100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB5029
 
Introduced , by Rep. Charles Meier
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



20 ILCS 205/205-15  was 20 ILCS 205/40.7 and 205/40.8

     Amends the Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil Administrative
Code of Illinois. Provides that "agribusiness" means a business or businesses under the same name or ownership that are collectively associated with the production, processing, or distribution of agricultural products, or an organization that promotes the economic well-being and expansion of this State's agriculture industry. Effective immediately.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning State government.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Department of Agriculture Law of the Civil 
5Administrative
Code of Illinois is amended  by changing Section 
6205-15 as follows:
 



7    (20 ILCS 205/205-15)  (was 20 ILCS 205/40.7 and 205/40.8)



8    Sec. 205-15. Promotional activities. 

9    (a) The Department has the power to encourage and promote, 
10in every
practicable manner,
the interests of agriculture, 
11including horticulture, the livestock
industry, dairying, 
12cheese making, poultry, bee keeping, forestry, the
production 
13of wool, and all other allied industries.   In furtherance of
the 
14duties set forth in this Section, the Department may
establish 
15trust
funds and bank accounts in adequately protected financial 
16institutions
to receive and disburse monies in connection with 
17the conduct of food
shows, food expositions, trade shows, and 
18other promotional activities and
to
sell
at cost, to qualified 
19applicants, signs designating farms that
have been
owned for 
20100
years
or more,
 150 years or more, or 200 years or more
by 
21lineal or collateral descendants of the same family as

22"Centennial Farms", "Sesquicentennial Farms", or "Bicentennial 
23Farms" respectively.  The
Department shall provide applications 
 
 
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1for the signs, which shall
be submitted
with the
required fee.  
2"Centennial Farms",
 "Sesquicentennial Farms", and 
3"Bicentennial Farms"
signs shall not contain within their

4design
the name,
picture, or other likeness of any elected 
5public official or any appointed
public official.

6    (b) The Department has the power to promote improved

7methods of conducting the several
industries described in 
8subsection (a) with a view to increasing the
production and 
9facilitating the
distribution thereof at the least cost.

10    (c)   The Department may sell at cost, to qualified 
11applicants, signs designating an agribusiness that has been 
12operated for 100 years or more or more than 150 years or more 
13as the same agribusiness. As used in this  subsection (c), 
14"agribusiness" means a business or businesses under the same 
15name or ownership that are collectively associated with the 
16production, processing, or and distribution of agricultural 
17products, or an organization that promotes the economic 
18well-being and expansion of this State's agriculture industry. 
19The Department shall provide applications for the signs, which 
20shall be submitted with the required fee. 
21(Source: P.A. 99-823, eff. 1-1-17; 99-824, eff. 8-16-16; 
22100-201, eff. 8-18-17.)

 
 
23    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
24becoming law.