96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB2718


 
Introduced 2/24/2009, by Rep. Tom Cross
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













505 ILCS 57/5










    Amends the Illinois Family Farmer Support Act.  Makes a technical change
concerning the definition of "family farmer".
















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A BILL FOR









 











HB2718

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    AN ACT concerning agriculture.

 
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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 Family Farmer Support Act is 
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amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
 



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    (505 ILCS 57/5)



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    Sec. 5. Family farmer. "Family farmer" means an individual 
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who is a
resident of Illinois and
and
owns or leases land in 
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Illinois that is used as a farm as that term is defined
in 
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Section 1-60 of the
Property Tax
Code.
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(Source: P.A. 91-191, eff. 7-20-99.)