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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1574 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Doris Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 60/4 from Ch. 5, par. 804415 ILCS 60/12 from Ch. 5, par. 812415 ILCS 60/14 from Ch. 5, par. 814 Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Replaces the definition of the term "licensed operator" with definitions of the terms "licensed large-scale operator" and "licensed small-scale operator". Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall issue separate certification tests for licensed large-scale operators and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and regulations prescribed for each by the Department of Agriculture. Makes conforming changes in the Act. LRB104 09996 BDA 20066 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1574 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Doris Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 415 ILCS 60/4 from Ch. 5, par. 804415 ILCS 60/12 from Ch. 5, par. 812415 ILCS 60/14 from Ch. 5, par. 814 415 ILCS 60/4 from Ch. 5, par. 804 415 ILCS 60/12 from Ch. 5, par. 812 415 ILCS 60/14 from Ch. 5, par. 814 Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Replaces the definition of the term "licensed operator" with definitions of the terms "licensed large-scale operator" and "licensed small-scale operator". Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall issue separate certification tests for licensed large-scale operators and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and regulations prescribed for each by the Department of Agriculture. Makes conforming changes in the Act. LRB104 09996 BDA 20066 b LRB104 09996 BDA 20066 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1574 Introduced 2/4/2025, by Sen. Doris Turner SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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7	7	Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Replaces the definition of the term "licensed operator" with definitions of the terms "licensed large-scale operator" and "licensed small-scale operator". Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall issue separate certification tests for licensed large-scale operators and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and regulations prescribed for each by the Department of Agriculture. Makes conforming changes in the Act.
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13	13	1 AN ACT concerning safety.
14	14	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
15	15	3 represented in the General Assembly:
16	16	4 Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by
17	17	5 changing Sections 4, 12, and 14 as follows:
18	18	6 (415 ILCS 60/4) (from Ch. 5, par. 804)
19	19	7 Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
20	20	8 1. "Director" means Director of the Illinois Department of
21	21	9 Agriculture or his authorized representative.
22	22	10 2. "Active Ingredient" means any ingredient which will
23	23	11 prevent, destroy, repel, control or mitigate a pest or which
24	24	12 will act as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
25	25	13 3. "Adulterated" shall apply to any pesticide if the
26	26	14 strength or purity is not within the standard of quality
27	27	15 expressed on the labeling under which it is sold, distributed
28	28	16 or used, including any substance which has been substituted
29	29	17 wholly or in part for the pesticide as specified on the
30	30	18 labeling under which it is sold, distributed or used, or if any
31	31	19 valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in
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33	33	21 4. "Agricultural Commodity" means produce of the land,
34	34	22 including, but not limited to, plants and plant parts,
35	35	23 livestock and poultry and livestock or poultry products,
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44	44	Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act. Replaces the definition of the term "licensed operator" with definitions of the terms "licensed large-scale operator" and "licensed small-scale operator". Provides that the Director of Agriculture shall issue separate certification tests for licensed large-scale operators and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and regulations prescribed for each by the Department of Agriculture. Makes conforming changes in the Act.
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74	74	1 seeds, sod, shrubs and other products of agricultural origin
75	75	2 including the premises necessary to and used directly in
76	76	3 agricultural production. Agricultural commodity also includes
77	77	4 aquatic products, including any aquatic plants and animals or
78	78	5 their by-products that are produced, grown, managed, harvested
79	79	6 and marketed on an annual, semi-annual, biennial or short-term
80	80	7 basis, in permitted aquaculture facilities.
81	81	8 5. "Animal" means all vertebrate and invertebrate species
82	82	9 including, but not limited to, man and other mammals, birds,
83	83	10 fish, and shellfish.
84	84	11 5.5. "Barrier mosquitocide" means a pesticide that is
85	85	12 formulated to kill adult mosquitoes and that is applied so as
86	86	13 to leave a residual mosquitocidal coating on natural or
87	87	14 manmade surfaces. "Barrier mosquitocide" does not include a
88	88	15 product that is exempt from registration under the Federal
89	89	16 Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or rules adopted
90	90	17 pursuant to that Act.
91	91	18 5.6. "Barrier mosquitocide treatment" means application of
92	92	19 a barrier mosquitocide to a natural or manmade surface.
93	93	20 6. "Beneficial Insects" means those insects which during
94	94	21 their life cycle are effective pollinators of plants,
95	95	22 predators of pests or are otherwise beneficial.
