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State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB3650 Introduced 2/22/2021, by Rep. Michael Halpin SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Creates the Agricultural Experiences Act. Provides that licenses are not required for anyone trying to provide an "agricultural experience" which is defined as any
agriculture-related activity, as a secondary use in conjunction with agricultural
production, on a farm which activity is open to the public with the intended purpose
of promoting or educating the public about agriculture, agricultural practices,
agricultural activities, or agricultural products.
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| | HB3650 | | LRB102 10668 KMF 15997 b |
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning Agriculture.
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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 |
| 5 | | Agricultural Experiences Act.
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| 6 | | Section 5. Agricultural experiences. |
| 7 | | (a) In this Section, "agricultural experience" means |
| 8 | | any agriculture-related activity, as a secondary
use in |
| 9 | | conjunction with agricultural production, on a farm
which |
| 10 | | activity is open to the public with the intended purpose
of |
| 11 | | promoting or educating the public about agriculture,
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| 12 | | agricultural practices, agricultural activities, or |
| 13 | | agricultural products. |
| 14 | | (b) To assist in the promotion of agricultural |
| 15 | | experiences, a county shall not require a conditional use |
| 16 | | permit, special
use permit, special exception, or variance for |
| 17 | | agricultural experiences on property of which the primary use |
| 18 | | is
agricultural production.
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