96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB5980


 
Introduced 2/10/2010, by Rep. Daniel V. Beiser
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		





 







410 ILCS 620/21.4 new











     Amends the Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. Provides that the Department of Public Health may not regulate the practice of extracting honey from a bee comb by a beekeeper, nor may the Department regulate or inspect honey houses. Defines "honey house" as  any stationary or portable building, or any room or
place within a building, used for the purpose of extracting,
processing, or other handling of honey. Effective immediately.
  















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HB5980

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    AN ACT concerning health.
  
 
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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 Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is 
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amended  by adding Section 21.4 as follows:
 
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    (410 ILCS 620/21.4 new)
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    Sec. 21.4. Honey. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
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this Act, the Department may not regulate the practice of 
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extracting honey from a bee comb by a beekeeper, nor may the 
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Department regulate or inspect honey houses. As used in this 
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Section, "honey house" means  any stationary or portable 
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building, or any room or
place within a building, used for the 
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purpose of extracting,
processing, or other handling of honey.
 
 
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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.