Illinois · statute · 410 ILCS 707 · 33 active provisions
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Illinois Hemp Act. (Source: P.A. 104-463, eff. 11-12-26.)
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: "Cannabis" has the meaning given to that term in Section 3 of the Cannabis Control Act. "Container" means the innermost wrapping, packaging, or vessel in direct contact with a final hemp-derived can…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 10. Prohibitions on the sale and distribution of hemp products. (a) No person may distribute or sell cannabis, hemp, industrial hemp, or any product derived from cannabis, hemp, or industrial hemp in this State, except as authorized un…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 15. Cannabinoid lists. (a) The following lists shall be used to determine what is hemp and what products qualify as a final consumer hemp cannabinoid product under this Act: (1) Cannabinoids that are considered capable of being natural…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 20. Hemp and industrial hemp cultivation. (a) No person shall cultivate hemp or industrial hemp in this State without a hemp cultivation license issued by the Department. (b) An application for a cultivation license shall include: (1)…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 25. Industrial hemp processing. (a) Any person that processes or handles raw industrial hemp plant material to create a product not intended for human or animal consumption shall obtain an industrial hemp processor registration. The li…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 30. Intermediate hemp products and hemp product manufacturing. (a) Any person that processes or handles hemp (other than industrial hemp) or intermediate hemp-derived cannabinoid products shall obtain a hemp product manufacturer licens…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 35. Final consumer hemp products. (a) All final consumer hemp cannabinoid products distributed, sold, or offered for sale in this State shall meet the following minimum requirements: (1) the product shall meet the definition of "final…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 40. Violations. (a) A person or retailer that sells, offers for sale, distributes, or holds for sale a final consumer hemp cannabinoid product that does not comply with any requirement of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act com…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 45. Penalties. Upon a finding that a person or retailer has violated this Act, the Department may impose fines as follows: (1) for a first violation within a 24-month period, a fine not to exceed $500; (2) for a second violation within…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 50. Cease and desist orders; mandatory recalls; consumer fraud. (a) The Director may issue a cease and desist order to any person doing business without the required license or when in the opinion of the Director the person is violatin…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 55. Illinois Hemp Regulatory Fund. There is created in the State treasury a special fund to be known as the Illinois Hemp Regulatory Fund. All fees and fines collected by the Department under this Act shall be deposited into the Fund.…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 60. Immunity. Except for willful or wanton misconduct, a person employed by the Department shall not be subject to criminal or civil liability for taking any action under this Act within the scope of his or her employment. Representati…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 65. Construction. (a) Nothing in this Act shall be construed to authorize any person to violate any federal rule, regulation, or law. If, as of November 13, 2026, this Act conflicts with the statutory text of 7 U.S.C. 1639p, the federa…
(This Section may contain text from a Public Act with a delayed effective date) Sec. 70. Home Rule. A home rule unit may not regulate hemp in a manner less restrictive than the regulation of hemp under this Act. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution o…
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