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11 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2254 Introduced , by Rep. Dagmara Avelar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 60/24.1 from Ch. 5, par. 824.1 Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that for any person applying a pesticide that results in exposure to the pesticide by a human, the penalty shall be $2,500. Provides that an additional penalty of $1,000 shall be assessed for each individual human exposed to the pesticide. Effective immediately. LRB103 25086 CPF 51421 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB2254 Introduced , by Rep. Dagmara Avelar SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 60/24.1 from Ch. 5, par. 824.1 415 ILCS 60/24.1 from Ch. 5, par. 824.1 Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Provides that for any person applying a pesticide that results in exposure to the pesticide by a human, the penalty shall be $2,500. Provides that an additional penalty of $1,000 shall be assessed for each individual human exposed to the pesticide. Effective immediately. LRB103 25086 CPF 51421 b LRB103 25086 CPF 51421 b A BILL FOR
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1111 1 AN ACT concerning safety.
1212 2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
1313 3 represented in the General Assembly:
1414 4 Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
1515 5 changing Section 24.1 as follows:
1616 6 (415 ILCS 60/24.1) (from Ch. 5, par. 824.1)
1717 7 Sec. 24.1. Administrative actions and penalties.
1818 8 (1) The Director is authorized after an opportunity for an
1919 9 administrative hearing to suspend, revoke, or modify any
2020 10 license, permit, special order, registration, or certification
2121 11 issued under this Act. This action may be taken in addition to
2222 12 or in lieu of monetary penalties assessed as set forth in this
2323 13 Section. When it is in the interest of the people of the State
2424 14 of Illinois, the Director may, upon good and sufficient
2525 15 evidence, suspend the registration, license, or permit until a
2626 16 hearing has been held. In such cases, the Director shall issue
2727 17 an order in writing setting forth the reasons for the
2828 18 suspension. Such order shall be served personally on the
2929 19 person or by registered or certified mail sent to the person's
3030 20 business address as shown in the latest notification to the
3131 21 Department. When such an order has been issued by the
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3333 23 (2) Before initiating hearing proceedings, the Director
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6868 1 may issue an advisory letter to a violator of this Act or its
6969 2 rules and regulations when the violation points total 6 or
7070 3 less, as determined by the Department by the Use and Violation
7171 4 Criteria established in this Section. When the Department
7272 5 determines that the violation points total more than 6 but not
7373 6 more than 13, the Director shall issue a warning letter to the
7474 7 violator.
7575 8 (3) The hearing officer upon determination of a violation
7676 9 or violations shall assess one or more of the following
7777 10 penalties:
7878 11 (A) For any person applying pesticides without a
7979 12 license or misrepresenting certification or failing to
8080 13 comply with conditions of an agrichemical facility permit
8181 14 or failing to comply with the conditions of a written
8282 15 authorization for land application of agrichemical
8383 16 contaminated soils or groundwater, a penalty of $500 shall
8484 17 be assessed for the first offense and $1,000 for the
8585 18 second and subsequent offenses.
8686 19 (B) For violations of a stop use order imposed by the
8787 20 Director, the penalty shall be $2500.
8888 21 (C) For violations of a stop sale order imposed by the
8989 22 Director, the penalty shall be $1500 for each individual
9090 23 item of the product found in violation of the order.
9191 24 (D) For selling restricted use pesticides to a
9292 25 non-certified applicator the penalty shall be $1000.
9393 26 (E) For selling restricted use pesticides without a
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104104 1 dealer's license the penalty shall be $1,000.
105105 2 (F) For constructing or operating without an
106106 3 agrichemical facility permit after receiving written
107107 4 notification, the penalty shall be $500 for the first
108108 5 offense and $1,000 for the second and subsequent offenses.
109109 6 (F-5) For any person applying a pesticide that results
110110 7 in exposure to the pesticide by a human, the penalty shall
111111 8 be $2,500. An additional penalty of $1,000 shall be
112112 9 assessed for each individual human exposed to the
113113 10 pesticide.
114114 11 (G) For violations of the Act and rules and
115115 12 regulations, administrative penalties will be based upon
116116 13 the total violation points as determined by the Use and
117117 14 Violation Criteria as set forth in paragraph (4) of this
118118 15 Section. The monetary penalties shall be as follows:
119119 16Total Violation Points Monetary Penalties 1714-16 $750 1817-19 $1000 1920-21 $2500 2022-25 $5000 2126-29 $7500 2230 and above $10,000 16 Total Violation Points Monetary Penalties 17 14-16 $750 18 17-19 $1000 19 20-21 $2500 20 22-25 $5000 21 26-29 $7500 22 30 and above $10,000
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121121 17 14-16 $750
122122 18 17-19 $1000
123123 19 20-21 $2500
124124 20 22-25 $5000
125125 21 26-29 $7500
126126 22 30 and above $10,000
127127 23 (4) The following Use and Violation Criteria establishes
128128 24 the point value which shall be compiled to determine the total
129129 25 violation points and administrative actions or monetary
130130 26 penalties to be imposed as set forth in paragraph (3)(G) of
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142142 19 20-21 $2500
143143 20 22-25 $5000
144144 21 26-29 $7500
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150150 1 this Section:
151151 2 (A) Point values shall be assessed upon the harm or
152152 3 loss incurred.
153153 4 (1) A point value of 1 shall be assessed for the
154154 5 following:
155155 6 (a) Exposure to a pesticide by plants, animals
156156 7 or humans with no symptoms or damage noted.
157157 8 (b) Fraudulent sales practices or
158158 9 representations with no apparent monetary losses
159159 10 involved.
