(415 ILCS 5/54.02) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1054.02)
    Sec. 54.02. "Converted tire" means a used tire which has been manufactured into a usable commodity other than a tire. "Conversion" or "converting" means action which produces a converted tire. Usable products manufactured from tires, which products are themselves capable of holding accumulations of water, shall be deemed to be "converted" if they are stacked, packaged, boxed, containerized or enclosed in such a manner as to preclude exposure to precipitation prior to sale or conveyance.
(Source: P.A. 86-452.)