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1		AN ACT concerning safety.
2		Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3		represented in the General Assembly:
4		Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
5		changing Sections 4, 9, 10, 11.1, 12, and 13 as follows:
6		(415 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 804)
7		Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
8		1. "Director" means Director of the Illinois Department of
9		Agriculture or his authorized representative.
10		2. "Active Ingredient" means any ingredient which will
11		prevent, destroy, repel, control or mitigate a pest or which
12		will act as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
13		3. "Adulterated" shall apply to any pesticide if the
14		strength or purity is not within the standard of quality
15		expressed on the labeling under which it is sold, distributed
16		or used, including any substance which has been substituted
17		wholly or in part for the pesticide as specified on the
18		labeling under which it is sold, distributed or used, or if any
19		valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in
20		part abstracted.
21		4. "Agricultural Commodity" means produce of the land
22		including but not limited to plants and plant parts, livestock
23		and poultry and livestock or poultry products, seeds, sod,

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1		shrubs and other products of agricultural origin including the
2		premises necessary to and used directly in agricultural
3		production. Agricultural commodity also includes aquatic
4		products as defined in the Aquaculture Development Act.
5		5. "Animal" means all vertebrate and invertebrate species
6		including, but not limited to, man and other mammals, bird,
7		fish, and shellfish.
8		6. "Beneficial Insects" means those insects which during
9		their life cycle are effective pollinators of plants, predators
10		of pests or are otherwise beneficial.
11		7. "Certified applicator".
12		A. "Certified applicator" means any individual who is
13		certified under this Act to purchase, use, or supervise the
14		use of pesticides which are classified for restricted use.
15		B. "Private applicator" means a certified applicator
16		who purchases, uses, or supervises the use of any pesticide
17		classified for restricted use, for the purpose of producing
18		any agricultural commodity on property owned, rented, or
19		otherwise controlled by him or his employer, or applied to
20		other property if done without compensation other than
21		trading of personal services between no more than 2
22		producers of agricultural commodities.
23		C. "Licensed Commercial Applicator" means a certified
24		applicator, whether or not he is a private applicator with
25		respect to some uses, who owns or manages a business that
26		is engaged in applying pesticides, whether classified for

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1		general or restricted use, for hire. The term also applies
2		to a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of
3		pesticides, whether classified for general or restricted
4		use, for any purpose or on property of others excluding
5		those specified by subparagraphs 7 (B), (D), (E) of Section
6		4 of this Act.
7		D. "Commercial Not For Hire Applicator" means a
8		certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of
9		pesticides classified for general or restricted use for any
10		purpose on property of an employer when such activity is a
11		requirement of the terms of employment and such application
12		of pesticides under this certification is limited to
13		property under the control of the employer only and
14		includes, but is not limited to, the use or supervision of
15		the use of pesticides in a greenhouse setting. "Commercial
16		Not For Hire Applicator" also includes a certified
17		applicator who uses or supervises the use of pesticides
18		classified for general or restricted use as an employee of
19		a state agency, municipality, or other duly constituted
20		governmental agency or unit.
21		E. "Licensed Public Applicator" means a certified
22		applicator who uses or supervises the use of pesticides
23		classified for general or restricted use as an employee of
24		a state agency, municipality, or other duly constituted
25		governmental agency or unit.
26		8. "Defoliant" means any substance or combination of

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1		substances which cause leaves or foliage to drop from a plant
2		with or without causing abscission.
3		9. "Desiccant" means any substance or combination of
4		substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying
5		of plant tissue.
6		10. "Device" means any instrument or contrivance, other
7		than a firearm or equipment for application of pesticides when
8		sold separately from pesticides, which is intended for
9		trapping, repelling, destroying, or mitigating any pest, other
10		than bacteria, virus, or other microorganisms on or living in
11		man or other living animals.
12		11. "Distribute" means offer or hold for sale, sell,
13		barter, ship, deliver for shipment, receive and then deliver,
14		or offer to deliver pesticides, within the State.
15		12. "Environment" includes water, air, land, and all plants
16		and animals including man, living therein and the
17		interrelationships which exist among these.
18		13. "Equipment" means any type of instruments and
19		contrivances using motorized, mechanical or pressure power
20		which is used to apply any pesticide, excluding pressurized
21		hand-size household apparatus containing dilute ready to apply
22		pesticide or used to apply household pesticides.
23		14. "FIFRA" means the "Federal Insecticide Fungicide
24		Rodenticide Act", as amended.
25		15. "Fungi" means any non-chlorophyll bearing
26		thallophytes, any non-chlorophyll bearing plant of a lower

