SB2986 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
SB2986

Introduced 1/20/2006, by Sen. Arthur J. Wilhelmi

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1058

from Ch. 34, par. 5-1058

Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes counties to license hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors. Authorizes counties to impose a license fee and adopt rules concerning application and eligibility requirements for a license.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

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

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section 5-1058 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1058) (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1058)

Sec. 5-1058. Hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors. A county board may license and regulate, in the manner authorized by this Section hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants and transient vendors of merchandise in any area not within the corporate limits of a municipality which licenses or regulates hawkers, peddlers, itinerant merchants, and transient vendors of merchandise. The county board may require that any such person register his name and the name of any firm he represents with the county clerk and may make reasonable restrictions of the hours during which he may engage in door - to - door solicitation. The board may shall not require a license fee from such persons and adopt rules concerning application and eligibility requirements for a license or make regulations other than those authorized by this Section. The provisions of this Section do not apply to any county which is a home rule unit, which may license and regulate such persons under its home rule powers.

(Source: P.A. 86-962.)