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1 | | AN ACT concerning safety.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by |
5 | | changing Sections 6, 10, 11, 11.1, 12, 13, and 13.3 as follows:
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6 | | (415 ILCS 60/6) (from Ch. 5, par. 806)
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7 | | Sec. 6. Registration.
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8 | | 1. Every pesticide which is distributed, sold,
offered for |
9 | | sale within this State, delivered for transportation or
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10 | | transported in interstate commerce or between points within |
11 | | the State
through any point outside the State, shall be |
12 | | registered with the Director
or his designated agent, subject |
13 | | to provisions of this Act. Such
registration shall be for a |
14 | | period determined under item 1.5 of this Section and shall |
15 | | expire on December 31st. Registration is not required if a |
16 | | pesticide is shipped from
one plant or warehouse to another |
17 | | plant or warehouse by the same person and
is used solely at |
18 | | such plant or warehouse as a constituent part to make a
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19 | | pesticide which is registered under provisions of this Act and |
20 | | FIFRA.
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21 | | 1.5. In order to stagger product registrations, the |
22 | | Department shall, for the 2011 registration year, register |
23 | | half of the applicants and their products for one year and the |
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1 | | other half for 2 years. Thereafter, a business registration |
2 | | and product registration shall be for 2 years. |
3 | | 2. Registration applicant shall file a statement with the |
4 | | Director which
shall include:
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5 | | A. The name and address of the applicant and the name |
6 | | and address of the
person whose name will appear on the |
7 | | label if different from the applicant's.
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8 | | B. The name of the pesticide.
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9 | | C. A copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide |
10 | | under customary conditions
of distribution, sale and use, |
11 | | including ingredient statement, direction
for use, use |
12 | | classification, and precautionary or warning statements.
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13 | | 3. The Director may require the submission of complete |
14 | | formula data.
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15 | | 4. The Director may require a full description of tests |
16 | | made and the results
thereof, upon which the claims are based, |
17 | | for any pesticide not registered
pursuant to FIFRA, or on any |
18 | | pesticide under consideration
to be classified for restricted |
19 | | use.
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20 | | A. The Director will not consider data he required of |
21 | | the initial
registrant of a pesticide in support of |
22 | | another applicants' registration
unless the subsequent |
23 | | applicant has obtained written permission to use such |
24 | | data.
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25 | | B. In the case of renewal registration, the Director |
26 | | may accept a
statement only with respect to information |
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1 | | which is different from that
furnished previously.
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2 | | 5. The Director may prescribe other requirements to |
3 | | support a pesticide
registration by regulation.
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4 | | 6. For the years preceding the year 2004, any registrant |
5 | | desiring to
register a pesticide product at any
time during |
6 | | one year shall pay the annual registration fee of
$100 per |
7 | | product registered for that applicant.
For the years 2004 |
8 | | through 2010, the annual product registration
fee is $200 per |
9 | | product. For the years 2011 through 2023 and thereafter , the |
10 | | product registration fee shall be $600 per product per 2-year |
11 | | registration period and shall be paid at the time of |
12 | | registration. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the product |
13 | | registration fee shall be $800 per product per 2-year |
14 | | registration period and shall be paid at the time of |
15 | | registration.
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16 | | In addition, for the years preceding the year 2004 any |
17 | | business
registering a pesticide product at any time
during |
18 | | one year shall pay the annual business registration
fee of |
19 | | $250. For the years 2004 through 2010, the annual business
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20 | | registration fee shall be $400. For the years 2011 through |
21 | | 2023 and thereafter , the business registration fee shall be |
22 | | $800 per 2-year registration period and shall be paid at the |
23 | | time of registration. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the |
24 | | business registration fee shall be $1000 per 2-year |
25 | | registration period and shall be paid at the time of |
26 | | registration. Each legal entity of the business
shall pay
the
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1 | | business registration fee.