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1		order than mosses or liverworts, as for example rust, smut,
2		mildew, mold, yeast and bacteria, except those on or in living
3		animals including man and those on or in processed foods,
4		beverages or pharmaceuticals.
5		16. "Household Substance" means any pesticide customarily
6		produced and distributed for use by individuals in or about the
7		household.
8		17. "Imminent Hazard" means a situation which exists when
9		continued use of a pesticide would likely result in
10		unreasonable adverse effect on the environment or will involve
11		unreasonable hazard to the survival of a species declared
12		endangered by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior or to species
13		declared to be protected by the Illinois Department of Natural
14		Resources.
15		18. "Inert Ingredient" means an ingredient which is not an
16		active ingredient.
17		19. "Ingredient Statement" means a statement of the name
18		and percentage of each active ingredient together with the
19		total percentage of inert ingredients in a pesticide and for
20		pesticides containing arsenic in any form, the ingredient
21		statement shall include percentage of total and water soluble
22		arsenic, each calculated as elemental arsenic. In the case of
23		spray adjuvants the ingredient statement need contain only the
24		names of the functioning agents and the total percent of those
25		constituents ineffective as spray adjuvants.
26		20. "Insect" means any of the numerous small invertebrate

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1		animals generally having the body more or less obviously
2		segmented for the most part belonging to the class Insects,
3		comprised of six-legged, usually winged forms, as for example
4		beetles, caterpillars, and flies. This definition encompasses
5		other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless
6		and usually have more than 6 legs as for example spiders,
7		mites, ticks, centipedes, and millipedes.
8		21. "Label" means the written, printed or graphic matter on
9		or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its containers
10		or wrappings.
11		22. "Labeling" means the label and all other written,
12		printed or graphic matter: (a) on the pesticide or device or
13		any of its containers or wrappings, (b) accompanying the
14		pesticide or device or referring to it in any other media used
15		to disseminate information to the public, (c) to which
16		reference is made to the pesticide or device except when
17		references are made to current official publications of the U.
18		S. Environmental Protection Agency, Departments of
19		Agriculture, Health, Education and Welfare or other Federal
20		Government institutions, the state experiment station or
21		colleges of agriculture or other similar state institution
22		authorized to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
23		23. "Land" means all land and water area including
24		airspace, and all plants, animals, structures, buildings,
25		contrivances, and machinery appurtenant thereto or situated
26		thereon, fixed or mobile, including any used for

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1		transportation.
2		24. "Licensed Operator" means a person employed to apply
3		pesticides to the lands of others under the direction of a
4		"licensed commercial applicator" or a "licensed public
5		applicator" or a "licensed commercial not-for-hire
6		applicator".
7		25. "Nematode" means invertebrate animals of the phylum
8		nemathelminthes and class nematoda, also referred to as nemas
9		or eelworms, which are unsegmented roundworms with elongated
10		fusiform or sac-like bodies covered with cuticle and inhabiting
11		soil, water, plants or plant parts.
12		26. "Permit" means a written statement issued by the
13		Director or his authorized agent, authorizing certain acts of
14		pesticide purchase or of pesticide use or application on an
15		interim basis prior to normal certification, registration, or
16		licensing.
17		27. "Person" means any individual, partnership,
18		association, fiduciary, corporation, or any organized group of
19		persons whether incorporated or not.
20		28. "Pest" means (a) any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus,
21		weed, or (b) any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or
22		animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism,
23		excluding virus, bacteria, or other microorganism on or in
24		living animals including man, which the Director declares to be
25		a pest.
26		29. "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of

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1		substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or
2		mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of substances
3		intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
4		30. "Pesticide Dealer" means any person who distributes
5		registered pesticides to the user.
6		31. "Plant Regulator" means any substance or mixture of
7		substances intended through physiological action to affect the
8		rate of growth or maturation or otherwise alter the behavior of
9		ornamental or crop plants or the produce thereof. This does not
10		include substances which are not intended as plant nutrient
11		trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant or seed
12		inoculants or soil conditioners or amendments.
13		32. "Protect Health and Environment" means to guard against
14		any unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
15		33. "Registrant" means person who has registered any
16		pesticide pursuant to the provision of FIFRA and this Act.
17		34. "Restricted Use Pesticide" means any pesticide with one
18		or more of its uses classified as restricted by order of the
19		Administrator of USEPA.
20		35. "SLN Registration" means registration of a pesticide
21		for use under conditions of special local need as defined by
22		FIFRA.
23		36. "State Restricted Pesticide Use" means any pesticide
24		use which the Director determines, subsequent to public
25		hearing, that an additional restriction for that use is needed
26		to prevent unreasonable adverse effects.