160160 11 (2) A point value of 2 shall be assessed for the
161161 12 following:
162162 13 (a) Exposure to a pesticide which resulted in:
163163 14 (1) Plants or property showing signs of
164164 15 damage including but not limited to leaf curl,
165165 16 burning, wilting, spotting, discoloration, or
166166 17 dying.
167167 18 (2) Garden produce or an agricultural crop
168168 19 not being harvested on schedule.
169169 20 (3) Fraudulent sales practices or
170170 21 representations resulting in losses under
171171 22 $500.
172172 23 (3) A point value of 4 shall be assessed for the
173173 24 following:
174174 25 (a) Exposure to a pesticide resulting in a
175175 26 human experiencing headaches, nausea, eye
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186186 1 irritation and such other symptoms which persisted
187187 2 less than 3 days.
188188 3 (b) Plant or property damage resulting in a
189189 4 loss below $1000.
190190 5 (c) Animals exhibiting symptoms of pesticide
191191 6 poisoning including but not limited to eye or skin
192192 7 irritations or lack of coordination.
193193 8 (d) Death to less than 5 animals.
194194 9 (e) Fraudulent sales practices or
195195 10 representations resulting in losses from $500 to
196196 11 $2000.
197197 12 (4) A point value of 6 shall be assessed for the
198198 13 following:
199199 14 (a) Exposure to a pesticide resulting in a
200200 15 human experiencing headaches, nausea, eye
201201 16 irritation and such other symptoms which persisted
202202 17 3 or more days.
203203 18 (b) Plant or property damage resulting in a
204204 19 loss of $1000 or more.
205205 20 (c) Death to 5 or more animals.
206206 21 (d) Fraudulent sales practices or
207207 22 representations resulting in losses over $2000.
208208 23 (B) Point values shall be assessed based upon the
209209 24 signal word on the label of the chemical involved:
210210 25Point Value Signal Word 26 1 Caution 25 Point Value Signal Word 26 1 Caution
211211 25 Point Value Signal Word
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227227 1 2 Warning 2 4 Danger/Poison 1 2 Warning 2 4 Danger/Poison
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229229 2 4 Danger/Poison
230230 3 (C) Point values shall be assessed based upon the
231231 4 degree of responsibility.
232232 5Point ValueDegree of Responsibility62Accidental (such as equipment7 malfunction)84Negligence910Knowingly 5 Point Value Degree of Responsibility 6 2 Accidental (such as equipment 7 malfunction) 8 4 Negligence 9 10 Knowingly
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238238 10 (D) Point values shall be assessed based upon the
239239 11 violator's history for the previous 3 years:
240240 12Point ValueRecord132Advisory letter143Warning letter155161718Previous criminal conviction of this Act or administrative violation resulting in a monetary penalty197Certification, license or 20registration currently21suspended or revoked 12 Point Value Record 13 2 Advisory letter 14 3 Warning letter 15 5 16 17 18 Previous criminal conviction of this Act or administrative violation resulting in a monetary penalty 19 7 Certification, license or 20 registration currently 21 suspended or revoked
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248248 19 7 Certification, license or
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251251 22 (E) Point values shall be assessed based upon the
252252 23 violation type:
253253 24 (1) Application Oriented:
254254 25Point ValueViolation261Inadequate records 25 Point Value Violation 26 1 Inadequate records
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293293 12Lack of supervision22Faulty equipment 1 2 Lack of supervision 2 2 Faulty equipment
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296296 3 Use contrary to label directions:
297297 42a. resulting in exposure to 5applicator or operator63b. resulting in exposure to 7other persons or the8environment93c. precautionary statements, 10sites, rates, restricted use11requirements123Water contamination133Storage or disposal contrary 14to label directions153Pesticide drift164Direct application to a17 non-target site186Falsification of records19620Failure to secure a permit or violation of permit or special21 order 4 2 a. resulting in exposure to 5 applicator or operator 6 3 b. resulting in exposure to 7 other persons or the 8 environment 9 3 c. precautionary statements, 10 sites, rates, restricted use 11 requirements 12 3 Water contamination 13 3 Storage or disposal contrary 14 to label directions 15 3 Pesticide drift 16 4 Direct application to a 17 non-target site 18 6 Falsification of records 19 6 20 Failure to secure a permit or violation of permit or special 21 order
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304304 10 sites, rates, restricted use
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309309 15 3 Pesticide drift
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314314 20 Failure to secure a permit or violation of permit or special
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316316 22 (2) Product Oriented:
317317 23Point ValueViolation246Pesticide not registered254Product label claims differ 26from approved label 23 Point Value Violation 24 6 Pesticide not registered 25 4 Product label claims differ 26 from approved label
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361361 142Product composition (active ingredients differs from 3that of approved label)44Product not colored as required54Misbranding as set forth in 6Section 5 of the Act (4 7points will be assessed for8each count) 1 4 2 Product composition (active ingredients differs from 3 that of approved label) 4 4 Product not colored as required 5 4 Misbranding as set forth in 6 Section 5 of the Act (4 7 points will be assessed for 8 each count)
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370370 9 (5) Any penalty not paid within 60 days of notice from
371371 10 the Department shall be submitted to the Attorney
372372 11 General's Office for collection. Failure to pay a penalty
373373 12 shall also be grounds for suspension or revocation of
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375375 14 (6) Private applicators, except those private
376376 15 applicators who have been found by the Department to have
377377 16 committed a "use inconsistent with the label" as defined
378378 17 in subsection 40 of Section 4 of this Act, are exempt from
379379 18 the Use and Violation Criteria point values.
380380 19 (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21.)
381381 20 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
382382 21 becoming law.
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