HB3658eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HB3658 Engrossed LRB095 11425 LCT 32286 b

AN ACT concerning public safety.

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

Section 5. The Gasoline Receptacle Labeling Act is amended by adding Section 2.5 as follows:

(430 ILCS 20/2.5 new)

Sec. 2.5. Dispensing of flammable or combustible liquids by minors. It is unlawful for a minor under the age of 12 to dispense flammable or combustible liquids, such as gasoline, kerosene, and diesel, from any portable container, whether plastic or metal, unless the minor is supervised by an adult. Each manufacturer shall affix a permanent warning label on each portable container used for dispensing flammable or combustible liquids that reads: "MINORS UNDER THE AGE OF 12 SHALL NOT DISPENSE FLAMMABLE OR COMBUSTIBLE LIQUIDS FROM PORTABLE CONTAINERS UNLESS SUPERVISED BY AN ADULT." The letters shall be three-sixteenths inch in height and shall have a color that is different from the color of the container and distinctive so the warning can be easily read by the user.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.