(520 ILCS 10/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 338)
Sec. 8.
Any officer or agent authorized by the Department or any police
officer of the State or of any unit of
local government within the State of Illinois, may
execute any warrant to search for and seize any goods, merchandise or
animals, plants, or animal or plant products sold or
offered for sale in violation of this Act, or any
property or item used in connection with a violation of this Act, or to
examine premises for determination of actions in violation of
this Act. Seized
goods, merchandise, animals, plants or their products shall be held
pending proceedings
in the circuit court.
Upon conviction, such seized goods,
merchandise or animals, plants, or their products shall be
forfeited and, upon forfeiture, either
offered to a recognized institution for scientific or educational purposes,
or if a suitable depository is not located for such items, they shall be destroyed.
(Source: P.A. 84-1065.)
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