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2 | | For the years preceding the year 2004, any applicant |
3 | | requesting an
experimental use permit shall pay the annual
fee |
4 | | of $100 per permit and all special local need
pesticide
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5 | | registration
applicants shall pay an annual fee of $100 per |
6 | | product. For the
years 2004 through 2010, the annual
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7 | | experimental use permit fee and special local need pesticide |
8 | | registration fee
is $200 per permit. For the years 2011 and |
9 | | thereafter, the annual experimental use permit and special |
10 | | local need pesticide registration fee shall be $300 per |
11 | | product. Subsequent
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registrations for a pesticide already |
12 | | registered shall be exempted from the
registration fee.
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13 | | A. All registration accepted and approved by the |
14 | | Director shall expire
on the 31st day of December in any |
15 | | one year unless cancelled.
Registration for a special |
16 | | local need may be granted for a specific
period of time |
17 | | with the approval date and expiration date specified.
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18 | | B. If a registration for special local need granted by |
19 | | the Director does
not receive approval of the |
20 | | Administrator of USEPA, the registration shall
expire on |
21 | | the date of the Administrator's disapproval.
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22 | | 7. Registrations approved and accepted by the Director and |
23 | | in effect on
the 31st day of December, for which renewal |
24 | | application is made, shall continue
in full force and effect |
25 | | until the Director notifies the registrant that
the renewal |
26 | | has been approved and accepted or the registration is denied
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1 | | under this Act. Renewal registration forms will be provided to |
2 | | applicants
by the Director.
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3 | | 8. If the renewal of a pesticide registration is not filed |
4 | | within 30
days of the date of expiration, a penalty late |
5 | | registration assessment of $100 per product shall apply in |
6 | | addition to the regular product registration fee. The late |
7 | | registration assessment shall not
apply if the applicant |
8 | | furnishes an affidavit certifying that no
unregulated |
9 | | pesticide was distributed or sold during the period of
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10 | | registration. The late assessment is not a bar to prosecution |
11 | | for doing
business without proper registry.
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12 | | 9. The Director may prescribe by regulation to allow |
13 | | pesticide use for
a special local need, pursuant to FIFRA.
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14 | | 10. The Director may prescribe by regulation the |
15 | | provisions for and
requirements of registering a pesticide |
16 | | intended for experimental use.
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17 | | 11. The Director shall not make any lack of essentiality a |
18 | | criterion for
denial of registration of any pesticide. Where 2 |
19 | | pesticides meet the
requirements, one should not be registered |
20 | | in preference to the other.
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21 | | 12. It shall be the duty of the pesticide registrant to |
22 | | properly
dispose of any pesticide the registration of which |
23 | | has been suspended,
revoked or cancelled or which is otherwise |
24 | | not properly registered
in the State.
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25 | | (Source: P.A. 100-115, eff. 8-15-17.)
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1 | | (415 ILCS 60/10) (from Ch. 5, par. 810)
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2 | | Sec. 10. Commercial applicator license. No commercial
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3 | | applicator
shall use or supervise the use of any pesticide |
4 | | without a commercial
license issued by the Director. For the |
5 | | years preceding the year 2001, the
Director shall require an |
6 | | annual
fee for commercial applicator license of $35.
For the |
7 | | years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee |
8 | | for a
commercial applicator license is $45. For the years 2007 |
9 | | through 2017, the
annual fee for a commercial applicator |
10 | | license is $60. For the years 2018 through 2023 and |
11 | | thereafter , the fee for a multi-year commercial applicator |
12 | | license is $180. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for |
13 | | a multi-year commercial applicator license is $240. The late |
14 | | application
fee for a
commercial applicator license shall be |
15 | | $20 in
addition to the normal license fee. A commercial |
16 | | applicator shall be assessed
a fee of $10 for a duplicate |
17 | | license.
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18 | | 1. Application for the commercial applicator license shall |
19 | | be made
in writing on designated forms available from the |
20 | | Director. Each
application shall contain information regarding |
21 | | the applicants
qualifications, nature of the proposed |
22 | | operation, classification of
license being sought, and shall |
23 | | include the following:
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24 | | A. The full name of the applicant.
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25 | | B. The address of the applicant.
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26 | | C. Any necessary information prescribed by the |
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1 | | Director on the
designated application form.
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2 | | 2. An applicant for a license shall demonstrate competence |
3 | | and
knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with |
4 | | Section 9 of this Act.
