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1	1	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1766 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Sets forth a tax upon the privilege of engaging in business as a hemp beverage manufacturer or as a hemp beverage importing distributor. Adds hemp beverages and hemp beverage manufacturers, hemp beverage distributors, hemp beverage importing distributors, and hemp beverage retailers to provisions concerning the taxation of alcoholic liquor. Creates the Hemp Beverage Commission as part of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Specifies the powers and duties of the Hemp Beverage Commission. Establishes hemp beverage distributor registrations, hemp beverage importing distributor registrations, hemp beverage manufacturer registrations, hemp beverage non-resident dealer registrations, and hemp beverage retailer registrations. Sets forth provisions concerning fees for registration; registration issuance; and discipline of a registrant. Prohibits happy hours in connection with hemp beverages, the delivery of a hemp beverage in combination with an alcoholic beverage, the distribution or sale of intermediate hemp products to a person or entity that is not a hemp beverage manufacturer, and certain other practices. Provides that no hemp beverage may be given, sold, transferred, or delivered to any person under the age of 21. Provides that hemp beverages shall not contain a total THC concentration of greater than 10 milligrams in a container not less than 7.5 ounces and 60 milligrams of THC per package for products sold in multiple servings or units. Sets forth provisions concerning hemp beverage manufacturing, labeling, testing, and advertising. Specifies provisions of the Act that apply to hemp beverages and registrants. Preempts home rule authority to regulate hemp beverages and registrants under the Act. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b A BILL FOR 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1766 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: See Index See Index Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Sets forth a tax upon the privilege of engaging in business as a hemp beverage manufacturer or as a hemp beverage importing distributor. Adds hemp beverages and hemp beverage manufacturers, hemp beverage distributors, hemp beverage importing distributors, and hemp beverage retailers to provisions concerning the taxation of alcoholic liquor. Creates the Hemp Beverage Commission as part of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Specifies the powers and duties of the Hemp Beverage Commission. Establishes hemp beverage distributor registrations, hemp beverage importing distributor registrations, hemp beverage manufacturer registrations, hemp beverage non-resident dealer registrations, and hemp beverage retailer registrations. Sets forth provisions concerning fees for registration; registration issuance; and discipline of a registrant. Prohibits happy hours in connection with hemp beverages, the delivery of a hemp beverage in combination with an alcoholic beverage, the distribution or sale of intermediate hemp products to a person or entity that is not a hemp beverage manufacturer, and certain other practices. Provides that no hemp beverage may be given, sold, transferred, or delivered to any person under the age of 21. Provides that hemp beverages shall not contain a total THC concentration of greater than 10 milligrams in a container not less than 7.5 ounces and 60 milligrams of THC per package for products sold in multiple servings or units. Sets forth provisions concerning hemp beverage manufacturing, labeling, testing, and advertising. Specifies provisions of the Act that apply to hemp beverages and registrants. Preempts home rule authority to regulate hemp beverages and registrants under the Act. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately. LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b A BILL FOR
2	2	104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2025 and 2026 SB1766 Introduced 2/5/2025, by Sen. Bill Cunningham SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Sets forth a tax upon the privilege of engaging in business as a hemp beverage manufacturer or as a hemp beverage importing distributor. Adds hemp beverages and hemp beverage manufacturers, hemp beverage distributors, hemp beverage importing distributors, and hemp beverage retailers to provisions concerning the taxation of alcoholic liquor. Creates the Hemp Beverage Commission as part of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Specifies the powers and duties of the Hemp Beverage Commission. Establishes hemp beverage distributor registrations, hemp beverage importing distributor registrations, hemp beverage manufacturer registrations, hemp beverage non-resident dealer registrations, and hemp beverage retailer registrations. Sets forth provisions concerning fees for registration; registration issuance; and discipline of a registrant. Prohibits happy hours in connection with hemp beverages, the delivery of a hemp beverage in combination with an alcoholic beverage, the distribution or sale of intermediate hemp products to a person or entity that is not a hemp beverage manufacturer, and certain other practices. Provides that no hemp beverage may be given, sold, transferred, or delivered to any person under the age of 21. Provides that hemp beverages shall not contain a total THC concentration of greater than 10 milligrams in a container not less than 7.5 ounces and 60 milligrams of THC per package for products sold in multiple servings or units. Sets forth provisions concerning hemp beverage manufacturing, labeling, testing, and advertising. Specifies provisions of the Act that apply to hemp beverages and registrants. Preempts home rule authority to regulate hemp beverages and registrants under the Act. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning regulation.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 5. The Liquor Control Act of 1934 is amended by
15	15	5 changing Sections 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, 8-4, 8-5, 8-6, 8-7, 8-9,
16	16	6 8-10, 8-11, 8-12, and 8-14 and by adding Article XIII as
17	17	7 follows:
18	18	8 (235 ILCS 5/8-1)
19	19	9 Sec. 8-1. A tax is imposed upon the privilege of engaging
20	20	10 in business as a manufacturer or as an importing distributor
21	21	11 of alcoholic liquor other than beer at the rate of $0.185 per
22	22	12 gallon until September 1, 2009 and $0.231 per gallon beginning
23	23	13 September 1, 2009 for cider containing not less than 0.5%
24	24	14 alcohol by volume nor more than 7% alcohol by volume, $0.73 per
25	25	15 gallon until September 1, 2009 and $1.39 per gallon beginning
26	26	16 September 1, 2009 for wine other than cider containing less
27	27	17 than 7% alcohol by volume, and $4.50 per gallon until
28	28	18 September 1, 2009 and $8.55 per gallon beginning September 1,
29	29	19 2009 on alcohol and spirits manufactured and sold or used by
30	30	20 such manufacturer, or as agent for any other person, or sold or
31	31	21 used by such importing distributor, or as agent for any other
32	32	22 person. A tax is imposed upon the privilege of engaging in
33	33	23 business as a manufacturer of beer or as an importing
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40	40	Amends the Liquor Control Act of 1934. Sets forth a tax upon the privilege of engaging in business as a hemp beverage manufacturer or as a hemp beverage importing distributor. Adds hemp beverages and hemp beverage manufacturers, hemp beverage distributors, hemp beverage importing distributors, and hemp beverage retailers to provisions concerning the taxation of alcoholic liquor. Creates the Hemp Beverage Commission as part of the Illinois Liquor Control Commission. Specifies the powers and duties of the Hemp Beverage Commission. Establishes hemp beverage distributor registrations, hemp beverage importing distributor registrations, hemp beverage manufacturer registrations, hemp beverage non-resident dealer registrations, and hemp beverage retailer registrations. Sets forth provisions concerning fees for registration; registration issuance; and discipline of a registrant. Prohibits happy hours in connection with hemp beverages, the delivery of a hemp beverage in combination with an alcoholic beverage, the distribution or sale of intermediate hemp products to a person or entity that is not a hemp beverage manufacturer, and certain other practices. Provides that no hemp beverage may be given, sold, transferred, or delivered to any person under the age of 21. Provides that hemp beverages shall not contain a total THC concentration of greater than 10 milligrams in a container not less than 7.5 ounces and 60 milligrams of THC per package for products sold in multiple servings or units. Sets forth provisions concerning hemp beverage manufacturing, labeling, testing, and advertising. Specifies provisions of the Act that apply to hemp beverages and registrants. Preempts home rule authority to regulate hemp beverages and registrants under the Act. Makes other and conforming changes. Effective immediately.
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68	68	1 distributor of beer at the rate of $0.185 per gallon until
69	69	2 September 1, 2009 and $0.231 per gallon beginning September 1,
70	70	3 2009 on all beer, regardless of alcohol by volume,
71	71	4 manufactured and sold or used by such manufacturer, or as
72	72	5 agent for any other person, or sold or used by such importing
73	73	6 distributor, or as agent for any other person. Any brewer
74	74	7 manufacturing beer in this State shall be entitled to and
75	75	8 given a credit or refund of 75% of the tax imposed on each
76	76	9 gallon of beer up to 4.9 million gallons per year in any given
77	77	10 calendar year for tax paid or payable on beer produced and sold
78	78	11 in the State of Illinois.
79	79	12 A tax is imposed upon the privilege of engaging in
80	80	13 business as a hemp beverage manufacturer or as a hemp beverage
81	81	14 importing distributor at the rate of $8.55 for each gallon
82	82	15 containing 80 mg of THC or less and not less than 70 mg of THC,
83	83	16 $7.48 for each gallon containing less than 70 mg of THC and not
84	84	17 less than 60 mg of THC, $6.41 for each gallon containing less
85	85	18 than 60 mg of THC and not less than 50 mg of THC, $5.34 for
86	86	19 each gallon containing less than 50 mg of THC and not less than
87	87	20 40 mg of THC, $4.27 for each gallon containing less than 40 mg
88	88	21 of THC, manufactured by a hemp manufacturer and sold or used by
89	89	22 such hemp manufacturer, or as agent for any other person, or
90	90	23 sold or used by such importing hemp distributor, or as agent
91	91	24 for any other person.
92	92	25 For purposes of this Section, "beer" means beer, ale,
93	93	26 porter, stout, and other similar fermented beverages of any
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104	104	1 name or description containing one-half of one percent or more
105	105	2 of alcohol by volume, brewed or produced from malt, wholly or
106	106	3 in part, or from any substitute for malt.
107	107	4 For the purpose of this Section, "cider" means any
108	108	5 alcoholic beverage obtained by the alcohol fermentation of the
109	109	6 juice of apples or pears including, but not limited to,
110	110	7 flavored, sparkling, or carbonated cider.
111	111	8 The credit or refund created by this Act shall apply to all
112	112	9 beer taxes in the calendar years 1982 through 1986.
113	113	10 The increases made by this amendatory Act of the 91st
114	114	11 General Assembly in the rates of taxes imposed under this
115	115	12 Section shall apply beginning on July 1, 1999.
116	116	13 A tax at the rate of 1 per gallon on beer and 48 per
117	117	14 gallon on hemp beverages, alcohol, and spirits is also imposed
118	118	15 upon the privilege of engaging in business as a retailer or
119	119	16 hemp beverage retailer or as a distributor or hemp beverage
120	120	17 distributor who is not also an importing distributor or hemp
121	121	18 beverage importing distributor with respect to all beer, and
122	122	19 all alcohol, and spirits, and hemp beverages owned or
123	123	20 possessed by such retailer, hemp beverage retailer, or
124	124	21 distributor, or hemp beverage distributor when this amendatory
125	125	22 Act of 1969, or any amendatory Act applicable to hemp
126	126	23 beverages, becomes effective, and with respect to which the
127	127	24 additional tax imposed by this amendatory Act upon
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129	129	26 distributors, and hemp beverage importing distributors does
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140	140	1 not apply. Retailers, hemp beverage retailers, and
141	141	2 distributors, and hemp beverage distributors who are subject
142	142	3 to the additional tax imposed by this paragraph of this
143	143	4 Section shall be required to inventory such alcoholic liquor
144	144	5 or hemp beverage and to pay this additional tax in a manner
145	145	6 prescribed by the Department.
146	146	7 The provisions of this Section shall be construed to apply
147	147	8 to any importing distributor or importing hemp distributor
148	148	9 engaging in business in this State, whether licensed or not.
149	149	10 However, such tax is not imposed upon any such business as
150	150	11 to any alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage shipped outside
151	151	12 Illinois by an Illinois licensed manufacturer, hemp beverage
152	152	13 manufacturer, or importing distributor, or hemp beverage
153	153	14 importing distributor, nor as to any alcoholic liquor or hemp
154	154	15 beverage delivered in Illinois by an Illinois licensed
155	155	16 manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, or importing
156	156	17 distributor, or hemp beverage distributor to a purchaser for
157	157	18 immediate transportation by the purchaser to another state
158	158	19 into which the purchaser has a legal right, under the laws of
159	159	20 such state, to import such alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage,
160	160	21 nor as to any alcoholic liquor other than beer or hemp beverage
161	161	22 sold by one Illinois licensed manufacturer, hemp beverage
162	162	23 manufacturer, or importing distributor, or hemp beverage
163	163	24 importing distributor to another Illinois licensed
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176	176	1 extent to which the sale of alcoholic liquor other than beer or
177	177	2 hemp beverage by one Illinois licensed manufacturer, hemp
178	178	3 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
179	179	4 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor to
180	180	5 another Illinois licensed manufacturer, hemp beverage
181	181	6 manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
182	182	7 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor is
183	183	8 authorized by the licensing provisions of this Act, nor to
184	184	9 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage whether manufactured in or
185	185	10 imported into this State when sold to a "non-beverage user"
186	186	11 licensed by the State for use in the manufacture of any of the
187	187	12 following when they are unfit for beverage purposes:
188	188	13 Patent and proprietary medicines and medicinal,
189	189	14 antiseptic, culinary and toilet preparations;
190	190	15 Flavoring extracts and syrups and food products;
191	191	16 Scientific, industrial and chemical products, excepting
192	192	17 denatured alcohol;
193	193	18 Or for scientific, chemical, experimental or mechanical
194	194	19 purposes;
195	195	20 Nor is the tax imposed upon the privilege of engaging in
196	196	21 any business in interstate commerce or otherwise, which
197	197	22 business may not, under the Constitution and Statutes of the
198	198	23 United States, be made the subject of taxation by this State.
199	199	24 The tax herein imposed shall be in addition to all other
200	200	25 occupation or privilege taxes imposed by the State of Illinois
201	201	26 or political subdivision thereof.
