SB2183 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2183

Introduced 1/14/2004, by John O. Jones

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

240 ILCS 40/1-5

Amends the Grain Code. Makes a technical change in the purpose Section.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning agriculture.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Grain Code is amended by changing Section 1-5 as follows:

(240 ILCS 40/1-5)

Sec. 1-5. Purpose. It is the primary purpose of this Code to promote the State's welfare by improving the economic stability of agriculture through the existence of the Illinois Grain Insurance Fund in order to protect producers in the event of the failure of a licensed grain dealer or licensed warehouseman and to ensure the existence of an adequate resource so that persons holding valid claims may be compensated for losses occasioned by the failure of a licensed grain dealer or licensed warehouseman. To that end, this Code shall be liberally construed and liberally administered in favor of claimants.

In addition, the Illinois grain industry in Illinois comprises a significant and vital part of the State's economy and as such can function to its fullest competitive and profitable potential, thus contributing to the economic health of this State, when it operates under a coordinated and integrated regulatory structure. Thus, a further purpose of this Code is to provide a single system of governmental regulation of the Illinois grain industry.

(Source: P.A. 93-225, eff. 7-21-03.)