(410 ILCS 615/7) (from Ch. 56 1/2, par. 55-7)
Sec. 7.
No person, other than those who sell only eggs produced by
their own flocks, shall sell, offer for sale or advertise for sale as
"fresh eggs", or under any words of similar import such as "new laid
eggs", "hennery eggs", or "strictly fresh eggs", any shell eggs which do
not meet the minimum requirements of Grade A prescribed by Department standards
for
shell eggs.
Any person buying eggs from a producer on grade or representing to
buy eggs from a producer on grade shall grade those eggs on the
standards established by the Department. Any misgrading for the purpose
of fraud in grading eggs purchased from a producer shall be punished as
provided in Section 18 of this Act.
(Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)
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