Rep. André M. Thapedi
Filed: 3/18/2009
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 1793
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 1793 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | ||||||
| 5 | changing Section 6-24a and by adding Section 6-24B as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (235 ILCS 5/6-24B new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 6-24B. Display of adolescent warning signs. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The General Assembly finds that there is a need for | ||||||
| 9 | public information about the risk of excessive alcoholic liquor | ||||||
| 10 | consumption, specifically with regard to persons under the age | ||||||
| 11 | of 21. The United States Surgeon General has found that all | ||||||
| 12 | levels of government have a responsibility to develop and | ||||||
| 13 | implement appropriate policies that facilitate safe adolescent | ||||||
| 14 | development, protect against underage alcohol use and its | ||||||
| 15 | consequences, and avoid creating unacceptable risks around | ||||||
| 16 | alcohol use. Since excessive alcoholic liquor consumption and | ||||||
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| 1 | underage alcohol consumption are preventable, the General | ||||||
| 2 | Assembly finds that it is in the public interest to provide | ||||||
| 3 | warnings about the risks of underage alcohol consumption at | ||||||
| 4 | places where alcoholic liquor is sold. | ||||||
| 5 | (b) Every holder of a retail license, whether the licensee | ||||||
| 6 | sells or
offers
for sale alcoholic liquors for use or | ||||||
| 7 | consumption on or off the retail
license premises, shall cause | ||||||
| 8 | a sign with the message "GOVERNMENT WARNING:
ACCORDING TO THE | ||||||
| 9 | SURGEON GENERAL, ADOLESCENTS SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC
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| 10 | BEVERAGES BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF DEATH, HIV, UNPLANNED | ||||||
| 11 | PREGNANCY, PHYSICAL AND SEXUAL ASSAULT, AND BRAIN DAMAGE. IF | ||||||
| 12 | YOU NEED ASSISTANCE, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE OF ALCOHOLISM AND | ||||||
| 13 | SUBSTANCE ABUSE (OASA) AT 1-800-843-6154" to be
framed and hung | ||||||
| 14 | in plain view. These signs shall be no larger than 8 1/2
inches | ||||||
| 15 | by 11 inches. | ||||||
| 16 | (c) In the event that there is no warning sign posted on | ||||||
| 17 | the
retailer's
premises, it shall be the responsibility of the | ||||||
| 18 | Illinois Liquor Control
Commission to furnish the retailer with | ||||||
| 19 | a warning sign. The retailer shall
have 30 days from receipt of | ||||||
| 20 | the warning sign to post it on the licensed
premises. | ||||||
| 21 | Thereafter, a retailer who violates this Section is subject to | ||||||
| 22 | a
written warning for the first violation. For a second or | ||||||
| 23 | subsequent
violation, the retailer shall pay a fine of at least | ||||||
| 24 | $40 but not more than
$200 for each such violation. For the | ||||||
| 25 | third and subsequent violations,
each day the activity | ||||||
| 26 | continues shall be a separate violation.".
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