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    AN ACT concerning safety.

 
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    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
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represented in the General Assembly:


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended  by 
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changing Section 13 as follows:
 



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    (415 ILCS 60/13)  (from Ch. 5, par. 813)



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    Sec. 13. Pesticide dealers. Any pesticide dealer who sells 
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Restricted
Use pesticides shall be registered with the 
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Department on forms provided by
the Director. Beginning July 1, 
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2005, any pesticide dealer that sells non-restricted use 
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pesticides for use in the production of an agricultural 
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commodity in containers with a capacity of 2.5 gallons or 
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greater or 10 pounds or greater must also register with the 
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Department on forms provided by the Director.  Registration 
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shall consist of passing a required
examination and payment of 
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a $100 registration fee.
The late application fee for a 
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pesticide dealer registration shall be $20 in
addition to the 
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normal pesticide dealer registration fee.  A pesticide dealer

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shall be assessed a fee of $5 for a duplicate registration.

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    Dealers who hold a Structural Pest Control license with the 
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Illinois
Department of Public Health or a Commercial 
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Applicator's
license with the Illinois Department of 
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Agriculture are exempt from the
registration fee but must 
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register with the Department.

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    Each place of business which sells restricted use 
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pesticides or non-restricted pesticides for use in the 
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production of an agricultural commodity in containers with a 
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capacity of 2.5 gallons or greater or 10 pounds or greater

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shall be considered a separate entity for the purpose of 
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registration.
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    Registration as a pesticide dealer shall expire on December 
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31 of each
year.  Pesticide dealers shall be certified in 
 


 






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accordance with Section 9
of this Act.

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    The Director may prescribe, by rule, requirements for the 
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registration
and testing of any pesticide dealer selling other 
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than restricted use
pesticides and such rules shall include the 
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establishment of a
registration fee in an amount not to exceed 
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the pesticide dealer registration
fee.

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    The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the 
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registration
of any person who fails to file a return, or to 
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pay the tax, penalty, or
interest shown in a filed return, or 
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to pay any final assessment of tax,
penalty, or interest, as 
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required by any tax Act administered by the
Illinois Department 
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of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of any
such tax 
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Act are satisfied.

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(Source: P.A. 89-657, eff. 8-14-96; 90-14, eff. 7-1-97; 90-205, 
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eff.
1-1-98.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.