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HB1793 Engrossed |
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| AN ACT concerning liquor.
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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 Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by |
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| changing Section 6-24a as follows:
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| (235 ILCS 5/6-24a) (from Ch. 43, par. 139a)
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| Sec. 6-24a. Display of birth defects warning signs.
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| (a) The General
Assembly finds that there is a need for |
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| public information about the risk of
birth defects |
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| (specifically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) when women consume
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| alcoholic liquor during pregnancy.
The United States Surgeon |
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| General has recommended abstinence from alcohol
during |
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| pregnancy. Since Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and fetal alcohol |
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| effects
are preventable, the General Assembly finds that it is |
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| in the public
interest to provide warning about the risk of |
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| alcohol-related birth defects
at places where alcoholic |
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| liquors are sold.
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| (b) Every holder of a retail license, whether the licensee |
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| sells or
offers
for sale alcoholic liquors for use or |
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| consumption on or off the retail
license premises, shall cause |
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| a sign with the message "GOVERNMENT WARNING:
ACCORDING TO THE |
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| SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES |
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| DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS . IF YOU |