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Illinois Noxious Weed Law

  • 505 ILCS 100/1— This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Illinois Noxious Weed Law
  • 505 ILCS 100/2— As used in this Act: (1) "Person" means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity
  • 505 ILCS 100/3— Every person shall control the spread of and eradicate noxious weeds on lands owned or controlled by him and use such methods for that purpose and at such times as are approved and adopted by the Director of the Department of Agriculture
  • 505 ILCS 100/4— The duty of enforcing this Act and carrying out its provisions is vested in the Director, and the authorities designated in this Act acting under the supervision and direction of the Director
  • 505 ILCS 100/5
  • 505 ILCS 100/7— Each Control Authority shall carry out the duties and responsibilities vested in it under this Act with respect to land under its jurisdiction in accordance with rules and regulations prescribed by the Department
  • 505 ILCS 100/8— Each Control Authority may employ one or more Weed Control Superintendents who shall be certified by the Director to be qualified to detect and treat noxious weeds
  • 505 ILCS 100/9— Notices for control and eradication of noxious weeds shall be on a form prescribed by the Director and shall consist of 2 kinds: general notices and individual notices
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  • 505 ILCS 100/18— If any person is dissatisfied with the amount of any charge made against him by a Control Authority for control or eradication work, he may, within 5 days after being advised of the amount of the charge, file a protest with the Director
  • 505 ILCS 100/19— All final administrative decisions of the Director or his representative are subject to judicial review under the Administrative Review Law
  • 505 ILCS 100/20
  • 505 ILCS 100/21— All individual notices, service of which is provided for in this Act, shall be in writing
  • 505 ILCS 100/22— Any person violating any provision of this Act or any regulation issued hereunder is guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not more than $100 for the first offense and not more than $200 for each subsequent offense
  • 505 ILCS 100/23— The Director may participate in any noxious weed control program and, when called upon to do so by any such program, may use any funds available to him for the purposes of this Act in the matching of any federal funds made available to this State
  • 505 ILCS 100/24