Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 Agriculture: Article -
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 1
Short title. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act". (Source: P.A. 81-1173.)
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 2
Legislative findings and intent. It is the policy of the State to conserve, protect and to encourage the development and improvement of its agricultural...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3
Definitions. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, the terms specified in Sections 3.01 through 3.08 have the meanings ascribed to...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.01
"Agricultural Production" means the production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock and livestock and aquatic products, but not land or portions thereof used for...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.02
"Crops, livestock and livestock and aquatic products" include but are not limited to the following: legume, hay, grain, fruit, and truck or vegetable crops,...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.03
"Public Agency" means the State of Illinois or any political subdivision, or any agency, board, or department thereof, any special district, any municipality or...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.04
"Viable Farm Land" means land suitable for agricultural production and which will continue to be economically feasible for such use if real estate taxes,...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.05
"County Committee" means the County Agricultural Areas Committee. (Source: P.A. 81-1173.)
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.06
"Active Farmer" means any individual actively involved in the day-to-day operation or management of a farm and deriving at least 50% of his gross...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.07
"County Board" means the county board of any county in this State except those counties with a population of 1 million or more. (Source:...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 3.08
"County Appointing Authority" means a group comprised of the county board chairman, the county agricultural extension advisor and the chairman of the county soil...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 4
Agricultural Areas Committee. A county board may establish a county committee which shall consist of four active farmers, no more than two of whom...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 5
Agricultural Areas; Creation. Any owner or owners of land may submit a proposal to the county board for the creation of an agricultural area within...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 6
Duties of the County Board. (a) Upon the receipt of such a proposal, the county board shall provide notice of such proposal by publishing...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 7
Public hearing required. The Agricultural Areas Committee of the county board shall hold a public hearing on any proposal for the creation of an...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 8
Factors for Consideration in Formation of Agricultural Areas. (a) The following factors should be considered by county boards, county committees, or planning commissions, with...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 9
If the proposed agricultural area includes real estate within a 1 1/2 mile radius from the corporate limits of any municipality, the county board...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 10
Adoption of Plan by County Board. The county board, after receiving the reports of the county committee and other comments, and after such public...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 11
Requirement that Description of Agricultural Areas be filed with County Clerk and Recorder. Upon the creation or alteration of an agricultural area, the description...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 12
Petition for Withdrawal. Any person may submit a petition to the county board requesting the withdrawal of land from the agricultural area located within...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 13
Procedures for Consideration of Petition for Withdrawal. 1. Within 5 days after the receipt of a petition for withdrawal of land from an agricultural...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 14
Procedures for Public Hearings on Petitions for Withdrawal. The Agricultural Areas Committee of the county board shall hold a public hearing within 60 days...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 15
Withdrawal of Land from an Agricultural Area. 1. Within 90 days after the receipt of a petition for withdrawal of land from an agricultural...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 16
Review of Agricultural Areas by County Board. The county board shall review any agricultural area created under this Act 10 years after the date...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 17
Petition for Dissolution. Ten years after the date of creation of any agricultural area, owners of land within such area may petition the county...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 18
Limitation on Local Regulations. No local government shall exercise any of its powers to enact local laws or ordinances within an agricultural area in...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 19
Policy of State Agencies. It shall be the policy of all state agencies to encourage the maintenance of viable farming in agricultural areas and...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 20
Limitation on power of certain public agencies to impose benefit assessments or special ad valorem levies. No political subdivision providing public services such as...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 20.1
Report to General Assembly and State Agencies. The Department of Agriculture shall make an annual report to the General Assembly on the location and size...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 20.2
Adding Land to Designated Agricultural Areas. Any proposal for adding land to a designated agricultural area shall be submitted to the county board which...
- Illinois Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act. - 505 ILCS 5, Section 20.3
Land Ownership and Agricultural Areas. There shall be no restrictions on buying and selling of land in an agricultural area. Agricultural area designation of...
Last modified: February 18, 2015