98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2783

 

Introduced , by Rep. Jim Sacia

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
410 ILCS 615/9  from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 55-9
410 ILCS 615/16.5
410 ILCS 615/16.6 new
410 ILCS 615/16.7
410 ILCS 615/16.9 new

    Amends the Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act. Provides that the Department of Agriculture shall issue a license to any person upon receipt and approval of a proper application and the required nonrefundable fee (instead of the required fee). Provides that after finding that a violation has occurred, the Director of Agriculture may impose specified administrative monetary penalties against any person who sells or wholesales eggs to any person or business not licensed by the Department of Agriculture who buys, sells, trades, or traffics in eggs in this State. Provides that any person knowingly violating the Act or any rule or order of the Department issued pursuant to the Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and that each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. Provides that in the event the person violating the Act or any rule or order issued pursuant to the Act is a corporation or partnership, any officer, director, manager, or managerial agent of the corporation or partnership who violates the Act or causes the corporation or partnership to violate the Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Sets forth provisions concerning the failure to pay any fine or fee and the termination of an application. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

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 5. The Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act is amended
5by changing Sections 9, 16.5, and 16.7 and by adding Sections
616.6 and 16.9 as follows:
 
7    (410 ILCS 615/9)  (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 55-9)
8    Sec. 9. Licenses; fees. The Department shall issue a
9license to any person upon receipt and approval of a proper
10application and the required nonrefundable fee. The license fee
11and classification of the license shall be established by rule.
12    A license must be obtained for each separate business
13location and this license shall be posted in a conspicuous
14place at the location for which it was purchased. Licenses are
15non-transferable.
16    The application for an initial license may be filed at any
17time prior to beginning business as an egg handler. The
18licensing year for an egg license shall be July 1 through June
1930. The egg license shall expire at the end of the licensing
20year.
21    A penalty of $50 shall be assessed for any renewal license
22not renewed by July 1 of the year in which the license renewal
23is due. This penalty shall be assessed in addition to the

 

 

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1license fee.
2(Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
3    (410 ILCS 615/16.5)
4    Sec. 16.5. Violations; administrative monetary penalties.
5The Director is authorized to hold administrative hearings to
6determine violations of this Act or the Department's rules and
7regulations adopted under this Act. After finding that a
8violation has occurred, the Director may impose administrative
9monetary penalties as follows:
10        (1) Against a licensee who sells or offers for sale
11    non-inspected frozen, liquid, or dried egg products:
12            (A) $500 for a first violation.
13            (B) $1,000 for a second violation within 2 years
14        after the first violation.
15            (C) $2,000 for a third or subsequent violation
16        within 2 years after the immediately preceding
17        violation.
18        (2) Against a licensee who makes a false, deceptive, or
19    misleading statement, representation, or assertion
20    concerning the quality, size, weight, or condition of, or
21    any other matter relating to advertising and selling, eggs
22    and egg products:
23            (A) $200 for a first violation.
24            (B) $500 for a second violation within 2 years
25        after the first violation.

 

 

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1            (C) $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation
2        within 2 years after the immediately preceding
3        violation.
4        (3) Against a licensee who furnishes an invoice,
5    statement, or bill showing a standard of size, standard of
6    quality, representation of freshness, or any other
7    description of eggs or egg products that is false,
8    deceptive, or misleading in any particular:
9            (A) $200 for a first violation.
10            (B) $500 for a second violation within 2 years
11        after the first violation.
12            (C) $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation
13        within 2 years after the immediately preceding
14        violation.
15        (4) Against any person who resists, hinders,
16    obstructs, or in any way interferes with any officer,
17    inspector, or employee of the Department in the discharge
18    of his or her duties under the provisions of this Act,
19    $300.
20        (5) Against any person who buys, sells, trades, or
21    barters eggs in this State without having obtained a
22    license, $300.
23        (6) For all other violations:
24            (A) $200 for a first violation.
25            (B) $400 for a second violation within 2 years
26        after the first violation.

 

 

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1            (C) $600 for a third or subsequent violation within
2        2 years after the immediately preceding violation.
3        (7) Against any person who sells or wholesales eggs to
4    any person or business not licensed by the Department of
5    Agriculture who buys, sells, trades, or traffics in eggs in
6    this State:
7            (A) $200 for a first violation.
8            (B) $500 for a second violation within 2 years
9        after the first.
10            (C) $1,000 for a third or subsequent violation
11        within 2 years after the immediately preceding
12        violation.
13    A penalty not paid within 60 days after it is due may be
14submitted to the Attorney General's office or an approved
15private collection agency for collection.
16(Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
17    (410 ILCS 615/16.6 new)
18    Sec. 16.6. Violations; penalties. Any person knowingly
19violating this Act or any rule or order of the Department
20issued pursuant to this Act shall be guilty of a Class C
21misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate
22offense. In the event the person violating this Act or any rule
23or order issued pursuant to the Act is a corporation or
24partnership, any officer, director, manager, or managerial
25agent of the corporation or partnership who violates this Act

 

 

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1or causes the corporation or partnership to violate this Act is
2guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
 
3    (410 ILCS 615/16.7)
4    Sec. 16.7. Suspension and revocation of license.
5    (a) The Director may suspend a license if the Department
6has reason to believe that any one or more of the following has
7occurred:
8        (1) A licensee has made a material misstatement in an
9    application for an original or renewal license under this
10    Act.
11        (2) A licensee has violated this Act or any rules
12    adopted under this Act, and the violation or pattern of
13    violations indicates a danger to public health.
14        (3) A licensee has aided or abetted another in the
15    violation of this Act or any rule adopted under this Act,
16    and the violation or pattern of violations indicates a
17    danger to public health.
18        (4) A licensee has allowed his or her license to be
19    used by an unlicensed person.
20        (5) A licensee has been convicted of a felony violation
21    of this Act or any crime an essential element of which is
22    misstatement, fraud, or dishonesty.
23        (6) A licensee has made a false, deceptive, or
24    misleading statement, representation, or assertion
25    concerning the quality, size, weight, or condition of, or

 

 

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1    any other matter relating to advertising and selling of,
2    eggs and egg products.
3        (7) A licensee has failed to possess the necessary
4    qualifications or to meet the requirements of this Act for
5    the issuance or holding of a license.
6        (8) Failure to pay any fine or fee assessed by the
7    Department within 60 days after the date the fine or fee
8    was levied or otherwise due.
9    (b) Within 10 days after suspending a person's license, the
10Department must commence an administrative hearing to
11determine whether to reinstate or revoke the license. After the
12Department schedules the administrative hearing, but no later
13than 5 days before the scheduled hearing date, the Department
14shall serve on the licensee written notice of the date, place,
15and time of the hearing. The Department may serve this notice
16by personal service on the licensee or by registered or
17certified mail, return receipt requested, to the licensee's
18place of business. After the hearing, the Director shall issue
19an order either reinstating or revoking the license.
20(Source: P.A. 96-1310, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
21    (410 ILCS 615/16.9 new)
22    Sec. 16.9. Termination of application; forfeiture of
23license fee. Failure of any applicant to meet all of the
24requirements for compliance within 60 days after receipt of a
25license application shall result in termination of the

 

 

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1application and forfeiture of the license fee.
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.