Sen. David Koehler
Filed: 5/6/2025
 
 
 




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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 783


2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 783 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

4    "Section 5. The Illinois Pesticide Act is amended by 
5changing Sections 4, 6, 10, 11, 11.1, 12, and 13 and by adding 
6Section 11.5 as follows:

7    (415 ILCS 60/4)    (from Ch. 5, par. 804)
8    Sec. 4. Definitions. As used in this Act:
9    1. "Director" means Director of the Illinois Department of 
10Agriculture or his authorized representative.
11    2. "Active Ingredient" means any ingredient which will 
12prevent, destroy, repel, control or mitigate a pest or which 
13will act as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
14    3. "Adulterated" shall apply to any pesticide if the 
15strength or purity is not within the standard of quality 
16expressed on the labeling under which it is sold, distributed 
 
 
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1or used, including any substance which has been substituted 
2wholly or in part for the pesticide as specified on the 
3labeling under which it is sold, distributed or used, or if any 
4valuable constituent of the pesticide has been wholly or in 
5part abstracted.
6    4. "Agricultural Commodity" means produce of the land, 
7including, but not limited to, plants and plant parts, 
8livestock and poultry and livestock or poultry products, 
9seeds, sod, shrubs and other products of agricultural origin 
10including the premises necessary to and used directly in 
11agricultural production. Agricultural commodity also includes 
12aquatic products, including any aquatic plants and animals or 
13their by-products that are produced, grown, managed, harvested 
14and marketed on an annual, semi-annual, biennial or short-term 
15basis, in permitted aquaculture facilities.
16    5. "Animal" means all vertebrate and invertebrate species 
17including, but not limited to, man and other mammals, birds, 
18fish, and shellfish.
19    5.5. "Barrier mosquitocide" means a pesticide that is 
20formulated to kill adult mosquitoes and that is applied so as 
21to leave a residual mosquitocidal coating on natural or 
22manmade surfaces. "Barrier mosquitocide" does not include a 
23product that is exempt from registration under the Federal 
24Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, or rules adopted 
25pursuant to that Act.
26    5.6. "Barrier mosquitocide treatment" means application of 
 
 
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1a barrier mosquitocide to a natural or manmade surface. 
2    6. "Beneficial Insects" means those insects which during 
3their life cycle are effective pollinators of plants, 
4predators of pests or are otherwise beneficial.
5    7. "Certified applicator".
6        A. "Certified applicator" means any individual who is 
7 certified under this Act to purchase, use, or supervise 
8 the use of pesticides which are classified for restricted 
9 use.
10        B. "Private applicator" means a certified applicator 
11 who purchases, uses, or supervises the use of any 
12 pesticide classified for restricted use, for the purpose 
13 of producing any agricultural commodity on property owned, 
14 rented, or otherwise controlled by him or his employer, or 
15 applied to other property if done without compensation 
16 other than trading of personal services between no more 
17 than 2 producers of agricultural commodities.
18        C. "Licensed Commercial Applicator" means a certified 
19 applicator, whether or not he is a private applicator with 
20 respect to some uses, who owns or manages a business that 
21 is engaged in applying pesticides, whether classified for 
22 general or restricted use, for hire. The term also applies 
23 to a certified applicator who uses or supervises the use 
24 of pesticides, whether classified for general or 
25 restricted use, for any purpose or on property of others 
26 excluding those specified by subparagraphs 7 (B), (D), (E) 
 
 
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1 of Section 4 of this Act.
2        D. "Commercial Not For Hire Applicator" means a 
3 certified applicator who uses or supervises the use of 
4 pesticides classified for general or restricted use for 
5 any purpose on property of an employer when such activity 
6 is a requirement of the terms of employment and such 
7 application of pesticides under this certification is 
8 limited to property under the control of the employer only 
9 and includes, but is not limited to, the use or 
10 supervision of the use of pesticides in a greenhouse 
11 setting. "Commercial Not For Hire Applicator" also 
12 includes a certified applicator who uses or supervises the 
13 use of pesticides classified for general or restricted use 
14 as an employee of a state agency, municipality, or other 
15 duly constituted governmental agency or unit.
16    8. "Defoliant" means any substance or combination of 
17substances which cause leaves or foliage to drop from a plant 
18with or without causing abscission.
19    9. "Desiccant" means any substance or combination of 
20substances intended for artificially accelerating the drying 
21of plant tissue.
22    10. "Device" means any instrument or contrivance, other 
23than a firearm or equipment for application of pesticides when 
24sold separately from pesticides, which is intended for 
25trapping, repelling, destroying, or mitigating any pest, other 
26than bacteria, virus, or other microorganisms on or living in 
 
