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Public Act 0387 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Public Act 096-0387

HB1793 Enrolled LRB096 05458 ASK 15524 b

    AN ACT concerning liquor.

    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:

    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
changing Section 6-24a as follows:

    (235 ILCS 5/6-24a)  (from Ch. 43, par. 139a)
    Sec. 6-24a. Display of birth defects warning signs.
    (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a need for
public information about the risk of birth defects
(specifically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) when women consume
alcoholic liquor during pregnancy. The United States Surgeon
General has recommended abstinence from alcohol during
pregnancy. Since Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and fetal alcohol
effects are preventable, the General Assembly finds that it is
in the public interest to provide warning about the risk of
alcohol-related birth defects at places where alcoholic
liquors are sold.
    (b) Every holder of a retail license, whether the licensee
sells or offers for sale alcoholic liquors for use or
consumption on or off the retail license premises, shall cause
a sign with the message "GOVERNMENT WARNING: ACCORDING TO THE
SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. IF YOU
NEED ASSISTANCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE OF
ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (OASA) AT 1-800-843-6154." to be
framed and hung in plain view. These signs shall be no larger
than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches.
    (c) In the event there is no warning sign posted on the
retailer's premises, it shall be the responsibility of the
Illinois Liquor Control Commission to furnish the retailer with
a warning sign. The retailer shall have 30 days from receipt of
the warning sign to post it on the licensed premises.
Thereafter, a retailer who violates this Section is subject to
a written warning for the first violation. For a second or
subsequent violation, the retailer shall pay a fine of at least
$20 but not more than $100 for each such violation. For the
third and subsequent violations, each day the activity
continues shall be a separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 89-250, eff. 1-1-96.)

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January
1, 2010.

Effective Date: 1/1/2010

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