Full Text of SB2602 96th General Assembly
SB2602 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010 SB2602
Introduced 1/21/2010, by Sen. Heather Steans SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Structural Pest Control Act. Defines "person" to also mean any public school or any licensed day care center. Provides that only a person who is certified or licensed as a structural pest control technician by a contiguous state or the federal government may apply for reciprocal certification without an examination by the Department in those sub-categories or areas for which the applicant holds certification or licensure. Provides that the Department shall adopt rules for any examinations required for the proper administration of the Act, including any category or sub-category examination involving the use of general or restricted use pesticides and any examination which may be required under certain categories specified in the rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture in the Illinois Administrative Code. Provides that any fine that remains unpaid 60 days after receiving notice from the
Department may be submitted to any other public or private agency for collection of the amounts owed plus any fees and costs incurred during the collection process (now, may only be submitted to the Attorney General's Office). Provides that only the Department of Public Health and any local health department shall not be required to pay any fees, nor shall the employees
thereof engaged in pest control activities in their official capacity be required to pay any fees for examination, certification, or renewal
of certification (now, the State, any agency thereof, or any local unit of government). Makes changes in provisions concerning definitions, license or registration renewal, renewal of technician certification, violations, notification, and penalty. Makes other changes. Effective immediately.
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Structural Pest Control Act is amended by | 5 |
| changing Sections 3.03, 3.09, 3.11, 4, 5.01, 6, 7, 9, 10.3, 13, | 6 |
| 21, 21.1, and 22 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 235/3.03) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.03)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 3.03. "Person" means any individual, group of | 10 |
| individuals,
association, trust, partnership, corporation, | 11 |
| person doing business
under an assumed name, the State of | 12 |
| Illinois, or department thereof,
any other state-owned and | 13 |
| operated institution, public school, licensed day care center, | 14 |
| or any other entity.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/3.09) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.09)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 3.09. "Structural Pest Control" means and includes the | 19 |
| on-site
identification of an infestation in, on or under a | 20 |
| structure or the
use of any method or device or the application | 21 |
| of any substance to prevent,
repel, mitigate, curb, control , or | 22 |
| eradicate any pest in, on , or under , or within 10 feet of a
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| structure , or within a part of, or materials used in building, | 2 |
| a structure;
the use of any pesticide, including insecticides, | 3 |
| fungicides and other
wood treatment products, attractants, | 4 |
| repellents, rodenticides, fumigants ,
or mechanical devices for | 5 |
| preventing, controlling, eradicating, identifying,
mitigating, | 6 |
| diminishing , or curbing insects, vermin, rats, mice , or other | 7 |
| pests in,
on , or under , or within 10 feet of a structure , or | 8 |
| within a part of, or materials used in
building, a structure; | 9 |
| vault
fumigation and fumigation of box cars, trucks, ships,
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| airplanes, docks, warehouses , and common carriers or | 11 |
| soliciting to perform
any of the foregoing functions.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-227; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/3.11) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.11)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 3.11. "Commercial Structural Pest Control Business" | 16 |
| means any
business in the course of which any person performs, | 17 |
| advertises , or contracts to
perform structural pest control | 18 |
| services on property under the ownership
or control of another | 19 |
| in exchange for any consideration .
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| (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/4) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2204)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 4. Licensing and registration location requirements ) . | 24 |
| (a) It shall be unlawful for any person
to engage in a |
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| commercial structural pest control business at any location
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| this State after October 21, 1977 , or within Illinois from any | 3 |
| location outside of this State, unless such person is licensed | 4 |
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the Department. A person shall have a separate license for | 5 |
| each commercial
structural pest control business location. It | 6 |
| shall also be unlawful for
any person to engage in a commercial | 7 |
| pest control business in Illinois from
any location outside | 8 |
| this State unless such person is licensed by this Department.
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| The licensee may use its state identification number in all | 10 |
| forms of advertising.
