102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB3433
 
Introduced 1/18/2022, by Sen. Adriane Johnson
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
525 ILCS 10/4  from Ch. 5, par. 934

     Amends the Illinois Exotic Weed Act. Provides that Notwithstanding any other provisions for the control of exotic weeds, a municipality may adopt an ordinance to eradicate common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), saw-toothed buckthorn (Rhamnus arguta), dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus davurica), Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica), and Chinese buckthorn (Rhamnus utilis) on all public and private property within its geographic boundaries.
  


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A BILL FOR
 

  
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1    AN ACT concerning conservation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Illinois Exotic Weed Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 4 as follows:
 


6    (525 ILCS 10/4)  (from Ch. 5, par. 934)




7    Sec. 4. Control of exotic weeds. 
8    (a) It shall be unlawful for any
person, corporation, 
9political subdivision, agency or department of the
State to 
10buy, sell, offer for sale, distribute or plant seeds, plants 
11or
plant parts of exotic weeds without a permit issued by the 
12Department of
Natural Resources.  Such permits shall be issued 
13only: 
14        (1) for
experiments into
controlling and eradicating 
15    exotic weeds; 
16        (2) for research to demonstrate
that a variety of a 
17    species listed in this Act is not an exotic weed as
defined 
18    in Section 2; or

19        (3) for the use of exotic olive (Elaeagnus umbellata, 
20    Elaeagnus pungens, Elaeagnus angustifolia) berries in the 
21    manufacture of value added products, not to include the 
22    resale of whole berries or seeds. The exotic berry permit 
23    holder must register annually with the Department of 
 
 
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1    Natural Resources and be able to demonstrate to the 
2    Department that seeds remaining post-manufacture are 
3    sterile or otherwise unviable.
4    (b) The commercial propagation of exotic weeds for sale 
5outside
Illinois, certified under the Insect Pest and Plant 
6Disease Act, is
exempted from the provisions of this Section.

7    (c) The Department of Natural Resources may adopt rules 
8for the administration of this Section. 
9    (d)   Notwithstanding any other provisions in this Section 
10for the control of exotic weeds, a municipality may adopt an 
11ordinance to eradicate common buckthorn (Rhamnus cathartica), 
12glossy buckthorn (Rhamnus frangula), saw-toothed buckthorn 
13(Rhamnus arguta), dahurian buckthorn (Rhamnus davurica), 
14Japanese buckthorn (Rhamnus japonica), and Chinese buckthorn 
15(Rhamnus utilis) on all public and private property within its 
16geographic boundaries. 
17(Source: P.A. 99-81, eff. 1-1-16.)