 
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1man or other living animals.
2    11. "Distribute" means offer or hold for sale, sell, 
3barter, ship, deliver for shipment, receive and then deliver, 
4or offer to deliver pesticides, within the State.
5    12. "Environment" includes water, air, land, and all 
6plants and animals including man, living therein and the 
7interrelationships which exist among these.
8    13. "Equipment" means any type of instruments and 
9contrivances using motorized, mechanical or pressure power 
10which is used to apply any pesticide, excluding pressurized 
11hand-size household apparatus containing dilute ready to apply 
12pesticide or used to apply household pesticides.
13    14. "FIFRA" means the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
14Rodenticide Act, as amended.
15    15. "Fungi" means any non-chlorophyll bearing 
16thallophytes, any non-chlorophyll bearing plant of a lower 
17order than mosses or liverworts, as for example rust, smut, 
18mildew, mold, yeast and bacteria, except those on or in living 
19animals including man and those on or in processed foods, 
20beverages or pharmaceuticals.
21    16. "Household Substance" means any pesticide customarily 
22produced and distributed for use by individuals in or about 
23the household.
24    17. "Imminent Hazard" means a situation which exists when 
25continued use of a pesticide would likely result in 
26unreasonable adverse effects on the environment or will 
 
 
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1involve unreasonable hazard to the survival of a species 
2declared endangered by the U.S. Secretary of the Interior or 
3to species declared to be protected by the Illinois Department 
4of Natural Resources.
5    18. "Inert Ingredient" means an ingredient which is not an 
6active ingredient.
7    19. "Ingredient Statement" means a statement of the name 
8and percentage of each active ingredient together with the 
9total percentage of inert ingredients in a pesticide and for 
10pesticides containing arsenic in any form, the ingredient 
11statement shall include percentage of total and water soluble 
12arsenic, each calculated as elemental arsenic. In the case of 
13spray adjuvants the ingredient statement need contain only the 
14names of the functioning agents and the total percent of those 
15constituents ineffective as spray adjuvants.
16    20. "Insect" means any of the numerous small invertebrate 
17animals generally having the body more or less obviously 
18segmented for the most part belonging to the class Insects, 
19comprised of six-legged, usually winged forms, as for example 
20beetles, caterpillars, and flies. This definition encompasses 
21other allied classes of arthropods whose members are wingless 
22and usually have more than 6 legs as for example spiders, 
23mites, ticks, centipedes, and millipedes.
24    21. "Label" means the written, printed or graphic matter 
25on or attached to the pesticide or device or any of its 
26containers or wrappings.
 
 
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1    22. "Labeling" means the label and all other written, 
2printed or graphic matter: (a) on the pesticide or device or 
3any of its containers or wrappings, (b) accompanying the 
4pesticide or device or referring to it in any other media used 
5to disseminate information to the public, (c) to which 
6reference is made to the pesticide or device except when 
7references are made to current official publications of the U. 
8S. Environmental Protection Agency, Departments of 
9Agriculture, Health, Education and Welfare or other Federal 
10Government institutions, the state experiment station or 
11colleges of agriculture or other similar state institution 
12authorized to conduct research in the field of pesticides.
13    23. "Land" means all land and water area including 
14airspace, and all plants, animals, structures, buildings, 
15contrivances, and machinery appurtenant thereto or situated 
16thereon, fixed or mobile, including any used for 
17transportation.
18    24. "Licensed Operator" means a person employed to apply 
19pesticides to the lands of others under the direction of a 
20"licensed commercial applicator" or a "licensed commercial 
21not-for-hire applicator".
22    25. "Nematode" means invertebrate animals of the phylum 
23nemathelminthes and class nematoda, also referred to as nemas 
24or eelworms, which are unsegmented roundworms with elongated 
25fusiform or sac-like bodies covered with cuticle and 
26inhabiting soil, water, plants or plant parts.
 
