Chapter 505, AGRICULTURE

(505 ILCS 25/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 1405) Sec. 5. Referendums. All beef producers in the State of Illinois shall have the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine the amount of deductions from the gross receipts of the sale of cattle in the State of Illinois to be used to f…

(505 ILCS 45/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 245) Sec. 5. Powers and duties of county or multi-county extension councils. The county and multi-county extension councils may exercise the following powers and duties and such other duties in their respective counties or areas as are designated…

(505 ILCS 110/5.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 405.1) Sec. 5.1. It is unlawful for any person within this State: (1) To detach, alter, deface or destroy any label provided for in this Act or the rules and regulations made and promulgated thereunder, or to alter or substitute seed in a mann…

(505 ILCS 17/50) Sec. 50. Enforcement; offenses; remedies. The Attorney General is primarily responsible for enforcing this Act. A violation of Section 20, 25, 30, or 35 is a business offense under the Unified Code of Corrections punishable by a fine of not more than $10,000 per …

(505 ILCS 145/50) Sec. 50. Wheat Development board; officers; expenses. A wheat development program established under this Act shall provide for a wheat development board consisting of at least one member from each district which will be charged with the administration of the pro…

(505 ILCS 120/50) (from Ch. 5, par. 2801-50) Sec. 50. Hearing; notice; injunction. (a) The Department, over the signature of the Director, is authorized to issue subpoenas and bring before the Department any person or persons in this State to take testimony orally, by deposition,…

(505 ILCS 145/55) Sec. 55. Elections; candidates; vacancies. For the initial board any wheat producer may be elected only if he first has his name placed on the ballot by filing with the Director a petition containing a number of signatures equal to the lesser of 50 or 5% of thos…

(505 ILCS 120/55) (from Ch. 5, par. 2801-55) Sec. 55. Violations and prosecutions. (a) Every person who individually or through an agent or employee violates any provision of this Act or its rules is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $1,000 plus all co…

(505 ILCS 17/55) Sec. 55. Statute of limitations. A claim that a production contract violates this Act must be filed within 4 years after the date on which the party alleging the violation knew or should have known of the existence of the violation. (Source: P.A. 93-522, eff. 1-1…

(505 ILCS 5/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1006) Sec. 6. Duties of the County Board. (a) Upon the receipt of such a proposal, the county board shall provide notice of such proposal by publishing a notice in a newspaper having general circulation within the proposed area or, if no such news…

(505 ILCS 115/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1056) Sec. 6. After the effective date of this Act, if there are sponsors willing and able to meet the requirements of Section 8, the Director shall appoint a temporary sheep and wool production development and marketing program committee consis…

(505 ILCS 40/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 706) Sec. 6. Upon enactment of this legislation and if there are sponsors willing and able to meet the requirements of Section 8, the Director shall appoint a temporary corn marketing program committee consisting of 7 members who are corn produce…

(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 25/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1406) Sec. 6. Powers and duties of the Checkoff Division. (a) The Checkoff Division shall: (1) Receive and disburse funds, as prescribed elsewhere in this Act, to be used in administering and implementing the provisions and intent of this Act; (2…

(505 ILCS 110/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 406) Sec. 6. Records. Each person whose name appears on the label as handling agricultural, vegetable or other seeds subject to this Act shall keep for a period of 2 years complete records of each lot of agricultural, vegetable or other seeds de…

(505 ILCS 30/6) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 66.6) Sec. 6. Inspection fees and reports. (a) An inspection fee at the rate of 30 cents per ton shall be paid to the Director on commercial feed distributed in this State by the person who first distributes the commercial feed subject to th…

(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 130/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 556) Sec. 6. A marketing program proposal or a proposed amendment to an existing marketing program may be requested by petition to the Director by 2500 producers of soybeans, with at least 10 signers of such petition from each of 50 counties. (S…

(505 ILCS 75/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 1306) Sec. 6. The Department of Agriculture shall administer this Act and report annually to the Governor and to the General Assembly the amount of farmland converted to nonagricultural uses as a result of State action. The Department may seek th…

(505 ILCS 80/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 55.6) Sec. 6. Inspection fees. (a) There shall be paid to the Director for all fertilizers distributed in this State an inspection fee at the rate of 25¢ per ton with a minimum inspection fee of $15. Sales or exchanges between registrants are her…

(505 ILCS 45/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 246) Sec. 6. Limitations on powers and activities of extension councils. (a) The county and multi-county extension councils shall not attempt in any manner, by the adoption of resolutions or otherwise, to influence legislation, either state or na…

(505 ILCS 17/60) Sec. 60. Conflict with the Uniform Commercial Code. To the extent that any provision of this Act conflicts with or is inconsistent with any provision of the Uniform Commercial Code, the provision of this Act shall control. (Source: P.A. 93-522, eff. 1-1-05.)…

(505 ILCS 145/60) Sec. 60. Duties. The duties and responsibilities of the wheat development board shall be prescribed in the authority for each wheat development program and to the extent applicable shall include the following: (1) to develop and direct the wheat development prog…

(505 ILCS 120/60) (from Ch. 5, par. 2801-60) Sec. 60. Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions under this Act are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)