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| (b) It shall be unlawful for any person who owns or | 12 |
| operates a non-commercial
structural pest control location to | 13 |
| engage in non-commercial structural
pest control using | 14 |
| restricted pesticides in this State after October 21,
1977, | 15 |
| unless registered as a non-commercial structural pest control | 16 |
| location by the Department.
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| (c) No person shall be licensed or registered as a | 18 |
| commercial
or non-commercial structural pest control business | 19 |
| at any
location without complying with the certification | 20 |
| requirements as prescribed
in Section 5 of this Act.
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| (d) If a licensee or registrant changes its location of | 22 |
| operation during
the year of issuance, the Department shall be | 23 |
| notified in writing of the
new location within 15 days. The | 24 |
| license or registration shall accompany the notification along | 25 |
| with the fee as prescribed in Section 9 of this Act, be | 26 |
| surrendered
and , upon receipt, a replacement will be issued by |
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| the Department for a fee of $10 .
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| (e) All licenses and registrations issued under this Act | 3 |
| shall expire
on December 31 of the year issued, except that an | 4 |
| original license or registration
issued after October 1 and | 5 |
| before December 31 shall expire on December 31
of the following | 6 |
| year. A license or registration may be renewed by filing with | 7 |
| the Department a completed renewal application form as | 8 |
| prescribed by rule, including payment of the fee as prescribed | 9 |
| in Section 9 of this Act, and may be postmarked no later than | 10 |
| the December 1 preceding the date of expiration. Applications | 11 |
| received by the Department that are postmarked after December 1 | 12 |
| up to and including December 31 shall be accompanied by the | 13 |
| required late filing charge as prescribed in Section 9 of this | 14 |
| Act. License or registration applications that are postmarked | 15 |
| after December 31 will not be eligible for renewal A license or | 16 |
| registration may be renewed by making
application on a form | 17 |
| prescribed by the Department and by paying
the fee required by | 18 |
| this Act. Renewal applications shall be filed with
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| Department prior to December 1 of each year .
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| (f) No license or registration shall be transferable from | 21 |
| one person to another.
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| (g) No person shall be licensed as a commercial structural | 23 |
| pest control business location without complying with the | 24 |
| insurance requirements of Section 9 of this Act. | 25 |
| (Source: P.A. 83-825; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/5.01) (from Ch. 111 l/2, par. 2205.01)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 5.01. Reciprocity. | 4 |
| (a) Upon payment of the required fee as prescribed in | 5 |
| Section 9 of this Act, a person who is certified or licensed as | 6 |
| a structural pest control technician by a contiguous state or | 7 |
| the federal government may apply for reciprocal certification | 8 |
| without examination by the Department in those sub-categories | 9 |
| or areas for which the applicant holds certification or | 10 |
| licensure by the contiguous state or the federal government. | 11 |
| (b) In order to receive reciprocal certification under | 12 |
| subsection (a) of this Section, the requirements for the | 13 |
| certification or licensure by the contiguous state or the | 14 |
| federal government must have been, at the date of the | 15 |
| certification or licensure, substantially equivalent to the | 16 |
| requirements then in force in this State, as determined by the | 17 |
| Department. Upon the payment of the required fee, an applicant
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| who is certified in another state, may, without examination, be
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| granted a certificate as a certified structural pest control
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| technician by the Department in those sub-categories for which
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| he has been certified by another state, provided that the
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| Department finds that the requirements for certification of
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| structural pest control technicians in that state were, at the
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| date of certification, substantially equal to the requirements
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| then in force in this State and provided that the same
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| privilege of certification is similarly granted by said
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| to technicians certified by the State of Illinois.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/6) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2206)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 6. Renewal of technician certification Certificate | 6 |
| renewal) . | 7 |
| (a) A certified technician's
certificate shall be valid for | 8 |
| a period of 3 years expiring on December 31 of the third year, | 9 |
| except that an original certificate issued between October 1 | 10 |
| and December 31 shall expire on December 31 of the third full | 11 |
| calendar year following issuance and must be
renewed by January | 12 |
| 1 of each third year . A certificate may be
renewed by | 13 |
| application upon a form prescribed by the Department,
provided | 14 |
| that the certified technician furnishes the following: | 15 |
| (1) a renewal application filed with the Department | 16 |
| postmarked no later than December 1 preceding the date of | 17 |
| expiration; | 18 |
| (2) evidence attached to the renewal, or on file with | 19 |
| the Department, of acquiring, that
he has attended during | 20 |
| the 3 year period,
a minimum of 9 classroom hours, in | 21 |
| increments of 3 hours or more, of training at Department | 22 |
| approved pest control training seminars ; and | 23 |
| (3) the required fee as prescribed in Section 9 of this | 24 |
| Act and pays
the fee required by this Act. Renewal | 25 |
| applications shall be
filed with the Department prior to |
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| December 1 preceding the date
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| Applications received by the Department postmarked after | 3 |
| December 1 shall be accompanied by the required late filing | 4 |
| charge as prescribed in Section 9 of this Act.
