Bill Text: IL HB5790 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois. Provides that the Department of Agriculture may designate "Bicentennial Farms". Effective immediately.
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2016-08-16 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0824 [HB5790 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HB5790-Chaptered.html
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Public Act 099-0824 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning State government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil | ||||
Administrative
Code of Illinois is amended by changing Section | ||||
205-15 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 205/205-15) (was 20 ILCS 205/40.7 and 205/40.8)
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Sec. 205-15. Promotional activities.
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(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 making, poultry, bee keeping, forestry, the
production | ||||
of wool, and all other allied industries. In furtherance of
the | ||||
duties set forth in this subsection (a), the Department may
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establish trust
funds and bank accounts in adequately protected | ||||
financial institutions
to receive and disburse monies in | ||||
connection with the conduct of food
shows, food expositions, | ||||
trade shows, and other promotional activities and
to
sell
at | ||||
cost, to qualified applicants, signs designating farms that
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have been
owned for 100
years
or more ,
or 150 years or more , or | ||||
200 years or more
by lineal or collateral descendants of the | ||||
same family as
"Centennial Farms" , or "Sesquicentennial | ||||
Farms", or "Bicentennial Farms" respectively. The
Department |
shall provide applications for the signs, which shall
be | ||
submitted
with the
required fee. "Centennial Farms" ,
and | ||
"Sesquicentennial Farms" , and "Bicentennial Farms"
signs shall | ||
not contain within their
design
the name,
picture, or other | ||
likeness of any elected public official or any appointed
public | ||
official.
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(b) The Department has the power to promote improved
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methods of conducting the several
industries described in | ||
subsection (a) with a view to increasing the
production and | ||
facilitating the
distribution thereof at the least cost.
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(Source: P.A. 90-598, eff. 1-1-99; 91-239, eff. 1-1-00; 91-717, | ||
eff. 6-2-00.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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