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1		37. "Structural Pest" means any pests which attack and
2		destroy buildings and other structures or which attack
3		clothing, stored food, commodities stored at food
4		manufacturing and processing facilities or manufactured and
5		processed goods.
6		38. "Unreasonable Adverse Effects on the Environment"
7		means the unreasonable risk to the environment, including man,
8		from the use of any pesticide, when taking into account accrued
9		benefits of as well as the economic, social, and environmental
10		costs of its use.
11		39. "USEPA" means United States Environmental Protection
12		Agency.
13		40. "Use inconsistent with the label" means to use a
14		pesticide in a manner not consistent with the label
15		instruction, the definition adopted in FIFRA as interpreted by
16		USEPA shall apply in Illinois.
17		41. "Weed" means any plant growing in a place where it is
18		not wanted.
19		42. "Wildlife" means all living things, not human,
20		domestic, or pests.
21		43. "Bulk pesticide" means any registered pesticide which
22		is transported or held in an individual container in undivided
23		quantities of greater than 55 U.S. gallons liquid measure or
24		100 pounds net dry weight.
25		44. "Bulk repackaging" means the transfer of a registered
26		pesticide from one bulk container (containing undivided

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1		quantities of greater than 100 U.S. gallons liquid measure or
2		100 pounds net dry weight) to another bulk container
3		(containing undivided quantities of greater than 100 U.S.
4		gallons liquid measure or 100 pounds net dry weight) in an
5		unaltered state in preparation for sale or distribution to
6		another person.
7		45. "Business" means any individual, partnership,
8		corporation or association engaged in a business operation for
9		the purpose of selling or distributing pesticides or providing
10		the service of application of pesticides in this State.
11		46. "Facility" means any building or structure and all real
12		property contiguous thereto, including all equipment fixed
13		thereon used for the operation of the business.
14		47. "Chemigation" means the application of a pesticide
15		through the systems or equipment employed for the primary
16		purpose of irrigation of land and crops.
17		48. "Use" means any activity covered by the pesticide label
18		including but not limited to application of pesticide, mixing
19		and loading, storage of pesticides or pesticide containers,
20		disposal of pesticides and pesticide containers and reentry
21		into treated sites or areas.
22		(Source: P.A. 98-756, eff. 7-16-14.)
23		(415 ILCS 60/9) (from Ch. 5, par. 809)
24		Sec. 9. Licenses and pesticide dealer registrations
25		requirements; certification.

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1		(a) Licenses and pesticide dealer registrations issued
2		pursuant to this Act as a result of certification attained
3		in calendar year 2017 or earlier shall be valid for the
4		calendar one year in which they were issued, except that
5		private applicator licenses shall be valid for the calendar
6		year in which they were issued plus 2 additional calendar 3
7		years. All licenses and pesticide dealer registrations
8		shall expire on December 31 of the year in which it is to
9		expire. A license or pesticide dealer registration in
10		effect on the 31st of December, for which renewal has been
11		made within 60 days following the date of expiration, shall
12		continue in full force and effect until the Director
13		notifies the applicant that renewal has been approved and
14		accepted or is to be denied in accordance with this Act.
15		The Director shall not issue a license or pesticide dealer
16		registration to a first time applicant or to a person who
17		has not made application for renewal on or before March 1
18		following the expiration date of the license or pesticide
19		dealer registration until such applicant or person has been
20		certified by the Director as having successfully
21		demonstrated competence and knowledge regarding pesticide
22		use. The Director shall issue a license or pesticide dealer
23		registration to a person that made application after March
24		1 and before April 15 if that application is accompanied by
25		a late application fee. A licensee or pesticide dealer
26		shall be required to be recertified for competence and

