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| | 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2023 and 2024
HB2828 Introduced 2/16/2023___________, by SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that, if a unit of local government, including, but not limited to, a mosquito abatement district, intends to engage in mosquito abatement activities requiring the application of a pesticide, then the unit of local government shall provide notice of its intent to apply the pesticide to those individuals who reside within the geographic area where the pesticide is to be applied. Specifies that the notice must be supplied to the affected individuals not less than 4 days before the pesticide is to be applied for mosquito abatement purposes. Authorizes the notice to be provided by radio or television advertisements, mailings to potentially affected individuals, or electronic notices posted on the website of the unit of local government. Provides that, if a unit of local government is notified by an individual that the individual does not wish to have pesticides applied near the individual's place of residence, then the unit of local government shall not apply pesticides within 200 feet of that residence. Effective January 1, 2024.
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| | HB2828 | | LRB103 27655 CPF 54032 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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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 Pesticide Act is amended by adding |
| 5 | | Section 13.10 as follows:
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| 6 | | (415 ILCS 60/13.10 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 13.10. Notification of mosquito control efforts. If a |
| 8 | | unit of local government, including, but not limited to a |
| 9 | | mosquito abatement district, intends to engage in mosquito |
| 10 | | abatement activities requiring the application of a pesticide, |
| 11 | | the unit of local government shall provide notice of its |
| 12 | | intent to apply the pesticide to those individuals who reside |
| 13 | | within the geographic area where the pesticide is to be |
| 14 | | applied. The notice required under this Section must be |
| 15 | | supplied to the affected individuals not less than 4 days |
| 16 | | before the pesticide is to be applied for mosquito abatement |
| 17 | | purposes and may be provided by radio or television |
| 18 | | advertisements, mailings to potentially affected individuals, |
| 19 | | or electronic notices posted on the website of the unit of |
| 20 | | local government. If a unit of local government is notified by |
| 21 | | an individual that the individual does not wish to have |
| 22 | | pesticides applied near the individual's place of residence, |
| 23 | | then the unit of local government shall not apply pesticides |
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