96	96	23 7. "Certified applicator".
97	97	24 A. "Certified applicator" means any individual who is
98	98	25 certified under this Act to purchase, use, or supervise
99	99	26 the use of pesticides which are classified for restricted
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111	111	2 B. "Private applicator" means a certified applicator
112	112	3 who purchases, uses, or supervises the use of any
113	113	4 pesticide classified for restricted use, for the purpose
114	114	5 of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned,
115	115	6 rented, or otherwise controlled by him or his employer, or
116	116	7 applied to other property if done without compensation
117	117	8 other than trading of personal services between no more
118	118	9 than 2 producers of agricultural commodities.
119	119	10 C. "Licensed Commercial Applicator" means a certified
120	120	11 applicator, whether or not he is a private applicator with
121	121	12 respect to some uses, who owns or manages a business that
122	122	13 is engaged in applying pesticides, whether classified for
123	123	14 general or restricted use, for hire. The term also applies
124	124	15 to a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use
125	125	16 of pesticides, whether classified for general or
126	126	17 restricted use, for any purpose or on property of others
127	127	18 excluding those specified by subparagraphs 7 (B), (D), (E)
128	128	19 of Section 4 of this Act.
129	129	20 D. "Commercial Not For Hire Applicator" means a
130	130	21 certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of
131	131	22 pesticides classified for general or restricted use for
132	132	23 any purpose on property of an employer when such activity
133	133	24 is a requirement of the terms of employment and such
134	134	25 application of pesticides under this certification is
135	135	26 limited to property under the control of the employer only
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146	146	1 and includes, but is not limited to, the use or
147	147	2 supervision of the use of pesticides in a greenhouse
148	148	3 setting. "Commercial Not For Hire Applicator" also
149	149	4 includes a certified applicator who uses or supervises the
150	150	5 use of pesticides classified for general or restricted use
151	151	6 as an employee of a state agency, municipality, or other
152	152	7 duly constituted governmental agency or unit.
153	153	8 8. "Defoliant" means any substance or combination of
154	154	9 substances which cause leaves or foliage to drop from a plant
155	155	10 with or without causing abscission.
156	156	11 9. "Desiccant" means any substance or combination of
157	157	12 substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying
158	158	13 of plant tissue.
159	159	14 10. "Device" means any instrument or contrivance, other
160	160	15 than a firearm or equipment for application of pesticides when
161	161	16 sold separately from pesticides, which is intended for
162	162	17 trapping, repelling, destroying, or mitigating any pest, other
163	163	18 than bacteria, virus, or other microorganisms on or living in
164	164	19 man or other living animals.
165	165	20 11. "Distribute" means offer or hold for sale, sell,
166	166	21 barter, ship, deliver for shipment, receive and then deliver,
167	167	22 or offer to deliver pesticides, within the State.
168	168	23 12. "Environment" includes water, air, land, and all
169	169	24 plants and animals including man, living therein and the
170	170	25 interrelationships which exist among these.
171	171	26 13. "Equipment" means any type of instruments and
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182	182	1 contrivances using motorized, mechanical or pressure power
183	183	2 which is used to apply any pesticide, excluding pressurized
184	184	3 hand-size household apparatus containing dilute ready to apply
185	185	4 pesticide or used to apply household pesticides.
186	186	5 14. "FIFRA" means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and
187	187	6 Rodenticide Act, as amended.
188	188	7 15. "Fungi" means any non-chlorophyll bearing
189	189	8 thallophytes, any non-chlorophyll bearing plant of a lower
190	190	9 order than mosses or liverworts, as for example rust, smut,
191	191	10 mildew, mold, yeast and bacteria, except those on or in living
192	192	11 animals including man and those on or in processed foods,
193	193	12 beverages or pharmaceuticals.
194	194	13 16. "Household Substance" means any pesticide customarily
195	195	14 produced and distributed for use by individuals in or about
196	196	15 the household.
197	197	16 17. "Imminent Hazard" means a situation which exists when
198	198	17 continued use of a pesticide would likely result in
199	199	18 unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or will
200	200	19 involve unreasonable hazard to the survival of a species
201	201	20 declared endangered by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior or
202	202	21 to species declared to be protected by the Illinois Department
203	203	22 of Natural Resources.