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| (b) Certified technician's certificates are not | 6 |
| transferable from
one person to another person, and no licensee | 7 |
| or registrant
shall use the certificate of a certified | 8 |
| technician to secure
or hold a license or registration unless | 9 |
| the holder of such
certificate is actively engaged in the | 10 |
| direction of pest
control operations of the licensee or | 11 |
| registrant.
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| (c) A certified technician who has not renewed his or her | 13 |
| certificate for
a period of not more than one year after its
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| expiration may secure a renewal upon payment of the renewal fee | 15 |
| and , late filing charge
and the furnishing of evidence of | 16 |
| training in accordance with item (2) of subsection (a) of this | 17 |
| Section as may
be required by the Department . If a technician | 18 |
| has not renewed
his or her certificate for a period of more | 19 |
| than one year after its
expiration, the technician he shall | 20 |
| file an original application for examination, pay
all required | 21 |
| fees , which may include renewal, examination, and late filing | 22 |
| charges , and successfully pass the examination before
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| her certificate is renewed. Any individual who fails to renew a | 24 |
| certification by the date of expiration shall not perform any | 25 |
| pest control activities until the requirements of this Section | 26 |
| have been met and a certificate has been issued by the |
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| Department.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-922, eff. 1-1-05; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, | 3 |
| eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/7) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2207)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 7. Written examination required ) . The Department | 7 |
| shall adopt rules for any examinations required for the proper | 8 |
| administration of this Act, including any category or | 9 |
| sub-category examination involving the use of general or | 10 |
| restricted use pesticides and any examination which may be | 11 |
| required under Category 7, Industrial, Institutional, | 12 |
| Structural, and Health Related Pest Control, or Category 8, | 13 |
| Public Health Pest Control (excluding Mosquito Pest Control), | 14 |
| in the rules adopted by the Department of Agriculture in | 15 |
| Section 250.120 of Title 8 of the Illinois Administrative Code. | 16 |
| Applications for examination
shall be in the form prescribed by | 17 |
| the Department , and shall be
accompanied by the required fee as | 18 |
| prescribed in Section 9 of this Act, and received by the | 19 |
| Department at least 15 days prior to an examination . The | 20 |
| Department shall conduct
written examinations at least 4 times | 21 |
| each year and may require a
practical demonstration by each | 22 |
| applicant.
The written examination shall be prepared from | 23 |
| suggested study materials.
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| All applicants shall be tested and required to attain a | 25 |
| passing grade
on a General Standards examination which |
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| evaluates their general
knowledge of
label and labeling | 2 |
| comprehension, safety, environment, equipment,
application | 3 |
| techniques, laws and regulations, and pests and pesticides.
