Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 Agriculture: Article -

• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 1
  Legislative intent. The legislature intends by this Act: to promote the growth of the cattle industry in Illinois, to assure the State and American...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 2
  Definitions. In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Beef" and "Beef products" means the meat intended for human consumption from any bovine...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 3
  Name and purposes. (a) The name of the program created and organized by this Act shall be the Illinois Beef Council. (b) The purposes...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 4
  Governing board. With a favorable vote of beef producers in the State of Illinois to support an assessment/deduction of up to 50¢ per head...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 5
  Referendums. All beef producers in the State of Illinois shall have the opportunity to vote in a referendum to determine the amount of deductions...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 6
  Powers and duties of the Council. (a) The Council shall: (1) Receive and disburse funds, as prescribed elsewhere in this Act, to be used...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 7
  Acceptance of grants and gifts. (a) The Council may accept grants, donations, contributions or gifts from any source, provided the use of such resources...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 8
  Payments to organizations. (a) As described heretofore, the Council may pay funds to other organizations for work or services performed which are consistent with...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 9
  Collection of monies at time of marketing. (a) Every marketing agency licensed to do business in the State of Illinois shall deduct from the...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 10
  Refunds. (a) Any seller of cattle who has had monies deducted from his gross sales receipts under the provisions of this Act, shall be...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 11
  Surety bond. (a) Any person authorized by the Council to receive or disburse funds, as provided by the Act, shall post with the Council...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 13
  With the delivery by certified mail to the Illinois Beef Council office of petitions from each of the 7 districts containing signatures of at...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 14
  Bylaws. The Illinois Beef Council shall within 90 days of this Act becoming law, adopt bylaws to carry out the intent and purposes of...
• Illinois Beef Market Development Act. - 505 ILCS 25, Section 16
  Short title. This Act may be known and cited as the "Beef Market Development Act". (Source: P.A. 83-84.)

Last modified: February 18, 2015