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Public Act 097-0234 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning movable soccer goals.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the | ||||
Movable Soccer Goal Safety Act or Zach's Law. | ||||
Section 5. Definitions. As used in this Act: | ||||
"Movable soccer goal" means a freestanding structure | ||||
consisting of at least 2 upright posts, a crossbar, and support | ||||
bars that is designed: | ||||
(1) to be used by adults or children for the purposes | ||||
of a soccer goal; | ||||
(2) to be used without any other form of support or | ||||
restraint (other than pegs, stakes, augers, | ||||
counter-weights, or other types of temporary anchoring | ||||
devices); and | ||||
(3) to be able to be moved to different locations. | ||||
"Organization" means any park district, school district, | ||||
sporting club, soccer organization, unit of local government, | ||||
religious organization, business, or other similar | ||||
organization that uses, owns, or maintains a movable soccer | ||||
goal. | ||||
Section 10. Soccer goal safety and education policy. |
Movable soccer goals present a serious threat to the safety of | ||
children and adults from the dangers of unanchored or | ||
improperly anchored soccer goals tipping over. Care should be | ||
taken when installing, setting up, maintaining, moving, and | ||
properly securing a movable soccer goal. If an organization | ||
owns and controls a movable soccer goal, it must create a | ||
soccer goal safety and education policy that outlines how the | ||
organization will specifically address the safety issues | ||
associated with movable soccer goals. | ||
Section 15. Tip-resistant movable soccer goals required. | ||
(a) Beginning one year after the effective date of this | ||
Act, no commercial dealer, manufacturer, importer, | ||
distributor, wholesaler, or retailer may manufacture, | ||
re-manufacture, retrofit, distribute, sell at wholesale or | ||
retail, contract to sell or resell, lease, or sublet, or | ||
otherwise place in the stream of commerce, a movable soccer | ||
goal that is not tip-resistant. | ||
(b) For purposes of this Act, a movable soccer goal whose | ||
inside measurements are 6.5 to 8 feet high and 18 to 24 feet | ||
wide does not qualify as tip-resistant unless it conforms to | ||
the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) standard | ||
F2673-08 for tip-resistant movable soccer goals. | ||
Section 20. Technical assistance for soccer goal safety. By | ||
June 30, 2012, the Department of Public Health shall provide |
technical assistance materials based on guidelines such as the | ||
Guidelines for Movable Soccer Goal Safety in order to improve | ||
soccer goal safety. The Department may make these materials | ||
available on its website.
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law. |