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| | HB3741 Engrossed | | LRB100 11064 JLS 21305 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning business.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Bedbug |
| 5 | | Inspection Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Definitions. In this Act: |
| 7 | | "Merchant" means a person who, in the ordinary course of |
| 8 | | business, regularly rents or leases furniture or electronic |
| 9 | | equipment to customers. |
| 10 | | "Pest" means undesirable insects including, but not |
| 11 | | limited to, bedbugs and roaches. |
| 12 | | "Rent" means the transfer of possession property or right |
| 13 | | of possession property for consideration.
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| 14 | | Section 10. Inspection. A merchant must inspect any |
| 15 | | previously rented furniture and equipment before renting the |
| 16 | | furniture or equipment to a subsequent customer.
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| 17 | | Section 15. Treatment required. If an inspection reveals |
| 18 | | the presence of pests, the merchant must treat the furniture or |
| 19 | | equipment to eradicate the pests before renting the furniture |
| 20 | | or equipment to a subsequent customer.
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