(505 ILCS 115/17) (from Ch. 5, par. 1067)
Sec. 17.
Persons who withhold sheep and/or wool production development
and marketing program assessment funds pursuant to Section 15 of this Act
shall remit such funds to the sheep and wool production development and
marketing board which shall deposit such in an account to be used as authorized
by the sheep and wool production development and marketing program.
Any due and payable assessment required under the provisions of any sheep
or wool production development and marketing program created under this
Act constitutes a personal debt of every person so assessed or who otherwise
owes such assessment. Such assessment is due and payable to the sheep and
wool production development and marketing board not more frequently than
quarterly or when stipulated in the sheep and wool production development
and marketing program and called for by the sheep and wool production development
and marketing board. In the event any person fails to remit the full amount
of such due assessment or such other sum within 30 days after the due date,
the person owing such assessment shall be given the opportunity to present
his case as provided for in Section 20 of this Act. When established that
the assessment is correct, the sheep and wool production development and
marketing board may add to such unpaid assessment or sum a penalty amount
not exceeding 10% of the amount due plus all the cost of enforcing the collection
of the assessment or sum due. In the event of failure of such person to
remit any properly due assessment or sum, the sheep and wool production
development and marketing board may bring a civil action against such person
in the circuit court of any county for the collection thereof, together
with the above additional specified 10% penalty assessment, cost of enforcing
the collection of the assessment and court costs, including legal fees of
the board, incurred by the board in enforcing payment of the assessment
or debt and court costs. Such action shall be tried and judgment rendered
as in any other cause of action for debts due
and payable. All assessments are due and payable to the sheep and wool
production development and marketing board.
(Source: P.A. 82-100.)
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