 
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1    26. "Permit" means a written statement issued by the 
2Director or his authorized agent, authorizing certain acts of 
3pesticide purchase or of pesticide use or application on an 
4interim basis prior to normal certification, registration, or 
5licensing.
6    27. "Person" means any individual, partnership, 
7association, fiduciary, corporation, or any organized group of 
8persons whether incorporated or not.
9    28. "Pest" means (a) any insect, rodent, nematode, fungus, 
10weed, or (b) any other form of terrestrial or aquatic plant or 
11animal life or virus, bacteria, or other microorganism, 
12excluding virus, bacteria, or other microorganism on or in 
13living animals including man, which the Director declares to 
14be a pest.
15    29. "Pesticide" means any substance or mixture of 
16substances intended for preventing, destroying, repelling, or 
17mitigating any pest or any substance or mixture of substances 
18intended for use as a plant regulator, defoliant or desiccant.
19    30. "Pesticide Dealer" means any person who distributes 
20registered pesticides to the user.
21    31. "Plant Regulator" means any substance or mixture of 
22substances intended through physiological action to affect the 
23rate of growth or maturation or otherwise alter the behavior 
24of ornamental or crop plants or the produce thereof. This does 
25not include substances which are not intended as plant 
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1inoculants or soil conditioners or amendments.
2    32. "Protect Health and Environment" means to guard 
3against any unreasonable adverse effects on the environment.
4    33. "Registrant" means a person who has registered any 
5pesticide pursuant to the provision of FIFRA and this Act.
6    34. "Restricted Use Pesticide" means any pesticide with 
7one or more of its uses classified as restricted by order of 
8the Administrator of USEPA.
9    35. "SLN Registration" means registration of a pesticide 
10for use under conditions of special local need as defined by 
11FIFRA.
12    36. "State Restricted Pesticide Use" means any pesticide 
13use which the Director determines, subsequent to public 
14hearing, that an additional restriction for that use is needed 
15to prevent unreasonable adverse effects.
16    37. "Structural Pest" means any pests which attack and 
17destroy buildings and other structures or which attack 
18clothing, stored food, commodities stored at food 
19manufacturing and processing facilities or manufactured and 
20processed goods.
21    38. "Unreasonable Adverse Effects on the Environment" 
22means the unreasonable risk to the environment, including man, 
23from the use of any pesticide, when taking into account 
24accrued benefits of as well as the economic, social, and 
25environmental costs of its use.
26    39. "USEPA" means United States Environmental Protection 
 
 
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1Agency.
2    40. "Use inconsistent with the label" means to use a 
3pesticide in a manner not consistent with the label 
4instruction, the definition adopted in FIFRA as interpreted by 
5USEPA shall apply in Illinois.
6    41. "Weed" means any plant growing in a place where it is 
7not wanted.
8    42. "Wildlife" means all living things, not human, 
9domestic, or pests.
10    43. "Bulk pesticide" means any registered pesticide which 
11is transported or held in an individual container in undivided 
12quantities of greater than 55 U.S. gallons liquid measure or 
13100 pounds net dry weight.
14    44. "Bulk repackaging" means the transfer of a registered 
15pesticide from one bulk container (containing undivided 
16quantities of greater than 100 U.S. gallons liquid measure or 
17100 pounds net dry weight) to another bulk container 
18(containing undivided quantities of greater than 100 U.S. 
19gallons liquid measure or 100 pounds net dry weight) in an 
20unaltered state in preparation for sale or distribution to 
21another person.
22    45. "Business" means any individual, partnership, 
23corporation or association engaged in a business operation for 
24the purpose of selling or distributing pesticides or providing 
25the service of application of pesticides in this State.
26    46. "Facility" means any building or structure and all 
 
 
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1real property contiguous thereto, including all equipment 
2fixed thereon used for the operation of the business.
3    47. "Chemigation" means the application of a pesticide 
4through the systems or equipment employed for the primary 
5purpose of irrigation of land and crops.
6    48. "Use" means any activity covered by the pesticide 
7label, including, but not limited to, application of 
8pesticide, mixing and loading, storage of pesticides or 
9pesticide containers, disposal of pesticides and pesticide 
10containers and reentry into treated sites or areas.
11    49. "Education course" means a course approved by the 
12Department of Agriculture that may be used by a certified 
13applicator, licensed operator, or registered pesticide dealer 
14to meet renewal requirements under the Act.
15    50. "License transfer" means the transfer of an existing 
16license or certification by the Department from one certified 
17applicator or operator to another certified applicator or 
18operator for the period of time remaining on the license 
19before renewal.    
20(Source: P.A. 102-555, eff. 1-1-22; 102-916, eff. 1-1-23; 
21103-154, eff. 6-30-23.)