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212	212	1 If any alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage alcoholic liquor
213	213	2 manufactured in or imported into this State is sold to a
214	214	3 licensed manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, or
215	215	4 importing distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
216	216	5 by a licensed manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer,
217	217	6 manufacturer or importing distributor, or hemp beverage
218	218	7 distributor to be used solely as an ingredient in the
219	219	8 manufacture of any beverage for human consumption, the tax
220	220	9 imposed upon such purchasing manufacturer, hemp beverage
221	221	10 manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
222	222	11 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor
223	223	12 shall be reduced by the amount of the taxes which have been
224	224	13 paid by the selling manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer,
225	225	14 importing distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
226	226	15 manufacturer or importing distributor under this Act as to
227	227	16 such alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage so used to the
228	228	17 Department of Revenue.
229	229	18 If any person received any alcoholic liquors or hemp
230	230	19 beverages from a manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer,
231	231	20 importing distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
232	232	21 manufacturer or importing distributor, with respect to which
233	233	22 alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages no tax is imposed under
234	234	23 this Article, and such alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage shall
235	235	24 thereafter be disposed of in such manner or under such
236	236	25 circumstances as may cause the same to become the base for the
237	237	26 tax imposed by this Article, such person shall make the same
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248	248	1 reports and returns, pay the same taxes and be subject to all
249	249	2 other provisions of this Article relating to manufacturers and
250	250	3 importing distributors.
251	251	4 Nothing in this Article shall be construed to require the
252	252	5 payment to the Department of the taxes imposed by this Article
253	253	6 more than once with respect to any quantity of alcoholic
254	254	7 liquor or hemp beverage sold or used within this State.
255	255	8 No tax is imposed by this Act on sales of alcoholic liquor
256	256	9 or hemp beverage by Illinois licensed foreign importers to
257	257	10 Illinois licensed importing distributors.
258	258	11 All of the proceeds of the additional tax imposed by
259	259	12 Public Act 96-34 shall be deposited by the Department into the
260	260	13 Capital Projects Fund. The remainder of the tax imposed by
261	261	14 this Act shall be deposited by the Department into the General
262	262	15 Revenue Fund.
263	263	16 A manufacturer of beer that imports or transfers beer into
264	264	17 this State must comply with the provisions of this Section
265	265	18 with regard to the beer imported into this State.
266	266	19 The provisions of this Section 8-1 are severable under
267	267	20 Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
268	268	21 (Source: P.A. 100-885, eff. 8-14-18; 101-16, eff. 6-14-19.)
269	269	22 (235 ILCS 5/8-2) (from Ch. 43, par. 159)
270	270	23 Sec. 8-2. Payments; reports. It is the duty of each
271	271	24 manufacturer with respect to alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage
272	272	25 produced or imported by such manufacturer, or purchased
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283	283	1 tax-free by such manufacturer from another manufacturer, hemp
284	284	2 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
285	285	3 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor,
286	286	4 and of each importing distributor as to alcoholic liquor or
287	287	5 hemp beverage purchased by such importing distributor from
288	288	6 foreign importers or from anyone from any point in the United
289	289	7 States outside of this State or purchased tax-free from
290	290	8 another manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
291	291	9 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
292	292	10 manufacturer or importing distributor, to pay the tax imposed
293	293	11 by Section 8-1 to the Department of Revenue on or before the
294	294	12 15th day of the calendar month following the calendar month in
295	295	13 which such alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage is sold or used by
296	296	14 such manufacturer or by such importing distributor other than
297	297	15 in an authorized tax-free manner or to pay that tax
298	298	16 electronically as provided in this Section.
299	299	17 Each manufacturer and each importing distributor shall
300	300	18 make payment under one of the following methods: (1) on or
301	301	19 before the 15th day of each calendar month, file in person or
302	302	20 by United States first-class mail, postage pre-paid, with the
303	303	21 Department of Revenue, on forms prescribed and furnished by
304	304	22 the Department, a report in writing in such form as may be
305	305	23 required by the Department in order to compute, and assure the
306	306	24 accuracy of, the tax due on all taxable sales and uses of
307	307	25 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage occurring during the
308	308	26 preceding month. Payment of the tax in the amount disclosed by
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319	319	1 the report shall accompany the report or, (2) on or before the
320	320	2 15th day of each calendar month, electronically file with the
321	321	3 Department of Revenue, on forms prescribed and furnished by
322	322	4 the Department, an electronic report in such form as may be
323	323	5 required by the Department in order to compute, and assure the
324	324	6 accuracy of, the tax due on all taxable sales and uses of
325	325	7 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage occurring during the
326	326	8 preceding month. An electronic payment of the tax in the
327	327	9 amount disclosed by the report shall accompany the report. A
328	328	10 manufacturer or distributor who files an electronic report and
329	329	11 electronically pays the tax imposed pursuant to Section 8-1 to
330	330	12 the Department of Revenue on or before the 15th day of the
331	331	13 calendar month following the calendar month in which such
332	332	14 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage is sold or used by that
333	333	15 manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
334	334	16 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
335	335	17 manufacturer or importing distributor other than in an
336	336	18 authorized tax-free manner shall pay to the Department the
337	337	19 amount of the tax imposed pursuant to Section 8-1, less a
338	338	20 discount which is allowed to reimburse the manufacturer, hemp
339	339	21 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
340	340	22 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor
341	341	23 for the expenses incurred in keeping and maintaining records,
342	342	24 preparing and filing the electronic returns, remitting the
343	343	25 tax, and supplying data to the Department upon request.
344	344	26 The discount shall be in an amount as follows:
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355	355	1 (1) For original returns due on or after January 1,
356	356	2 2003 through September 30, 2003, the discount shall be
357	357	3 1.75% or $1,250 per return, whichever is less;
358	358	4 (2) For original returns due on or after October 1,
359	359	5 2003 through September 30, 2004, the discount shall be 2%
360	360	6 or $3,000 per return, whichever is less; and
361	361	7 (3) For original returns due on or after October 1,
362	362	8 2004, the discount shall be 2% or $2,000 per return,
363	363	9 whichever is less.
364	364	10 The Department may, if it deems it necessary in order to
365	365	11 insure the payment of the tax imposed by this Article, require
366	366	12 returns to be made more frequently than and covering periods
367	367	13 of less than a month. Such return shall contain such further
368	368	14 information as the Department may reasonably require.
369	369	15 It shall be presumed that all alcoholic liquors or hemp
370	370	16 beverages acquired or made by any hemp beverage importing
371	371	17 distributor, importing distributor, hemp beverage
372	372	18 manufacturer, or manufacturer importing distributor or
373	373	19 manufacturer have been sold or used by him in this State and
374	374	20 are the basis for the tax imposed by this Article unless
375	375	21 proven, to the satisfaction of the Department, that such
376	376	22 alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages are (1) still in the
377	377	23 possession of such importing distributor or manufacturer, or
378	378	24 (2) prior to the termination of possession have been lost by
379	379	25 theft or through unintentional destruction, or (3) that such
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391	391	1 otherwise exempt from taxation under this Act.
392	392	2 If any payment provided for in this Section exceeds the
393	393	3 manufacturer's, hemp beverage manufacturer's, importing
394	394	4 distributor's, or hemp beverage importing distributor's
395	395	5 manufacturer's or importing distributor's liabilities under
396	396	6 this Act, as shown on an original report, the manufacturer,
397	397	7 hemp beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp
398	398	8 beverage importing distributor manufacturer or importing
399	399	9 distributor may credit such excess payment against liability
400	400	10 subsequently to be remitted to the Department under this Act,
401	401	11 in accordance with reasonable rules adopted by the Department.
402	402	12 If the Department subsequently determines that all or any part
403	403	13 of the credit taken was not actually due to the manufacturer,
404	404	14 hemp beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp
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406	406	16 distributor, the manufacturer's, hemp beverage manufacturer's,
407	407	17 importing distributor's, or hemp beverage importing
408	408	18 distributor's manufacturer's or importing distributor's
409	409	19 discount shall be reduced by an amount equal to the difference
410	410	20 between the discount as applied to the credit taken and that
411	411	21 actually due, and the manufacturer, hemp beverage
412	412	22 manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
413	413	23 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor
414	414	24 shall be liable for penalties and interest on such difference.
415	415	25 The Department may require any foreign importer to file
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427	427	1 following the month which any such return covers, if the
428	428	2 Department determines this to be necessary to the proper
429	429	3 performance of the Department's functions and duties under
430	430	4 this Act. Such return shall contain such information as the
431	431	5 Department may reasonably require.
432	432	6 Every entity licensed or registered as a manufacturer,
433	433	7 hemp beverage manufacturer, and importing distributor, or hemp
434	434	8 beverage importing distributor, except for a manufacturer,
435	435	9 hemp beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp
436	436	10 beverage importing distributor manufacturer or importing
437	437	11 distributor that in the preceding year had less than $50,000
438	438	12 of tax liability under this Article, shall also file, with the
439	439	13 Department, a bond in an amount not less than $1,000 and not to
440	440	14 exceed $100,000 on a form to be approved by, and with a surety
441	441	15 or sureties satisfactory to, the Department. The Department
442	442	16 shall not require more than one bond in the event an entity is
443	443	17 licensed under this Act and registered under Article XIII.
444	444	18 Such bond shall be conditioned upon the manufacturer, hemp
445	445	19 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
446	446	20 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor
447	447	21 paying to the Department all moneys monies becoming due from
448	448	22 such manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
449	449	23 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
450	450	24 manufacturer or importing distributor under this Article. The
451	451	25 Department shall fix the penalty of such bond in each case,
452	452	26 taking into consideration the amount of alcoholic liquor or
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463	463	1 hemp beverage alcoholic liquor expected to be sold and used by
464	464	2 such manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
465	465	3 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
466	466	4 manufacturer or importing distributor, and the penalty fixed
467	467	5 by the Department shall be sufficient, in the Department's
468	468	6 opinion, to protect the State of Illinois against failure to
469	469	7 pay any amount due under this Article, but the amount of the
470	470	8 penalty fixed by the Department shall not exceed twice the
471	471	9 amount of tax liability of a monthly return, nor shall the
472	472	10 amount of such penalty be less than $1,000. The Department
473	473	11 shall notify the State Commission of the Department's approval
474	474	12 or disapproval of any such manufacturer's, hemp beverage
475	475	13 manufacturer's, importing distributor's, or hemp beverage
476	476	14 importing distributor's manufacturer's or importing
477	477	15 distributor's bond, or of the termination or cancellation of
478	478	16 any such bond, or of the Department's direction to
479	479	17 manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
480	480	18 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor a
481	481	19 manufacturer or importing distributor that he must file
482	482	20 additional bond in order to comply with this Section. The
483	483	21 State Commission shall not issue a license to any applicant
484	484	22 for a manufacturer's or importing distributor's license and
485	485	23 the Hemp Beverage Commission shall not issue to a registration
486	486	24 to any applicant for a hemp beverage manufacturer's or hemp
487	487	25 beverage importing distributor's registration manufacturer's
488	488	26 or importing distributor's license unless the State Commission
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499	499	1 or the Hemp Beverage Commission with respect to a an
500	500	2 application for a registration, has received a notification
501	501	3 from the Department showing that such applicant has filed a
502	502	4 satisfactory bond with the Department hereunder and that such
503	503	5 bond has been approved by the Department. Failure by any
504	504	6 licensed manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
505	505	7 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
506	506	8 manufacturer or importing distributor to keep a satisfactory
507	507	9 bond in effect with the Department or to furnish additional
508	508	10 bond to the Department, when required hereunder by the
509	509	11 Department to do so, shall be grounds for the revocation or
510	510	12 suspension of such manufacturer's or importing distributor's
511	511	13 license by the State Commission or such hemp beverage
512	512	14 manufacturer's or hemp beverage importing distributor's
513	513	15 registration manufacturer's or importing distributor's license
514	514	16 by the Hemp Beverage Commission. If a manufacturer, hemp
515	515	17 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
516	516	18 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor
517	517	19 fails to pay any amount due under this Article, his bond with
518	518	20 the Department shall be deemed forfeited, and the Department
519	519	21 may institute a suit in its own name on such bond.
520	520	22 After notice and opportunity for a hearing the State
521	521	23 Commission may revoke or suspend the license of any
522	522	24 manufacturer or importing distributor and the Hemp Beverage
523	523	25 Commission may revoke or suspend the registration of a hemp
524	524	26 beverage manufacturer or hemp beverage importing distributor
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535	535	1 who fails to comply with the provisions of this Section.
536	536	2 Notice of such hearing and the time and place thereof shall be
537	537	3 in writing and shall contain a statement of the charges
538	538	4 against the licensee or registrant. Such notice may be given
539	539	5 by United States registered or certified mail with return
540	540	6 receipt requested, addressed to the person concerned at his
541	541	7 last known address and shall be given not less than 7 days
542	542	8 prior to the date fixed for the hearing. An order revoking or
543	543	9 suspending a license or registration under the provisions of
544	544	10 this Section may be reviewed in the manner provided in Section
545	545	11 7-10 of this Act. No new license shall be granted to a person
546	546	12 whose license or registration has been revoked for a violation
547	547	13 of this Section or, in case of suspension, shall such
548	548	14 suspension be terminated until he has paid to the Department
549	549	15 all taxes and penalties which he owes the State under the
550	550	16 provisions of this Act.
551	551	17 Every manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
552	552	18 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
553	553	19 manufacturer or importing distributor who has, as verified by
554	554	20 the Department, continuously complied with the conditions of
555	555	21 the bond under this Act for a period of 2 years shall be
556	556	22 considered to be a prior continuous compliance taxpayer. In
557	557	23 determining the consecutive period of time for qualification
558	558	24 as a prior continuous compliance taxpayer, any consecutive
559	559	25 period of time of qualifying compliance immediately prior to
560	560	26 the effective date of this amendatory Act of 1987 shall be
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571	571	1 credited to any manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer,
572	572	2 importing distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
573	573	3 manufacturer or importing distributor.