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| Applicants who pass the General Standards examination may also, | 5 |
| if
qualified, be examined in any one or more of the
other | 6 |
| sub-categories
in which they desire to use restricted | 7 |
| pesticides:
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| (a) Insects (excluding termites and other wood
destroying | 9 |
| organisms), rodents and other pests including those pests in | 10 |
| food
manufacturing, food processing, food storage and grain | 11 |
| handling;
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| (b) Termites and other wood destroying organisms;
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| (c) Bird control;
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| (d) Fumigation;
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| (e) Food manufacturing, food processing and food storage | 16 |
| facilities;
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| (f) Institutional and multi-unit residential housing pest | 18 |
| control;
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| (g) Public health pest control; and
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| (h) Wood products pest control, which includes the | 21 |
| application of
restricted use wood treatment pesticides by | 22 |
| individuals working for
commercial wood treatment companies or | 23 |
| non-commercial wood
treatment plants using pressure, as well as | 24 |
| nonpressure, treatment methods
to control or prevent wood | 25 |
| degradation by wood destroying organisms which
include but are | 26 |
| not limited to insects, and by fungi or bacteria which
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| surface molding, surface staining, sap staining, brown rot, | 2 |
| white rot
and soft rot.
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| An applicant who is examined and certified in | 4 |
| sub-categories (a),
(b), (c), (d) and (h) shall be qualified to | 5 |
| use restricted pesticides in
performing structural pest | 6 |
| control activities in commercial and
non-commercial structural | 7 |
| pest control in those sub-categories in which
he has been | 8 |
| certified.
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| An applicant who is examined and certified in | 10 |
| sub-categories (e),
(f), or (g) shall be permitted to apply | 11 |
| restricted pesticides only to
structures of the non-commercial | 12 |
| structural pest control registrant of
which he is an employee.
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| (Source: P.A. 85-227; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/9) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2209)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 9. Fees and required insurance. | 17 |
| (a) The fees required by this Act
are as follows:
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| (1) The fee for an original commercial structural pest | 19 |
| control business license is $250; and the fee for the | 20 |
| renewal of that license is $150. | 21 |
| (2) The fee for an original non-commercial structural | 22 |
| pest control business registration is $200; and the fee for | 23 |
| the renewal of that registration is $125. | 24 |
| (3) The fee for an application for examination as a | 25 |
| certified technician, including an original certificate, |
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| is $75; and the fee for the renewal of that certification | 2 |
| is $75. | 3 |
| (4) The fee for an application for examination in | 4 |
| sub-categories not previously examined or for | 5 |
| reexamination as a certified technician in areas | 6 |
| previously failed is $50. | 7 |
| (5) The fee for the replacement of a license, | 8 |
| registration, or certification is $25. | 9 |
| (6) The late filing charge for any license, | 10 |
| registration, or certification is $75. | 11 |
| (7) The fee for multiple copies of this Act and | 12 |
| regulations or for any category or sub-category specific | 13 |
| training materials is $5 per copy.
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| (a) For an original license and each renewal - $100.
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| (b) For an original registration and each renewal - | 16 |
| $50.
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| (c) For each certificate renewal - $40.
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| (d) For an application for examination including an | 19 |
| original
certificate - $40.
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| (e) Any person who fails to file a renewal application | 21 |
| by the date of
expiration of a license, certification or | 22 |
| registration shall be assessed
a late filing charge of $75.
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| (f) For duplicate copies of certificates, licenses or | 24 |
| registrations - $10.
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| All fees shall be paid by check or money order. Any fee | 26 |
| required by this
Act is not refundable in the event that the |
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| original application or
application for renewal is denied. | 2 |
| (b) Every application for an original commercial | 3 |
| structural pest control business location
license shall be | 4 |
| accompanied by a certificate of insurance issued by an
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| insurance company authorized to do business in the State of | 6 |
| Illinois or by
a risk retention or purchasing group formed | 7 |
| pursuant to the federal
Liability Risk Retention Act of 1986, | 8 |
| which provides primary, first dollar
public liability coverage | 9 |
| of the applicant or licensee for personal
injuries for not less | 10 |
| than $100,000 per person, or $300,000 per occurrence,
and, in | 11 |
| addition, for not less than $50,000 per occurrence for property
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| damage, resulting from structural pest control. The insurance | 13 |
| policy shall
be in effect at all times during the license year | 14 |
| and a new certificate of
insurance shall be filed with the | 15 |
| Department within 30 days after the
renewal of the insurance | 16 |
| policy. Each application for renewal of a commercial structural | 17 |
| pest control location license shall also include a certificate | 18 |
| of insurance as detailed above unless a valid certificate of | 19 |
| insurance is already on file with the Department. Applicants | 20 |
| for registration or
registration renewal shall not be required | 21 |
| to provide evidence of public
liability insurance coverage.
