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| Public Act 102-1085
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| SB3482 Enrolled | LRB102 22703 CMG 31849 b |
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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 State Fair Act is amended by changing |
Sections 6, 10, and 11.1 as follows:
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(20 ILCS 210/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 1706)
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Sec. 6. Policies, procedures, and powers concerning the |
operation of fairs.
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(a) Policies. The Department shall, pursuant to the |
Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establish by rule: |
(1) the policy for the operation
of the Illinois State |
Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair, except those operations |
regarding contests as provided for in subparagraphs (b) |
and (c) of this Section, and |
(2) the
policies and procedures for the sale, barter, |
or exchange of tickets and
for ticket refunds for |
cancelled events.
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(b) Contests. The Department shall establish and make |
available, for all contestants and other interested persons, |
sufficient copies of a premium book or other publication that |
establishes the kinds and classes of events or exhibits for |
contests at the fairs, the conditions under which contestants |
shall be entered into contests, the qualification and |
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disqualification requirements of contests, the drug testing |
requirements for contests (if applicable), the premiums to be |
offered to contest winners, the manner in which certificates |
of award shall be distributed and premiums paid to contest |
winners, the penalty for violations of a rule, condition, |
instruction, or directive, and requirements of contests, |
including but not limited to the return of all premiums paid, |
the forfeiture of awards, and the prohibition of participating |
in future contests, and all other rules and requirements for |
contests. These rules, conditions, instructions, directives, |
and requirements shall be exempt from the rulemaking |
procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All |
such publications issued by the Department that relate to a |
contest, event, or exhibit shall be maintained as a public |
record at the Department's principal office in Springfield, |
Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying |
during regular business hours.
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(c) Fees. The Department shall establish and publish for |
the Illinois State Fair and
the DuQuoin State Fair a schedule |
of admission fees, entry fees, concession
fees, space rentals |
and other fees for activities offered or provided at each
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State Fair. These schedules of fees shall be maintained as a |
public record at the Department's principal office in |
Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public |
inspection and copying during regular business, but shall be |
exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois |
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Administrative Procedure Act. |
(d) Facilities. The Department may negotiate and enter
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into contracts for activities and use of facilities for which |
there is not an
established or published schedule. The |
contract criteria shall be established
by rule, pursuant to |
the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Department may |
lease any of its facilities for activities during
the State |
Fair.
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(e) Advertising. The Illinois State Fair in Springfield |
and the DuQuoin State Fair shall
have the power and authority |
to sell or exchange advertising rights in all of
its |
publications and printed materials. The sale of advertising |
shall be
subject to the rules promulgated by the Department, |
pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All |
income derived from
the sale of advertising at the Illinois |
State Fair in Springfield shall be
deposited into the Illinois |
State Fair Fund. All income derived from the sale of
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advertising at the DuQuoin State Fair shall be deposited into |
the Agricultural
Premium Fund.
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(f) Veterans. On the day set aside as Veterans Day, |
honorably discharged veterans and
members of their families |
shall be admitted without admission charge upon
presentation |
of identification of any of the following: honorable discharge
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certificate, or photostatic copy thereof, or a paid up |
membership card in
any recognized veterans organization.
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(g) Government functions. The Governor, Lieutenant |
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Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
State, Treasurer, |
Comptroller, President and Minority Leader of the Senate,
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Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be |
afforded space for
official governmental functions, without |
charge, during the State Fair and the
DuQuoin State Fair.
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(Source: P.A. 102-278, eff. 8-6-21.)
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(20 ILCS 210/10) (from Ch. 127, par. 1710)
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Sec. 10.
The Department may enter into contracts with |
other government
agencies to assist them in the operation of |
each State Fair and the State
Fairgrounds as well as the |
requirements set forth in Section 9 of this Act.
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The Department may cooperate with any other local, State |
or federal agency
in the furtherance of the intent of this Act.
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The Department may receive and use any donation either |
from the private
or public sectors which is for betterment of |
each State Fair
and the State Fairgrounds.
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All revenues from the operation and use of any facilities |
of the Illinois
State Fair at Springfield, and the Springfield |
State
Fairgrounds, the DuQuoin State Fair, and the DuQuoin |
State Fairgrounds shall be deposited in the Illinois State |
Fair Fund. All revenues
from the operation and use of any |
facilities of the DuQuoin State Fair and the
DuQuoin State |
Fairgrounds shall be deposited into the Agricultural Premium
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Fund. All funds in the Illinois State Fair Fund shall be used |
by the
Department of Agriculture in accordance with |
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appropriation by the General
Assembly for operation of the |
Illinois State Fair.
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(Source: P.A. 88-5.)
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(20 ILCS 210/11.1) (from Ch. 127, par. 1711.1)
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Sec. 11.1. The Department shall establish and promote |
contests and
exhibitions of various classes of livestock to be |
known as the "Land of
Lincoln Breeders Awards for Purebred or |
Registered Livestock" and to be
conducted at the State Fair at |
Springfield. Only animals bred, born and
maintained in |
Illinois and owned and exhibited by Illinois residents shall
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be eligible to participate in such contests and exhibitions; |
however, such
animals shall be permitted out of this State for |
a reasonable period of
time for showings, exhibitions, |
breeding or reproductive purposes, or medical treatment.
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An annual appropriation from the Agricultural Premium Fund |
or the Illinois State Fair Fund shall be made
for the "Land of |
Lincoln Breeders Awards for Purebred or Registered
Livestock". |
The percentage of the appropriation for each class or show of
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livestock shall be set by the Department in premium books. |
These premium books shall be maintained as a public record at |
the Department's principal office in Springfield, Illinois, |
and made available for public inspection and copying during |
regular business hours, but shall be exempt from the |
rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure |
Act.
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