Bill Amendment: IL SB0203 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly
NOTE: For additional amemendments please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: PESTICIDES-PENALTIES
Status: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0062 [SB0203 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0203-Senate_Amendment_001.html
Bill Title: PESTICIDES-PENALTIES
Status: 2023-06-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0062 [SB0203 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB0203-Senate_Amendment_001.html
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1 | AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 203
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2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 203 by replacing | ||||||
3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 24.1 as follows:
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6 | (415 ILCS 60/24.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 824.1)
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7 | Sec. 24.1. Administrative actions and penalties.
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8 | (1) The Director is authorized after an opportunity for an | ||||||
9 | administrative
hearing to suspend, revoke, or modify any | ||||||
10 | license, permit, special order,
registration, or certification | ||||||
11 | issued under this Act. This action may be
taken in addition to | ||||||
12 | or in lieu of monetary penalties assessed as set forth
in this | ||||||
13 | Section. When it is in the interest of the people of the State
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14 | of Illinois, the Director may, upon good and sufficient | ||||||
15 | evidence, suspend
the registration, license, or permit until a | ||||||
16 | hearing has been held. In
such cases, the Director shall issue |
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1 | an order in writing setting forth the
reasons for the | ||||||
2 | suspension. Such order shall be served personally on the
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3 | person or by registered or certified mail sent to the person's | ||||||
4 | business
address as shown in the latest notification to the | ||||||
5 | Department. When such
an order has been issued by the | ||||||
6 | Director, the person may request an immediate
hearing.
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7 | (2) Before initiating hearing proceedings, the Director | ||||||
8 | may issue an
advisory letter to a violator of this Act or its | ||||||
9 | rules and regulations when the
violation points total 6 or | ||||||
10 | less, as determined by the Department by the Use
and Violation | ||||||
11 | Criteria established in this Section. When the Department
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12 | determines that the violation points total more than 6 but not | ||||||
13 | more than 13,
the Director shall issue a warning letter to the | ||||||
14 | violator.
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15 | (3) The hearing officer upon determination of a violation | ||||||
16 | or
violations shall assess one or more of the following | ||||||
17 | penalties:
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18 | (A) For any person applying pesticides without a | ||||||
19 | license or
misrepresenting
certification or failing to | ||||||
20 | comply with conditions of an agrichemical
facility permit | ||||||
21 | or failing to comply with the conditions of a written
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22 | authorization for land application of agrichemical | ||||||
23 | contaminated soils or
groundwater, a penalty of $500 shall | ||||||
24 | be assessed for the first offense
and $1,000 for the | ||||||
25 | second and subsequent offenses.
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26 | (B) For violations of a stop use order imposed by the |
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1 | Director,
the penalty shall be $2500.
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2 | (C) For violations of a stop sale order imposed by the | ||||||
3 | Director, the
penalty shall be $1500 for each individual | ||||||
4 | item of the product found in
violation of the order.
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5 | (D) For selling restricted use pesticides to a | ||||||
6 | non-certified
applicator the penalty shall be $1000.
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7 | (E) For selling restricted use pesticides without a | ||||||
8 | dealer's
license the penalty shall be $1,000.
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9 | (F) For constructing or operating without an | ||||||
10 | agrichemical facility
permit after receiving written | ||||||
11 | notification, the penalty shall be $500 for
the first | ||||||
12 | offense and $1,000 for the second and subsequent offenses.
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13 | (F-5) For any person found by the Department to have | ||||||
14 | committed a use inconsistent with the label, as defined in | ||||||
15 | subsection 40 of Section 4, that results in human exposure | ||||||
16 | to a pesticide, the penalty shall be assessed in | ||||||
17 | accordance with this paragraph (F-5). The Department shall | ||||||
18 | impose a penalty under this paragraph (F-5) only if it | ||||||
19 | represents an amount greater than the penalty assessed | ||||||
20 | under subparagraph (G). The amount of the penalty under | ||||||
21 | this paragraph (F-5) is calculated as follows: | ||||||
22 | (a) If fewer than 3 humans are exposed, then the | ||||||
23 | penalty shall be $500 for each human exposed. | ||||||
24 | (b) If 3 or more humans but fewer than 5 humans are | ||||||
25 | exposed, then the penalty shall be $750 for each human | ||||||
26 | exposed. |
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1 | (c) If 5 or more humans are exposed, then the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | penalty shall be $1,250 for each human exposed. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | If a penalty is imposed under this paragraph (F-5), | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | the Department shall redetermine the total violation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | points under subsection (4), less any points under | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | subsection (4) stemming from human exposure, and impose | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | any additional penalty under subparagraph (G) based on the | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | new total. The reassessed total shall not affect any | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | determination under subsection (2); any determination | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | under subsection (2) shall be determined by the full | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | application of points under subsection (4). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | (G) For violations of the Act and rules and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | regulations, administrative
penalties will be based upon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | the total violation points as determined by
the Use and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | Violation Criteria as set forth in paragraph (4) of this
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16 | Section.