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| All administrative civil fines and fees collected pursuant | 23 |
| to this
Act shall be deposited into the Pesticide Control Fund | 24 |
| established pursuant
to the Illinois Pesticide Act. The amount | 25 |
| annually collected as
administrative civil fines and fees shall | 26 |
| be appropriated by the
General Assembly to the Department for |
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| the purposes of conducting a public
education program on the | 2 |
| proper use of pesticides and for other activities
related to | 3 |
| enforcement of this Act and the Illinois Pesticide Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-703; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/10.3)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019) | 7 |
| Sec. 10.3. Notification. School districts and day care | 8 |
| centers must
maintain a registry of
parents and guardians of | 9 |
| students and employees who have registered to receive
written | 10 |
| or telephonic
notification prior to application of pesticides | 11 |
| to school property or day
care centers or provide
written or | 12 |
| telephonic notification to all parents and guardians of | 13 |
| students before such
pesticide application. Written | 14 |
| notification may be included in newsletters,
bulletins, | 15 |
| calendars, or other correspondence currently published by the | 16 |
| school
district or day care center. The written or telephonic | 17 |
| notification must be given at
least 2 business days
before | 18 |
| application of the pesticide application and should identify | 19 |
| the
intended date of the application of the pesticide and the | 20 |
| name and telephone
contact number for the school or day care | 21 |
| center personnel
responsible for
the pesticide
application | 22 |
| program. Prior written notice shall not be required if there is | 23 |
| an
imminent threat to health or property. If such a situation | 24 |
| arises, the
appropriate school or day care center personnel | 25 |
| must sign a statement
describing the circumstances
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| rise to the health threat and ensure that written or telephonic | 2 |
| notice is provided
as soon as practicable. For purposes of this | 3 |
| Section, pesticides subject to
notification requirements shall | 4 |
| not include (i) an antimicrobial agent, such as
disinfectant, | 5 |
| sanitizer, or deodorizer, or (ii) insecticide baits and
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| rodenticide
baits.
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| (Source: P.A. 93-381, eff. 7-1-04; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, | 8 |
| eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/13) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2213)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 13. Violations of the Act. It is a violation of this | 12 |
| Act and the
Department may suspend, revoke , or refuse to issue | 13 |
| or renew any certificate,
registration , or license, in | 14 |
| accordance with Section 14 of this Act, upon
proof of any of | 15 |
| the following:
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| (a) Violation of this Act or any rule or regulation | 17 |
| promulgated hereunder.
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| (b) Conviction of a certified technician, registrant, or | 19 |
| licensee of a
violation of any provision of this Act or of pest | 20 |
| control laws in any other
state, or any other laws or rules and | 21 |
| regulations adopted thereto relating
to pesticides.
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| (c) Knowingly making false or fraudulent claims, | 23 |
| misrepresenting the effects
of materials or methods or failing | 24 |
| to use methods or materials suitable
for structural pest | 25 |
| control.
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| (d) Performing structural pest control in a careless or | 2 |
| negligent
manner so as to be detrimental to health.
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| (e) Failure to supply within a reasonable time, upon | 4 |
| request from the
Department or its authorized representative, | 5 |
| true information regarding
methods and materials used, work | 6 |
| performed , or other information essential
to the | 7 |
| administration of this Act.
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| (f) Fraudulent advertising or solicitations relating to | 9 |
| structural pest control.