22    (415 ILCS 60/6)    (from Ch. 5, par. 806)
23    Sec. 6. Registration. 
24    1. Every pesticide which is distributed, sold, offered for 
25sale within this State, delivered for transportation or 
 
 
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1transported in interstate commerce or between points within 
2the State through any point outside the State, shall be 
3registered with the Director or his designated agent, subject 
4to provisions of this Act. Such registration shall be for a 
5period determined under item 1.5 of this Section and shall 
6expire on December 31st. Registration is not required if a 
7pesticide is shipped from one plant or warehouse to another 
8plant or warehouse by the same person and is used solely at 
9such plant or warehouse as a constituent part to make a 
10pesticide which is registered under provisions of this Act and 
11FIFRA.
12    1.5. In order to stagger product registrations, the 
13Department shall, for the 2011 registration year, register 
14half of the applicants and their products for one year and the 
15other half for 2 years. Thereafter, a business registration 
16and product registration shall be for 2 years. 
17    2. Registration applicant shall file a statement with the 
18Director which shall include:
19        A. The name and address of the applicant and the name 
20 and address of the person whose name will appear on the 
21 label if different from the applicant's.
22        B. The name of the pesticide.
23        C. A copy of the labeling accompanying the pesticide 
24 under customary conditions of distribution, sale and use, 
25 including ingredient statement, direction for use, use 
26 classification, and precautionary or warning statements.
 
 
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1    3. The Director may require the submission of complete 
2formula data.
3    4. The Director may require a full description of tests 
4made and the results thereof, upon which the claims are based, 
5for any pesticide not registered pursuant to FIFRA, or on any 
6pesticide under consideration to be classified for restricted 
7use.
8        A. The Director will not consider data he required of 
9 the initial registrant of a pesticide in support of 
10 another applicants' registration unless the subsequent 
11 applicant has obtained written permission to use such 
12 data.
13        B. In the case of renewal registration, the Director 
14 may accept a statement only with respect to information 
15 which is different from that furnished previously.
16    5. The Director may prescribe other requirements to 
17support a pesticide registration by regulation.
18    6. For the years preceding the year 2004, any registrant 
19desiring to register a pesticide product at any time during 
20one year shall pay the annual registration fee of $100 per 
21product registered for that applicant. For the years 2004 
22through 2010, the annual product registration fee is $200 per 
23product. For the years 2011 through 2023, the product 
24registration fee shall be $600 per product per 2-year 
25registration period and shall be paid at the time of 
26registration. For the years 2024 through 2025 and thereafter, 
 
 
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1the product registration fee shall be $800 per product per 
22-year registration period and shall be paid at the time of 
3registration. For the year 2026 and for each year thereafter, 
4the product registration fee shall be $850 per product per 
52-year registration period and shall be paid at the time of 
6registration.    
7    In addition, for the years preceding the year 2004 any 
8business registering a pesticide product at any time during 
9one year shall pay the annual business registration fee of 
10$250. For the years 2004 through 2010, the annual business 
11registration fee shall be $400. For the years 2011 through 
122023, the business registration fee shall be $800 per 2-year 
13registration period and shall be paid at the time of 
14registration. For the years 2024 through 2025 and thereafter, 
15the business registration fee shall be $1000 per 2-year 
16registration period and shall be paid at the time of 
17registration. For the year 2026 and for each year thereafter, 
18the business registration fee shall be $1,050 per 2-year 
19registration period and shall be paid at the time of 
20registration. Each legal entity of the business shall pay the 
21business registration fee.
22    For the years preceding the year 2004, any applicant 
23requesting an experimental use permit shall pay the annual fee 
24of $100 per permit and all special local need pesticide 
25registration applicants shall pay an annual fee of $100 per 
26product. For the years 2004 through 2010, the annual 
 
