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90_HB0818eng
70 ILCS 405/22.05 from Ch. 5, par. 127.5
Amends the Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act.
Provides that soil and water conservation districts may not
engage in the direct sale of trees, shrubs, or similar plant
material to land owners or the general public but may work
with area businesses to facilitate the sale and distribution
of these materials. Effective immediately.
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1 AN ACT to amend the Soil and Water Conservation Districts
2 Act by changing Section 22.05.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Soil and Water Conservation Districts Act
6 is amended by changing Section 22.05 as follows:
7 (70 ILCS 405/22.05) (from Ch. 5, par. 127.5)
8 Sec. 22.05. To make available, on such terms as it shall
9 prescribe, to landowners or occupiers within the district,
10 the use of agricultural and engineering machinery and
11 equipment, and such other material or equipment as will
12 assist such landowners or occupiers to carry on operations
13 upon their lands for the conservation of soil and water
14 resources and for the prevention and control of soil erosion
15 and erosion floodwater and sediment damages.
16 Soil and water conservation districts may engage in the
17 direct sale of trees, shrubs, or other plant materials as
18 provided in this Section. Plant materials that may be sold
19 are seeds of annual or perennial plants, bare-root stock, or
20 stock in pots not to exceed one gallon. The plant material
21 shall be advertised as follows:
22 "These plants are for conservation purposes only and
23 shall not be used as ornamentals or for landscaping."
24 For purposes of this Section, "stock" means hardwood
25 trees not to exceed 48 inches, conifers not to exceed 36
26 inches, shrubs not to exceed 24 inches, or any other plant
27 materials not to exceed 24 inches.
28 (Source: Laws 1961, p. 530.)