Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 Agriculture: Article -

• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 1
  This Act may be cited as the Illinois Seed Law. (Source: P.A. 86-1475.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2
  Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 2.101 through 2.144 have the meaning ascribed to...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.101
  "Advertisement" means all representations, other than on the label, disseminated in any manner, or by any means relating to seed within the scope of...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.102
  "Agricultural seeds" include the seeds of grass, forage, oil, cereal, and fiber crops and other kinds of seeds commonly recognized within this State as...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.103
  "Association of Official Seed Analysts (AOSA)" means the organization composed of government seed analysts designated to develop standards for analysis that furnish information relating...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.104
  "Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies (AOSCA)" means the organization whose members are agencies responsible for seed certification and for establishing minimum standards for...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.105
  "Brand" means a word, name, symbol, number or design used to identify seed of one person or distinguish it from seed of another person....
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.106
  "Certifying agency" means (a) an agency authorized under the laws of a State, Territory or Possession of the United States to officially certify seed,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.107
  "Certified Seed" means one of four classes of seed: (1) breeder, (2) foundation, (3) registered and (4) certified, as determined under procedures established by...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.108
  "Conditioning" means drying, cleaning, scarifying or blending to obtain uniform quality, and other operations which would change the purity or germination of the seed...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.109
  "Dealer" means any person who distributes. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.110
  "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois or its duly authorized representative. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.111
  "Director" means the Director of the Department of Agriculture, of the State of Illinois or his duly authorized representative. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.112
  "Distribute" means to import, consign, offer for sale, hold for sale, barter, or otherwise supply seed in this State. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.113
  "False and mislabeling advertisement" means all representation other than those on the label disseminated in any manner or by any means relating to the...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.114
  "Handling seed" includes transportation, warehousing, cleaning, merchandising, labeling, and any other operation connected with the seed business but does not include transportation, warehousing and...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.115
  "Hybrid" means the first generation seed of a cross produced by controlling the combination between (a) 2 or more inbred lines; (b) one inbred...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.116
  "Inoculant" means a commercial preparation containing nitrogen fixing bacteria applied to the seed. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.117
  "Kind" means one or more related species or subspecies which singly or collectively is known by one common name, for example, corn, oats, alfalfa...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.118
  "Label" means the display or displays of written printed or graphic matter upon or attached to the container of seed or shipping documents. (Source:...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.119
  "Labeling" includes labels, and all other written, printed, or graphic representations, in any form whatsoever, accompanying or pertaining to any seed whether in bulk...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.120
  "Lot" means a definite quantity of seed identified by a lot number or other mark, every portion or bag of which is uniform within...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.121
  "Mixture or blend" means seed consisting of more than one kind or variety each present in excess of 5% of the whole. (Source: P.A.
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.122
  "Official sample" means any sample of seed taken and designated as official by the Department. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.123
  "Operator of a public auction sale or similar type consignment sale" is one who owns or directs the operation of a livestock auction market...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.124
  "Origin" means the State, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, or possession of the United States or foreign country, or designated portion thereof, where the...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.125
  "Packet" means a retail or wholesale commodity of vegetable seed packaged in any manner in advance of sale, not to exceed a labeled net...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.126
  "Person" includes any individual, partnership, corporation, company, society, or association. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.127
  "Prohibited (primary) noxious weed seeds" are the seeds of weeds which when established are highly destructive, competitive or difficult to control by cultural or...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.128
  "Record" includes all information relating to each lot of seed including propagation, condition and merchandising. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.129
  "Restricted (secondary) noxious weed seeds" are the seeds of weeds which are objectionable in fields, lawns and gardens of this State, but which can...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.130
  "Retail seed dealer" is one who sells agricultural, vegetable or lawn seed to consumers. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.131
  "Screenings" means chaff, florets, immature seed, weed seeds, inert matter and other foreign material removed in any way from any seed or grains in...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.132
  "Seed broker" is one who for a commission or other compensation is engaged in selling or negotiating the sale of agricultural, vegetable or lawn...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.133
  "Seed merchants" are those engaged in both wholesale and retail operations. Seed merchants shall secure both a wholesale and a retail permit. (Source: P.A.