574	574	4 A manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer, importing
575	575	5 distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
576	576	6 manufacturer or importing distributor that is a prior
577	577	7 continuous compliance taxpayer under this Section and becomes
578	578	8 a successor as the result of an acquisition, merger, or
579	579	9 consolidation of a manufacturer, hemp beverage manufacturer,
580	580	10 importing distributor, or hemp beverage importing distributor
581	581	11 manufacturer or importing distributor shall be deemed to be a
582	582	12 prior continuous compliance taxpayer with respect to the
583	583	13 acquired, merged, or consolidated entity.
584	584	14 Every prior continuous compliance taxpayer shall be exempt
585	585	15 from the bond requirements of this Act until the Department
586	586	16 has determined the taxpayer to be delinquent in the filing of
587	587	17 any return or deficient in the payment of any tax under this
588	588	18 Act. Any taxpayer who fails to pay an admitted or established
589	589	19 liability under this Act may also be required to post bond or
590	590	20 other acceptable security with the Department guaranteeing the
591	591	21 payment of such admitted or established liability.
592	592	22 The Department shall discharge any surety and shall
593	593	23 release and return any bond or security deposit assigned,
594	594	24 pledged or otherwise provided to it by a taxpayer under this
595	595	25 Section within 30 days after: (1) such taxpayer becomes a
596	596	26 prior continuous compliance taxpayer; or (2) such taxpayer has
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607	607	1 ceased to collect receipts on which he is required to remit tax
608	608	2 to the Department, has filed a final tax return, and has paid
609	609	3 to the Department an amount sufficient to discharge his
610	610	4 remaining tax liability as determined by the Department under
611	611	5 this Act.
612	612	6 (Source: P.A. 100-1171, eff. 1-4-19; 101-37, eff. 7-3-19.)
613	613	7 (235 ILCS 5/8-4) (from Ch. 43, par. 163)
614	614	8 Sec. 8-4. If a person fails to file a return as required by
615	615	9 this Article, or having filed an incorrect or insufficient
616	616	10 return, fails to file a corrected or sufficient return, as the
617	617	11 case may require, within 10 days after the giving of notice to
618	618	12 him by the Department that such corrected or sufficient return
619	619	13 is required, the Department shall determine the amount of tax
620	620	14 due at any time within 3 years after the making of the earliest
621	621	15 disposition of alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage included in
622	622	16 such determination, and shall give written notice, by means of
623	623	17 a notice of tax liability, of such determination to such
624	624	18 person. Protest thereto and demand for a hearing may be made
625	625	19 and final assessments arrived at in accordance with Section
626	626	20 8-5.
627	627	21 (Source: P.A. 82-783.)
628	628	22 (235 ILCS 5/8-5) (from Ch. 43, par. 163a)
629	629	23 Sec. 8-5. As soon as practicable after any return is
630	630	24 filed, the Department shall examine such return or amended
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641	641	1 return and shall correct such return according to its best
642	642	2 judgment and information, which return so corrected by the
643	643	3 Department shall be prima facie correct and shall be prima
644	644	4 facie evidence of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as
645	645	5 shown therein. Instead of requiring the licensee to file an
646	646	6 amended return, the Department may simply notify the licensee
647	647	7 of the correction or corrections it has made. Proof of such
648	648	8 correction by the Department, or of the determination of the
649	649	9 amount of tax due as provided in Sections 8-4 and 8-10, may be
650	650	10 made at any hearing before the Department or in any legal
651	651	11 proceeding by a reproduced copy of the Department's record
652	652	12 relating thereto in the name of the Department under the
653	653	13 certificate of the Director of Revenue. Such reproduced copy
654	654	14 shall, without further proof, be admitted into evidence before
655	655	15 the Department or in any legal proceeding and shall be prima
656	656	16 facie proof of the correctness of the amount of tax due, as
657	657	17 shown therein. If the return so corrected by the Department
658	658	18 discloses the sale or use, by a licensed manufacturer, hemp
659	659	19 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, or hemp beverage
660	660	20 importing distributor manufacturer or importing distributor,
661	661	21 of alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages as to which the tax
662	662	22 provided for in this Article should have been paid, but has not
663	663	23 been paid, in excess of the alcoholic liquors or hemp
664	664	24 beverages reported as being taxable by the licensee, and as to
665	665	25 which the proper tax was paid the Department shall notify the
666	666	26 licensee that it shall issue the taxpayer a notice of tax
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677	677	1 liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department to be
678	678	2 due, together with penalties at the rates prescribed by
679	679	3 Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
680	680	4 Act, which amount of tax shall be equivalent to the amount of
681	681	5 tax which, at the prescribed rate per gallon, should have been
682	682	6 paid with respect to the alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages
683	683	7 disposed of in excess of those reported as being taxable. No
684	684	8 earlier than 90 days after the due date of the return, the
685	685	9 Department may compare filed returns, or any amendments
686	686	10 thereto, against reports of sales of alcoholic liquor or hemp
687	687	11 beverage submitted to the Department by other manufacturers
688	688	12 and distributors. If a return or amended return is corrected
689	689	13 by the Department because the return or amended return failed
690	690	14 to disclose the purchase of alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage
691	691	15 from manufacturers or distributors on which the tax provided
692	692	16 for in this Article should have been paid, but has not been
693	693	17 paid, the Department shall issue the taxpayer a notice of tax
694	694	18 liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department to be
695	695	19 due, together with penalties at the rates prescribed by
696	696	20 Sections 3-3, 3-5, and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
697	697	21 Act. In a case where no return has been filed, the Department
698	698	22 shall determine the amount of tax due according to its best
699	699	23 judgment and information and shall issue the taxpayer a notice
700	700	24 of tax liability for the amount of tax claimed by the
701	701	25 Department to be due as herein provided together with
702	702	26 penalties at the rates prescribed by Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6
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713	713	1 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act. If, in administering
714	714	2 the provisions of this Act, a comparison of a licensee's
715	715	3 return or returns with the books, records and physical
716	716	4 inventories of such licensee discloses a deficiency which
717	717	5 cannot be allocated by the Department to a particular month or
718	718	6 months, the Department shall issue the taxpayer a notice of
719	719	7 tax liability for the amount of tax claimed by the Department
720	720	8 to be due for a given period, but without any obligation upon
721	721	9 the Department to allocate such deficiency to any particular
722	722	10 month or months, together with penalties at the rates
723	723	11 prescribed by Sections 3-3, 3-5 and 3-6 of the Uniform Penalty
724	724	12 and Interest Act, which amount of tax shall be equivalent to
725	725	13 the amount of tax which, at the prescribed rate per gallon,
726	726	14 should have been paid with respect to the alcoholic liquors or
727	727	15 hemp beverages disposed of in excess of those reported being
728	728	16 taxable, with the tax thereon having been paid under which
729	729	17 circumstances the aforesaid notice of tax liability shall be
730	730	18 prima facie correct and shall be prima facie evidence of the
731	731	19 correctness of the amount of tax due as shown therein; and
732	732	20 proof of such correctness may be made in accordance with, and
733	733	21 the admissibility of a reproduced copy of such notice of the
734	734	22 Department's notice of tax liability shall be governed by, all
735	735	23 the provisions of this Act applicable to corrected returns.
736	736	24 If the licensee dies or becomes a person under legal
737	737	25 disability at any time before the Department issues its notice
738	738	26 of tax liability, such notice shall be issued to the
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749	749	1 administrator, executor or other legal representative, as
750	750	2 such, of the deceased or licensee who is under legal
751	751	3 disability.
752	752	4 If such licensee or legal representative, within 60 days
753	753	5 after such notice of tax liability, files a protest to such
754	754	6 notice of tax liability and requests a hearing thereon, the
755	755	7 Department shall give at least 7 days' notice to such licensee
756	756	8 or legal representative, as the case may be, of the time and
757	757	9 place fixed for such hearing and shall hold a hearing in
758	758	10 conformity with the provisions of this Act, and pursuant
759	759	11 thereto shall issue a final assessment to such licensee or
760	760	12 legal representative for the amount found to be due as a result
761	761	13 of such hearing.
762	762	14 If a protest to the notice of tax liability and a request
763	763	15 for a hearing thereon is not filed within 60 days after such
764	764	16 notice of tax liability, such notice of tax liability shall
765	765	17 become final without the necessity of a final assessment being
766	766	18 issued and shall be deemed to be a final assessment.
767	767	19 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this Act, any
768	768	20 amount paid as tax or in respect of tax paid under this Act
769	769	21 shall be deemed assessed upon the date of receipt of payment.
770	770	22 In case of failure to pay the tax, or any portion thereof,
771	771	23 or any penalty provided for herein, when due, the Department
772	772	24 may recover the amount of such tax, or portion thereof, or
773	773	25 penalty in a civil action; or if the licensee dies or becomes a
774	774	26 person under legal disability, by filing a claim therefor
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785	785	1 against his or her estate; provided that no such claim shall be
786	786	2 filed against the estate of any deceased or of the licensee who
787	787	3 is under legal disability for any tax or penalty or portion
788	788	4 thereof except in the manner prescribed and within the time
789	789	5 limited by the Probate Act of 1975, as amended.
790	790	6 The collection of any such tax and penalty, or either, by
791	791	7 any means provided for herein, shall not be a bar to any
792	792	8 prosecution under this Act.
793	793	9 In addition to any other penalty provided for in this
794	794	10 Article, all provisions of the Uniform Penalty and Interest
795	795	11 Act that are not inconsistent with this Act apply.
796	796	12 (Source: P.A. 103-9, eff. 1-1-24.)
797	797	13 (235 ILCS 5/8-6) (from Ch. 43, par. 163b)
798	798	14 Sec. 8-6. The Department, or any officer or employee
799	799	15 designated in writing by the Director thereof, for the purpose
800	800	16 of administering and enforcing the provisions of this Act, may
801	801	17 hold investigations and hearings concerning any matters
802	802	18 covered by this Act. In holding or conducting any hearing or
803	803	19 investigation authorized under this Act, the Department or any
804	804	20 officer or employee of the Department designated, in writing,
805	805	21 by the Director thereof, may examine any books, papers,
806	806	22 records or memoranda bearing upon the manufacture,
807	807	23 importation, sale or use of alcoholic liquors or hemp
808	808	24 beverages by any licensee or registrant, and may require the
809	809	25 attendance of such licensee or registrant or of any officer,
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820	820	1 agent or employee of such licensee or registrant, or of any
821	821	2 person having knowledge of such facts, and may take testimony
822	822	3 and require proof for its information. In the conduct of any
823	823	4 investigation or hearing, neither the Department nor any
824	824	5 officer or employee thereof shall be bound by the technical
825	825	6 rules of evidence, and no informality in any proceeding, or in
826	826	7 the manner of taking testimony, shall invalidate any
827	827	8 assessment, order, decision, rule or regulation made or
828	828	9 approved or confirmed by the Department. The Director of
829	829	10 Revenue or any duly designated officer or employee of the
830	830	11 Department shall have power to administer oaths to such
831	831	12 persons; and the Department shall have the power to issue
832	832	13 subpoenas and subpoenas duces tecum, and the Department, or
833	833	14 any other party to a proceeding pending before the Department,
834	834	15 may apply to the circuit court to compel the attendance and
835	835	16 testimony of witnesses and the production of books, papers,
836	836	17 records and memoranda, by an attachment for contempt as
837	837	18 provided for such purposes in civil cases.
838	838	19 The Department or any officer or employee thereof, or any
839	839	20 party in an investigation or hearing before the Department,
840	840	21 may cause the depositions of witnesses within the State to be
841	841	22 taken in the manner prescribed by law for like depositions in
842	842	23 civil actions in courts of this State, and to that end compel
843	843	24 the attendance of witnesses and the production of books,
844	844	25 papers, records and memoranda.
845	845	26 The books, papers, records and memoranda of the
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856	856	1 Department, or parts thereof, may be proved in any hearing,
857	857	2 investigation or judicial proceeding by a reproduced copy
858	858	3 thereof under the certificate of the Director of Revenue. Such
859	859	4 reproduced copy shall, without further proof, be admitted into
860	860	5 evidence before the Department or in any judicial proceeding.
861	861	6 (Source: P.A. 83-334.)
862	862	7 (235 ILCS 5/8-7) (from Ch. 43, par. 163c)
863	863	8 Sec. 8-7. All hearings provided for in Section 8-5 of this
864	864	9 Act shall be held in the county wherein the licensee or
865	865	10 registrant has his principal place of business; provided, that
866	866	11 if the licensee or registrant does not have his or her
867	867	12 principal place of business in this State, such hearing shall
868	868	13 be held in Sangamon County.
869	869	14 The Circuit Court of the county wherein any hearing is
870	870	15 held by the Department shall have power to review all final
871	871	16 administrative decisions of the Department in administering
872	872	17 the provisions of this Act. If the administrative proceeding
873	873	18 which is to be reviewed judicially is a claim for refund
874	874	19 proceeding commenced in accordance with Section 8-3 of this
875	875	20 Act and Section 2a of "An Act in relation to the payment and
876	876	21 disposition of moneys received by officers and employees of
877	877	22 the State of Illinois by virtue of their office or
878	878	23 employment", approved June 9, 1911, as amended, the Circuit
879	879	24 Court having jurisdiction of the proceeding for judicial
880	880	25 review under this Section and under the Administrative Review
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891	891	1 Law, as amended, shall be the same court that entered the
892	892	2 injunction which is provided for in Section 2a of "An Act in
893	893	3 relation to the payment and disposition of moneys received by
894	894	4 officers and employees of the State of Illinois by virtue of
895	895	5 their office or employment", and which enables such claim
896	896	6 proceeding to be processed and disposed of as a claim for
897	897	7 refund proceeding rather than as a claim for credit
898	898	8 proceeding.
