HB4856 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 19191 RLC 45436 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4856

Introduced , by Rep. Robert S. Molaro

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

New Act

Creates the Fur Labeling Act. Provides that no person shall sell or offer or display for sale a fur product, regardless of the price of the fur product or the amount or value of the animal fur, without having attached and conspicuously displayed a tag or label including the names of the animals that produced the animal fur and the name of the country of origin of any imported animal furs used in the fur product. Contains provisions regarding: labeling; penalties; preemption; and other matters. Effective 90 days after becoming law.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning animals.

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 Fur Labeling Act.

Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act:

"Animal fur" means animal skin or a part thereof with hair, fleece, or fur fibers attached thereto, either in its raw or processed state.

"Person" means an individual, partnership, corporation, joint venture, association, limited liability company, estate, trust receiver, or syndicate.

"Fur product" means a coat, jacket, garment, or other wearing apparel made wholly or partially of animal fur.

Section 10. Prohibitions.

(a) No person shall sell or offer or display for sale any fur product, regardless of the price of the fur product or the amount or value of the animal fur contained therein, without having attached thereto and conspicuously displayed a tag or label including the following:

(1) the name or names (as set forth in the Federal Fur Products Name Guide) of the animal or animals that produced the animal fur; and

(2) the name of the country of origin of any imported animal furs used in the fur product.

(b) Labeling of articles of clothing pursuant to this Section may be accomplished by adding the required disclosures to the permanent tag attached to the clothing, to the temporary tag used by the merchant to identify the merchandise, or by affixing, in a conspicuous place, a sticker listing the required disclosures to the article of clothing itself.

Section 15. Penalty. A violation of this Act is a petty offense punishable by a fine of not more than $500 for the first violation and not more than $1,000 for each subsequent violation. Each fur product that is not labeled pursuant to this Act constitutes a separate violation.

Section 20. Preemption. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to preempt any provision of federal law or any other statute that prohibits or restricts the sale of fur products. If any provision of this Act or its application to any person or circumstance is held to be preempted by federal law, the preemption shall not affect other provisions or applications of this Act that can be given effect.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect 90 days after becoming law.