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| (g) Aiding or abetting a person to evade any provision of | 11 |
| this Act,
conspiring with any person to evade provisions of | 12 |
| this Act or allowing a
license, permit, certification , or | 13 |
| registration to be used by another person.
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| (h) Impersonating any federal, state, county , or city | 15 |
| official.
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| (i) Performing structural pest control, utilizing , or | 17 |
| authorizing the use
or sale of, pesticides which are in | 18 |
| violation of the FIFRA, or the Illinois
Pesticide Act.
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| (j) Failing to comply with a written Department notice or | 20 |
| lawful order of the Director. | 21 |
| (Source: P.A. 85-177; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/21) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 21. Penalty ) . Any person who violates this Act or any | 25 |
| rule or regulation
adopted by the Department, or who violates |
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| shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor and shall be
fined a | 3 |
| sum of not more less than $2,500, serve a jail term of up to 1 | 4 |
| day less than 1 year in jail, or both $100 .
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| Each day's violation constitutes a separate offense. The | 6 |
| State's Attorney
of the county in which the violation occurred | 7 |
| or the Attorney General shall bring
such actions in the name of | 8 |
| the people of the State of Illinois.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/21.1) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221.1)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 21.1. Administrative Civil Fines. The Department is | 13 |
| empowered to
assess administrative civil fines in accordance | 14 |
| with Section 15 of this Act against a licensee, registrant or
| 15 |
| certified technician , person, public school, licensed day care | 16 |
| center, or other entity for violations of this Act or its rules | 17 |
| and
regulations. These fines shall be established by the | 18 |
| Department by rule and
may be assessed in addition to, or in | 19 |
| lieu of, license, registration, or
certification suspensions | 20 |
| and revocations. Rules to implement this Section
shall be | 21 |
| proposed by the Department by January 1, 1993.
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| The amount of these fines shall be determined by the | 23 |
| hearing officer upon
determination that a violation or | 24 |
| violations of the Act or rules has
occurred. Any fine assessed | 25 |
| and not paid within 60 days after receiving of notice from the
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| or any other public or private agency, for
collection of the | 3 |
| amounts owed plus any fees and costs incurred during the | 4 |
| collection process . Failure to pay a fine shall also be grounds | 5 |
| for immediate
suspension or revocation of a license, | 6 |
| registration, or certification
issued under this Act.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-703; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| (225 ILCS 235/22) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2222)
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| (Section scheduled to be repealed on December 31, 2019)
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| Sec. 22. Scope of Act ) . The provisions of this Act apply to | 11 |
| any
structural pest control operations performed by the State | 12 |
| or agency
thereof. However, the Department of Public Health | 13 |
| State or agency thereof or any local health department unit of | 14 |
| local
government shall not be required to pay any fees, nor | 15 |
| shall the employees
thereof engaged in pest control activities | 16 |
| in their official capacity be required to pay any fees for | 17 |
| examination, certification , or renewal
of certification in the | 18 |
| sub-categories of either (f) or (g) specified in
Section 7 of | 19 |
| this Act .
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| This Act does not apply to any person certified by the | 21 |
| Illinois
Department of Agriculture to use restricted | 22 |
| pesticides in structures on
his own individual property.
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| (Source: P.A. 82-725; reenacted by P.A. 95-786, eff. 8-7-08 .)
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| Section 10. The Structural Pest Control Act is amended by | 2 |
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 4 |
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
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| 225 ILCS 235/3.03 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.03 |
| 4 |
| 225 ILCS 235/3.09 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.09 |
| 5 |
| 225 ILCS 235/3.11 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2203.11 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/4 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2204 |
| 7 |
| 225 ILCS 235/5.01 |
from Ch. 111 l/2, par. 2205.01 |
| 8 |
| 225 ILCS 235/6 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2206 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/7 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2207 |
| 10 |
| 225 ILCS 235/9 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2209 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/10.3 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/13 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2213 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/21 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221 |
| 14 |
| 225 ILCS 235/21.1 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2221.1 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/22 |
from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 2222 |
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| 225 ILCS 235/5.02 rep. |
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