899	899	9 The provisions of the Administrative Review Law, and all
900	900	10 amendments and modifications thereof, and the rules adopted
901	901	11 pursuant thereto, shall apply to and govern all proceedings
902	902	12 for the judicial review of final administrative decisions of
903	903	13 the Department hereunder. The term "administrative decision"
904	904	14 is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
905	905	15 Service of summons issued in such review proceeding upon
906	906	16 the Director of Revenue or the Assistant Director of Revenue
907	907	17 of the Department of Revenue shall be service upon the
908	908	18 Department. The Department shall certify the record of its
909	909	19 proceedings if the licensee or registrant shall pay to it the
910	910	20 sum of 75 per page of testimony taken before the Department
911	911	21 and 25 per page of all other matters contained in such record,
912	912	22 except that these charges may be waived where the Department
913	913	23 is satisfied that the aggrieved party is a poor person who
914	914	24 cannot afford to pay such charges. Provided, however, before
915	915	25 the delivery of such record to the person applying for same,
916	916	26 the payment therefor shall be made as hereinabove provided,
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927	927	1 and in the event of nonpayment for the record as hereinabove
928	928	2 provided within 30 days after notice that such record is
929	929	3 available, the complaint may be dismissed by the court upon
930	930	4 motion of the Department.
931	931	5 No stay order shall be entered by the Circuit Court unless
932	932	6 the plaintiff in the review proceedings shall file with the
933	933	7 court a bond in an amount fixed and approved by the court to
934	934	8 indemnify the State against all loss and injury which may be
935	935	9 sustained by it on account of the review proceedings and to
936	936	10 secure all costs which may be occasioned by such proceedings.
937	937	11 Whenever notice is required by this Act, such notice may
938	938	12 be given by United States registered or certified mail with
939	939	13 return receipt requested, addressed to the person concerned at
940	940	14 his or her last known address, and proof of such mailing shall
941	941	15 be sufficient for the purposes of this Act.
942	942	16 Whenever any proceeding provided by this Act is commenced
943	943	17 before the Department, either by the Department or by a person
944	944	18 subject to this Act, and such person thereafter dies or
945	945	19 becomes a person under legal disability before such proceeding
946	946	20 is concluded, the legal representative of the deceased or the
947	947	21 guardian of the person under legal disability shall notify the
948	948	22 Department of such death or legal disability. The legal
949	949	23 representative, as such, shall then be substituted by the
950	950	24 Department for such person. If the legal representative fails
951	951	25 to notify the Department of his or her appointment as such
952	952	26 legal representative, the Department may, upon its own motion,
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963	963	1 substitute such legal representative in the proceeding pending
964	964	2 before the Department for the person who died or became a
965	965	3 person under legal disability.
966	966	4 (Source: P.A. 83-345.)
967	967	5 (235 ILCS 5/8-9) (from Ch. 43, par. 163e)
968	968	6 Sec. 8-9. Tax information; confidentiality. All
969	969	7 information received by the Department from returns filed
970	970	8 under this Act, or from any investigation conducted under this
971	971	9 Act, shall be confidential, except for official purposes, and
972	972	10 any person who divulges any such information in any manner,
973	973	11 except in accordance with a proper judicial order or as
974	974	12 otherwise provided by law, shall be guilty of a Class B
975	975	13 misdemeanor.
976	976	14 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from
977	977	15 publishing or making available to the public the names and
978	978	16 addresses of persons filing returns under this Act, or
979	979	17 reasonable statistics concerning the operation of the tax by
980	980	18 grouping the contents of returns so that the information in
981	981	19 any individual return is not disclosed.
982	982	20 Nothing in this Act prevents the Director of Revenue from
983	983	21 divulging to the United States Government or the government of
984	984	22 any other state, or any officer or agency thereof, for
985	985	23 exclusively official purposes, information received by the
986	986	24 Department in administering this Act, provided that such other
987	987	25 governmental agency agrees to divulge requested tax
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998	998	1 information to the Department.
999	999	2 The furnishing upon request of information obtained by the
1000	1000	3 Department from returns filed under this Act or investigations
1001	1001	4 conducted under this Act to the Illinois Liquor Control
1002	1002	5 Commission or the Hemp Beverage Commission for official use is
1003	1003	6 deemed to be an official purpose within the meaning of this
1004	1004	7 Section.
1005	1005	8 The furnishing upon request of the Auditor General, or his
1006	1006	9 authorized agents, for official use, of returns filed and
1007	1007	10 information related thereto under this Act is deemed to be an
1008	1008	11 official purpose within the meaning of this Section.
1009	1009	12 The furnishing of financial information to a home rule
1010	1010	13 unit with a population in excess of 2,000,000 that has imposed
1011	1011	14 a tax similar to that imposed by this Act under its home rule
1012	1012	15 powers, upon request of the Chief Executive of the home rule
1013	1013	16 unit, is an official purpose within the meaning of this
1014	1014	17 Section, provided the home rule unit agrees in writing to the
1015	1015	18 requirements of this Section. Information so provided is
1016	1016	19 subject to all confidentiality provisions of this Section. The
1017	1017	20 written agreement shall provide for reciprocity, limitations
1018	1018	21 on access, disclosure, and procedures for requesting
1019	1019	22 information.
1020	1020	23 Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent the Director
1021	1021	24 from divulging information to any person pursuant to a request
1022	1022	25 or authorization made by the taxpayer or by an authorized
1023	1023	26 representative of the taxpayer.
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1034	1034	1 (Source: P.A. 94-1074, eff. 12-26-06.)
1035	1035	2 (235 ILCS 5/8-10) (from Ch. 43, par. 164)
1036	1036	3 Sec. 8-10. It is the duty of each manufacturer, hemp
1037	1037	4 beverage manufacturer, importing distributor, hemp beverage
1038	1038	5 importing distributor, and foreign importer to keep, at his or
1039	1039	6 her licensed address or place of business, complete and
1040	1040	7 accurate records of all sales or other dispositions of
1041	1041	8 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage, and complete and accurate
1042	1042	9 records of all alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage produced,
1043	1043	10 manufactured, compounded or imported, whether for himself or
1044	1044	11 for another, together with a physical inventory made as of the
1045	1045	12 close of each period for which a return is required, covering
1046	1046	13 all alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages alcoholic liquors on
1047	1047	14 hand. However, the Department of Revenue may grant an
1048	1048	15 importing distributor or a hemp beverage importing distributor
1049	1049	16 a waiver to permit such records to be kept at a central
1050	1050	17 business location within the State upon written request by the
1051	1051	18 importing distributor or the hemp beverage importing
1052	1052	19 distributor. The central business location shall be located at
1053	1053	20 a licensed importing distributor's or hemp beverage importing
1054	1054	21 distributor's premises. The Department of Revenue may in its
1055	1055	22 discretion prescribe reasonable and uniform methods for
1056	1056	23 keeping such records by manufacturers and importing
1057	1057	24 distributors and foreign importers.
1058	1058	25 In case of failure by manufacturers, hemp beverage
1059	1059
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1069	1069	1 manufacturers, hemp beverage importing distributor, and
1070	1070	2 importing distributors to keep such records or to make them
1071	1071	3 available to the Department on demand, the Department shall
1072	1072	4 determine the amount of tax due according to its best judgment
1073	1073	5 and information, which amount so determined by the Department
1074	1074	6 shall be prima facie correct, and the Department's notice of
1075	1075	7 tax liability shall be given, and protest thereto and demand
1076	1076	8 for a hearing may be made and final assessments arrived at, in
1077	1077	9 accordance with the provisions of Section 8-5 hereof.
1078	1078	10 It is the duty of each manufacturer, hemp beverage
1079	1079	11 manufacturer, importing distributor, hemp beverage importing
1080	1080	12 distributor, and foreign importer, who imports alcoholic
1081	1081	13 liquor or hemp beverage into the State, and each non-resident
1082	1082	14 dealer who ships alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage into the
1083	1083	15 State, to mail to the Department one duplicate invoice,
1084	1084	16 together with a bill of lading, covering such shipment and
1085	1085	17 stating the quantity and, except in the case of alcoholic
1086	1086	18 liquor or hemp beverage imported in bulk to be bottled by an
1087	1087	19 authorized licensee or registrant in this State using his own
1088	1088	20 label and brand, the invoice shall also state the brand,
1089	1089	21 labels and size of containers.
1090	1090	22 It is the duty of each manufacturer, importing distributor
1091	1091	23 and foreign importer, who imports spirits into the State, and
1092	1092	24 each non-resident dealer who ships spirits into the State, to
1093	1093	25 mail to the State Commission monthly a report containing a
1094	1094	26 compilation of the information required to be furnished to the
1095	1095
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1105	1105	1 Department by the preceding paragraph, except that information
1106	1106	2 concerning spirits imported in bulk need not be included. The
1107	1107	3 report shall include all information mailed to the Department
1108	1108	4 during the preceding month.
1109	1109	5 All books and records, which manufacturers, hemp beverage
1110	1110	6 manufacturers, hemp beverage importing distributors, importing
1111	1111	7 distributors, non-resident dealers, hemp beverage non-resident
1112	1112	8 dealers, and foreign importers are required by this Section to
1113	1113	9 keep, shall be preserved for a period of 3 years, unless the
1114	1114	10 Department, in writing, authorizes their destruction or
1115	1115	11 disposal at an earlier date.
1116	1116	12 (Source: P.A. 98-394, eff. 8-16-13.)
1117	1117	13 (235 ILCS 5/8-11) (from Ch. 43, par. 164 1/2)
1118	1118	14 Sec. 8-11. Every person licensed as a non-beverage user
1119	1119	15 hereunder shall keep books and records which shall be
1120	1120	16 available to investigators and/or auditors of the Department
1121	1121	17 during regular business hours, and shall retain such books and
1122	1122	18 records at his place of business in Illinois for a period of
1123	1123	19 not less than three years. Such books and records shall be so
1124	1124	20 kept as correctly to disclose: (a) the quantity and kind of
1125	1125	21 alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages received, showing the name
1126	1126	22 and address of the party from whom received and the permit
1127	1127	23 number on which purchased; (b) the quantity and kind of
1128	1128	24 alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages used; (c) the quantity and
1129	1129	25 kind of alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages on hand at the
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1140	1140	1 close of each business day; and (d) the names of products or
1141	1141	2 purposes for which alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages are
1142	1142	3 used.
1143	1143	4 No non-beverage user shall sell, give away or otherwise
1144	1144	5 dispose of any alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage purchased
1145	1145	6 under his license as such non-beverage user, in any form fit
1146	1146	7 for beverage purposes. Any non-beverage user who shall violate
1147	1147	8 the provisions of this section shall pay as a penalty to the
1148	1148	9 Department of Revenue, the sum of $1.50 for each gallon of
1149	1149	10 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage so diverted, and in addition
1150	1150	11 thereto shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section
1151	1151	12 10-1 of this Act.
1152	1152	13 (Source: P.A. 83-1428.)
1153	1153	14 (235 ILCS 5/8-12) (from Ch. 43, par. 164 3/4)
1154	1154	15 Sec. 8-12. It shall be the duty of every railroad company,
1155	1155	16 express company, common or contract carrier, and of every
1156	1156	17 person, firm or corporation that shall bring, carry or
1157	1157	18 transport alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages into the State
1158	1158	19 of Illinois for delivery in said State or which are delivered
1159	1159	20 in said State, to prepare and file with the Department of
1160	1160	21 Revenue for each month, not later than the fifteenth day of the
1161	1161	22 month following that for which it is made, a report stating
1162	1162	23 therein the name of the company, carrier, person, firm or
1163	1163	24 corporation making the report, the period of time covered by
1164	1164	25 said report, the name and business address of each consignor
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1175	1175	1 of such alcoholic liquors or hemp beverages, the name and
1176	1176	2 business address of each consignee of such alcoholic liquors
1177	1177	3 or hemp beverages, the kind and quantity of alcoholic liquors
1178	1178	4 or hemp beverages delivered to each consignee, and the date or
1179	1179	5 dates of delivery. Such report shall be made upon forms
1180	1180	6 prescribed and made available by the Department and shall
1181	1181	7 contain such other information as may reasonably be required
1182	1182	8 by the Department. The Department may establish procedures for
1183	1183	9 electronic transmissions of such information directly to the
1184	1184	10 Department. Such reports or information received by the
1185	1185	11 Department shall be made available by the Department to the
1186	1186	12 Commission upon the Commission's request.
1187	1187	13 In addition to any other reporting requirement imposed
1188	1188	14 under this Section, reports shall be filed for shipments to
1189	1189	15 end consumers in this State. In furtherance of this
1190	1190	16 requirement, it shall be the duty of every railroad company,
1191	1191	17 express company, common or contract carrier, person, firm, or
1192	1192	18 corporation that brings, carries, or transports alcoholic
1193	1193	19 liquor or hemp beverage into Illinois for delivery in Illinois
1194	1194	20 to prepare and file with the Department for each month, not
1195	1195	21 later than the fifteenth day of the month following the month
1196	1196	22 during which the delivery is made, a report containing the
1197	1197	23 name of the company, carrier, person, firm, or corporation
1198	1198	24 making the report, the period of time covered by the report,
1199	1199	25 the name and business address of each consignor of the
1200	1200	26 alcoholic liquor or hemp beverage, the name and the address of
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1211	1211	1 each consignee, and the date of delivery. Such reports shall
1212	1212	2 be made upon forms prescribed and made by the Department and
1213	1213	3 shall contain any other information that the Department may
1214	1214	4 reasonably require. Such reports or information received by
1215	1215	5 the Department shall be made available by the Department to
1216	1216	6 the State Commission upon the State Commission's request.
