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HB3658 Engrossed |
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LRB095 11425 LCT 32286 b |
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| AN ACT concerning public 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 Gasoline Receptacle Labeling Act is amended |
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| by adding Section 2.5 as follows:
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| (430 ILCS 20/2.5 new)
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| Sec. 2.5. Dispensing of flammable or combustible liquids by |
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| minors. It is unlawful for a minor under the age of 12 to |
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| dispense flammable or combustible liquids, such as gasoline, |
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| kerosene, and diesel, from any portable container, whether |
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| plastic or metal, unless the minor is supervised by an adult. |
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| Each manufacturer shall affix a permanent warning label on each |
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| portable container used for dispensing flammable or |
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| combustible liquids that reads: "MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 12 |
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| SHALL NOT DISPENSE FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS FROM |
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| PORTABLE CONTAINERS UNLESS SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT." The letters |
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| shall be three-sixteenths inch in height and shall have a color |
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| that is different from the color of the container and |
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| distinctive so the warning can be easily read by the user.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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