Full Text of SB3482 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning State government.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The State Fair Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 6, 10, and 11.1 as follows:
| 6 | | (20 ILCS 210/6) (from Ch. 127, par. 1706)
| 7 | | Sec. 6. Policies, procedures, and powers concerning the | 8 | | operation of fairs.
| 9 | | (a) Policies. The Department shall, pursuant to the | 10 | | Illinois Administrative Procedure Act, establish by rule: | 11 | | (1) the policy for the operation
of the Illinois State | 12 | | Fair and the DuQuoin State Fair, except those operations | 13 | | regarding contests as provided for in subparagraphs (b) | 14 | | and (c) of this Section, and | 15 | | (2) the
policies and procedures for the sale, barter, | 16 | | or exchange of tickets and
for ticket refunds for | 17 | | cancelled events.
| 18 | | (b) Contests. The Department shall establish and make | 19 | | available, for all contestants and other interested persons, | 20 | | sufficient copies of a premium book or other publication that | 21 | | establishes the kinds and classes of events or exhibits for | 22 | | contests at the fairs, the conditions under which contestants | 23 | | shall be entered into contests, the qualification and |
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| 1 | | disqualification requirements of contests, the drug testing | 2 | | requirements for contests (if applicable), the premiums to be | 3 | | offered to contest winners, the manner in which certificates | 4 | | of award shall be distributed and premiums paid to contest | 5 | | winners, the penalty for violations of a rule, condition, | 6 | | instruction, or directive, and requirements of contests, | 7 | | including but not limited to the return of all premiums paid, | 8 | | the forfeiture of awards, and the prohibition of participating | 9 | | in future contests, and all other rules and requirements for | 10 | | contests. These rules, conditions, instructions, directives, | 11 | | and requirements shall be exempt from the rulemaking | 12 | | procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All | 13 | | such publications issued by the Department that relate to a | 14 | | contest, event, or exhibit shall be maintained as a public | 15 | | record at the Department's principal office in Springfield, | 16 | | Illinois, and made available for public inspection and copying | 17 | | during regular business hours.
| 18 | | (c) Fees. The Department shall establish and publish for | 19 | | the Illinois State Fair and
the DuQuoin State Fair a schedule | 20 | | of admission fees, entry fees, concession
fees, space rentals | 21 | | and other fees for activities offered or provided at each
| 22 | | State Fair. These schedules of fees shall be maintained as a | 23 | | public record at the Department's principal office in | 24 | | Springfield, Illinois, and made available for public | 25 | | inspection and copying during regular business, but shall be | 26 | | exempt from the rulemaking procedures of the Illinois |
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| 1 | | Administrative Procedure Act. | 2 | | (d) Facilities. The Department may negotiate and enter
| 3 | | into contracts for activities and use of facilities for which | 4 | | there is not an
established or published schedule. The | 5 | | contract criteria shall be established
by rule, pursuant to | 6 | | the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. The Department may | 7 | | lease any of its facilities for activities during
the State | 8 | | Fair.
| 9 | | (e) Advertising. The Illinois State Fair in Springfield | 10 | | and the DuQuoin State Fair shall
have the power and authority | 11 | | to sell or exchange advertising rights in all of
its | 12 | | publications and printed materials. The sale of advertising | 13 | | shall be
subject to the rules promulgated by the Department, | 14 | | pursuant to the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act. All | 15 | | income derived from
the sale of advertising at the Illinois | 16 | | State Fair in Springfield shall be
deposited into the Illinois | 17 | | State Fair Fund. All income derived from the sale of
| 18 | | advertising at the DuQuoin State Fair shall be deposited into | 19 | | the Agricultural
Premium Fund.
| 20 | | (f) Veterans. On the day set aside as Veterans Day, | 21 | | honorably discharged veterans and
members of their families | 22 | | shall be admitted without admission charge upon
presentation | 23 | | of identification of any of the following: honorable discharge
| 24 | | certificate, or photostatic copy thereof, or a paid up | 25 | | membership card in
any recognized veterans organization.
| 26 | | (g) Government functions. The Governor, Lieutenant |
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| 1 | | Governor, Attorney General, Secretary of
State, Treasurer, | 2 | | Comptroller, President and Minority Leader of the Senate,
and | 3 | | Minority Leader of the House of Representatives shall be | 4 | | afforded space for
official governmental functions, without | 5 | | charge, during the State Fair and the
DuQuoin State Fair.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 102-278, eff. 8-6-21.)
| 7 | | (20 ILCS 210/10) (from Ch. 127, par. 1710)
| 8 | | Sec. 10.
The Department may enter into contracts with | 9 | | other government
agencies to assist them in the operation of | 10 | | each State Fair and the State
Fairgrounds as well as the | 11 | | requirements set forth in Section 9 of this Act.
| 12 | | The Department may cooperate with any other local, State | 13 | | or federal agency
in the furtherance of the intent of this Act.
| 14 | | The Department may receive and use any donation either | 15 | | from the private
or public sectors which is for betterment of | 16 | | each State Fair
and the State Fairgrounds.
| 17 | | All revenues from the operation and use of any facilities | 18 | | of the Illinois
State Fair at Springfield , and the Springfield | 19 | | State
Fairgrounds , the DuQuoin State Fair, and the DuQuoin | 20 | | State Fairgrounds shall be deposited in the Illinois State | 21 | | Fair Fund. All revenues
from the operation and use of any | 22 | | facilities of the DuQuoin State Fair and the
DuQuoin State | 23 | | Fairgrounds shall be deposited into the Agricultural Premium
| 24 | | Fund. All funds in the Illinois State Fair Fund shall be used | 25 | | by the
Department of Agriculture in accordance with |
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| 1 | | appropriation by the General
Assembly for operation of the | 2 | | Illinois State Fair.
| 3 | | (Source: P.A. 88-5.)
| 4 | | (20 ILCS 210/11.1) (from Ch. 127, par. 1711.1)
| 5 | | Sec. 11.1. The Department shall establish and promote | 6 | | contests and
exhibitions of various classes of livestock to be | 7 | | known as the "Land of
Lincoln Breeders Awards for Purebred or | 8 | | Registered Livestock" and to be
conducted at the State Fair at | 9 | | Springfield. Only animals bred, born and
maintained in | 10 | | Illinois and owned and exhibited by Illinois residents shall
| 11 | | be eligible to participate in such contests and exhibitions; | 12 | | however, such
animals shall be permitted out of this State for | 13 | | a reasonable period of
time for showings, exhibitions, | 14 | | breeding or reproductive purposes, or medical treatment.
| 15 | | An annual appropriation from the Agricultural Premium Fund | 16 | | or the Illinois State Fair Fund shall be made
for the "Land of | 17 | | Lincoln Breeders Awards for Purebred or Registered
Livestock". | 18 | | The percentage of the appropriation for each class or show of
| 19 | | livestock shall be set by the Department in premium books. | 20 | | These premium books shall be maintained as a public record at | 21 | | the Department's principal office in Springfield, Illinois, | 22 | | and made available for public inspection and copying during | 23 | | regular business hours, but shall be exempt from the | 24 | | rulemaking procedures of the Illinois Administrative Procedure | 25 | | Act.
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| 1 | | (Source: P.A. 93-1055, eff. 11-23-04.)
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