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5 | | 3. A licensed commercial applicator must provide to the |
6 | | Director at
the time of original licensing and must maintain |
7 | | throughout the licensure period evidence of financial
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8 | | responsibility protecting persons who may suffer personal |
9 | | injury or property
damage or both as a result of the pesticide |
10 | | operation of the applicant in
either of the following manners:
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11 | | A. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the |
12 | | form of a surety
bond for each licensed commercial |
13 | | applicator naming the licensed commercial
applicator as |
14 | | principal of the bond. The amount of the bond shall be not
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15 | | less than $50,000 per year. It is permissible to provide |
16 | | two bonds; one
for $25,000 for bodily injury liability and |
17 | | the second for $25,000 for property
damage liability. The |
18 | | bond or bonds shall be made payable to the Director
of |
19 | | Agriculture, State of Illinois, for the benefit of the |
20 | | injured party
and shall be conditioned upon compliance |
21 | | with the provisions of this Act
by the principal, his or |
22 | | her officers, representatives and employees; or
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23 | | B. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the |
24 | | form of a
certificate of liability
insurance providing |
25 | | coverage for each licensed commercial applicator or
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26 | | licensed entity in the amount of not less than $50,000 per |
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1 | | person, $100,000
per occurrence bodily injury liability |
2 | | coverage, with an annual
aggregate of not less than |
3 | | $500,000, and $50,000 per occurrence property
damage |
4 | | liability, with
an annual aggregate of not less than |
5 | | $50,000; or, in lieu thereof,
a combined single limit of |
6 | | not less than
$100,000 bodily injury and property damage |
7 | | liability combined, with an
annual aggregate of not less |
8 | | than $500,000.
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9 | | 4. Every insurance policy or bond shall contain a |
10 | | provision that it
will not be cancelled or reduced by the |
11 | | principal or insurance company,
except upon 30 days prior |
12 | | notice in writing to the Director of the Department
at the |
13 | | Springfield, Illinois office and the principal insured. A |
14 | | reduction
or cancellation of policy shall not affect the |
15 | | liability accrued or which
may accrue under such policy before |
16 | | the expiration of the 30 days. The
notice shall contain the |
17 | | termination date. Upon said reduction or
cancellation, the |
18 | | Director shall immediately notify the licensee that his
or her |
19 | | license will be suspended and the effective date until the |
20 | | minimum
bond or liability insurance requirements are met by |
21 | | the licensee for the
current license period.
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22 | | 5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve any |
23 | | person from
liability for any damage to persons or property |
24 | | caused by use of
pesticides even though such use conforms to |
25 | | label instructions and
pertinent rules and regulations of this |
26 | | State.
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1 | | 6. The Director may renew any applicant's license in the
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2 | | classifications for which such applicant is licensed, subject |
3 | | to
requalification requirements imposed by the Director. |
4 | | Requalification
standards shall be prescribed by regulations |
5 | | adopted pursuant to this
Act and are required to ensure that |
6 | | the licensed commercial applicator
meets the requirements of |
7 | | changing technology and to assure a continued
level of |
8 | | competence and ability.
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9 | | 7. The Director may limit the license of an applicant to |
10 | | allow only
the use of certain pesticides in a delimited |
11 | | geographic area, or to the
use of certain application |
12 | | techniques or equipment. If a license is not
issued as applied |
13 | | for, the Director shall inform the applicant in
writing of the |
14 | | reasons and extend an opportunity for the applicant to
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15 | | complete the requirements for the license desired.
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16 | | 8. For the purpose of uniformity, the Director may enter |
17 | | into
agreements for accepting standards of qualification of |
18 | | other states as a
basis for licensing commercial applicators.
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19 | | (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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20 | | (415 ILCS 60/11) (from Ch. 5, par. 811)
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21 | | Sec. 11. Certified Pesticide Applicators. No person shall |
22 | | use or supervise
the use of pesticides classified for |
23 | | restricted use without a license
issued by the Director. |
24 | | Persons licensed or desiring to be licensed as
certified |
25 | | pesticide applicators shall comply with the certification
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1 | | requirements as set forth in Section 9 of this Act in order to |
2 | | protect
public health and the environment, including injury to |
3 | | the applicator or
other persons using these pesticides.
