(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 enforce compliance with any provision of this Act or any
milk promotion program adopted pursuant to this Act. In addition to any
other remedy provided by law, the Milk Promotion Board may petition for
injunctive relief without being required to allege or prove the absence of
any adequate remedy of law.
Before the Milk Promotion Board may institute any proceedings under this
Act, the alleged violator shall first be given an opportunity to present his
views to the Milk Promotion Board as to why proceedings should not be
instituted. If after the Milk Promotion Board issues its findings, the
producer who is in disagreement with the decision or the Milk Promotion
Board may request the Department to hold an administrative hearing for
determining violations of the Act or compliance with the Act and program.
The Milk Promotion Board shall submit to the Department the transcript of
its proceedings along with the copies of any documents introduced as
evidence. The Department hearing officer's decision shall be the final
administrative decision of the Department. Such hearings shall be subject
to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act.
(Source: P.A. 84-830.)
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