204	204	23 18. "Inert Ingredient" means an ingredient which is not an
205	205	24 active ingredient.
206	206	25 19. "Ingredient Statement" means a statement of the name
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218	218	1 total percentage of inert ingredients in a pesticide and for
219	219	2 pesticides containing arsenic in any form, the ingredient
220	220	3 statement shall include percentage of total and water soluble
221	221	4 arsenic, each calculated as elemental arsenic. In the case of
222	222	5 spray adjuvants the ingredient statement need contain only the
223	223	6 names of the functioning agents and the total percent of those
224	224	7 constituents ineffective as spray adjuvants.
225	225	8 20. "Insect" means any of the numerous small invertebrate
226	226	9 animals generally having the body more or less obviously
227	227	10 segmented for the most part belonging to the class Insects,
228	228	11 comprised of six-legged, usually winged forms, as for example
229	229	12 beetles, caterpillars, and flies. This definition encompasses
230	230	13 other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless
231	231	14 and usually have more than 6 legs as for example spiders,
232	232	15 mites, ticks, centipedes, and millipedes.
233	233	16 21. "Label" means the written, printed or graphic matter
234	234	17 on or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its
235	235	18 containers or wrappings.
236	236	19 22. "Labeling" means the label and all other written,
237	237	20 printed or graphic matter: (a) on the pesticide or device or
238	238	21 any of its containers or wrappings, (b) accompanying the
239	239	22 pesticide or device or referring to it in any other media used
240	240	23 to disseminate information to the public, (c) to which
241	241	24 reference is made to the pesticide or device except when
242	242	25 references are made to current official publications of the U.
243	243	26 S. Environmental Protection Agency, Departments of
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254	254	1 Agriculture, Health, Education and Welfare or other Federal
255	255	2 Government institutions, the state experiment station or
256	256	3 colleges of agriculture or other similar state institution
257	257	4 authorized to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
258	258	5 23. "Land" means all land and water area including
259	259	6 airspace, and all plants, animals, structures, buildings,
260	260	7 contrivances, and machinery appurtenant thereto or situated
261	261	8 thereon, fixed or mobile, including any used for
262	262	9 transportation.
263	263	10 24. "Licensed large-scale operator Operator" means a
264	264	11 person who is employed to apply pesticides to the lands of
265	265	12 others under the direction of a "licensed commercial
266	266	13 applicator" or a "licensed commercial not-for-hire applicator"
267	267	14 and who applies pesticides with large-scale application
268	268	15 equipment, such as boom sprayers or tractor-mounted spray
269	269	16 equipment, or other large-scale application equipment as
270	270	17 further prescribed by the Department of Agriculture by rule.
271	271	18 24.5. "Licensed small-scale operator" means a person who
272	272	19 is employed to apply pesticides to the lands of others under
273	273	20 the direction of a licensed commercial applicator or a
274	274	21 licensed commercial not-for-hire applicator and who applies
275	275	22 pesticides with equipment other than the large-scale
276	276	23 application equipment used by licensed large-scale operators.
277	277	24 25. "Nematode" means invertebrate animals of the phylum
278	278	25 nemathelminthes and class nematoda, also referred to as nemas
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290	290	1 fusiform or sac-like bodies covered with cuticle and
291	291	2 inhabiting soil, water, plants or plant parts.
292	292	3 26. "Permit" means a written statement issued by the
293	293	4 Director or his authorized agent, authorizing certain acts of
294	294	5 pesticide purchase or of pesticide use or application on an
295	295	6 interim basis prior to normal certification, registration, or
296	296	7 licensing.
297	297	8 27. "Person" means any individual, partnership,
298	298	9 association, fiduciary, corporation, or any organized group of
299	299	10 persons whether incorporated or not.
300	300	11 28. "Pest" means (a) any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus,
301	301	12 weed, or (b) any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or
302	302	13 animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism,
303	303	14 excluding virus, bacteria, or other microorganism on or in
304	304	15 living animals including man, which the Director declares to
305	305	16 be a pest.
306	306	17 29. "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of
307	307	18 substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or
308	308	19 mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of substances
309	309	20 intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
310	310	21 30. "Pesticide Dealer" means any person who distributes
311	311	22 registered pesticides to the user.
