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HB0376 Enrolled                               LRB9100710RCksA

 1        AN ACT in relation to anhydrous ammonia.

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

 4        Section  5.  The  Criminal  Code  of  1961  is amended by
 5    adding Section 21-1.5 as follows:

 6        (720 ILCS 5/21-1.5 new)
 7        Sec. 21-1.5.  Anhydrous  ammonia  equipment,  containers,
 8    and facilities.
 9        (a)  It  is  unlawful  for  any  person  to  tamper  with
10    anhydrous   ammonia   equipment,   containers,   or   storage
11    facilities.
12        (b)  Tampering    with   anhydrous   ammonia   equipment,
13    containers, or storage facilities occurs when any person  who
14    is  not  authorized  by  the  owner of the anhydrous ammonia,
15    anhydrous ammonia equipment, storage containers,  or  storage
16    facilities   transfers  or  attempts  to  transfer  anhydrous
17    ammonia to another container, causes damage to the  anhydrous
18    ammonia  equipment, storage container, or storage facility or
19    vents anhydrous ammonia into the environment.
20        For purposes of this Section:
21        "Anhydrous  ammonia"  means  the  compound   defined   in
22    paragraph  (d) of Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
23    1961.
24        "Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage
25    containers", and "anhydrous ammonia storage  facilities"  are
26    defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of
27    1961.
28        (c)  Sentence.   A violation of this Section is a Class A
29    misdemeanor.

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