 
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1experimental use permit fee and special local need pesticide 
2registration fee is $200 per permit. For the years 2011 and 
3thereafter, the annual experimental use permit and special 
4local need pesticide registration fee shall be $300 per 
5product. Subsequent SLN registrations for a pesticide already 
6registered shall be exempted from the registration fee.
7        A. All registration accepted and approved by the 
8 Director shall expire on the 31st day of December in any 
9 one year unless cancelled. Registration for a special 
10 local need may be granted for a specific period of time 
11 with the approval date and expiration date specified.
12        B. If a registration for special local need granted by 
13 the Director does not receive approval of the 
14 Administrator of USEPA, the registration shall expire on 
15 the date of the Administrator's disapproval.
16    7. Registrations approved and accepted by the Director and 
17in effect on the 31st day of December, for which renewal 
18application is made, shall continue in full force and effect 
19until the Director notifies the registrant that the renewal 
20has been approved and accepted or the registration is denied 
21under this Act. Renewal registration forms will be provided to 
22applicants by the Director.
23    8. If the renewal of a pesticide registration is not filed 
24within 30 days of the date of expiration, a penalty late 
25registration assessment of $100 per product shall apply in 
26addition to the regular product registration fee. The late 
 
 
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1registration assessment shall not apply if the applicant 
2furnishes an affidavit certifying that no unregulated 
3pesticide was distributed or sold during the period of 
4registration. The late assessment is not a bar to prosecution 
5for doing business without proper registry.
6    9. The Director may prescribe by regulation to allow 
7pesticide use for a special local need, pursuant to FIFRA. 
8    10. The Director may prescribe by regulation the 
9provisions for and requirements of registering a pesticide 
10intended for experimental use.
11    11. The Director shall not make any lack of essentiality a 
12criterion for denial of registration of any pesticide. Where 2 
13pesticides meet the requirements, one should not be registered 
14in preference to the other.
15    12. It shall be the duty of the pesticide registrant to 
16properly dispose of any pesticide the registration of which 
17has been suspended, revoked or cancelled or which is otherwise 
18not properly registered in the State.
19(Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)

20    (415 ILCS 60/10)    (from Ch. 5, par. 810)
21    Sec. 10. Commercial applicator license. No commercial 
22applicator shall use or supervise the use of any pesticide 
23without a commercial license issued by the Director. For the 
24years preceding the year 2001, the Director shall require an 
25annual fee for commercial applicator license of $35. For the 
 
 
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1years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee 
2for a commercial applicator license is $45. For the years 2007 
3through 2017, the annual fee for a commercial applicator 
4license is $60. For the years 2018 through 2023, the fee for a 
5multi-year commercial applicator license is $180. For the 
6years 2024 through 2025 and thereafter, the fee for a 
7multi-year commercial applicator license is $240. For the year 
82026 and for each year thereafter, the fee for a multi-year 
9commercial applicator license is $300 The late application fee 
10for a commercial applicator license shall be $20 in addition 
11to the normal license fee. A commercial applicator shall be 
12assessed a fee of $25 $10 for a duplicate license or license 
13transfer.
14    1. Application for the commercial applicator license shall 
15be made in writing on designated forms available from the 
16Director. Each application shall contain information regarding 
17the applicants qualifications, nature of the proposed 
18operation, classification of license being sought, and shall 
19include the following:
20        A. The full name of the applicant.
21        B. The address of the applicant.
22        C. Any necessary information prescribed by the 
23 Director on the designated application form.
24    2. An applicant for a license shall demonstrate competence 
25and knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with 
26Section 9 of this Act.
 
 
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1    3. A licensed commercial applicator must provide to the 
2Director at the time of original licensing and must maintain 
3throughout the licensure period evidence of financial 
4responsibility protecting persons who may suffer personal 
5injury or property damage or both as a result of the pesticide 
6operation of the applicant in either of the following manners:
7        A. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the 
8 form of a surety bond for each licensed commercial 
9 applicator naming the licensed commercial applicator as 
10 principal of the bond. The amount of the bond shall be not 
11 less than $50,000 per year. It is permissible to provide 
12 two bonds; one for $25,000 for bodily injury liability and 
13 the second for $25,000 for property damage liability. The 
14 bond or bonds shall be made payable to the Director of 
15 Agriculture, State of Illinois, for the benefit of the 
16 injured party and shall be conditioned upon compliance 
17 with the provisions of this Act by the principal, his or 
18 her officers, representatives and employees; or
19        B. Evidence of responsibility may be provided in the 
20 form of a certificate of liability insurance providing 
21 coverage for each licensed commercial applicator or 
22 licensed entity in the amount of not less than $50,000 per 
23 person, $100,000 per occurrence bodily injury liability 
24 coverage, with an annual aggregate of not less than 
25 $500,000, and $50,000 per occurrence property damage 
26 liability, with an annual aggregate of not less than 
 