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4 | | An applicant for certification as a private pesticide |
5 | | applicator shall
meet qualification requirements prescribed by |
6 | | regulation. The application
for certification shall be made in |
7 | | writing to the Director, on forms available
from the Director |
8 | | or the local county agricultural extension adviser's
office |
9 | | and be accompanied by payment of a $10 license fee in the years
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10 | | preceding the year 2001. During the years
2001, 2002, 2003, |
11 | | 2004, 2005, and 2006, the private pesticide applicator
license |
12 | | fee shall be $15. During the years 2007 through 2010, the |
13 | | private
pesticide applicator license fee shall be $20. For the |
14 | | years 2011 through 2023 and thereafter , the private pesticide |
15 | | applicator license fee shall be $30. For the years 2024 and |
16 | | thereafter, the private
pesticide applicator license fee shall |
17 | | be $60. A
private
pesticide applicator shall be assessed a fee |
18 | | of $5 for a duplicate license.
Such application shall include:
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19 | | A. The full name of the applicant.
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20 | | B. The mailing address of the applicant.
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21 | | C. The documents required as evidence
of competence |
22 | | and knowledge regarding the use of pesticides.
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23 | | Certification, as a private pesticide applicator, issued |
24 | | by the
Director shall be valid for a period prescribed by |
25 | | regulation. The Director
shall develop regulatory standards to |
26 | | ensure that certified private pesticide
applicators continue |
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1 | | to meet the requirements of a changing technology and
assure a |
2 | | continued level of competence and ability.
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3 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
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4 | | (415 ILCS 60/11.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 811.1)
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5 | | Sec. 11.1. Commercial not-for-hire license. No
commercial |
6 | | not-for-hire applicator shall use or supervise the use of any
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7 | | pesticide without a license issued by the Director.
For the |
8 | | years 2011 through 2017, the commercial not-for-hire pesticide |
9 | | applicator license fee shall be $20. For the years 2018 |
10 | | through 2023 and thereafter , the fee for a multi-year |
11 | | commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license is $60. |
12 | | For the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year |
13 | | commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license is $120. |
14 | | The late application fee for a public or commercial |
15 | | not-for-hire applicator
license shall be $20 in addition to |
16 | | the normal license fees. A commercial not-for-hire applicator |
17 | | shall be assessed
a fee of $10 for a duplicate license.
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18 | | 1. Application for certification as a commercial |
19 | | not-for-hire pesticide
applicator shall be made in writing on |
20 | | designated forms available from the
Director. Each application |
21 | | shall contain information regarding the
qualifications
of the |
22 | | applicant, classification of certification being sought, and |
23 | | shall
include the following:
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24 | | A. The full name of the applicant.
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25 | | B. The name of the applicant's employer.
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1 | | C. The address at the applicant's place of employment.
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2 | | D. Any other information prescribed by the Director on |
3 | | the designated
form.
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4 | | 2. The Director shall not issue a certification to a |
5 | | commercial not-for-hire
pesticide applicator until the |
6 | | individual identified has demonstrated his
competence and |
7 | | knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with
Section 9 |
8 | | of this Act.
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9 | | 3. The Director shall not renew a certification as a |
10 | | commercial not-for-hire
pesticide applicator until the |
11 | | applicant
reestablishes his qualifications in accordance
with |
12 | | Section 9 of this Act
or has met other requirements imposed by |
13 | | regulation in order to ensure that
the applicant meets the |
14 | | requirements of changing technology and to assure
a continued |
15 | | level of competence and ability.
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16 | | 4. (Blank).
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17 | | 5. (Blank).
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18 | | 6. (Blank).
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19 | | 7. Persons applying general use pesticides, approved by |
20 | | the
Inter-Agency Committee on the Use of Pesticides, to scrap |
21 | | tires for the
control of mosquitoes shall be exempt from the |
22 | | license requirements of this
Section.
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23 | | (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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24 | | (415 ILCS 60/12) (from Ch. 5, par. 812)
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25 | | Sec. 12. Licensed operator. No pesticide operator shall |
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1 | | use any pesticides
without a pesticide operator license issued |
2 | | by the Director.
