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| | 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB3130 Introduced 2/19/2016, by Sen. Wm. Sam McCann SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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| 505 ILCS 110/7 | from Ch. 5, par. 407 |
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Amends the Illinois Seed Law. Provides that specified provisions do not apply to seed distributed within this State by means of noncommercial, interpersonal seed sharing activities, including, but not limited to, seed libraries, seed exchanges, or other formal or informal seed sharing activities. Effective immediately.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | SB3130 | | LRB099 19639 SLF 44036 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning agriculture.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Seed Law is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 7 as follows:
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| 6 | | (505 ILCS 110/7) (from Ch. 5, par. 407)
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| 7 | | Sec. 7. Exemptions. The provisions of Sections 4 through |
| 8 | | 4.5 and
Sections 5 and 5.1 do not
apply:
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| 9 | | (1) To seed or grain not intended for sowing purposes.
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| 10 | | (2) To seed in storage in, or being transported or |
| 11 | | consigned to a
cleaning or conditioning establishment for |
| 12 | | cleaning or
conditioning, provided,
that the invoice or |
| 13 | | labeling accompanying any shipment of said seed bears
the |
| 14 | | statement "seed for conditioning"; and provided that
any |
| 15 | | labeling or
other representation which may be made with respect |
| 16 | | to the uncleaned or
unconditioned seed shall be subject to this |
| 17 | | Act.
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| 18 | | (3) To any carrier in respect to any seed transported or |
| 19 | | delivered for
transportation in the ordinary course of its |
| 20 | | business as a carrier;
provided, that such carrier is not |
| 21 | | engaged in producing, processing, or
marketing agricultural, |
| 22 | | vegetable or other seeds designated by the
Department of |
| 23 | | Agriculture subject to the provisions of this Act.
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