(305 ILCS 44/35)
    Sec. 35. Rulemaking. The Department shall adopt rules to implement the program. These rules shall include, but are not limited to:
        (1) eligible costs related to acquisition and
    
distribution of food, including, but not limited to, picking, packing, processing, and transportation;
        (2) health and safety requirements for program
    
participants, farmers, and transportation;
        (3) food quality standards;
        (4) program requirements for the capacity-building
    
grant program, including eligibility, allowable expenses, and reporting;
        (5) contracting requirements and purchasing options;
        (6) goals, preferences, and incentives to advance
    
equity, especially racial equity, in the farm industry;
        (7) data collection, evaluation, and annual plan and
    
reporting requirements; and
        (8) any other rules necessary to implement the
    
program.
(Source: P.A. 103-412, eff. 8-3-23.)