505 ILCS 120/1
Short title
Short title. This Act may be cited as the Soil Amendment Act. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)
Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 120 — Soil Amendment Act.
Illinois · statute · 505 ILCS 120 · 15 active provisions
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Authority
Authority. This Act shall be administered by the Department of Agriculture. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)
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Definitions
Definitions. As used in this Act: "Brand" means a term, design, trademark, product name, or other specific designation under which individual soil amendments are distributed. "Bulk" means in a nonpackaged form. "Department" means the Department of Agriculture. "Director" means the Director of the Department of Agricult…
505 ILCS 120/15
Registration
Registration. (a) On and after July 1, 1992, each separately identified soil amendment shall be registered with the Director before being distributed in this State. Application for registration shall be submitted on forms furnished or approved by the Department and shall be accompanied by a fee of $250 per product. A r…
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Labeling
Labeling. (a) On and after July 1, 1992, the following information shall appear on the face or display side in a readable and conspicuous form on every soil amendment product container or shall accompany each bulk order of a soil amendment product distributed in this State and shall be considered the label: (1) Net wei…
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Cancellation, suspension, or refusal of registration
Cancellation, suspension, or refusal of registration. (a) The Director may refuse to register a soil amendment or cancel or suspend a soil amendment registration if: (1) the composition of the soil amendment does not warrant the claims made; (2) the soil amendment does not comply with the provisions of this Act or its…
505 ILCS 120/30
Inspection, sampling analysis
Inspection, sampling analysis. (a) The Director shall inspect, sample, and make analyses or test soil amendments distributed within this State at any time and place, and to the extent deemed necessary, to determine that soil amendment products comply with the requirements of this Act or its rules. (b) The Director may…
505 ILCS 120/35
Misbranding or adulteration
Misbranding or adulteration. (a) A soil amendment is misbranded if: (1) its labeling is misleading or false in any particular; (2) it is an imitation of or is distributed under the name of another soil amendment; (3) it is not labeled as required by this Act or its rules; (4) it claims to be or is represented to be or…
505 ILCS 120/40
Stop sale; use or removal order
Stop sale; use or removal order. (a) Whenever the Director has reason to believe a soil amendment is being distributed in violation of this Act or its rules, he or she may issue and serve a written order to stop sale, stop use, or regulate removal upon an owner, operator, manager, or agent in charge of the soil amendme…
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Rules
Rules. (a) The Director shall, after due notice and opportunity for public hearing according to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, adopt any rules necessary to administer, implement, and enforce this Act, including but not limited to, regulations for: (i) exempt material; (ii) inspection; (iii) labeling; (iv) s…
505 ILCS 120/50
Hearing; notice; injunction
Hearing; notice; injunction. (a) The Department, over the signature of the Director, is authorized to issue subpoenas and bring before the Department any person or persons in this State to take testimony orally, by deposition, or by exhibit, in the same manner prescribed by law in judicial proceedings and civil cases i…
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Violations and prosecutions
Violations and prosecutions. (a) Every person who individually or through an agent or employee violates any provision of this Act or its rules is guilty of a business offense and shall be fined not less than $1,000 plus all costs for each violation. If the Director finds that a person has violated any provision of this…
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Administrative Review Law
Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions under this Act are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law and its rules. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)
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Severability
Severability. The provisions of this Act are severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)
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This Act takes effect upon becoming law
This Act takes effect upon becoming law. (Source: P.A. 87-394.)