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    AN ACT concerning agriculture.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Illinois Fertilizer Act of 1961 is amended  
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by changing Section 12 as follows:
 



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    (505 ILCS 80/12)  (from Ch. 5, par. 55.12)



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    Sec. 12. Tonnage reports; records. 
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    (a) Any person distributing fertilizer to a non-registrant 
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in this State shall provide the Director with a summary report 
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of tonnage on a form, provided by the Director, for that 
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purpose.
The person transacting, distributing or selling

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commercial fertilizer
or custom mix to a non-registrant will 
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mail the Director a summary report
on or before the 10th day of 
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each month covering shipments made during the
preceding month 
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showing the following information:

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Name and county of the consignee and amount (tons) by grades 
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and
analysis of commercial fertilizer or custom mix. This 
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report may be made
on a special summary form provided by the 
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Director or other forms as approved
by the Director. Specialty 
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fertilizer sold in packages weighing 5
pounds or less or in 
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container of 4000 cubic centimeters or less, shall
be reported 
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but no inspection fee will be charged. No information
furnished 
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under this Section shall be disclosed by the Department in
such 
 


 






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a way as to divulge the operation of any person.

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    (b) Persons engaged in the sale of ammonium nitrate shall 
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obtain the following information upon its distribution:

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        (1) the date of distribution;

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        (2) the quantity purchased;

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        (3) the license number of the purchaser's valid State 
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    or federal driver's license, or an equivalent  number taken 
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    from another form of picture identification approved for 
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    purchaser identification by the Director; and

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        (4) the purchaser's name, current physical address, 
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    and telephone number.

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    Any retailer of ammonium nitrate may refuse to sell 
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ammonium nitrate to any person attempting to purchase ammonium 
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nitrate (i) out of season, (ii) in unusual quantities, or (iii) 
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under suspect purchase patterns.

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    (c) Records created under subsection (b) of this Section 
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shall be maintained for a minimum of 2 years. Such records 
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shall be available for inspection, copying, and audit by the 
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Department as provided under this Act.

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(Source: P.A. 80-520.)

 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect July 1, 
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2007.