1217	1217	7 Every railroad company, express company, common or
1218	1218	8 contract carrier, person, firm, or corporation filing or
1219	1219	9 required to file a report under this Section shall deliver and
1220	1220	10 make available to the Department, upon the Department's
1221	1221	11 request, the records supporting the report, within 30 days of
1222	1222	12 the request. The books, records, supporting papers and
1223	1223	13 documents containing information and data relating to such
1224	1224	14 reports shall be kept and preserved for a period of 3 three
1225	1225	15 years, unless their destruction sooner is authorized, in
1226	1226	16 writing, by the Director, and shall be open and available to
1227	1227	17 inspection by the Director of Revenue or the Commission or any
1228	1228	18 duly authorized officer, agent or employee of the Department
1229	1229	19 or the Commission, at all times during business hours of the
1230	1230	20 day.
1231	1231	21 Any person who violates any of the provisions of this
1232	1232	22 section or any of the rules and regulations of the Department
1233	1233	23 for the administration and enforcement of the provisions of
1234	1234	24 this section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. In case of a
1235	1235	25 continuing violation each day's continuance thereof shall be a
1236	1236	26 separate and distinct offense.
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1247	1247	1 (Source: P.A. 92-380, eff. 1-1-02.)
1248	1248	2 (235 ILCS 5/8-14) (from Ch. 43, par. 165a)
1249	1249	3 Sec. 8-14. All of the provisions of Sections 5a, 5b, 5c,
1250	1250	4 5d, 5e, 5f, 5g, 5h, 5i and 5j of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
1251	1251	5 Act and Section 3-7 of the Uniform Penalty and Interest Act,
1252	1252	6 are by reference incorporated in and made a part of this
1253	1253	7 Article VIII as fully as though written herein; provided that
1254	1254	8 wherever in those Sections of the Retailers' Occupation Tax
1255	1255	9 Act, reference is made to a "retailer or hemp beverage
1256	1256	10 retailer" such reference shall, for the purposes of this
1257	1257	11 Article, be deemed to refer to a licensee or registrant
1258	1258	12 licensee under this Act.
1259	1259	13 (Source: P.A. 87-205.)
1260	1260	14 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII heading new)
1261	1261	15 ARTICLE XIII. HEMP BEVERAGES
1262	1262	16 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 1 heading new)
1263	1263	17 Part 1. Construction; definitions; scope.
1264	1264	18 (235 ILCS 5/13-101 new)
1265	1265	19 Sec. 13-101. Construction of Article. This Article shall
1266	1266	20 be liberally construed, to the end that the health, safety,
1267	1267	21 and welfare of the People of the State of Illinois shall be
1268	1268	22 protected and temperance in the consumption of hemp beverages
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1279	1279	1 shall be fostered and promoted by sound and careful control
1280	1280	2 and regulation of the manufacture, sale, and distribution of
1281	1281	3 non-alcoholic intoxicating beverages.
1282	1282	4 (235 ILCS 5/13-105 new)
1283	1283	5 Sec. 13-105. Definitions. For purposes of this Article and
1284	1284	6 Article 8 only:
1285	1285	7 "Batch" means a specific quantity of a specific
1286	1286	8 cannabinoid product that is manufactured during the same batch
1287	1287	9 cycle.
1288	1288	10 "Co-branded hemp beverages" means any hemp beverage
1289	1289	11 containing the same or similar brand name, logo, or packaging
1290	1290	12 as a non-intoxicating beverage.
1291	1291	13 "Hemp beverage" means a finished product for sale to
1292	1292	14 consumer within the State that contains up to 10 milligrams
1293	1293	15 per individual container of no less than 7.5 ounces of delta-9
1294	1294	16 tetrahydrocannabinol derived from any naturally occurring
1295	1295	17 cannabinoids found in hemp, as hemp is defined in the
1296	1296	18 Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018, Pub. L. No. 115-334, 132
1297	1297	19 Stat. 4490 (2018), is intended for human consumption as a
1298	1298	20 beverage, and meets the packaging, labeling, and testing
1299	1299	21 requirements of this Article. A hemp beverage may only contain
1300	1300	22 naturally derived delta-9 THC, CBD, CBG, THCv, or CBN.
1301	1301	23 "Hemp beverage distributor" means a distributor licensed
1302	1302	24 under this Act that has registered as a hemp beverage
1303	1303	25 distributor under the applicable provisions of this Article. A
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1314	1314	1 hemp beverage distributor may only make purchases from hemp
1315	1315	2 beverage manufacturers and resell hemp beverages to hemp
1316	1316	3 beverage retailers.
1317	1317	4 "Hemp beverage importing distributor" means an importing
1318	1318	5 distributor licensed under this Act that has registered as a
1319	1319	6 hemp beverage importing distributor under the applicable
1320	1320	7 provisions of this Article. A hemp beverage importing
1321	1321	8 distributor may only make purchases from hemp beverage
1322	1322	9 non-resident dealers.
1323	1323	10 "Hemp beverage manufacturer" means a manufacturer licensed
1324	1324	11 under this Act, or a non-licensee, that has registered as a
1325	1325	12 manufacturer of hemp beverages within this State under the
1326	1326	13 applicable provisions of this Article. A hemp beverage
1327	1327	14 manufacturer may only make sales to hemp beverage distributors
1328	1328	15 unless otherwise provided in this Article.
1329	1329	16 "Hemp beverage non-resident dealer" means a non-resident
1330	1330	17 dealer licensed under this Act, or a non-licensee, that has
1331	1331	18 registered as manufacturer of hemp beverages without this
1332	1332	19 State under the applicable provisions of this Article. A hemp
1333	1333	20 beverage non-resident dealer may only make sales to hemp
1334	1334	21 beverage importing distributors unless otherwise provided in
1335	1335	22 this Article.
1336	1336	23 "Hemp beverage retailer" means a retailer, brew pub,
1337	1337	24 distilling pub, or wine-maker's premises licensed under this
1338	1338	25 Act that has registered as a hemp beverage retailer under the
1339	1339	26 applicable provisions of this Article and that may only make
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1350	1350	1 purchases from hemp beverage distributors, self-distributing
1351	1351	2 hemp beverage manufacturers, or hemp beverage non-resident
1352	1352	3 dealers and may resell hemp beverages to non-licensees and
1353	1353	4 non-registrants. For the purpose of further describing the
1354	1354	5 type of business conducted at a hemp beverage retail premises,
1355	1355	6 a hemp beverage retailer may be designated by the Hemp
1356	1356	7 Beverage Commission as (i) an on-premises consumption hemp
1357	1357	8 beverage retailer, (ii) an off-premise sale hemp beverage
1358	1358	9 retailer, or (iii) a combined on-premises consumption and
1359	1359	10 off-premises sale hemp beverage retailer.
1360	1360	11 "Intermediate hemp product" means a product that is made
1361	1361	12 from hemp concentrate or hemp extract that may only be sold to
1362	1362	13 hemp manufacturers and not to non-registrants or non-licensees
1363	1363	14 to be used as ingredients for other intermediate hemp products
1364	1364	15 or hemp beverages.
1365	1365	16 "Intoxicating beverages" includes alcoholic beverages and
1366	1366	17 hemp beverages.
1367	1367	18 "Non-alcoholic intoxicating beverage" means a hemp
1368	1368	19 beverage.
1369	1369	20 "Synthetic cannabinoid" means a cannabinoid-like compound
1370	1370	21 that was produced using chemical synthesis, chemical
1371	1371	22 modification, or chemical conversion, including in vitro
1372	1372	23 biosynthesis or other bioconversion of such a method.
1373	1373	24 "Synthetic cannabinoid" includes cannabinoids converted from
1374	1374	25 one chemical structure into another, such as
1375	1375	26 tetrahydrocannabinol produced by the conversion of
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1386	1386	1 cannabidiol.
1387	1387	2 "THC" means delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol derived from any
1388	1388	3 naturally occurring cannabinoids found in hemp.
1389	1389	4 (235 ILCS 5/13-1010 new)
1390	1390	5 Sec. 13-1010. Scope. No person shall manufacture, bottle,
1391	1391	6 blend, sell, barter, transport, transfer into this State from
1392	1392	7 a point outside this State, deliver, furnish, or possess any
1393	1393	8 hemp beverage unless such person has registered with the Hemp
1394	1394	9 Beverage Commission in compliance with this Article or except
1395	1395	10 as otherwise specifically provided in this Article.
1396	1396	11 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 2 heading new)
1397	1397	12 Part 2. Hemp Beverage Commission.
1398	1398	13 (235 ILCS 5/13-201 new)
1399	1399	14 Sec. 13-201. Creation of the Hemp Beverage Commission.
1400	1400	15 There is hereby created a Hemp Beverage Commission, which
1401	1401	16 shall be a division of the State Commission, consisting of 3
1402	1402	17 members to be appointed by the Governor with the advice and
1403	1403	18 consent of the Senate. The Executive Director of the State
1404	1404	19 Commission shall be the Executive Director of the Hemp
1405	1405	20 Beverage Commission. The Executive Director of the Hemp
1406	1406	21 Beverage Commission shall have authority to use the staff of
1407	1407	22 the State Commission to effectively administer this Article.
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1419	1419	2 Sec. 13-202. Appointments; terms; vacancies. As soon as
1420	1420	3 practical after the effective date of this amendatory Act of
1421	1421	4 the 104th General Assembly, the Chairman of the State
1422	1422	5 Commission shall be the Chairman of the Hemp Beverage
1423	1423	6 Commission and, in addition, the Governor shall appoint one
1424	1424	7 representative of the Department of Public Health and one
1425	1425	8 representative of the Department of Agriculture. The Chairman
1426	1426	9 shall hold office for the same term as Chairman of the State
1427	1427	10 Commission and each other member to hold office for a period of
1428	1428	11 4 years. Except for the Chairman, at the expiration of the term
1429	1429	12 of any commissioner, the Governor shall reappoint that
1430	1430	13 commissioner or appoint a successor of that commissioner for a
1431	1431	14 period of 6 years.
1432	1432	15 (235 ILCS 5/13-203 new)
1433	1433	16 Sec. 13-203. Quorum; Secretary. A majority of the Hemp
1434	1434	17 Beverage Commission shall constitute a quorum to transact
1435	1435	18 business, but no vacancy shall impair the right of the
1436	1436	19 remaining commissioners to exercise all of the powers of the
1437	1437	20 Hemp Beverage Commission; and every act of a majority of the
1438	1438	21 members of the Hemp Beverage Commission shall be deemed to be
1439	1439	22 the act of the Hemp Beverage Commission. The secretary of the
1440	1440	23 State Commission shall be the secretary of the Hemp Beverage
1441	1441	24 Commission who shall keep a record of all proceedings,
1442	1442	25 transactions, communications, and official acts of the Hemp
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1453	1453	1 Beverage Commission and who shall be custodian of all records
1454	1454	2 and perform such other duties as the Hemp Beverage Commission
1455	1455	3 may prescribe.
1456	1456	4 (235 ILCS 5/13-204 new)
1457	1457	5 Sec. 13-204. Authority and powers. The Hemp Beverage
1458	1458	6 Commission shall have the same authority conferred upon the
1459	1459	7 State Commission under this Act with respect to alcoholic
1460	1460	8 liquor as provided in Sections 3-4 and 3-4.1 but only with
1461	1461	9 respect to hemp beverages and shall use the personnel of the
1462	1462	10 State Commission in the exercise of its authority under this
1463	1463	11 Article. Sections 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, and 3-11 of
1464	1464	12 this Act apply to the Hemp Beverage Commission.
1465	1465	13 (235 ILCS 5/13-205 new)
1466	1466	14 Sec. 13-205. Additional powers and duties. The Hemp
1467	1467	15 Beverage Commission shall have the same authority conferred
1468	1468	16 upon the State Commission under this Act with respect to
1469	1469	17 alcoholic liquor as provided in Section 3-12 with but only
1470	1470	18 respect to hemp beverages. The Hemp Beverage Commission shall
1471	1471	19 also have the following powers, functions, and duties:
1472	1472	20 (1) To receive applications and approve registrations
1473	1473	21 under this Article to hemp beverage manufacturers, hemp
1474	1474	22 beverage non-resident dealers, hemp beverage importing
1475	1475	23 distributors, hemp beverage distributors, on-premises
1476	1476	24 consumption hemp beverage retailers, off-premises sale hemp
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1487	1487	1 beverage retailers, and to suspend or revoke such
1488	1488	2 registrations upon the Hemp Beverage Commission's
1489	1489	3 determination, upon notice after hearing, that a registrant
1490	1490	4 has violated any provision of this Act or any State law, local
1491	1491	5 law, or rule or regulation issued pursuant thereto and in
1492	1492	6 effect for 30 days prior to such violation relating to hemp
1493	1493	7 beverages. Any action by the Hemp Beverage Commission to
1494	1494	8 suspend or revoke a registration shall be limited to the
1495	1495	9 registration related to hemp beverages. An action for a
1496	1496	10 violation of this Article shall be commenced by the Hemp
1497	1497	11 Beverage Commission within 2 years after the date the Hemp
1498	1498	12 Beverage Commission knew or could have known of the violation.
1499	1499	13 (2) To adopt such rules consistent with the provisions of
1500	1500	14 this Article as it relates to hemp beverages that are
1501	1501	15 necessary to carry on its functions and duties to the end that
1502	1502	16 the health, safety and welfare of the People of the State of
1503	1503	17 Illinois shall be protected and temperance in the consumption
1504	1504	18 of hemp beverages shall be fostered and promoted and to
1505	1505	19 distribute copies of such rules and regulations to all
1506	1506	20 licensees affected thereby.