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1		knowledge regarding pesticide use at least once every 3
2		years and at such other times as deemed necessary by the
3		Director to assure a continued level of competence and
4		ability. The Director shall by regulation specify the
5		standard of qualification for certification and the manner
6		of establishing an applicant's competence and knowledge. A
7		certification shall remain valid only if an applicant
8		attains licensure or pesticide dealer registration during
9		the calendar year in which certification was granted and
10		the licensure is maintained throughout the 3-year
11		certification period.
12		(b) Multi-year licenses and pesticide dealer
13		registrations issued pursuant to this Act as a result of
14		certification attained in calendar year 2018 or thereafter
15		shall be valid for the calendar year in which they were
16		issued plus 2 additional calendar years. All licenses and
17		pesticide dealer registrations shall expire on December 31
18		of the year in which they are to expire. A license or
19		pesticide dealer registration in effect on the 31st of
20		December, for which recertification and licensure has been
21		made within 60 days following the date of expiration, shall
22		continue in full force and effect until the Director
23		notifies the applicant that recertification and licensure
24		has been approved and accepted or is to be denied in
25		accordance with this Act. A licensee or pesticide dealer
26		shall be required to be recertified for competence and

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1		knowledge regarding pesticide use at least once every 3
2		years and at such other times as deemed necessary by the
3		Director to assure a continued level of competence and
4		ability. The Director shall by rule specify the standard of
5		qualification for certification and the manner of
6		establishing the applicant's competence and knowledge. A
7		certification shall remain valid only if an applicant
8		attains licensure or pesticide dealer registration during
9		the calendar year in which certification was granted and
10		the licensure is maintained throughout the 3-year
11		certification period. Notwithstanding the other provisions
12		of this subsection (b), the employer of a pesticide
13		applicator or operator licensee may notify the Director
14		that the licensee's employment has been terminated. If the
15		employer submits that notification, the employer shall
16		return to the Director the licensee's pesticide applicator
17		or operator license card and may request that the unused
18		portion of the terminated licensee's pesticide applicator
19		or operator license term be transferred to a newly
20		certified or re-certified individual, and the Director may
21		issue the appropriate pesticide applicator or operator
22		license to the newly certified or re-certified individual
23		with an expiration date equal to the original license after
24		payment of a $10 transfer fee.
25		(c) The Director may refuse to issue a license or
26		pesticide dealer registration based upon the violation

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1		history of the applicant.
2		(Source: P.A. 98-923, eff. 1-1-15.)
3		(415 ILCS 60/10) (from Ch. 5, par. 810)
4		Sec. 10. Commercial Applicator License. No commercial
5		applicator shall use or supervise the use of any pesticide
6		without a commercial license issued by the Director. For the
7		years preceding the year 2001, the Director shall require an
8		annual fee for commercial applicator license of $35. For the
9		years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee
10		for a commercial applicator license is $45. For the years 2007
11		through 2017 and thereafter, the annual fee for a commercial
12		applicator license is $60. For the years 2018 and thereafter,
13		the fee for a multi-year commercial applicator license is $180.
14		The late application fee for a commercial applicator license
15		shall be $20 in addition to the normal license fee. A
16		commercial applicator shall be assessed a fee of $10 $5 for a
17		duplicate license.
18		1. Application for the commercial applicator license shall
19		be made in writing on designated forms available from the
20		Director. Each application shall contain information regarding
21		the applicants qualifications, nature of the proposed
22		operation, classification of license being sought, and shall
23		include the following:
24		A. The full name of the applicant.
25		B. The address of the applicant.

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1		C. Any necessary information prescribed by the
2		Director on the designated application form.
3		2. An applicant for a license shall demonstrate competence
4		and knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with
5		Section 9 of this Act.
6		3. A licensed commercial applicator must provide to the
7		Director at the time of original licensing and must maintain
8		throughout the licensure period license renewal evidence of
9		financial responsibility protecting persons who may suffer
10		personal injury or property damage or both as a result of the
11		pesticide operation of the applicant in either of the following
12		manners:
13		A. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the
14		form of a surety bond for each licensed commercial
15		applicator naming the licensed commercial applicator as
16		principal of the bond. The amount of the bond shall be not
17		less than $50,000 per year. It is permissible to provide
18		two bonds; one for $25,000 for bodily injury liability and
19		the second for $25,000 for property damage liability. The
20		bond or bonds shall be made payable to the Director of
21		Agriculture, State of Illinois, for the benefit of the
22		injured party and shall be conditioned upon compliance with
23		the provisions of this Act by the principal, his or her
24		officers, representatives and employees; or
25		B. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the
26		form of a certificate of liability insurance providing

