Bill Text: IL HB1793 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Enrolled
Bill Title: Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Makes a technical change in a Section concerning the short title.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-08-13 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 96-0387 [HB1793 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2009-HB1793-Enrolled.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning liquor.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by | ||||||
5 | changing Section 6-24a as follows:
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6 | (235 ILCS 5/6-24a) (from Ch. 43, par. 139a)
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7 | Sec. 6-24a. Display of birth defects warning signs.
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8 | (a) The General
Assembly finds that there is a need for | ||||||
9 | public information about the risk of
birth defects | ||||||
10 | (specifically Fetal Alcohol Syndrome) when women consume
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11 | alcoholic liquor during pregnancy.
The United States Surgeon | ||||||
12 | General has recommended abstinence from alcohol
during | ||||||
13 | pregnancy. Since Fetal Alcohol Syndrome and fetal alcohol | ||||||
14 | effects
are preventable, the General Assembly finds that it is | ||||||
15 | in the public
interest to provide warning about the risk of | ||||||
16 | alcohol-related birth defects
at places where alcoholic | ||||||
17 | liquors are sold.
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18 | (b) Every holder of a retail license, whether the licensee | ||||||
19 | sells or
offers
for sale alcoholic liquors for use or | ||||||
20 | consumption on or off the retail
license premises, shall cause | ||||||
21 | a sign with the message "GOVERNMENT WARNING:
ACCORDING TO THE | ||||||
22 | SURGEON GENERAL, WOMEN SHOULD NOT DRINK ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES | ||||||
23 | DURING PREGNANCY BECAUSE OF THE RISK OF BIRTH DEFECTS . IF YOU |
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1 | NEED ASSISTANCE FOR SUBSTANCE ABUSE, PLEASE CALL THE OFFICE OF | ||||||
2 | ALCOHOLISM AND SUBSTANCE ABUSE (OASA) AT 1-800-843-6154. " to be
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3 | framed and hung in plain view. These signs shall be no larger | ||||||
4 | than 8 1/2
inches by 11 inches.
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5 | (c) In the event there is no warning sign posted on the
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6 | retailer's
premises, it shall be the responsibility of the | ||||||
7 | Illinois Liquor Control
Commission to furnish the retailer with | ||||||
8 | a warning sign. The retailer shall
have 30 days from receipt of | ||||||
9 | the warning sign to post it on the licensed
premises. | ||||||
10 | Thereafter, a retailer who violates this Section is subject to | ||||||
11 | a
written warning for the first violation. For a second or | ||||||
12 | subsequent
violation, the retailer shall pay a fine of at least | ||||||
13 | $20 but not more than
$100 for each such violation. For the | ||||||
14 | third and subsequent violations,
each day the activity | ||||||
15 | continues shall be a separate violation.
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16 | (Source: P.A. 89-250, eff. 1-1-96.)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
18 | 1, 2010.
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