1507	1507	21 (3)(A) A hemp beverage manufacturer or a hemp beverage
1508	1508	22 non-resident dealer that annually manufactures less than
1509	1509	23 25,000 gallons of hemp beverages may make application to the
1510	1510	24 Hemp Beverage Commission for a self-distribution exemption to
1511	1511	25 allow the sale of not more than 25,000 gallons per year of the
1512	1512	26 exception holder's hemp beverages to retail licensees only.
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1523	1523	1 (B) In the application for a self-distribution exemption,
1524	1524	2 which shall be sworn under penalty of perjury, the hemp
1525	1525	3 beverage manufacturer or hemp beverage non-resident dealer
1526	1526	4 shall state (1) the date it was established; (2) its volume of
1527	1527	5 hemp beverages manufactured and sold for each year since its
1528	1528	6 establishment; (3) its efforts to establish hemp beverage
1529	1529	7 distributor relationships; (4) that a self-distribution
1530	1530	8 exemption is necessary to facilitate the marketing of its hemp
1531	1531	9 beverages; and (5) that it will comply with the hemp beverage
1532	1532	10 and revenue laws of the United States, this State, and any
1533	1533	11 other state where it is licensed or registered.
1534	1534	12 (C) Any application submitted shall be posted on the Hemp
1535	1535	13 Beverage Commission's website at least 45 days prior to action
1536	1536	14 by the Hemp Beverage Commission. The Hemp Beverage Commission
1537	1537	15 shall approve the application for a self-distribution
1538	1538	16 exemption if the hemp beverage manufacturer or the hemp
1539	1539	17 beverage non-resident dealer: (1) is in compliance with the
1540	1540	18 State, revenue, and hemp beverage laws; (2) is not a member of
1541	1541	19 any affiliated group that manufactures, directly or
1542	1542	20 indirectly, more than 25,000 gallons of its hemp beverages;
1543	1543	21 (3) shall not annually manufacture for sale more than 25,000
1544	1544	22 of hemp beverages; (4) shall not annually sell more than
1545	1545	23 25,000 gallons of its hemp beverages to hemp beverage
1546	1546	24 retailers; and (5) pursuant to subsection (e) of Section 6-4
1547	1547	25 of this Act, shall have the same privilege as beer
1548	1548	26 manufacturers to sell hemp beverages, which the hemp beverage
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1559	1559	1 manufacture has manufactured, to non-licensees at their
1560	1560	2 manufacturing premises and may fill a container holding up to
1561	1561	3 15.5 gallons of hemp beverages for on-premises draft service,
1562	1562	4 and may sell draft hemp beverages to non-licensees for
1563	1563	5 on-premises consumption only in no less than 7.5 ounce serving
1564	1564	6 sizes containing no more than 5 mg of THC per serving, except
1565	1565	7 with respect to item (ii) of subsection (e) of Section 6-4, a
1566	1566	8 hemp beverage manufacturer may not sell the hemp beverages it
1567	1567	9 does not manufacture.
1568	1568	10 (D) A self-distribution exemption holder shall annually
1569	1569	11 certify to the Hemp Beverage Commission its production of hemp
1570	1570	12 beverages in the previous 12 months and its anticipated
1571	1571	13 production and sales for the next 12 months. The Hemp Beverage
1572	1572	14 Commission may fine, suspend, or revoke a self-distribution
1573	1573	15 exemption after a hearing if it finds that the exemption
1574	1574	16 holder has made a material misrepresentation in its
1575	1575	17 application, violated a revenue law of Illinois or hemp
1576	1576	18 beverage laws, exceeded production of 25,000 gallons of hemp
1577	1577	19 beverages, or become part of an affiliated group producing
1578	1578	20 more than 25,000 gallons of hemp beverages.
1579	1579	21 (E) Except in hearings for violations of this Article
1580	1580	22 related to hemp beverages or bona fide investigation by duly
1581	1581	23 sworn law enforcement officials, the Hemp Beverage Commission,
1582	1582	24 or its agents, shall maintain the production and sales
1583	1583	25 information of a self-distribution exemption holder as
1584	1584	26 confidential and shall not release such information to any
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1595	1595	1 person.
1596	1596	2 (4) The Hemp Beverage Commission shall adopt rules
1597	1597	3 governing self-distribution exemptions consistent with this
1598	1598	4 Section and this Article.
1599	1599	5 (5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a hemp beverage
1600	1600	6 manufacturer or hemp beverage non-resident dealer with a
1601	1601	7 self-distribution exemption from entering into or
1602	1602	8 simultaneously having a distribution agreement with a
1603	1603	9 registered hemp beverage distributor.
1604	1604	10 (6) It is the intent of this Section to promote and
1605	1605	11 continue orderly markets for all intoxicating beverages. The
1606	1606	12 General Assembly finds that in order to preserve Illinois'
1607	1607	13 regulatory distribution system, it is necessary to create an
1608	1608	14 exception for smaller manufacturers in order to afford and
1609	1609	15 allow such smaller manufacturers of hemp beverages access to
1610	1610	16 the marketplace in order to develop a customer base without
1611	1611	17 impairing the integrity of the 3-tier system.
1612	1612	18 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 3 heading new)
1613	1613	19 Part 3. Registration.
1614	1614	20 (235 ILCS 5/13-301 new)
1615	1615	21 Sec. 13-301. Home rule preemption. A home rule unit may
1616	1616	22 not regulate hemp beverages or the registrants under this
1617	1617	23 Article. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
1618	1618	24 Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
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1629	1629	1 concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
1630	1630	2 exercised by the State. A non-home rule municipality may not
1631	1631	3 regulate hemp beverages or registrants pursuant to this
1632	1632	4 Article. Accordingly, Article 4 of this Act shall not apply to
1633	1633	5 registrations pursuant to this Article. Article 7 shall not
1634	1634	6 apply to registrations except with respect to Sections 7-2,
1635	1635	7 7-3, 7-4, 7-6, 7-10, 7-11, and 7-14, which shall apply to hemp
1636	1636	8 beverages in the same manner as alcoholic beverages. Article 9
1637	1637	9 of this Act does not apply to registrations.
1638	1638	10 (235 ILCS 5/13-302 new)
1639	1639	11 Sec. 13-302. Registration issuance. If an applicant for
1640	1640	12 registration as a hemp beverage manufacturer, a hemp beverage
1641	1641	13 non-resident dealer, a hemp beverage importing distributor,
1642	1642	14 hemp beverage distributor, or a hemp beverage retailer is a
1643	1643	15 licensee under the applicable provisions of this Act, and has
1644	1644	16 made application to the Hemp Beverage Commission in conformity
1645	1645	17 with this Article and paid the registration fee required, it
1646	1646	18 shall be the duty of the Hemp Beverage Commission to issue a
1647	1647	19 hemp beverage registration to that applicant; except that, the
1648	1648	20 Hemp Beverage Commission shall refuse the issuance to a person
1649	1649	21 not licensed as a manufacturer of alcoholic liquor within this
1650	1650	22 State, as a non-resident dealer, as an importing distributor,
1651	1651	23 as a distributor, as a retailer, except as provided in Section
1652	1652	24 13-304, or upon renewal of applicable license under this Act,
1653	1653	25 upon notice and after hearing, upon the grounds authorized in
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1664	1664	1 Section 6-3 of this Act, and, provided further, that the
1665	1665	2 issuance of such registration shall not prejudice the Hemp
1666	1666	3 Beverage Commission's action in subsequently suspending or
1667	1667	4 revoking such registration if it is determined by the Hemp
1668	1668	5 Beverage Commission, upon notice and after hearing, that the
1669	1669	6 registration has, within the same or the preceding
1670	1670	7 registration period, violated any provision of this Article or
1671	1671	8 any rule adopted thereunder and in effect for 30 days prior to
1672	1672	9 such violation. The Hemp Beverage Commission shall suspend or
1673	1673	10 revoke a registration if the State Commission has suspended or
1674	1674	11 revoked the license of a registrant under this Article. The
1675	1675	12 Hemp Beverage Commission shall not have the authority to fine,
1676	1676	13 suspend, or revoke any liquor license issued pursuant to this
1677	1677	14 Act. The Hemp Beverage Commission shall refuse to renew a
1678	1678	15 registration if as a registrant or a licensee has failed to pay
1679	1679	16 an offer in compromise, pre-disciplinary settlement, or a fine
1680	1680	17 imposed by order of the State Commission or the Hemp Beverage
1681	1681	18 Commission.
1682	1682	19 (235 ILCS 5/13-303 new)
1683	1683	20 Sec. 13-303. Registration approval. Any applicant for
1684	1684	21 registration licensed as a manufacturer, a non-resident
1685	1685	22 dealer, an importing distributor, a distributor, or a retailer
1686	1686	23 shall register with the Hemp Beverage Commission in a form and
1687	1687	24 in a manner prescribed by the Hemp Beverage Commission. The
1688	1688	25 Hemp Beverage Commission shall approve any application for
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1699	1699	1 registration within 14 days upon the applicant providing
1700	1700	2 evidence that: (1) the applicant is duly licensed by the State
1701	1701	3 Commission pursuant to this Act; (2) the applicant is licensed
1702	1702	4 as a manufacturer, non-resident dealer, importing distributor,
1703	1703	5 distributor, or retailer; (3) the applicant is in good
1704	1704	6 standing with the Department of Revenue; and (4) provides
1705	1705	7 affirmation that it is in compliance with the requirements in
1706	1706	8 this Article.
1707	1707	9 (235 ILCS 5/13-304 new)
1708	1708	10 Sec. 13-304. Registration application. Any applicant that
1709	1709	11 manufactures hemp beverages within this State or outside this
1710	1710	12 State, if not licensed under this Act, and no other person, may
1711	1711	13 submit an application for registration to the Hemp Beverage
1712	1712	14 Commission in a form and in a manner prescribed by the Hemp
1713	1713	15 Beverage Commission. The Hemp Beverage Commission shall have
1714	1714	16 authority to administer any application and to issue rules
1715	1715	17 relating to the process, approval and in the event of denial, a
1716	1716	18 hearing regarding any denial of an application for
1717	1717	19 registration. Any denial by the Hemp Beverage Commission is
1718	1718	20 subject to the Administrative Review Law.
1719	1719	21 (235 ILCS 5/13-305 new)
1720	1720	22 Sec. 13-305. Registration classifications.
1721	1721	23 (a) Registration issued by the Hemp Beverage Commission
1722	1722	24 shall be of the following classes and fees:
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1733	1733	1 (1) Hemp beverage manufacturer; fee $2,500.
1734	1734	2 (2) Hemp beverage non-resident dealer; fee $2,500.
1735	1735	3 (3) Hemp beverage importing distributor; fee $1,250.
1736	1736	4 (4) Hemp beverage distributor; fee $1,250.
1737	1737	5 (5) Hemp beverage retailer; fee $750.
1738	1738	6 This subsection (a) is inoperative on and after January 1,
1739	1739	7 2031.
1740	1740	8 (b) Beginning January 1, 2031, registration issued by the
1741	1741	9 Hemp Beverage Commission shall be of the following classes and
1742	1742	10 fees:
1743	1743	11 (1) Hemp beverage manufacturer; fee $500.
1744	1744	12 (2) Hemp beverage non-resident dealer; fee $250.
1745	1745	13 (3) Hemp beverage importing distributor; fee $250.
1746	1746	14 (4) Hemp beverage distributor; fee $250.
1747	1747	15 (5) Hemp beverage retailer; fee $100.
1748	1748	16 (b-5) Fees collected under this Section shall be paid into
1749	1749	17 the Dram Shop Fund.
1750	1750	18 (c) Registrations shall be valid from the date of issuance
1751	1751	19 through the last day of the 11th month that begins after the
1752	1752	20 month in which the registration is issued unless sooner
1753	1753	21 revoked or suspended as provided in this Act. Registrations
1754	1754	22 shall state thereon the class to which they belong, the names
1755	1755	23 of the registrant, and the addresses and description of the
1756	1756	24 premises for which they are granted and shall state the dates
1757	1757	25 of their issuance and expiration.
1758	1758	26 (d) In the event of the loss or destruction of a
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1769	1769	1 registration certificate issued pursuant to this Section, the
1770	1770	2 Hemp Beverage Commission, upon written application stating
1771	1771	3 such fact and accompanied by the required fee, shall issue a
1772	1772	4 duplicate of the registration. A duplicate registration must
1773	1773	5 also be obtained if a registrant is transferring a
1774	1774	6 registration with its license pursuant to Section 7-14. The
1775	1775	7 fee for the issuance of a duplicate registration shall be $12
1776	1776	8 if the original registration fee was $200 or less and $24 if
1777	1777	9 the original registration fee was more than $200.
1778	1778	10 (e) If a registrant fails to submit a registration renewal
1779	1779	11 application to the Hemp Beverage Commission before or on the
1780	1780	12 expiration date of the current registration, the registrant
1781	1781	13 shall be assessed a late filing fee of $25. Late applications
1782	1782	14 and instruments of payment shall be returned to the
1783	1783	15 registrant. Late filing fees shall be in addition to any fines
1784	1784	16 or penalties ordered for operating without a valid
1785	1785	17 registration.
