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91_HB3082enr
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1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing
2 Section 21-1.5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by
6 changing Section 21-1.5 as follows:
7 (720 ILCS 5/21-1.5)
8 Sec. 21-1.5. Anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers,
9 and facilities.
10 (a) It is unlawful for any person to tamper with
11 anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers, or storage
12 facilities.
13 (b) Tampering with anhydrous ammonia equipment,
14 containers, or storage facilities occurs when any person who
15 is not authorized by the owner of the anhydrous ammonia,
16 anhydrous ammonia equipment, storage containers, or storage
17 facilities transfers or attempts to transfer anhydrous
18 ammonia to another container, causes damage to the anhydrous
19 ammonia equipment, storage container, or storage facility or
20 vents anhydrous ammonia into the environment.
21 (b-5) It is unlawful for any person to transport
22 anhydrous ammonia in a portable container if the container is
23 not a package authorized for anhydrous ammonia transportation
24 as defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Hazardous
25 Materials Transportation Act. For purposes of this
26 subsection (b-5), an authorized package includes a package
27 previously authorized under the Illinois Hazardous Materials
28 Transportation Act.
29 For purposes of this Section:
30 "Anhydrous ammonia" means the compound defined in
31 paragraph (d) of Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
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1 1961.
2 "Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage
3 containers", and "anhydrous ammonia storage facilities" are
4 defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
5 1961.
6 (c) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of
7 this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A violation of
8 subsection (b-5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
9 (Source: P.A. 91-402, eff. 1-1-00.)
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