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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB1894
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Sen. John M. Sullivan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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Amends the Illinois Equine Research and Promotion Act. Makes a technical
change in a Section concerning determination of assent by referendum.
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A BILL FOR
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SB1894 |
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LRB094 11502 JAM 42459 b |
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| AN ACT concerning animals.
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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 Equine Research and Promotion Act |
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| is amended by changing Section 10 as follows:
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| (510 ILCS 67/10)
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| Sec. 10. Referendum. Within 90 days after the
the effective |
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| date of this Act,
the University of Illinois Extension shall |
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| determine by referendum whether the
affected equine owners in |
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| Illinois assent to the levy, collection, and use of
an equine |
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| feed assessment in accordance with this Act. The University of
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| Illinois Extension shall be compensated for all costs |
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| associated with
conducting the referendum. The results shall be |
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| certified by an independent
auditing firm located in Illinois |
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| and submitted to the Director within 30 days
after |
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| certification. All qualified Illinois equine owners shall be |
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| entitled to
one vote. |
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| Voting shall be at locations throughout the State on a day |
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| and during a time
period as specified by the University of |
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| Illinois Extension. Provisions shall
be made for absentee |
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| voting. Publicity and notification of the
referendum date, |
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| absentee voting procedures, and voting locations shall be
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| provided in the appropriate trade publications and in the |
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| public press at least
3 weeks prior to the date of the |
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| referendum.
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| Upon approval by the majority of qualified Illinois equine |
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| owners and
certification by an independent auditing firm |
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| located in Illinois, the Board
shall be established and |
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| authorized to levy an assessment on horse feed in
accordance |
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| with this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-135, eff. 7-10-03.)
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