1786	1786	18 (235 ILCS 5/13-306 new)
1787	1787	19 Sec. 13-306. Hemp manufacturer registration. A hemp
1788	1788	20 manufacturer registration shall allow the manufacture,
1789	1789	21 importation in bulk, storage, distribution, and sale of hemp
1790	1790	22 beverages to persons without the State, as may be permitted by
1791	1791	23 law and to hemp registrants in this State as follows:
1792	1792	24 (1) A hemp beverage manufacturer may make sales and
1793	1793	25 deliveries of hemp beverages to hemp beverage
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1804	1804	1 distributors, hemp beverage non-resident dealers, and to
1805	1805	2 importing distributors in containers not larger than 16
1806	1806	3 fluid ounces, including any hemp beverages that subsection
1807	1807	4 (e) of Section 6-4 authorizes a hemp beverage manufacturer
1808	1808	5 to sell in its original package only to a non-registrant
1809	1809	6 or non-licensee for pick-up by a non-registrant or
1810	1810	7 non-licensee either within the interior of the hemp
1811	1811	8 beverage manufacturer premises or at outside of the hemp
1812	1812	9 beverage manufacturer premises at a curb-side or parking
1813	1813	10 lot adjacent to the hemp beverage manufacturer premises.
1814	1814	11 (2) A hemp beverage distributor's registration shall
1815	1815	12 allow the wholesale purchase from hemp beverage
1816	1816	13 manufacturers and storage of hemp beverages and sale of
1817	1817	14 hemp beverages to hemp beverage retailers in this State
1818	1818	15 and to persons without the State, as may be permitted by
1819	1819	16 law. No person licensed as a distributor shall be granted
1820	1820	17 a hemp beverage non-resident dealer's license.
1821	1821	18 (3) A hemp beverage importing distributor shall allow
1822	1822	19 the importation of hemp beverages by the registrant into
1823	1823	20 this State from any point in the United States outside
1824	1824	21 this State, and the purchase of hemp beverage in
1825	1825	22 containers not more than 16 fluid ounces. The hemp
1826	1826	23 beverage importing distributor's registration shall permit
1827	1827	24 such registrant to purchase hemp beverages from Illinois
1828	1828	25 hemp beverage non-resident dealers only. No person
1829	1829	26 licensed as a hemp beverage importing distributor shall be
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1840	1840	1 granted a hemp beverage non-resident dealer's license.
1841	1841	2 (4) A hemp beverage retailer's registration shall
1842	1842	3 allow the registrant to sell and offer for sale at retail,
1843	1843	4 only in the premises specified in the retail liquor
1844	1844	5 license, hemp beverages not to exceed 5 mg of THC in a
1845	1845	6 container not less than 7.5 ounces for on-premises
1846	1846	7 consumption and not to exceed 10 mg of THC in a container
1847	1847	8 not less than 7.5 ounces for off-premises consumption, but
1848	1848	9 not for resale in any form.
1849	1849	10 (235 ILCS 5/13-307 new)
1850	1850	11 Sec. 13-307. Prohibitions.
1851	1851	12 (a) It is a violation of this Article for any hemp beverage
1852	1852	13 retailer to deliver to a non-licensee or non-registrant for
1853	1853	14 on-premises consumption any hemp beverage in combination, in
1854	1854	15 any way, with any alcoholic beverage.
1855	1855	16 (b) All permitted happy hours under Section 6-28.5 are
1856	1856	17 prohibited in connection with hemp beverages.
1857	1857	18 (c) All sales to non-registrants and non-licensees of any
1858	1858	19 hemp beverages shall be in person and may not be given, sold,
1859	1859	20 transferred, or delivered to any non-registrant or
1860	1860	21 non-licensee via any electronic or Internet marketplace, or
1861	1861	22 any location outside of the registrant's premises other than
1862	1862	23 as provided in this Article. A hemp beverage retailer may not
1863	1863	24 ship or deliver hemp beverages.
1864	1864	25 (d) A hemp beverage manufacturer registration shall only
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1875	1875	1 permit the manufacturer to sell hemp beverages at retail on
1876	1876	2 the premises actually occupied by the hemp beverage
1877	1877	3 manufacturer.
1878	1878	4 (e) No hemp beverage may be given, sold, transferred, or
1879	1879	5 delivered to any person under 21 years of age. A hemp beverage
1880	1880	6 retailer shall refuse to sell hemp beverage to any person
1881	1881	7 unless the person produces a government-issued identification
1882	1882	8 showing that the person is 21 years of age or older, which must
1883	1883	9 be verified at the point of sale.
1884	1884	10 (f) No person shall process, manufacture, label,
1885	1885	11 distribute for sale, sell, offer for sale, market, or
1886	1886	12 advertise any hemp beverage within this State without
1887	1887	13 obtaining a registration under this Article.
1888	1888	14 (g) A registrant shall distribute for sale or offer for
1889	1889	15 sale intermediate hemp products to a person or entity that is
1890	1890	16 not registered as a hemp beverage manufacturer under this
1891	1891	17 Article. A registrant shall not market or advertise
1892	1892	18 intermediate hemp products for purchase by any hemp beverage
1893	1893	19 retailer, non-licensee, or non-registrant.
1894	1894	20 (h) A registrant shall not process, manufacture,
1895	1895	21 distribute for sale, sell, offer for sale, market, or
1896	1896	22 advertise any hemp beverage unless the product complies with
1897	1897	23 the labeling, packaging, minimum testing, and other
1898	1898	24 requirements of this Article and any administrative rules
1899	1899	25 adopted by the Hemp Beverage Commission.
1900	1900	26 (i) A product that has a THC concentration greater than
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1911	1911	1 the limits of 10 mg in a container not less than 7.5 ounces set
1912	1912	2 forth for hemp beverages shall be regulated as cannabis as
1913	1913	3 defined in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act, whether or not
1914	1914	4 the product is made with or derived from hemp, industrial
1915	1915	5 hemp, or derived from natural or synthetic sources.
1916	1916	6 (j) Hemp beverages shall not be sold within this State if
1917	1917	7 hemp cannabinoid, THC, or other contaminants are detected at
1918	1918	8 levels greater than provided for by this Article or rules or
1919	1919	9 guidance adopted by the Department of Public Health.
1920	1920	10 (235 ILCS 5/13-308 new)
1921	1921	11 Sec. 13-308. Hemp beverage requirements.
1922	1922	12 (a) Hemp beverages manufactured, processed, distributed,
1923	1923	13 sold, or offered for sale in this State shall:
1924	1924	14 (1) be manufactured in accordance with this Article;
1925	1925	15 (2) be subject to the following minimum requirements:
1926	1926	16 (A) contain a total THC concentration of no
1927	1927	17 greater than 10 mg in a container not less than 7.5
1928	1928	18 ounces, and 60 mg of THC per package for products sold
1929	1929	19 in multiple servings or units, for any beverage that
1930	1930	20 is intended for human consumption by any means;
1931	1931	21 (B) not contain any alcoholic liquor;
1932	1932	22 (C) not contain added caffeine, tobacco, or
1933	1933	23 nicotine in the product;
1934	1934	24 (D) accurately reflect testing results and not
1935	1935	25 contain less than 90% or more than 110% of the
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1946	1946	1 concentration of total cannabinoid content as listed
1947	1947	2 on the product label;
1948	1948	3 (E) be prepackaged and not added to food or any
1949	1949	4 other consumable products at the point of sale; and
1950	1950	5 (F) comply with product testing standards set
1951	1951	6 forth in this Article.
1952	1952	7 (b) A hemp beverage manufacturer shall do all of the
1953	1953	8 following with regard to hemp beverages manufactured,
1954	1954	9 processed, distributed, sold, or offered for sale in this
1955	1955	10 State:
1956	1956	11 (A) maintain sufficient records to demonstrate that
1957	1957	12 any hemp or hemp extract used by the licensee was grown,
1958	1958	13 derived, extracted, and transported in accordance with
1959	1959	14 applicable laws and licensing requirement of the
1960	1960	15 jurisdiction or jurisdictions from which such hemp or hemp
1961	1961	16 extract was sourced and for hemp received from an
1962	1962	17 out-of-state grower, processors shall also maintain
1963	1963	18 records of the out-of-state grower registration or license
1964	1964	19 number in the respective jurisdiction;
1965	1965	20 (B) keep all designated extracting and manufacturing
1966	1966	21 areas safe and sanitary, including, but not limited to,
1967	1967	22 ensuring that those areas are adequately lit, cleaned, and
1968	1968	23 smoke-free;
1969	1969	24 (C) not use, in the extraction or manufacturing of any
1970	1970	25 hemp beverage, synthetic cannabinoids, artificially
1971	1971	26 derived cannabinoids, or tetrahydrocannabinol created
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1982	1982	1 through isomerization;
1983	1983	2 (D) maintain any and all records required by this Act
1984	1984	3 for at least 3 years and immediately produce such records
1985	1985	4 upon request of the Hemp Beverage Commission; and
1986	1986	5 (E) be intended for consumption as a beverage and not
1987	1987	6 derived from any powder.
1988	1988	7 (c) The Hemp Beverage Commission may adopt rules in
1989	1989	8 accordance with the Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and
1990	1990	9 prescribe forms relating to the administration and enforcement
1991	1991	10 of this Article as it deems appropriate. The Hemp Beverage
1992	1992	11 Commission and the Department of Revenue shall implement the
1993	1993	12 applicable provisions of this amendatory Act of the 104th
1994	1994	13 General Assembly on or before January 1, 2026.
1995	1995	14 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 4 heading new)
1996	1996	15 Part 4. Labeling; testing; advertising.
1997	1997	16 (235 ILCS 5/13-401 new)
1998	1998	17 Sec. 13-401. Hemp beverage labeling and testing standards.
1999	1999	18 (a) A hemp beverage distributed or offered for retail sale
2000	2000	19 in this State shall include the following information on the
2001	2001	20 product label or packaging:
2002	2002	21 (1) information that complies with the requirements of
2003	2003	22 21 CFR 101 and a nutritional or supplement fact panel that
2004	2004	23 is based on the number of servings within the container;
2005	2005	24 (2) a list of all ingredients in descending order of
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2016	2016	1 predominance by weight in the product;
2017	2017	2 (3) the serving size and number of servings per
2018	2018	3 package or container, including the milligrams per serving
2019	2019	4 of:
2020	2020	5 (A) individual hemp cannabinoids;
2021	2021	6 (B) total hemp cannabinoids;
2022	2022	7 (C) individual THC cannabinoids; and
2023	2023	8 (D) total THC;
2024	2024	9 (4) a batch number or code;
2025	2025	10 (5) the expiration date of the hemp beverage;
2026	2026	11 (6) the name of the business for whom the product is
2027	2027	12 produced;
2028	2028	13 (7) a scannable QR code linked to download the
2029	2029	14 certificate of analysis and testing results for the
2030	2030	15 product; and
2031	2031	16 (8) any other marking, statement, or symbol required
2032	2032	17 by the Hemp Beverage Commission.
2033	2033	18 (b) No hemp beverage offered for retail sale shall be made
2034	2034	19 attractive to individuals under 21 years of age, imitate a
2035	2035	20 candy label, or use cartoons or other images popularly used to
2036	2036	21 advertise to children or otherwise be marketed to individuals
2037	2037	22 under 21 years of age.
2038	2038	23 (c) No hemp beverage shall be marketed, advertised, or
2039	2039	24 offered for sale in a manner that:
2040	2040	25 (1) would cause a reasonable consumer to be confused
2041	2041	26 as to whether the hemp beverage is trademarked, marked, or
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2052	2052	1 labeled in a manner that violates any federal trademark
2053	2053	2 law or regulation;
2054	2054	3 (2) would cause a reasonable consumer to believe that
2055	2055	4 a hemp beverage product is cannabis, medical cannabis, or
2056	2056	5 that a registrant is authorized to sell or dispense
2057	2057	6 cannabis or medical cannabis, as those terms are defined
2058	2058	7 in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act or the
2059	2059	8 Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Program Act;
2060	2060	9 (3) is false or misleading;
2061	2061	10 (4) promotes excessive consumption;
2062	2062	11 (5) depicts a person under 21 years of age consuming
2063	2063	12 cannabis or hemp beverage;
2064	2064	13 (6) includes the image of a cannabis leaf or hemp
2065	2065	14 leaf, however, cannabis leaves when used as part of a
2066	2066	15 warning are exempt from this prohibition;
2067	2067	16 (7) includes any image designed or likely to appeal to
2068	2068	17 minors, including cartoons, fruits, toys, animals, or
2069	2069	18 children, or any other likeness to images, characters, or
2070	2070	19 phrases that are popularly used to advertise to children,
2071	2071	20 or any packaging or labeling that bears reasonable
2072	2072	21 resemblance to any product available for consumption as a
2073	2073	22 commercially available candy or that promotes consumption
2074	2074	23 of cannabis or hemp beverage;
2075	2075	24 (8) includes any image or name of an alcoholic
2076	2076	25 beverage, or any other likeness to images, characters, or
2077	2077	26 phrases that are popularly used to advertise alcoholic
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2088	2088	1 beverages; or
2089	2089	2 (9) contains any seal, flag, crest, coat of arms, or
2090	2090	3 other insignia likely to mislead the purchaser to believe
2091	2091	4 that the product has been endorsed, made, or used by the
2092	2092	5 State or any of its representatives, except when
2093	2093	6 authorized by this Article.
2094	2094	7 (d) Hemp beverages offered for retail sale shall include
2095	2095	8 the following warnings on the product label or packaging in a
2096	2096	9 manner that is clear and conspicuous:
2097	2097	10 (1) this product must be kept out of the reach of
2098	2098	11 children and pets;
2099	2099	12 (2) this product is derived from hemp and may contain
2100	2100	13 THC which could result in a failed drug test;
2101	2101	14 (3) this product has not been evaluated or approved by
2102	2102	15 the Food and Drug Administration for safety or efficacy;
2103	2103	16 and
2104	2104	17 (4) if you are pregnant or nursing you should consult
2105	2105	18 your health care provider before use.
