Short title
Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Commercial Feed Act of 1961. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2289.)
Illinois · statute · 505 ILCS 30 · 19 active provisions
Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Commercial Feed Act of 1961. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2289.)
Enforcing authority. This Act shall be administered by the Director of the Department of Agriculture or his duly authorized representative, hereinafter referred to as the "Director". (Source: P.A. 87-664.)
Definitions of words and terms. When used in this Act unless the context otherwise requires: (a) The term "person" means any individual, partnership, corporation and association. (b) The term "distribute" means to offer for sale, sell, exchange, give away or barter commercial feed or to supply, furnish or otherwise pro…
Product Registration and Firm License. (a) No person who manufactures feed in this State or whose name appears on the label shall distribute a commercial feed unless the person has secured a license under this Act on forms provided by the Department which identify the name and address of the firm and the location of ea…
Labeling. (a) Any commercial feed, except customer-formula feed, distributed in this State shall be accompanied by a legible label bearing the following information: (1) The net weight. (2) The product and brand name, if any, under which the commercial feed is distributed. (3) The guaranteed analysis of the commercial…
Inspection fees and reports. (a) An inspection fee at the rate of 30 cents per ton shall be paid to the Director on commercial feed distributed in this State by the person who first distributes the commercial feed subject to the following: (1) The inspection fee is not required on the first distribution, if made to an…
Adulteration. A commercial feed is adulterated: (a) If it bears or contains any poisonous or deleterious substance which may render it injurious to health; but in case the substance is not an added substance, the commercial feed shall not be considered adulterated if the quantity of the substance in such commercial fee…
Misbranding. A commercial feed or customer-formula feed is misbranded: (a) If its labeling is false or misleading in any particular. (b) If it is distributed under the name of another commercial feed. (c) If it is not labeled as required in Section 5 of this Act and in regulations prescribed under this Act. (d) If it p…
Inspection, sampling and analysis. (a) For the purpose of enforcement of this Act, and in order to determine whether its provisions have been complied with, including whether or not any operations may be subject to its provisions, officers, or employees duly designated by the Director, upon presenting appropriate crede…
Rules and regulations. (a) The Director is hereby charged with the enforcement of this Act and is empowered to promulgate and adopt, after due notice and public hearing, such reasonable rules and regulations as may be necessary in order to secure efficient administration of this Act. (b) The official definitions of fee…
Detained commercial feeds. (a) "Withdrawal from distribution" orders: When the Director or his authorized agent has reasonable cause to believe any lot of commercial feed is being distributed in violation of any of the provisions of this Act or of any of the prescribed regulations under this Act, he may issue and enfor…
Prohibited Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to: (a) Manufacture or distribute any commercial feed that is adulterated or misbranded. (b) Adulterate or misbrand any commercial feed. (c) Remove or dispose of a commercial feed in violation of an order under Section 11. (d) Fail or refuse to license the firm or su…
Penalties. (a) Any person convicted of violating provisions of this Act or the rules and regulations issued thereunder or who shall impede, obstruct, hinder or otherwise prevent or attempt to prevent the Director or his or her duly authorized agent in performance of his or her duty in connection with the provisions of…
Publications. The Director shall publish at least annually, in such forms as he may deem proper, information concerning the sales of commercial feeds, together with such data on their production and use as he may consider advisable, and a report of the results of the analyses of official samples of commercial feeds sol…
Constitutionality. If any clause, sentence, paragraph or part of this Act shall for any reason be adjudged invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect, impair or invalidate the remainder thereof but shall be confined in its operation to the cause, sentence, paragraph or part thereof d…
Cooperation with other entities. The Director may cooperate with and enter into agreements with governmental agencies of this State, other states, agencies of the federal government, and private associations and organizations in order to carry out the purpose and provisions of this Act. (Source: P.A. 87-664.)
Suspension or revocation of registration or firm license; Administrative hearings and penalties. The Department may suspend or revoke any registration issued under Section 4 of this Act for violation of the Act or any rules adopted pursuant thereto. The Department may, upon its own motion and shall upon the verified co…
Feed Control Fund. There is created in the State Treasury a special fund to be known as the Feed Control Fund. All firm license, inspection, and penalty fees collected by the Department under this Act shall be deposited in the Feed Control Fund. In addition, for the years 2004 and thereafter, $22 of each annual fee col…
Effective date. This Act shall take effect January 1, 1962. (Source: Laws 1961, p. 2289.)