102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
HB0147

 

Introduced 1/14/2021, by Rep. Bob Morgan

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
New Act
5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new
30 ILCS 105/5.935 new

    Creates the CBD Safety Act. Prohibits the sale or distribution of a CBD product unless the CBD product has labeling and has undergone lab testing that meet labeling and minimum testing requirements pursuant to rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture. Requires the Department to administer and enforce the Act and to develop rules for the labeling and minimum testing requirements of CBD products using a specified provision of the Illinois Administrative Code as a model. Provides that the Department of Public Health, the Illinois State Police, and the Department of Agriculture may inspect any business that manufactures, processes, transports, or distributes CBD products in the State to ensure compliance with the Act. Provides specified criminal fines, imprisonment, and administrative penalties for violations of the Act and directs that criminal fines collected under the Act shall be deposited into the CBD Safety Fund. Allows the Director to pursue and a court to grant a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent injunction restraining any person from violating the Act. Contains other provisions. Amends the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. Allows the Department of Agriculture to adopt emergency rules to implement the CBD Safety Act. Amends the State Finance Act. Creates the CBD Safety Fund. Effective 180 days after becoming law.


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A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning health.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the CBD
5Safety Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "CBD" means cannabidiol derived from cannabis. "CBD"
8includes resin extracted from any part of a cannabis plant and
9any compound, manufacture, salt, derivative, mixture, or
10preparation of such plant, whether produced directly or
11indirectly by extraction, independently by means of chemical
12synthesis, or by a combination of extraction and chemical
13synthesis. "CBD" does not include any product or substance
14regulated under the Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis
15Program Act, the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, or the
16Industrial Hemp Act.
17    "CBD product" means a product offered for sale that
18contains CBD.
19    "Department" means the Department of Agriculture.
20    "Director" means the Director of Agriculture.
 
21    Section 10. CBD product labeling and testing requirements.
22No person shall sell or distribute a CBD product unless the CBD

 

 

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1product has labeling and has undergone lab testing that meet
2labeling and minimum testing requirements pursuant to rules
3adopted by the Department under subsection (b) of Section 15.
 
4    Section 15. Administration and enforcement; rules;
5emergency rules; inspection.
6    (a) The Department shall administer and enforce this Act
7and may adopt rules under the Illinois Administrative
8Procedure Act for the purpose of administering and enforcing
9this Act.
10    (b) The Department shall develop rules setting forth
11labeling and minimum testing requirements of CBD products,
12using Section 1000.510 of Title 8 of the Illinois
13Administrative Code as a model.
14    (c) In order to provide for the expeditious and timely
15implementation of the provisions of this Act, the Department
16may adopt emergency rules in accordance with Section 5-45 of
17the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act to the extent
18necessary to administer the Department's responsibilities
19under this Act. The adoption of emergency rules authorized by
20this subsection (c) is deemed to be necessary for the public
21interest, safety, and welfare.
22    (d) The Department of Public Health, the Illinois State
23Police, and the Department may inspect any business that
24manufactures, processes, transports, or distributes CBD
25products in the State to ensure compliance with this Act.
 

 

 

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1    Section 20. Violations; fines.
2    (a) A person who by himself or herself, by his or her
3employee or agent, or as the employee or agent of another
4person violates Section 10 or any rule adopted by the
5Department under Section 15 is guilty of a business offense
6and shall be fined not less than $1,000 for the first offense;
7not less than $1,500 for a second offense; and not less than
8$2,500 for a third offense.
9    (b) A person who by himself or herself, by the person's
10servant or agent, or as a servant or agent of another person
11commits a fourth or subsequent violation of Section 10 or any
12rule adopted by the Department under Section 15 is guilty of a
13Class 3 felony and subject to: (1) a fine of not less than
14$1,000 and not more than $10,000, or the total amount of any
15money gained for each day on which a violation has been found,
16whichever is greater; (2) imprisonment; or (3) both.
17    (c) Moneys collected under this Section shall be deposited
18into the CBD Safety Fund.
 
19    Section 25. Administrative penalties; judicial review.
20When an administrative hearing is held, the hearing officer,
21upon a determination of a violation of Section 10 or any rule
22adopted by the Department under Section 15, shall levy the
23following administrative monetary penalties:
24        (1) A penalty of $500 for a first violation.

 

 

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1        (2) A penalty of $1,500 for a second violation at the
2    same location within 2 years of the first violation.
3        (3) A penalty of $2,500 for a third or subsequent
4    violation at the same location within 2 years of the
5    second violation.
6    The penalty levied shall be collected by the Department.
7Any penalty of $2,500 or greater that is not paid within 120
8days of issuance of notice from the Department shall be
9submitted to the Department of Revenue for collection as
10provided under the Illinois State Collection Act of 1986. The
11Department may prohibit any person from selling or
12distributing a CBD product for failure to pay an
13administrative monetary penalty within 60 days of issuance of
14notice from the Department.
15    All final administrative decisions of the Department are
16subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review
17Law. The term "administrative decision" has the same meaning
18as defined in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
 
19    Section 30. Publishing information. The Director or the
20Director's agent may publish or cause to be published any
21information pertinent to the issuance of the decision of the
22court or administrative hearing to such media as the Director
23may designate.
 
24    Section 35. Temporary restraining order or injunction. The

 

 

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1Director may file a complaint and apply to the circuit court
2for, and the court upon hearing and for cause shown may grant,
3a temporary restraining order or a preliminary or permanent
4injunction restraining any person from violating this Act.
 
5    Section 40. CBD Safety Fund. The CBD Safety Fund is
6created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the
7Fund shall be utilized by the Department for the
8implementation, administration, and enforcement of this Act.
 
9    Section 90. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is
10amended by adding Section 5-45.8 as follows:
 
11    (5 ILCS 100/5-45.8 new)
12    Sec. 5-45.8. Emergency rulemaking; CBD Safety Act. To
13provide for the expeditious and timely implementation of the
14CBD Safety Act, emergency rules implementing the CBD Safety
15Act may be adopted in accordance with Section 5-45 by the
16Department of Agriculture. The adoption of emergency rules
17authorized by Section 5-45 and this Section is deemed to be
18necessary for the public interest, safety, and welfare.
19    This Section is repealed on January 1, 2027.
 
20    Section 95. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
21Section 5.935 as follows:
 

 

 

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1    (30 ILCS 105/5.935 new)
2    Sec. 5.935. The CBD Safety Fund.
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 180 days
4after becoming law.