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1		coverage for each licensed commercial applicator or
2		licensed entity in the amount of not less than $50,000 per
3		person, $100,000 per occurrence bodily injury liability
4		coverage, with an annual aggregate of not less than
5		$500,000, and $50,000 per occurrence property damage
6		liability, with an annual aggregate of not less than
7		$50,000; or, in lieu thereof, a combined single limit of
8		not less than $100,000 bodily injury and property damage
9		liability combined, with an annual aggregate of not less
10		than $500,000.
11		4. Every insurance policy or bond shall contain a provision
12		that it will not be cancelled or reduced by the principal or
13		insurance company, except upon 30 days prior notice in writing
14		to the Director of the Department at the Springfield, Illinois
15		office and the principal insured. A reduction or cancellation
16		of policy shall not affect the liability accrued or which may
17		accrue under such policy before the expiration of the 30 days.
18		The notice shall contain the termination date. Upon said
19		reduction or cancellation, the Director shall immediately
20		notify the licensee that his or her license will be suspended
21		and the effective date until the minimum bond or liability
22		insurance requirements are met by the licensee for the current
23		license period.
24		5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve any
25		person from liability for any damage to persons or property
26		caused by use of pesticides even though such use conforms to

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1		label instructions and pertinent rules and regulations of this
2		State.
3		6. The Director may renew any applicant's license in the
4		classifications for which such applicant is licensed, subject
5		to requalification requirements imposed by the Director.
6		Requalification standards shall be prescribed by regulations
7		adopted pursuant to this Act and are required to ensure that
8		the licensed commercial applicator meets the requirements of
9		changing technology and to assure a continued level of
10		competence and ability.
11		7. The Director may limit the license of an applicant to
12		allow only the use of certain pesticides in a delimited
13		geographic area, or to the use of certain application
14		techniques or equipment. If a license is not issued as applied
15		for, the Director shall inform the applicant in writing of the
16		reasons and extend an opportunity for the applicant to complete
17		the requirements for the license desired.
18		8. For the purpose of uniformity, the Director may enter
19		into agreements for accepting standards of qualification of
20		other states as a basis for licensing commercial applicators.
21		(Source: P.A. 89-94, eff. 7-6-95; 90-205, eff. 1-1-98.)
22		(415 ILCS 60/11.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 811.1)
23		Sec. 11.1. Public and Commercial Not-for-Hire License. No
24		public or commercial not-for-hire applicator shall use or
25		supervise the use of any pesticide without a license issued by

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1		the Director. For the years 2011 through 2017 and thereafter,
2		the public or commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator
3		license fee shall be $20. For the years 2018 and thereafter,
4		the fee for a multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide
5		applicator license is $60. The late application fee for a
6		public or commercial not-for-hire applicator license shall be
7		$20 in addition to the normal license fees. A public or
8		commercial not-for-hire applicator shall be assessed a fee of
9		$10 $5 for a duplicate license.
10		1. Application for certification as a commercial
11		not-for-hire pesticide applicator shall be made in writing on
12		designated forms available from the Director. Each application
13		shall contain information regarding the qualifications of the
14		applicant, classification of certification being sought, and
15		shall include the following:
16		A. The full name of the applicant.
17		B. The name of the applicant's employer.
18		C. The address at the applicant's place of employment.
19		D. Any other information prescribed by the Director on
20		the designated form.
21		2. The Director shall not issue a certification to a
22		commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator until the
23		individual identified has demonstrated his competence and
24		knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with Section 9
25		of this Act.
26		3. The Director shall not renew a certification as a

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1		commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator until the
2		applicant reestablishes his qualifications in accordance with
3		Section 9 of this Act or has met other requirements imposed by
4		regulation in order to ensure that the applicant meets the
5		requirements of changing technology and to assure a continued
6		level of competence and ability.
7		4. (Blank). Application for certification as a public
8		pesticide applicator shall be made in writing on designated
9		forms available from the Director. Each application shall
10		contain information regarding qualifications of applicant,
11		classification of certification being sought, and shall
12		include the following:
13		A. The full name of the applicant.
14		B. The name of the applicant's employer.
15		C. Any other information prescribed by the Director on
16		the designated form.
17		5. (Blank). The Director shall not issue a certificate to a
18		public pesticide applicator until the individual identified
19		has demonstrated his competence and knowledge regarding
20		pesticide use in accordance with Section 9 of this Act.
21		6. (Blank). The Director shall not renew a certification as
22		a public pesticide applicator until the applicant
23		reestablishes his qualifications in accordance with Section 9
24		of this Act or has met other requirements imposed by regulation
25		in order to ensure that the applicant meets the requirements of
26		changing technology and to assure a continued level of

