(815 ILCS 357/12) Sec. 12. Exemptions. The prohibitions under Section 10 shall not apply: (1) When the animal part or product is part of a bona |
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(A) the animal part or product is less than 20%
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| by volume of the antique;
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(B) the animal part or product is a fixed
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| component or components of a larger item and is not, in its current form, the primary source of value of the item; and
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(C) the seller establishes by documentation that
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| the antique is not less than 100 years old.
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(2) When the animal part or product is part of a
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| musical instrument, including, but not limited to, a string or wind instrument or piano, and that is less than 20% by volume of the instrument, and the owner or seller provides historical documentation demonstrating provenance and showing the item was manufactured no later than 1975.
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(Source: P.A. 102-64, eff. 1-1-22 .)
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