Illinois Milk Promotion Act

Sections covered

• 505 ILCS 95/1Because individual producers of milk are unable to develop adequate new markets for their commodity, the following is declared to be the legislative policy of this Act: a
• 505 ILCS 95/10Any milk promotion program established under this Act shall provide for a Milk Promotion Board which is charged with the administration of the program
• 505 ILCS 95/11All candidates for the Milk Promotion Board shall be natural persons who are milk producers
• 505 ILCS 95/12The duties and responsibilities of the Milk Promotion Board shall be prescribed in the authority for each milk promotion program and to the extent applicable shall include the following: a
• 505 ILCS 95/13For any milk promotion program approved by referendum under this Act, the Director shall: a
• 505 ILCS 95/14A milk promotion program shall provide for assessments against producers of the affected commodity to defray the cost of the activities provided for in the milk promotion program
• 505 ILCS 95/15Persons who collect milk promotion program assessment funds pursuant to Section 14 of this Act shall remit such funds to the Milk Promotion Board which shall deposit said funds in an account to be used as authorized by the milk promotion program
• 505 ILCS 95/16The Milk Promotion Board shall publish annually an activity and financial report for such milk promotion program to be available to all of the affected producers of the milk promotion program
• 505 ILCS 95/17Upon termination of the milk promotion program, all remaining and unobligated funds shall be remitted to the Illinois Department of Agriculture to be used for milk promotion development programs
• 505 ILCS 95/18No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this Act where obligated to comply by a duly approved milk promotion program
• 505 ILCS 95/19A proposed amendment to an existing milk promotion program may be requested by petition to the Milk Promotion Board by 10% of the affected producers or by 2/3 majority vote of the Milk Promotion Board
• 505 ILCS 95/2This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Milk Promotion Act"
• 505 ILCS 95/20The operation of any milk promotion program or any part thereof may be temporarily suspended for any reasonable cause by the Milk Promotion Board for any period of time not to exceed one year
• 505 ILCS 95/21No person shall knowingly fail or refuse to comply with any requirement of this Act
• 505 ILCS 95/3For the purposes of this Act, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: a
• 505 ILCS 95/4Any milk promotion program proposed or adopted under this Act shall include the following: a
• 505 ILCS 95/5Any milk promotion program proposed or adopted under this Act may include any of the following: a
• 505 ILCS 95/6Agriculture › 505 ILCS 95 — Illinois Milk Promotion Act
• 505 ILCS 95/7Within 180 days after the final approval by the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee of any proposed milk promotion program, the temporary Milk Promotion Program Committee shall conduct a referendum to determine whether the affected producers assent to such proposed milk promotion program
• 505 ILCS 95/8Agriculture › 505 ILCS 95 — Illinois Milk Promotion Act
• 505 ILCS 95/9The milk promotion program established by this Act shall remain in effect for 5 years