Public Act 103-0619
 
SB2745 EnrolledLRB103 36425 RPS 66527 b

    AN ACT concerning liquor.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by 
changing Section 6-24a as follows:
 
    (235 ILCS 5/6-24a)  (from Ch. 43, par. 139a)
    Sec. 6-24a. Display of birth defects warning signs. 
    (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a need for 
public information about the risk of birth defects 
(specifically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) when women consume 
alcoholic liquor during pregnancy. The United States Surgeon 
General has recommended abstinence from alcohol during 
pregnancy. Since Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and fetal alcohol 
effects are preventable, the General Assembly finds that it is 
in the public interest to provide warning about the risk of 
alcohol-related birth defects at places where alcoholic 
liquors are sold.
    (b) Every holder of a retail license, whether the licensee 
sells or offers for sale alcoholic liquors for use or 
consumption on or off the retail license premises, shall cause 
a sign with the message "GOVERNMENT WARNING: ACCORDING TO THE 
SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 
DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS. IF YOU 
NEED ASSISTANCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE OF 
ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (OASA) AT 1-800-843-6154." to 
be framed and hung in plain view. These signs shall be no less 
larger than 8 1/2 inches by 11 inches and shall provide the 
name and phone number of an authorized State alcoholism and 
substance abuse helpline.
    (c) In the event there is no warning sign posted on the 
retailer's premises, it shall be the responsibility of the 
Illinois Liquor Control Commission to furnish the retailer 
with a warning sign. The retailer shall have 30 days from 
receipt of the warning sign to post it on the licensed 
premises. Thereafter, a retailer who violates this Section is 
subject to a written warning for the first violation. For a 
second or subsequent violation, the retailer shall pay a fine 
of at least $20 but not more than $100 for each such violation. 
For the third and subsequent violations, each day the activity 
continues shall be a separate violation.
(Source: P.A. 96-387, eff. 1-1-10.)