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.134
  "Seeds" mean agricultural or vegetable seeds or other seeds as determined by regulations adopted by the Department. A mature ovule, consisting of an embryonic...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.135
  "Seizure" means a legal process carried out by court order against a definite amount of seed. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.136
  "Sell" when applied to agricultural seed, vegetable seed, lawn seed, or screenings, includes the act of transferring ownership, offering or exposing for sale, exchange,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.137
  "Stop Sale, Use or Removal Order" means an administrative order provided by law, restraining the sale, use, disposition, and movement of a definite amount...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.138
  "Treated" means that the seed has received an application of a substance, or that it has been subjected to a process to reduce, control,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.139
  "Type" means a group of varieties so nearly similar that the individual varieties cannot be clearly differentiated except under special conditions. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.140
  "Variety" means subdivision of a kind which is distinct, uniform and stable; "distinct" in the sense that the variety can be differentiated by one...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.141
  "Vegetable seeds" includes the seeds of those crops which are grown in gardens and on truck farms and are generally known and sold under...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.142
  "Weed seeds" includes the seeds of all plants generally recognized as weeds within this State, and includes the seeds of restricted noxious weeds as...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.143
  "Wholesale seed dealers" are those selling agricultural, vegetable or lawn seed for resale. (Source: P.A. 85-717.)
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 2.144
  Cool weather grasses. "Cool weather grasses" include colonial bent grass, creeping bent grass, Kentucky bluegrass, red fescue, tall fescue, chewings fescue, hard fescue, annual ryegrass,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 3
  Department to administer Act - Rules and regulations - Guidance of Federal Seed Act. The Department shall promulgate rules and regulations governing the method...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4
  Label requirements. Each container of agricultural, vegetable or other seeds designated by the Department of Agriculture which is sold, offered for sale, or exposed...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4.1
  All seeds named and treated as defined in this Act (for which a separate label may be used) must be labeled with: (1) A...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4.2
  All agricultural seeds must be labeled with: (1) The name of the kind or kinds and variety for each agricultural seed component present in...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4.2a
  Agricultural seeds that are coated shall be labeled with: (1) Percentage of pure seeds with coating material removed. (2) Percentage of coating material shall...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4.2b
  Labeling for seed mixtures for lawn or turf purposes shall include: (1) The word "Mixed" or "Mixture" shall be stated with the name of the...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4.4
  Labeling for vegetable seeds in packets as prepared for use in home gardens or household plantings or vegetable seeds in preplanted containers, mats, tapes,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 4.5
  Labeling for vegetable seeds in containers other than packets prepared for use in home gardens or household plantings and other than preplanted containers, mats,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 5
  Prohibitions. It is unlawful for any person to sell, offer for sale, expose for sale or transport for sale any agricultural, vegetable or other seeds...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 5.1
  It is unlawful for any person within this State: (1) To detach, alter, deface or destroy any label provided for in this Act or...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 6
  Records. Each person whose name appears on the label as handling agricultural, vegetable or other seeds subject to this Act shall keep for a...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 7
  Exemptions. The provisions of Sections 4 through 4.5 and Sections 5 and 5.1 do not apply: (1) To seed or grain not intended for...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 7.1
  No person shall be subject to the penalties of this Act for having sold or exposed for sale agricultural, vegetable or other seeds designated...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 8
  Duties and authority of state seed law enforcement officer. The duty of enforcing this Act and carrying out its provisions and requirements is vested...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 8.1
  For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this Act, the Director of the Department of Agriculture, individually or through his authorized agents,...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 9
  University of Illinois Agriculture Experiment Station as official certifying agency. The University of Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station is designated as the official certifying agency...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 10
  Permits. (1) A permit from the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois is required of every person: (a) Whose name and address...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 11
  Seizure. Any lot of agricultural, vegetable or other seeds designated by the Department of Agriculture not in compliance with the provisions of this Act...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 11.1
  Any seed permit holder who acquires agricultural seed for resale and conditioning from Illinois producers thereof shall document all such seed acquisition transactions through...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 11.2
  In all cases wherein compliance with Section 11.1 of this Act is required, there shall be maintained a full accounting of the final disposition...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 11.3
  All seed disposed of by any seed permit holder through grain marketing channels must be marketed through a person licensed under "An Act to...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 12
  If a seed dealer violates any of the provisions of this Act, his or her permit may be removed from his or her premises...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 13
  Violations and prosecutions. Every person, who by himself, his agents or employees violates any of the provisions of this Act, or any regulations issued...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 14
  Review. Judicial review of final administrative decisions may be had in accordance with the provisions of the Administrative Review Law of the Code of...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 15
  Saving clause. If any Section, subsection, clause, provision or portion of this Act shall be held to be invalid or unconstitutional by any court...
• Illinois Seed Law. - 505 ILCS 110, Section 16
  "The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act" and the rules and regulations adopted thereunder shall apply to and govern all administrative actions taken where applicable unless...

Last modified: February 18, 2015