312	312	23 31. "Plant Regulator" means any substance or mixture of
313	313	24 substances intended through physiological action to affect the
314	314	25 rate of growth or maturation or otherwise alter the behavior
315	315	26 of ornamental or crop plants or the produce thereof. This does
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326	326	1 not include substances which are not intended as plant
327	327	2 nutrient trace elements, nutritional chemicals, plant or seed
328	328	3 inoculants or soil conditioners or amendments.
329	329	4 32. "Protect Health and Environment" means to guard
330	330	5 against any unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
331	331	6 33. "Registrant" means a person who has registered any
332	332	7 pesticide pursuant to the provision of FIFRA and this Act.
333	333	8 34. "Restricted Use Pesticide" means any pesticide with
334	334	9 one or more of its uses classified as restricted by order of
335	335	10 the Administrator of USEPA.
336	336	11 35. "SLN Registration" means registration of a pesticide
337	337	12 for use under conditions of special local need as defined by
338	338	13 FIFRA.
339	339	14 36. "State Restricted Pesticide Use" means any pesticide
340	340	15 use which the Director determines, subsequent to public
341	341	16 hearing, that an additional restriction for that use is needed
342	342	17 to prevent unreasonable adverse effects.
343	343	18 37. "Structural Pest" means any pests which attack and
344	344	19 destroy buildings and other structures or which attack
345	345	20 clothing, stored food, commodities stored at food
346	346	21 manufacturing and processing facilities or manufactured and
347	347	22 processed goods.
348	348	23 38. "Unreasonable Adverse Effects on the Environment"
349	349	24 means the unreasonable risk to the environment, including man,
350	350	25 from the use of any pesticide, when taking into account
351	351	26 accrued benefits of as well as the economic, social, and
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362	362	1 environmental costs of its use.
363	363	2 39. "USEPA" means United States Environmental Protection
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365	365	4 40. "Use inconsistent with the label" means to use a
366	366	5 pesticide in a manner not consistent with the label
367	367	6 instruction, the definition adopted in FIFRA as interpreted by
368	368	7 USEPA shall apply in Illinois.
369	369	8 41. "Weed" means any plant growing in a place where it is
370	370	9 not wanted.
371	371	10 42. "Wildlife" means all living things, not human,
372	372	11 domestic, or pests.
373	373	12 43. "Bulk pesticide" means any registered pesticide which
374	374	13 is transported or held in an individual container in undivided
375	375	14 quantities of greater than 55 U.S. gallons liquid measure or
376	376	15 100 pounds net dry weight.
377	377	16 44. "Bulk repackaging" means the transfer of a registered
378	378	17 pesticide from one bulk container (containing undivided
379	379	18 quantities of greater than 100 U.S. gallons liquid measure or
380	380	19 100 pounds net dry weight) to another bulk container
381	381	20 (containing undivided quantities of greater than 100 U.S.
382	382	21 gallons liquid measure or 100 pounds net dry weight) in an
383	383	22 unaltered state in preparation for sale or distribution to
384	384	23 another person.
385	385	24 45. "Business" means any individual, partnership,
386	386	25 corporation or association engaged in a business operation for
387	387	26 the purpose of selling or distributing pesticides or providing
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398	398	1 the service of application of pesticides in this State.
399	399	2 46. "Facility" means any building or structure and all
400	400	3 real property contiguous thereto, including all equipment
401	401	4 fixed thereon used for the operation of the business.
402	402	5 47. "Chemigation" means the application of a pesticide
403	403	6 through the systems or equipment employed for the primary
404	404	7 purpose of irrigation of land and crops.
405	405	8 48. "Use" means any activity covered by the pesticide
406	406	9 label, including, but not limited to, application of
407	407	10 pesticide, mixing and loading, storage of pesticides or
408	408	11 pesticide containers, disposal of pesticides and pesticide
409	409	12 containers and reentry into treated sites or areas.
410	410	13 (Source: P.A. 102-555, eff. 1-1-22; 102-916, eff. 1-1-23;
411	411	14 103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)
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413	413	16 Sec. 12. Licensed operator. No pesticide operator shall
414	414	17 use any pesticides without a pesticide operator license issued
415	415	18 by the Director.