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3 | | 1. Application for an operator license shall be made in |
4 | | writing on
designated
forms available from the Director. Each |
5 | | application shall contain information
regarding the nature of |
6 | | applicants pesticide use, his qualifications, and
such other |
7 | | facts as prescribed on the form. The application shall also
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8 | | include the following:
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9 | | A. The full name of applicant.
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10 | | B. The address of the applicant.
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11 | | C. The name of and license/certification number of the |
12 | | pesticide
applicator
under whom the applicant will work.
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13 | | 2. The Director shall not issue a pesticide operator |
14 | | license until the
individual identified has demonstrated his |
15 | | competence and knowledge regarding
pesticide use in accordance |
16 | | with Section 9 of this Act.
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17 | | 3. The Director shall not issue an operator license to any |
18 | | person who
is unable to provide the name and |
19 | | license/certification number of an applicator
under whom the |
20 | | operator will work.
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21 | | 4. For the years preceding the year 2001, a licensed |
22 | | commercial operator working
for or under the supervision of a |
23 | | certified
licensed commercial pesticide applicator shall pay |
24 | | an annual fee of $25.
For the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the |
25 | | annual fee for a commercial operator
license is $30. For the |
26 | | years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee for a
commercial |
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1 | | operator license is $35. For the years 2007 through 2017, the
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2 | | annual fee for a commercial operator license is $40. For the |
3 | | years 2018 through 2023 and thereafter , the fee for a |
4 | | multi-year commercial operator license is $120. For the years |
5 | | 2024 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year commercial |
6 | | operator license is $180.
The late application fee for an |
7 | | operator license shall be $20 in
addition to the normal |
8 | | license fee. A licensed operator shall be assessed a
fee of $10 |
9 | | for a duplicate license.
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10 | | 5. For the years 2011 through 2017, the commercial |
11 | | not-for-hire pesticide operator license fee shall be $15. For |
12 | | the years 2018 through 2023 and thereafter , the fee for a |
13 | | multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license |
14 | | is $45. For the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for a |
15 | | multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license |
16 | | is $90. The late application fee for a commercial not-for-hire |
17 | | operator license shall be $20 in addition to the normal |
18 | | license fee. A commercial not-for-hire operator shall be |
19 | | assessed a fee of $10 for a duplicate license. |
20 | | (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17; 100-115, eff. 8-15-17.)
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21 | | (415 ILCS 60/13) (from Ch. 5, par. 813)
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22 | | Sec. 13. Pesticide dealers. Any pesticide dealer who sells |
23 | | Restricted
Use pesticides shall be registered with the |
24 | | Department on forms provided by
the Director. Beginning July |
25 | | 1, 2005, any pesticide dealer that sells non-restricted use |
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1 | | pesticides for use in the production of an agricultural |
2 | | commodity in containers with a capacity of 2.5 gallons or |
3 | | greater or 10 pounds or greater must also register with the |
4 | | Department on forms provided by the Director. Through 2017, |
5 | | registration shall consist of passing a required
examination |
6 | | and payment of a $100 registration fee. For the years 2018 |
7 | | through 2023 and thereafter , the pesticide dealer registration |
8 | | fee for a multi-year registration period is $300. For the |
9 | | years 2024 and thereafter, the pesticide dealer registration |
10 | | fee for a multi-year registration period is $350.
The late |
11 | | application fee for a pesticide dealer registration shall be |
12 | | $20 in
addition to the normal pesticide dealer registration |
13 | | fee. A pesticide dealer
shall be assessed a fee of $10 for a |
14 | | duplicate registration.
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15 | | Dealers who hold a Structural Pest Control license with |
16 | | the Illinois
Department of Public Health or a Commercial |
17 | | Applicator's
license with the Illinois Department of |
18 | | Agriculture are exempt from the
registration fee but must |
19 | | register with the Department.
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20 | | Each place of business which sells restricted use |
21 | | pesticides or non-restricted pesticides for use in the |
22 | | production of an agricultural commodity in containers with a |
23 | | capacity of 2.5 gallons or greater or 10 pounds or greater
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24 | | shall be considered a separate entity for the purpose of |
25 | | registration. |
26 | | Registration as a pesticide dealer shall expire on |
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1 | | December 31 of the
year in which it is to expire. Pesticide |
2 | | dealers shall be certified in accordance with Section 9
of |
3 | | this Act.
