Railroad Sanitation Act

Sections covered

• 610 ILCS 85/0.01Short title
• 610 ILCS 85/1No owner or operator of a railroad shall permit any railroad car to be dispatched for the transportation of or occupation by passengers unless such cars is in a clean and sanitary condition and is free from cockroaches, body lice, bedbugs and other vermin
• 610 ILCS 85/2Owners and operators of railroads shall require railroad cars used for the transportation of or occupation by passengers to be regularly cleaned and inspected and to be fumigated or otherwise treated to free them from cockroaches, body lice, bedbugs and other vermin
• 610 ILCS 85/3Whoever violates this Act shall be guilty of a petty offense
• 610 ILCS 85/4The Illinois Commerce Commission shall enforce this Act and may make such inspections as it deems necessary therefor