HB6887 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB6887

Introduced , by Rep. Carol A. Sente

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act. Requires any organization that sets up, moves, or stores a movable soccer goal to follow all applicable guidelines for anchoring, securing, and counterweighting a movable soccer goal that are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety", published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Provides that beginning on the effective date of the Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a movable soccer goal that is not tip-resistant. Requires movable soccer goals with specified measurements to comply with applicable ASTM standards. Provides that a violation of the Act is a petty offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning movable soccer goals.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Movable soccer goal" means a freestanding structure consisting of at least 2 upright posts, a crossbar, and support bars that is designed:

(1) to be used by adults or children for the purposes of a soccer goal;

(2) to be used without any other form of support or restraint (other than pegs, stakes, or other forms of temporary anchoring device); and

(3) to be able to be moved to different locations.

"Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" means the publication "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" published by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission in January, 1995 or any successor version of that publication.

"Organization" means any individual, park district, school district, sporting club, soccer organization, unit of local government, religious organization, business, or other similar organization that owns or controls a movable soccer goal to be used during organized soccer games, excluding private residential soccer games, on private, commercial, or local governmental property.

Section 10. Setting up, moving, or storing a movable soccer goal. An organization must follow all applicable guidelines for anchoring, securing, and counterweighting a movable soccer goal that are set forth in "Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety" when setting up a movable soccer goal for use, after moving a goal previously set up, or when storing a movable soccer goal.

Section 15. Tip-resistant movable soccer goals required.

(a) Beginning on the effective date of this Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a movable soccer goal that is not tip-resistant.

(b) For purposes of this Act, a movable soccer goal whose inside measurements are 6.5 to 8 feet high and 18 to 24 feet wide is not presumed to be tip-resistant if it does not conform to the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard F2673-08 for tip-resistant movable soccer goals.

Section 20. Penalty. Violation of this Act is a petty offense for which a fine not to exceed $500 may be imposed.