(505 ILCS 145/65) Sec. 65. Director; duties. For any wheat development program approved by referendum under this Act the Director shall: (1) take steps to insure that adequate and proper records are kept and that an annual audit summary is available to all program participants; (…

(505 ILCS 120/65) (from Ch. 5, par. 2801-65) Sec. 65. Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)

(505 ILCS 80/6a) (from Ch. 5, par. 55.6a) Sec. 6a. Nutrient Research and Education Council. The Director is hereby authorized to ensure that distributors remit a designated fertilizer tonnage assessment to the Nutrient Research and Education Council (NREC) for the purpose of purs…

(505 ILCS 25/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1407) Sec. 7. Acceptance of grants and gifts. The Checkoff Division may accept grants, donations, contributions, or gifts from any source, provided the use of such resources is not restricted in any manner which is deemed inconsistent with the ob…

(505 ILCS 115/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1057) Sec. 7. Within 120 days after final approval by the temporary sheep and wool production development and marketing program committee of any proposed sheep and wool production development or marketing program, the Director shall determine by…

(505 ILCS 100/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 957) Sec. 7. Each Control Authority shall carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in it under this Act with respect to land under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Department. Such duties shall …

(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 30/7) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 66.7) Sec. 7. Adulteration. A commercial feed is adulterated: (a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, the commercial fee…

(505 ILCS 125/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 138g) Sec. 7. The Department shall have no authority to incur any obligation or liability against the State of Illinois under this Act for the expenditure of funds other than the expenditure of funds payable from the Soil Conservation Fund, purs…

(505 ILCS 130/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 557) Sec. 7. If any marketing program or amendment to an existing marketing program is proposed under Section 6 of this Act, the Director shall appoint a temporary operating committee consisting of 7 members who are soybean producers to develop …

(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 80/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 55.7) Sec. 7. Inspection, sampling, analysis. (a) It is the duty of the Director, who may act through his authorized agent, to sample, inspect, make analysis of, and test fertilizers distributed within this State at a time and place and to such a…

(505 ILCS 75/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1307) Sec. 7. This Act shall not apply to those projects for which, on the effective date of this Act, (a) a final public hearing has been held or (b) design approval has been given by the responsible State agency or by the federal agency which i…

(505 ILCS 45/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 247) Sec. 7. County and multi-county extension boards. (a) A county extension board shall be established in each county upon the request of the director of extension of the University of Illinois to facilitate effective cooperation between the ex…

(505 ILCS 40/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 707) Sec. 7. Within 90 days after final approval by the temporary corn marketing program committee of any proposed corn marketing program, the Director shall determine by referendum whether the affected producers assent to such proposed corn mark…

(505 ILCS 17/7) Sec. 7. Applicability. This Code applies to production contracts signed on or after January 1, 2005. (Source: P.A. 93-815, eff. 1-1-05.)

(505 ILCS 15/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 90h) Sec. 7. "An Act in relation to the collection of agricultural statistics," approved June 28, 1919, and "An Act in relation to agricultural statistics and reports, and making an appropriation therefor," approved June 17, 1929, are repealed. (…

(505 ILCS 5/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 1007) Sec. 7. Public hearing required. The Agricultural Areas Committee of the county board shall hold a public hearing on any proposal for the creation of an agricultural area. Such hearing shall be held at a place within the proposed area or a p…

(505 ILCS 110/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 407) Sec. 7. Exemptions. (a) The provisions of Sections 4 through 4.5 and Sections 5 and 5.1 do not apply: (1) To seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes. (2) To seed in storage in, or being transported or consigned to a cleaning or condi…

(505 ILCS 110/7.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 407.1) Sec. 7.1. No person shall be subject to the penalties of this Act for having sold or exposed for sale agricultural, vegetable or other seeds designated by the Department of Agriculture which were incorrectly labeled or represented as to…

(505 ILCS 145/70) Sec. 70. Assessments. A properly qualified wheat development program shall provide for assessments against producers of the affected commodity to defray the costs of the activities provided for in the wheat development program. Assessments authorized in a wheat …

(505 ILCS 145/75) Sec. 75. Refunds. A producer who has sold wheat and has an assessment deducted from the sale price may, by application in writing to the board, secure a refund in the amount deducted. The refund shall be payable only if the application has been made to the board…

(505 ILCS 100/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 958) Sec. 8. Each Control Authority may employ one or more Weed Control Superintendents who shall be certified by the Director to be qualified to detect and treat noxious weeds. The same person may be a Weed Control Superintendent for more than …

(505 ILCS 75/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 1308) Sec. 8. This Act shall take effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 82-945.)

(505 ILCS 80/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 55.8) Sec. 8. Plant food deficiency. If any fertilizer offered for sale in this State proves, upon official analysis, to be deficient from its guaranteed analysis, penalty shall be assessed against the manufacturer or custom blender in accordance…

(505 ILCS 115/8) (from Ch. 5, par. 1058) Sec. 8. Prior to the consideration of any proposed sheep and wool production development and marketing program or amendment, the Director may require the sponsors thereof to deposit with him such funds, not to exceed $5,000, as may be nece…