Act
Agricultural Areas Conservation and Protection Act
- 505 ILCS 5/1— Short title
- 505 ILCS 5/2— Legislative findings and intent
- 505 ILCS 5/3— Definitions
- 505 ILCS 5/3.01— "Agricultural Production" means the production for commercial purposes of crops, livestock and livestock and aquatic products, but not land or portions thereof used for processing of such crops, livestock or livestock or aquatic products
- 505 ILCS 5/3.02
- 505 ILCS 5/3.03— "Public Agency" means the State of Illinois or any political subdivision, or any agency, board, or department thereof, any special district, any municipality or any unit of local government
- 505 ILCS 5/3.04
- 505 ILCS 5/3.05— "County Committee" means the County Agricultural Areas Committee
- 505 ILCS 5/3.06— "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 income from such management or operation
- 505 ILCS 5/3.07— "County Board" means the county board of any county in this State except those counties with a population of 1 million or more
- 505 ILCS 5/3.08— "County Appointing Authority" means a group comprised of the county board chairman, the county agricultural extension advisor and the chairman of the county soil and water conservation district which appoints persons to serve on the county agricultural areas committee
- 505 ILCS 5/4— Agricultural Areas Committee
- 505 ILCS 5/5— Agricultural Areas; Creation
- 505 ILCS 5/6— Duties of the County Board
- 505 ILCS 5/7— Public hearing required
- 505 ILCS 5/8— Factors for Consideration in Formation of Agricultural Areas
- 505 ILCS 5/9— 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 shall notify the municipal authorities of such affected municipality of this proposed area
- 505 ILCS 5/10— Adoption of Plan by County Board
- 505 ILCS 5/11— Requirement that Description of Agricultural Areas be filed with County Clerk and Recorder
- 505 ILCS 5/12— Petition for Withdrawal
- 505 ILCS 5/13— Procedures for Consideration of Petition for Withdrawal
- 505 ILCS 5/14— Procedures for Public Hearings on Petitions for Withdrawal
- 505 ILCS 5/15— Withdrawal of Land from an Agricultural Area
- 505 ILCS 5/16— Review of Agricultural Areas by County Board
- 505 ILCS 5/17— Petition for Dissolution
- 505 ILCS 5/18— Limitation on Local Regulations
- 505 ILCS 5/19— Policy of State Agencies
- 505 ILCS 5/20— Limitation on power of certain public agencies to impose benefit assessments or special ad valorem levies
- 505 ILCS 5/20.1— Report to General Assembly and State Agencies
- 505 ILCS 5/20.2— Adding Land to Designated Agricultural Areas
- 505 ILCS 5/20.3— Land Ownership and Agricultural Areas