Illinois Corn Marketing Act

Sections covered

• 505 ILCS 40/1Agriculture › 505 ILCS 40 — Illinois Corn Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 40/10The corn marketing program established by this Act shall remain in effect for 5 years
• 505 ILCS 40/11Any corn marketing program established under this Act shall provide for a corn marketing board consisting of at least 15 members who are charged with the administration of the program
• 505 ILCS 40/12For the initial board any corn producer may be elected only if he first has his name placed on the ballot by filing a petition with the Director containing a number of signatures, equal to the lesser of 200 or 5%, of those producers in his district qualified to vote on the referendum
• 505 ILCS 40/13Agriculture › 505 ILCS 40 — Illinois Corn Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 40/14Agriculture › 505 ILCS 40 — Illinois Corn Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 40/15Any properly qualified corn marketing program shall provide for assessments against producers of the affected commodity to defray the costs of the activities provided for in the corn marketing program
• 505 ILCS 40/16A producer who has sold corn and has an assessment deducted from the sale price may, by application in writing to the board, secure a refund in the amount deducted
• 505 ILCS 40/17Persons who collect corn marketing program assessment funds pursuant to Section 15 of this Act shall remit such funds to the corn marketing board which shall deposit such in an account to be used as authorized by the corn marketing program
• 505 ILCS 40/18The corn marketing board shall publish annually an activity and financial report for such corn marketing program to be available to all of the affected producers of the corn marketing program
• 505 ILCS 40/19Upon termination of any corn marketing program, all remaining unobligated funds shall be refunded to the Illinois Department of Agriculture to be used for corn market development programs
• 505 ILCS 40/2This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Corn Marketing Act"
• 505 ILCS 40/20No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this Act where obligated to comply by a duly approved corn marketing program
• 505 ILCS 40/21A proposed amendment to an existing corn marketing program may be requested by petition to the Director by 5% of the affected producers from each respective district or by a 2/3 majority vote of the corn marketing board
• 505 ILCS 40/22The operation of any corn marketing program or any part thereof may be temporarily suspended for any reasonable cause by the corn marketing board, for any period of time not to exceed one growing and marketing season
• 505 ILCS 40/23Sections 6 and 7 of this Act shall not be subject to Sections 5-35, 5-40, 5-100, 5-105, 5-110, 5-115, 5-120, 5-125, and 5-130 of the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act
• 505 ILCS 40/3For the purpose of this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: (a) "Corn" means and includes all kinds and varieties of corn (excluding popcorn and sweet corn) grown in this State and marketed and sold as corn by the producer
• 505 ILCS 40/4Agriculture › 505 ILCS 40 — Illinois Corn Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 40/5Agriculture › 505 ILCS 40 — Illinois Corn Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 40/6Upon enactment of this legislation and if there are sponsors willing and able to meet the requirements of Section 8, the Director shall appoint a temporary corn marketing program committee consisting of 7 members who are corn producers to develop a corn marketing program proposal
• 505 ILCS 40/7Within 90 days after final approval by the temporary corn marketing program committee of any proposed corn marketing program, the Director shall determine by referendum whether the affected producers assent to such proposed corn marketing program
• 505 ILCS 40/8Agriculture › 505 ILCS 40 — Illinois Corn Marketing Act
• 505 ILCS 40/9In any referendum under this Act, voting shall be by ballot cast by eligible voters in such manner, as determined by the Director, that will make it easy to vote throughout the State