 
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1 $50,000; or, in lieu thereof, a combined single limit of 
2 not less than $100,000 bodily injury and property damage 
3 liability combined, with an annual aggregate of not less 
4 than $500,000.
5    4. Every insurance policy or bond shall contain a 
6provision that it will not be cancelled or reduced by the 
7principal or insurance company, except upon 30 days prior 
8notice in writing to the Director of the Department at the 
9Springfield, Illinois office and the principal insured. A 
10reduction or cancellation of policy shall not affect the 
11liability accrued or which may accrue under such policy before 
12the expiration of the 30 days. The notice shall contain the 
13termination date. Upon said reduction or cancellation, the 
14Director shall immediately notify the licensee that his or her 
15license will be suspended and the effective date until the 
16minimum bond or liability insurance requirements are met by 
17the licensee for the current license period.
18    5. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to relieve any 
19person from liability for any damage to persons or property 
20caused by use of pesticides even though such use conforms to 
21label instructions and pertinent rules and regulations of this 
22State.
23    6. The Director may renew any applicant's license in the 
24classifications for which such applicant is licensed, subject 
25to requalification requirements imposed by the Director. 
26Requalification standards shall be prescribed by regulations 
 
 
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1adopted pursuant to this Act and are required to ensure that 
2the licensed commercial applicator meets the requirements of 
3changing technology and to assure a continued level of 
4competence and ability.
5    7. The Director may limit the license of an applicant to 
6allow only the use of certain pesticides in a delimited 
7geographic area, or to the use of certain application 
8techniques or equipment. If a license is not issued as applied 
9for, the Director shall inform the applicant in writing of the 
10reasons and extend an opportunity for the applicant to 
11complete the requirements for the license desired.
12    8. For the purpose of uniformity, the Director may enter 
13into agreements for accepting standards of qualification of 
14other states as a basis for licensing commercial applicators.
15(Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)

16    (415 ILCS 60/11)    (from Ch. 5, par. 811)
17    Sec. 11. Certified pesticide applicators and private 
18applicators. No person shall use or supervise the use of 
19pesticides classified for restricted use without a license 
20issued by the Director. Persons licensed or desiring to be 
21licensed as certified pesticide applicators shall comply with 
22the certification requirements as set forth in Section 9 of 
23this Act in order to protect public health and the 
24environment, including injury to the applicator or other 
25persons using these pesticides.
 
 
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1    An applicant for certification as a private pesticide 
2applicator shall meet qualification requirements prescribed by 
3regulation. Certification shall be valid for the calendar year 
4in which the certification is issued plus 2 additional 
5calendar years, expiring on December 31st. The application for 
6certification shall be made in writing to the Director, on 
7forms available from the Director or the local county 
8agricultural extension adviser's office and be accompanied by 
9payment of a $10 license fee in the years preceding the year 
102001. During the years 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, and 2006, 
11the private pesticide applicator license fee shall be $15. 
12During the years 2007 through 2010, the private pesticide 
13applicator license fee shall be $20. For the years 2011 
14through 2023, the private pesticide applicator license fee 
15shall be $30. For the years 2024 through 2025 and thereafter, 
16the private pesticide applicator license fee shall be $60. For 
17the year 2026 and for each year thereafter, the private 
18pesticide applicator license fee shall be $90. A private 
19pesticide applicator shall be assessed a fee of $5 for a 
20duplicate license or license transfer. Such application shall 
21include:
22        A. The full name of the applicant.
23        B. The mailing address of the applicant.
24        C. The documents required as evidence of competence 
25 and knowledge regarding the use of pesticides.
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1by the Director shall be valid for a period prescribed by 
2regulation. The Director shall develop regulatory standards to 
3ensure that certified private pesticide applicators continue 
4to meet the requirements of a changing technology and assure a 
5continued level of competence and ability.
6(Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)