416	416	19 1. Application for an operator license shall be made in
417	417	20 writing on designated forms available from the Director. Each
418	418	21 application shall contain information regarding the nature of
419	419	22 applicants pesticide use, his qualifications, and such other
420	420	23 facts as prescribed on the form. The application shall also
421	421	24 include the following:
422	422	25 A. The full name of applicant.
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433	433	1 B. The address of the applicant.
434	434	2 C. The name of and license/certification number of the
435	435	3 pesticide applicator under whom the applicant will work.
436	436	4 2. The Director shall not issue a pesticide operator
437	437	5 license until the individual identified has demonstrated his
438	438	6 competence and knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance
439	439	7 with Section 9 of this Act. The Director shall issue separate
440	440	8 certification tests for both licensed large-scale operators
441	441	9 and licensed small-scale operators based on the rules and
442	442	10 regulations prescribed for each by the Department of
443	443	11 Agriculture.
444	444	12 3. The Director shall not issue an operator license to any
445	445	13 person who is unable to provide the name and
446	446	14 license/certification number of an applicator under whom the
447	447	15 operator will work.
448	448	16 4. For the years preceding the year 2001, a licensed
449	449	17 commercial operator working for or under the supervision of a
450	450	18 certified licensed commercial pesticide applicator shall pay
451	451	19 an annual fee of $25. For the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the
452	452	20 annual fee for a commercial operator license is $30. For the
453	453	21 years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee for a commercial
454	454	22 operator license is $35. For the years 2007 through 2017, the
455	455	23 annual fee for a commercial operator license is $40. For the
456	456	24 years 2018 through 2023, the fee for a multi-year commercial
457	457	25 operator license is $120. For the years 2024 and thereafter,
458	458	26 the fee for a multi-year commercial operator license is $180.
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469	469	1 The late application fee for an operator license shall be $20
470	470	2 in addition to the normal license fee. A licensed operator
471	471	3 shall be assessed a fee of $10 for a duplicate license.
472	472	4 5. For the years 2011 through 2017, the commercial
473	473	5 not-for-hire pesticide operator license fee shall be $15. For
474	474	6 the years 2018 through 2023, the fee for a multi-year
475	475	7 commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license is $45. For
476	476	8 the years 2024 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year
477	477	9 commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license is $90. The
478	478	10 late application fee for a commercial not-for-hire operator
479	479	11 license shall be $20 in addition to the normal license fee. A
480	480	12 commercial not-for-hire operator shall be assessed a fee of
481	481	13 $10 for a duplicate license.
482	482	14 (Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)
483	483	15 (415 ILCS 60/14) (from Ch. 5, par. 814)
484	484	16 Sec. 14. Unlawful acts.
485	485	17 1. The following are violations of this Act, if any
486	486	18 person:
487	487	19 A. Made false or fraudulent claims through any media
488	488	20 misrepresenting the effect of pesticides or methods.
489	489	21 B. Applied known ineffective or improper pesticides.
490	490	22 C. Applied pesticides in a faulty, careless, or
491	491	23 negligent manner.
492	492	24 D. Used or made recommendation for use of a pesticide
493	493	25 inconsistent with the labeling of the pesticide.
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504	504	1 E. Neglected, or after notice in writing, refused, to
505	505	2 comply with provisions of this Act, the regulations
506	506	3 adopted hereunder, or of any lawful order of the Director,
507	507	4 including the limitations specified in a duly issued
508	508	5 permit, certification, or registration.
509	509	6 F. Failed to keep and maintain records required by
510	510	7 this Act or failed to make reports when and as required or
511	511	8 made false or fraudulent records or reports.
512	512	9 G. Used or supervised the use of a pesticide without
513	513	10 qualifying as a certified applicator, licensed small-scale
514	514	11 operator, or licensed large-scale operator.
515	515	12 H. Used fraud or misrepresentation in making
516	516	13 application for, or renewal of, any license, permit,
517	517	14 certification, or registration or in demonstration of
518	518	15 competence.
519	519	16 I. Aided or abetted a person to evade provisions of
520	520	17 this Act, conspired with any person to evade provisions of
521	521	18 this Act or allowed a license, permit, certification or
522	522	19 registration to be used by another person.
523	523	20 J. Impersonated any federal, state, county, or city
524	524	21 official.
525	525	22 K. Purchased pesticides by using another person's
526	526	23 license or using or purchasing pesticides outside of a
527	527	24 specific category for which that person is licensed or any
528	528	25 other misrepresentation.
