(410 ILCS 620/21.3)
    Sec. 21.3. Certificates of free sale; health certificates; shellfish certificates.
    (a) The Department is authorized, upon request, to issue certificates of free sale, health certificates, or an equivalent, to Illinois food, dairy, drug, cosmetic, or medical device manufacturers, processors, packers, or warehousers. The Department shall charge a fee of $10 for issuing a certificate of free sale, health certificate, or equivalent.
    (b) The Department shall issue an Illinois shellfish certificate, upon request, to shellfish firms in compliance with the National Shellfish Sanitation Program Model Ordinance.
    (c) This Section applies on and after January 1, 2003.
(Source: P.A. 97-135, eff. 7-14-11.)