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4 | | The Director may prescribe, by rule, requirements for the |
5 | | registration
and testing of any pesticide dealer selling other |
6 | | than restricted use
pesticides and such rules shall include |
7 | | the establishment of a
registration fee in an amount not to |
8 | | exceed the pesticide dealer registration
fee.
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9 | | The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the |
10 | | registration
of any person who fails to file a return, or to |
11 | | pay the tax, penalty, or
interest shown in a filed return, or |
12 | | to pay any final assessment of tax,
penalty, or interest, as |
13 | | required by any tax Act administered by the
Illinois |
14 | | Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of |
15 | | any
such tax Act are satisfied.
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16 | | (Source: P.A. 99-540, eff. 1-1-17 .)
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17 | | (415 ILCS 60/13.3) |
18 | | Sec. 13.3. Agrichemical facility containment permits. An |
19 | | agrichemical containment permit issued by the Department shall |
20 | | be obtained for each existing and new agrichemical facility |
21 | | and non-commercial agrichemical facility as defined by rules |
22 | | promulgated by the Department. A permit fee of $250 $100 shall |
23 | | be submitted to the Department with each permit application or |
24 | | permit renewal application. All moneys collected under this |
25 | | Section must be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund.
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1 | | (Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.) |
2 | | Section 10. The Lawn Care Products Application and Notice |
3 | | Act is amended by changing Section 5 as follows:
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4 | | (415 ILCS 65/5) (from Ch. 5, par. 855)
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5 | | Sec. 5. Containment of spills, wash water, and rinsate |
6 | | collection.
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7 | | (a) No loading of lawn care products for distribution to a |
8 | | customer or
washing or rinsing of pesticide residues from |
9 | | vehicles,
application equipment, mixing equipment, floors or |
10 | | other items used for the
storage, handling, preparation for |
11 | | use, transport, or application of
pesticides to lawns shall be |
12 | | performed at a facility except in designated
containment areas |
13 | | in accordance with the requirements of this
Section.
A lawn |
14 | | care containment permit, issued by the Department, shall be
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15 | | obtained prior to the operation of the containment area. The
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16 | | Department shall issue a lawn care containment permit when the |
17 | | containment
area or facility complies with the provisions of |
18 | | this Section and the rules
and regulations adopted under |
19 | | Sections 5 and 6. A permit fee of $250 $100 shall be submitted |
20 | | to the Department with each permit application or permit |
21 | | renewal
application. All moneys collected pursuant to this |
22 | | Section
shall be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund.
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23 | | (b) No later than January 1, 1993, containment areas
shall |
24 | | be
in use in any facility as defined in this Act and no wash |
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1 | | water or rinsates
may be released into the environment except |
2 | | in accordance with applicable
law. Containment areas shall |
3 | | include the following
requirements:
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4 | | (1) The containment area shall be constructed of |
5 | | concrete,
asphalt or
other impervious materials which |
6 | | include, but are not limited to,
polyethylene containment |
7 | | pans and synthetic membrane liners. All containment
area |
8 | | materials shall be compatible with the lawncare products |
9 | | to be
contained.
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10 | | (2) The containment area shall be designed to capture |
11 | | spills,
washwaters,
and rinsates generated in the loading |
12 | | of application devices, the lawncare
product-related |
13 | | servicing
of vehicles, and the triple rinsing of pesticide
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14 | | containers and to prevent the release of such spills, |
15 | | washwaters, or
rinsates
to the environment other than as |
16 | | described in paragraph (3) of this subsection
(b).
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17 | | (3) Spills, washwaters, and rinsates captured in the
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18 | | containment area may
be used in accordance with the label |
19 | | rates of the lawncare products,
reused as makeup water for |
20 | | dilution of pesticides in preparation of
application, or |
21 | | disposed in accordance with applicable local, State and
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22 | | federal regulations.
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23 | | (c) The requirements of this Section shall not apply to |
24 | | situations
constituting an emergency where washing or rinsing |
25 | | of pesticide residues
from equipment or other items is |
26 | | necessary to prevent imminent harm to human
health or the |