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91_HB0376enr
HB0376 Enrolled LRB9100710RCksA
1 AN ACT in relation to anhydrous ammonia.
2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
4 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
5 adding Section 21-1.5 as follows:
6 (720 ILCS 5/21-1.5 new)
7 Sec. 21-1.5. Anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers,
8 and facilities.
9 (a) It is unlawful for any person to tamper with
10 anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers, or storage
11 facilities.
12 (b) Tampering with anhydrous ammonia equipment,
13 containers, or storage facilities occurs when any person who
14 is not authorized by the owner of the anhydrous ammonia,
15 anhydrous ammonia equipment, storage containers, or storage
16 facilities transfers or attempts to transfer anhydrous
17 ammonia to another container, causes damage to the anhydrous
18 ammonia equipment, storage container, or storage facility or
19 vents anhydrous ammonia into the environment.
20 For purposes of this Section:
21 "Anhydrous ammonia" means the compound defined in
22 paragraph (d) of Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
23 1961.
24 "Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage
25 containers", and "anhydrous ammonia storage facilities" are
26 defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
27 1961.
28 (c) Sentence. A violation of this Section is a Class A
29 misdemeanor.
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