The monetary penalties shall be as follows:
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24 | (4) Subject to paragraph (F-5), the The following Use and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | Violation Criteria establishes the point value
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26 | compiled to determine the total violation points and
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1 | administrative actions or monetary penalties to be imposed as | ||||||
2 | set forth in
paragraph (3)(G) of this Section:
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3 | (A) Point values shall be assessed upon the harm or | ||||||
4 | loss incurred.
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5 | (1) A point value of 1 shall be assessed for the | ||||||
6 | following:
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7 | (a) Exposure to a pesticide by plants, animals | ||||||
8 | or humans
with no symptoms or damage noted.
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9 | (b) Fraudulent sales practices or | ||||||
10 | representations with no
apparent monetary losses | ||||||
11 | involved.
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12 | (2) A point value of 2 shall be assessed for the | ||||||
13 | following:
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14 | (a) Exposure to a pesticide which resulted in:
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15 | (1) Plants or property showing signs of | ||||||
16 | damage including
but not
limited to leaf curl, | ||||||
17 | burning, wilting, spotting, discoloration, or | ||||||
18 | dying.
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19 | (2) Garden produce or an agricultural crop | ||||||
20 | not being
harvested on schedule.
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21 | (3) Fraudulent sales practices or | ||||||
22 | representations
resulting in losses under | ||||||
23 | $500.
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24 | (3) A point value of 4 shall be assessed for the | ||||||
25 | following:
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26 | (a) Exposure to a pesticide resulting in a |
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1 | human experiencing
headaches, nausea, eye | ||||||
2 | irritation and such other symptoms which persisted
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3 | less than 3 days.
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4 | (b) Plant or property damage resulting in a | ||||||
5 | loss below $1000.
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6 | (c) Animals exhibiting symptoms of pesticide | ||||||
7 | poisoning
including but not limited to eye or skin | ||||||
8 | irritations or lack of coordination.
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9 | (d) Death to less than 5 animals.
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10 | (e) Fraudulent sales practices or | ||||||
11 | representations resulting
in losses from $500 to | ||||||
12 | $2000.
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13 | (4) A point value of 6 shall be assessed for the | ||||||
14 | following:
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15 | (a) Exposure to a pesticide resulting in a | ||||||
16 | human experiencing
headaches, nausea, eye | ||||||
17 | irritation and such other symptoms which persisted | ||||||
18 | 3 or
more days.
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19 | (b) Plant or property damage resulting in a | ||||||
20 | loss of $1000
or more.
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21 | (c) Death to 5 or more animals.
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22 | (d) Fraudulent sales practices or | ||||||
23 | representations resulting
in losses over $2000.
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24 | (B) Point values shall be assessed based upon the | ||||||
25 | signal word
on the label of the chemical involved:
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4 | (C) Point values shall be assessed based upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | degree of
responsibility. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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11 | (D) Point values shall be assessed based upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | violator's
history for the previous 3 years: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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23 | (E) Point values shall be assessed based upon the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | violation
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25 | (1) Application Oriented: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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10 | (5) Any penalty not paid within 60 days of notice from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | the Department
shall be submitted to the Attorney | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | General's Office for collection.
Failure to pay a penalty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | shall also be grounds for suspension or revocation
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14 | permits, licenses and registrations.
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15 | (6) Private applicators, except those private | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | applicators who have
been found by the Department to have | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | committed a "use inconsistent with the
label" as defined | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | in subsection 40 of Section 4 of this Act, are exempt from
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19 | the Use and Violation Criteria point values.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21 .)
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21 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | becoming law.".
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