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1		competence and ability.
2		7. Persons applying general use pesticides, approved by the
3		Inter-Agency Committee on the Use of Pesticides, to scrap tires
4		for the control of mosquitoes shall be exempt from the license
5		requirements of this Section.
6		(Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
7		(415 ILCS 60/12) (from Ch. 5, par. 812)
8		Sec. 12. Licensed Operator. No pesticide operator shall use
9		any pesticides without a pesticide operator license issued by
10		the Director.
11		1. Application for an operator license shall be made in
12		writing on designated forms available from the Director. Each
13		application shall contain information regarding the nature of
14		applicants pesticide use, his qualifications, and such other
15		facts as prescribed on the form. The application shall also
16		include the following:
17		A. The full name of applicant.
18		B. The address of the applicant.
19		C. The name of and license/certification number of the
20		pesticide applicator under whom the applicant will work.
21		2. The Director shall not issue a pesticide operator
22		license until the individual identified has demonstrated his
23		competence and knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance
24		with Section 9 of this Act.
25		3. The Director shall not issue an operator license to any

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1		person who is unable to provide the name and
2		license/certification number of an applicator under whom the
3		operator will work.
4		4. For the years preceding the year 2001, a licensed
5		commercial operator working for or under the supervision of a
6		certified licensed commercial pesticide applicator shall pay
7		an annual fee of $25. For the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the
8		annual fee for a commercial operator license is $30. For the
9		years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee for a commercial
10		operator license is $35. For the years 2007 through 2017 and
11		thereafter, the annual fee for a commercial operator license is
12		$40. For the years 2018 and thereafter, the fee for a
13		multi-year commercial applicator license is $120. The late
14		application fee for an operator license shall be $20 in
15		addition to the normal license fee. A licensed operator shall
16		be assessed a fee of $10 $5 for a duplicate license.
17		5. For the years 2011 through 2017 and thereafter, the
18		public or commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license
19		fee shall be $15. For the years 2018 and thereafter, the fee
20		for a multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator
21		license is $45. The late application fee for a public or
22		commercial not-for-hire applicator license shall be $20 in
23		addition to the normal license fees. A public or commercial
24		not-for-hire operator shall be assessed a fee of $10 $5 for a
25		duplicate license.
26		(Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)

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1		(415 ILCS 60/13) (from Ch. 5, par. 813)
2		Sec. 13. Pesticide dealers. Any pesticide dealer who sells
3		Restricted Use pesticides shall be registered with the
4		Department on forms provided by the Director. Beginning July 1,
5		2005, any pesticide dealer that sells non-restricted use
6		pesticides for use in the production of an agricultural
7		commodity in containers with a capacity of 2.5 gallons or
8		greater or 10 pounds or greater must also register with the
9		Department on forms provided by the Director. Through 2017,
10		registration Registration shall consist of passing a required
11		examination and payment of a $100 registration fee. For the
12		years 2018 and thereafter, the pesticide dealer registration
13		fee for a multi-year registration period is $300. The late
14		application fee for a pesticide dealer registration shall be
15		$20 in addition to the normal pesticide dealer registration
16		fee. A pesticide dealer shall be assessed a fee of $10 $5 for a
17		duplicate registration.
18		Dealers who hold a Structural Pest Control license with the
19		Illinois Department of Public Health or a Commercial
20		Applicator's license with the Illinois Department of
21		Agriculture are exempt from the registration fee but must
22		register with the Department.
23		Each place of business which sells restricted use
24		pesticides or non-restricted pesticides for use in the
25		production of an agricultural commodity in containers with a

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1		capacity of 2.5 gallons or greater or 10 pounds or greater
2		shall be considered a separate entity for the purpose of
3		registration.
4		Registration as a pesticide dealer shall expire on December
5		31 of the each year in which it is to expire. Pesticide dealers
6		shall be certified in accordance with Section 9 of this Act.
7		The Director may prescribe, by rule, requirements for the
8		registration and testing of any pesticide dealer selling other
9		than restricted use pesticides and such rules shall include the
10		establishment of a registration fee in an amount not to exceed
11		the pesticide dealer registration fee.
12		The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the
13		registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to
14		pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or
15		to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as
16		required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois Department
17		of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any such tax
18		Act are satisfied.
19		(Source: P.A. 94-60, eff. 6-20-05.)