(410 ILCS 255/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 7556)
Sec. 6.
Vendor compliance with law.
(a) The Department shall develop a system for monitoring the
operations of all WIC retail food vendors to ensure compliance with federal
and State laws and rules governing the WIC program.
(b) The Department shall review the alleged
violations of the
federal and State laws and the rules promulgated thereunder.
(c) The Department shall develop, by rule, a system of monetary
penalties and other sanctions for any vendor, former vendor, individual,
firm, corporation,
partnership, sole proprietorship, association, commercial enterprise, business
entity, or legal entity
determined to be in
violation of this Act or program regulations. The level and severity of
the sanctions
shall be consistent with the type and frequency of violations, and may
include, but shall not be limited to, suspension or termination from the
program as well as monetary penalties.
(Source: P.A. 91-691, eff. 4-13-00.)
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