Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 100 — Illinois Noxious Weed Law.

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Noxious Weed Law

This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Noxious Weed Law. (Source: P.A. 77-1037.)

As used in this Act: (1) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity

As used in this Act: (1) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity. (2) "Control", "controlled" or "controlling" includes being in charge of or being in possession, whether as owner, less…

Every person shall control the spread of and eradicate noxious weeds on lands owned or controlled by him and use such methods for that purpose and at such times as are approved and adopted by the Director of the Department of Agriculture. (Source: P.A. 77-1037.)

The duty of enforcing this Act and carrying out its provisions is vested in the Director, and the authorities designated in this Act acting under the supervision and direction of the Director

The duty of enforcing this Act and carrying out its provisions is vested in the Director, and the authorities designated in this Act acting under the supervision and direction of the Director. If a Control Authority fails to carry out its duties and responsibilities under this Act or fails to follow the Department's ru…

The Director is authorized to investigate the subject of noxious weeds; to require information and reports from any Control Authority as to the presence of noxious weeds and other information relative to noxious weeds and the control and eradication thereof in localities where such Control Authority has jurisdiction; t…

Each Control Authority shall carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in it under this Act with respect to land under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Department. Such duties shall include the establishment, under the general direction of the Control Authority, of a co…

Each Control Authority may employ one or more Weed Control Superintendents who shall be certified by the Director to be qualified to detect and treat noxious weeds

Each Control Authority may employ one or more Weed Control Superintendents who shall be certified by the Director to be qualified to detect and treat noxious weeds. The same person may be a Weed Control Superintendent for more than one Control Authority. Such employment may be for such tenure, and at such rates of comp…

Notices for control and eradication of noxious weeds shall be on a form prescribed by the Director and shall consist of 2 kinds: general notices and individual notices

Notices for control and eradication of noxious weeds shall be on a form prescribed by the Director and shall consist of 2 kinds: general notices and individual notices. Failure to publish general weed notices or to serve individual notices as provided in this Section does not relieve any person from the necessity of fu…

Whenever the owner or person in control of the land on which noxious weeds are present has neglected or failed to control or eradicate them as required in this Act and any notice is given pursuant to Section 9, the Control Authority having jurisdiction shall have proper control and eradication methods used on such land…

When it appears to a Control Authority that upon any tract of land under its jurisdiction there is an infestation of noxious weeds beyond the ability of the owner and the person in control of such land to eradicate, the Control Authority, with the approval of the Director, may quarantine such land and put into immediat…

The cost of controlling and eradicating noxious weeds on all land, including highways, roadways, streets, alleys and rights-of-way, owned or controlled by a State department, agency, commission or board shall be paid by the State department, agency, commission or board in control thereof out of funds appropriated to it…

Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act relating to payment of cost, when determined by a Control Authority to be justified in the interest of an effective weed control program, such Control Authority may control and eradicate noxious weeds on land under its jurisdiction, without cost to the owner or person in…

To prevent the dissemination of noxious weeds through any article, including machinery, equipment, plants, materials and other things, the Director, in consultation with the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences of the University of Illinois and the Director of the Agricultural Experi…

A Noxious Weed Control Fund may be established as provided in Section 16 for each Control Authority, without fiscal year limitation, which shall be available for expenses authorized to be paid from such Fund, including the necessary expenses of the Control Authority in carrying out its duties and responsibilities under…

Control Authorities, independently or in combination, may purchase or provide for needed or necessary materials, machinery and equipment, including the cost of operation and depreciation of such machinery and equipment, for the control and eradication of weeds as provided in Sections 10 and 11, whether or not declared…

If any person is dissatisfied with the amount of any charge made against him by a Control Authority for control or eradication work, he may, within 5 days after being advised of the amount of the charge, file a protest with the Director. The Director shall hold a hearing thereon and has the power to adjust or affirm su…

All final administrative decisions of the Director or his representative are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law

All final administrative decisions of the Director or his representative are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure. The filing for judicial review shall stay the order of the Director or his repres…

The Director, any Control Authority, Weed Control Superintendent, or anyone authorized thereby, may enter upon all land under their jurisdiction for the purpose of performing their duties and exercising their powers under this Act, including the taking of specimens of weeds or other materials, without the consent of th…

All individual notices, service of which is provided for in this Act, shall be in writing

All individual notices, service of which is provided for in this Act, shall be in writing. Service of such notices shall be in the same manner as service of a summons in a civil action in the circuit court or by certified mail to the last known address to be ascertained, if necessary, from the last tax list. (Source: P…

Any person violating any provision of this Act or any regulation issued hereunder is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for the first offense and not more than $200 for each subsequent offense. (Source: P.A. 78-255.)

The Director may participate in any noxious weed control program and, when called upon to do so by any such program, may use any funds available to him for the purposes of this Act in the matching of any federal funds made available to this State. (Source: P.A. 77-1037.)

If any Section or provision of this Act is declared invalid for any reason, such invalidity shall not affect or impair any of the remaining Sections or provisions of the Act which can be given effect without the invalid Section or provision, and to this end the Sections and provisions of this Act are declared to be sev…