2106	2106	19 (e) All hemp beverage shall be tested by a laboratory with
2107	2107	20 a valid ISO/IEC 17025 accreditation for the premises and for
2108	2108	21 the testing of one or more of the analytes; maintain a valid
2109	2109	22 scope of accreditation, issued by an accreditation body, that
2110	2110	23 attests to the laboratory's competence to perform testing of
2111	2111	24 hemp cannabinoid products; maintain method validation reports
2112	2112	25 for all testing performed; maintain standard operating
2113	2113	26 procedures for the sampling of hemp cannabinoid products; and
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2124	2124	1 maintain testing methodologies to ascertain the presence of
2125	2125	2 intermediate hemp products, hemp extract or hemp concentrate.
2126	2126	3 (f) The Hemp Beverage Commission shall make available a
2127	2127	4 list of required analytes, their acceptable limits, and
2128	2128	5 approved testing methods on the Hemp Beverage Commission's
2129	2129	6 website and in any other manner as determined by the Hemp
2130	2130	7 Beverage Commission.
2131	2131	8 (g) The total THC concentration for hemp beverage shall
2132	2132	9 not exceed the limits established in this Article.
2133	2133	10 (235 ILCS 5/13-402 new)
2134	2134	11 Sec. 13-402. Hemp beverage advertising requirements. An
2135	2135	12 advertisement or display for hemp beverages shall not:
2136	2136	13 (1) include any false or misleading statements,
2137	2137	14 images, or other content, including, but not limited to,
2138	2138	15 any health claims;
2139	2139	16 (2) contain claims that hemp consumption or a hemp
2140	2140	17 beverage can or is intended to diagnose, cure, mitigate,
2141	2141	18 treat, or prevent disease;
2142	2142	19 (3) lead a reasonable consumer to believe that a hemp
2143	2143	20 cannabinoid product is cannabis or medical cannabis,
2144	2144	21 including any product that exceeds the THC limits
2145	2145	22 established under this Article for lawful hemp cannabinoid
2146	2146	23 products, or that a registrant is authorized to sell or
2147	2147	24 dispense cannabis or medical cannabis;
2148	2148	25 (4) have the purpose or effect of targeting or being
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2159	2159	1 attractive to individuals under 21 years of age. The use
2160	2160	2 of images of children or minors consuming hemp beverage
2161	2161	3 products and the use of words, designs, or brands that
2162	2162	4 resemble products commonly associated with children or
2163	2163	5 minors, or marketed to children or minors, is prohibited;
2164	2164	6 or
2165	2165	7 (5) lead a reasonable person to believe that a hemp
2166	2166	8 cannabinoid product is an alcoholic product, including any
2167	2167	9 image of an alcoholic beverage, or any other likeness to
2168	2168	10 images, characters, names, or phrases that are popularly
2169	2169	11 used to advertise alcoholic beverages.
2170	2170	12 (235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 5 heading new)
2171	2171	13 Part. 5. Applicability of other provisions.
2172	2172	14 (235 ILCS 5/13-501 new)
2173	2173	15 Sec. 13-501. Applicability to registrants and
2174	2174	16 non-licensees. To the extent a person is a registrant or
2175	2175	17 non-licensee under this Act, Article VI and Article X of this
2176	2176	18 Act shall apply to the registrant in the same manner as a
2177	2177	19 manufacturer that is a brewer with a hemp beverage
2178	2178	20 registration, unless otherwise provided in this Article.
2179	2179	21 (235 ILCS 5/13-502 new)
2180	2180	22 Sec. 13-502. Merchandising credits. Pursuant to Section
2181	2181	23 6-5, a hemp beverage retailer may receive a merchandising
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2192	2192	1 credit of no more than 30 days from any hemp beverage
2193	2193	2 manufacturer, hemp beverage non-resident dealer, hemp beverage
2194	2194	3 importing distributor, or hemp beverage distributor.
2195	2195	4 (235 ILCS 5/13-503 new)
2196	2196	5 Sec. 13-503. Co-branded hemp beverages. In addition to the
2197	2197	6 applicable sections of this Article, co-branded hemp beverages
2198	2198	7 are subject to the restrictions for alcoholic beverages set
2199	2199	8 forth in Section 6-35.2.
2200	2200	9 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
2201	2201	10 becoming law.
2202	2202	SB1766- 63 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 235 ILCS 5/8-14 235 ILCS 5/8-2from Ch. 43, par. 1595 235 ILCS 5/8-4from Ch. 43, par. 1636 235 ILCS 5/8-5from Ch. 43, par. 163a7 235 ILCS 5/8-6from Ch. 43, par. 163b8 235 ILCS 5/8-7from Ch. 43, par. 163c9 235 ILCS 5/8-9from Ch. 43, par. 163e10 235 ILCS 5/8-10from Ch. 43, par. 16411 235 ILCS 5/8-11from Ch. 43, par. 164 1/212 235 ILCS 5/8-12from Ch. 43, par. 164 3/413 235 ILCS 5/8-14from Ch. 43, par. 165a14 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII 15 heading new16 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 1 17 heading new18 235 ILCS 5/13-101 new19 235 ILCS 5/13-105 new20 235 ILCS 5/13-1010 new21 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 2 22 heading new23 235 ILCS 5/13-201 new24 235 ILCS 5/13-202 new25 235 ILCS 5/13-203 new SB1766- 64 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b 1 235 ILCS 5/13-204 new2 235 ILCS 5/13-205 new3 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 3 4 heading new5 235 ILCS 5/13-301 new6 235 ILCS 5/13-302 new7 235 ILCS 5/13-303 new8 235 ILCS 5/13-304 new9 235 ILCS 5/13-305 new10 235 ILCS 5/13-306 new11 235 ILCS 5/13-307 new12 235 ILCS 5/13-308 new13 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 4 14 heading new15 235 ILCS 5/13-401 new16 235 ILCS 5/13-402 new17 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 5 18 heading new19 235 ILCS 5/13-501 new20 235 ILCS 5/13-502 new21 235 ILCS 5/13-503 new SB1766- 63 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b SB1766 - 63 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b 1 INDEX 2 Statutes amended in order of appearance 3 235 ILCS 5/8-1 4 235 ILCS 5/8-2 from Ch. 43, par. 159 5 235 ILCS 5/8-4 from Ch. 43, par. 163 6 235 ILCS 5/8-5 from Ch. 43, par. 163a 7 235 ILCS 5/8-6 from Ch. 43, par. 163b 8 235 ILCS 5/8-7 from Ch. 43, par. 163c 9 235 ILCS 5/8-9 from Ch. 43, par. 163e 10 235 ILCS 5/8-10 from Ch. 43, par. 164 11 235 ILCS 5/8-11 from Ch. 43, par. 164 1/2 12 235 ILCS 5/8-12 from Ch. 43, par. 164 3/4 13 235 ILCS 5/8-14 from Ch. 43, par. 165a 14 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII 15 heading new 16 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 1 17 heading new 18 235 ILCS 5/13-101 new 19 235 ILCS 5/13-105 new 20 235 ILCS 5/13-1010 new 21 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 2 22 heading new 23 235 ILCS 5/13-201 new 24 235 ILCS 5/13-202 new 25 235 ILCS 5/13-203 new SB1766- 64 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b SB1766 - 64 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b 1 235 ILCS 5/13-204 new 2 235 ILCS 5/13-205 new 3 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 3 4 heading new 5 235 ILCS 5/13-301 new 6 235 ILCS 5/13-302 new 7 235 ILCS 5/13-303 new 8 235 ILCS 5/13-304 new 9 235 ILCS 5/13-305 new 10 235 ILCS 5/13-306 new 11 235 ILCS 5/13-307 new 12 235 ILCS 5/13-308 new 13 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 4 14 heading new 15 235 ILCS 5/13-401 new 16 235 ILCS 5/13-402 new 17 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 5 18 heading new 19 235 ILCS 5/13-501 new 20 235 ILCS 5/13-502 new 21 235 ILCS 5/13-503 new
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2206	2206	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
2207	2207	3 235 ILCS 5/8-1
2208	2208	4 235 ILCS 5/8-2 from Ch. 43, par. 159
2209	2209	5 235 ILCS 5/8-4 from Ch. 43, par. 163
2210	2210	6 235 ILCS 5/8-5 from Ch. 43, par. 163a
2211	2211	7 235 ILCS 5/8-6 from Ch. 43, par. 163b
2212	2212	8 235 ILCS 5/8-7 from Ch. 43, par. 163c
2213	2213	9 235 ILCS 5/8-9 from Ch. 43, par. 163e
2214	2214	10 235 ILCS 5/8-10 from Ch. 43, par. 164
2215	2215	11 235 ILCS 5/8-11 from Ch. 43, par. 164 1/2
2216	2216	12 235 ILCS 5/8-12 from Ch. 43, par. 164 3/4
2217	2217	13 235 ILCS 5/8-14 from Ch. 43, par. 165a
2218	2218	14 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII
2219	2219	15 heading new
2220	2220	16 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 1
2221	2221	17 heading new
2222	2222	18 235 ILCS 5/13-101 new
2223	2223	19 235 ILCS 5/13-105 new
2224	2224	20 235 ILCS 5/13-1010 new
2225	2225	21 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 2
2226	2226	22 heading new
2227	2227	23 235 ILCS 5/13-201 new
2228	2228	24 235 ILCS 5/13-202 new
2229	2229	25 235 ILCS 5/13-203 new
2230	2230	SB1766- 64 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b SB1766 - 64 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2231	2231	SB1766 - 64 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2232	2232	1 235 ILCS 5/13-204 new
2233	2233	2 235 ILCS 5/13-205 new
2234	2234	3 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 3
2235	2235	4 heading new
2236	2236	5 235 ILCS 5/13-301 new
2237	2237	6 235 ILCS 5/13-302 new
2238	2238	7 235 ILCS 5/13-303 new
2239	2239	8 235 ILCS 5/13-304 new
2240	2240	9 235 ILCS 5/13-305 new
2241	2241	10 235 ILCS 5/13-306 new
2242	2242	11 235 ILCS 5/13-307 new
2243	2243	12 235 ILCS 5/13-308 new
2244	2244	13 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 4
2245	2245	14 heading new
2246	2246	15 235 ILCS 5/13-401 new
2247	2247	16 235 ILCS 5/13-402 new
2248	2248	17 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 5
2249	2249	18 heading new
2250	2250	19 235 ILCS 5/13-501 new
2251	2251	20 235 ILCS 5/13-502 new
2252	2252	21 235 ILCS 5/13-503 new
2253	2253
2254	2254
2255	2255
2256	2256
2257	2257
2258	2258	SB1766 - 62 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2259	2259
2260	2260
2261	2261
2262	2262	SB1766- 63 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b SB1766 - 63 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2263	2263	SB1766 - 63 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2264	2264	1 INDEX
2265	2265	2 Statutes amended in order of appearance
2266	2266	3 235 ILCS 5/8-1
2267	2267	4 235 ILCS 5/8-2 from Ch. 43, par. 159
2268	2268	5 235 ILCS 5/8-4 from Ch. 43, par. 163
2269	2269	6 235 ILCS 5/8-5 from Ch. 43, par. 163a
2270	2270	7 235 ILCS 5/8-6 from Ch. 43, par. 163b
2271	2271	8 235 ILCS 5/8-7 from Ch. 43, par. 163c
2272	2272	9 235 ILCS 5/8-9 from Ch. 43, par. 163e
2273	2273	10 235 ILCS 5/8-10 from Ch. 43, par. 164
2274	2274	11 235 ILCS 5/8-11 from Ch. 43, par. 164 1/2
2275	2275	12 235 ILCS 5/8-12 from Ch. 43, par. 164 3/4
2276	2276	13 235 ILCS 5/8-14 from Ch. 43, par. 165a
2277	2277	14 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII
2278	2278	15 heading new
2279	2279	16 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 1
2280	2280	17 heading new
2281	2281	18 235 ILCS 5/13-101 new
2282	2282	19 235 ILCS 5/13-105 new
2283	2283	20 235 ILCS 5/13-1010 new
2284	2284	21 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 2
2285	2285	22 heading new
2286	2286	23 235 ILCS 5/13-201 new
2287	2287	24 235 ILCS 5/13-202 new
2288	2288	25 235 ILCS 5/13-203 new
2289	2289
2290	2290
2291	2291
2292	2292
2293	2293
2294	2294	SB1766 - 63 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2295	2295
2296	2296
2297	2297	SB1766- 64 -LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b SB1766 - 64 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2298	2298	SB1766 - 64 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b
2299	2299	1 235 ILCS 5/13-204 new
2300	2300	2 235 ILCS 5/13-205 new
2301	2301	3 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 3
2302	2302	4 heading new
2303	2303	5 235 ILCS 5/13-301 new
2304	2304	6 235 ILCS 5/13-302 new
2305	2305	7 235 ILCS 5/13-303 new
2306	2306	8 235 ILCS 5/13-304 new
2307	2307	9 235 ILCS 5/13-305 new
2308	2308	10 235 ILCS 5/13-306 new
2309	2309	11 235 ILCS 5/13-307 new
2310	2310	12 235 ILCS 5/13-308 new
2311	2311	13 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 4
2312	2312	14 heading new
2313	2313	15 235 ILCS 5/13-401 new
2314	2314	16 235 ILCS 5/13-402 new
2315	2315	17 235 ILCS 5/Art. XIII Pt. 5
2316	2316	18 heading new
2317	2317	19 235 ILCS 5/13-501 new
2318	2318	20 235 ILCS 5/13-502 new
2319	2319	21 235 ILCS 5/13-503 new
2320	2320
2321	2321
2322	2322
2323	2323
2324	2324
2325	2325	SB1766 - 64 - LRB104 10504 RPS 20579 b