 100/19) (from Ch. 5, par. 969) Sec. 19. All final administrative decisions of the Director or his representative are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Pr…

(505 ILCS 100/2) (from Ch. 5, par. 952) Sec. 2. As used in this Act: (1) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity. (2) "Control", "controlled" or …

(505 ILCS 100/20) (from Ch. 5, par. 970) Sec. 20. The Director, any Control Authority, Weed Control Superintendent, or anyone authorized thereby, may enter upon all land under their jurisdiction for the purpose of performing their duties and exercising their powers under this Act…