529	529	26 L. Fails to comply with the rules and regulations
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540	540	1 adopted under the authority of this Act.
541	541	2 2. Except as provided in Section 14 (2G), it is unlawful
542	542	3 for any person to distribute in the State the following:
543	543	4 A. A pesticide not registered pursuant to provisions
544	544	5 of this Act.
545	545	6 B. Any pesticide, if any claim made for it, use
546	546	7 recommendation, other labeling or formulation, differs
547	547	8 from the representations made in connection with
548	548	9 registration. However, a change in labeling or formulation
549	549	10 may be made within a registration if the change does not
550	550	11 violate provisions of FIFRA or this Act.
551	551	12 C. Any pesticide unless in the registrants unbroken
552	552	13 container.
553	553	14 D. Any pesticide container to which all label
554	554	15 information required under provisions of this Act has not
555	555	16 been securely affixed.
556	556	17 E. Any pesticide which is adulterated or misbranded or
557	557	18 any device which is misbranded.
558	558	19 F. Any pesticide in a container which, due to damage,
559	559	20 is hazardous to handle and store.
560	560	21 G. It shall not be unlawful to distribute pesticides
561	561	22 "in bulk" provided such distribution does not violate the
562	562	23 provisions of this Act, the Rules and Regulations under
563	563	24 this Act, or FIFRA.
564	564	25 3. It shall be unlawful:
565	565	26 A. To sell any pesticide labeled for restricted use to
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576	576	1 any applicator not certified, unless such applicator has a
577	577	2 valid permit authorizing purchase under a special
578	578	3 exemption from certification requirements.
579	579	4 B. To handle, store, display, use or distribute
580	580	5 pesticides in such manner as to endanger man and his
581	581	6 environment, to endanger food, feed or other products that
582	582	7 may be stored, displayed or distributed with such
583	583	8 pesticides.
584	584	9 C. To use, dispose of, discard, or store pesticides or
585	585	10 their containers in such a manner as to endanger public
586	586	11 health and the environment or to pollute water supplies.
587	587	12 D. To use for personal advantage, reveal to persons,
588	588	13 other than the Director designee or properly designated
589	589	14 official of other jurisdictions, or to a physician or
590	590	15 other qualified person in cases of emergency for
591	591	16 preparation of an antidote any information judged as
592	592	17 relating to trade secrets. To use or reveal a financial
593	593	18 information obtained by authority or marked as privileged
594	594	19 or confidential by a registrant.
595	595	20 E. To sell any pesticide labeled for restricted use
596	596	21 over an Internet website to an Illinois resident who is
597	597	22 not a certified pesticide applicator as provided under
598	598	23 Section 11 of this Act.
599	599	24 F. To apply a restricted use pesticide on or within
600	600	25 500 feet of school property during normal hours, except
601	601	26 for whole structure fumigation. However, if the pesticide
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612	612	1 application information listed on the pesticide label is
613	613	2 more restrictive than this paragraph (F), then the more
614	614	3 restrictive provision shall apply. The Department of
615	615	4 Agriculture shall adopt rules necessary to implement the
616	616	5 provisions of this paragraph (F). As used in this
617	617	6 paragraph (F), "normal school hours" means Monday through
618	618	7 Friday from 7 a.m. until 4 p.m., excluding days when
619	619	8 classes are not in session.
620	620	9 4. Exemptions from the violation provisions of this Act
621	621	10 are as follows:
622	622	11 A. Carriers lawfully engaged in transporting
623	623	12 pesticides within this State, provided that such carrier
624	624	13 shall upon request permit the Director to copy all records
625	625	14 showing transactions in the movement of the pesticide or
626	626	15 device.
627	627	16 B. Public officials of this State or the federal
628	628	17 government while engaged in the performance of official
629	629	18 duties in administration of pesticide laws or regulations.
630	630	19 C. Persons who ship a substance or mixture of
631	631	20 substances being tested for the purpose of determining its
632	632	21 value for pesticide use, to determine its toxicity or
633	633	22 other properties and from which such user does not derive
634	634	23 any benefit in pest control from its use.
635	635	24 5. No pesticide or device shall be deemed in violation of
636	636	25 this Act when intended solely for export to a foreign country.
637	637	26 If it is not exported all the provisions of this Act shall
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