7    (415 ILCS 60/11.1)    (from Ch. 5, par. 811.1)
8    Sec. 11.1. Commercial not-for-hire license. No commercial 
9not-for-hire applicator shall use or supervise the use of any 
10pesticide without a license issued by the Director. For the 
11years 2011 through 2017, the commercial not-for-hire pesticide 
12applicator license fee shall be $20. For the years 2018 
13through 2023, the fee for a multi-year commercial not-for-hire 
14pesticide applicator license is $60. For the years 2024 
15through 2025 and thereafter, the fee for a multi-year 
16commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator license is $120. 
17For the year 2026 and for each year thereafter, the fee for a 
18multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator 
19license is $180 The late application fee for a public or 
20commercial not-for-hire applicator license shall be $20 in 
21addition to the normal license fees. A commercial not-for-hire 
22applicator shall be assessed a fee of $20 $10 for a duplicate 
23license or license transfer.
24    1. Application for certification as a commercial 
25not-for-hire pesticide applicator shall be made in writing on 
 
 
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1designated forms available from the Director. Each application 
2shall contain information regarding the qualifications of the 
3applicant, classification of certification being sought, and 
4shall include the following:
5        A. The full name of the applicant.
6        B. The name of the applicant's employer.
7        C. The address at the applicant's place of employment.
8        D. Any other information prescribed by the Director on 
9 the designated form.
10    2. The Director shall not issue a certification to a 
11commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator until the 
12individual identified has demonstrated his competence and 
13knowledge regarding pesticide use in accordance with Section 9 
14of this Act.
15    3. The Director shall not renew a certification as a 
16commercial not-for-hire pesticide applicator until the 
17applicant reestablishes his qualifications in accordance with 
18Section 9 of this Act or has met other requirements imposed by 
19regulation in order to ensure that the applicant meets the 
20requirements of changing technology and to assure a continued 
21level of competence and ability.
22    4. (Blank).
23    5. (Blank).
24    6. (Blank).
25    7. Persons applying general use pesticides, approved by 
26the Inter-Agency Committee on the Use of Pesticides, to scrap 
 
 
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1tires for the control of mosquitoes shall be exempt from the 
2license requirements of this Section.
3(Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)

4    (415 ILCS 60/11.5 new)
5    Sec. 11.5. Operator permit and certified applicator and 
6dealer license renewal.    
7    1. Subject to appropriation, sufficient available 
8education courses, and successful procurement and 
9implementation of any requisite tracking software, certified 
10applicators, licensed operators, or registered pesticide 
11dealers may elect to take education courses or an examination 
12to meet the requirements for the renewal of certifications, 
13licenses, permits, or registrations under this Act.
14    2. Before renewing a certification, license, permit, or 
15registration under this Act, a certified applicator, licensed 
16operator, or registered pesticide dealer must demonstrate 
17competence and ability in the use of pesticides and an 
18understanding of the requirements of this Act by either (i) 
19successfully completing an examination administered by the 
20Department or its designee every 3 years or (ii) successfully 
21completing 15 hours of Department-approved education courses 
22every 3 years.
23    3. In approving education courses and the providers of 
24education courses, the Department may consult with other 
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1Act. However, the Department shall have ultimate 
2decision-making authority with respect to the approval of 
3education courses.
4        A. To be approved by the Department, an education 
5 course must be offered by an entity with significant 
6 familiarity and understanding of the Act and with 
7 pesticide application in Illinois.
8        B. Presentations or classes advocating for specific 
9 products, services, or the sale or use of specific 
10 products or services shall not be approved. This 
11 restriction shall not apply to courses that are offered by 
12 a person subject to this Section and intended to cover the 
13 proper use of the person's product, so long as the course 
14 provider does not advocate for or attempt to persuade the 
15 attendee to use that specific product.
16    4. Any education course used to meet the requirements for 
17certification, license, permit, or registration renewal shall 
18include all topics, laws, and rules that are contained in the 
19examination for that certification, license, permit, or 
20registration as provided for in the Department's 
21administrative rules.
22    5. Any person choosing to meet renewal requirements by 
23attending education courses under this Section shall be 
24responsible for tracking the number of hours of education 
25courses completed. Failure to attend the required number of 
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1take the examination.
2    6. The Department may adopt rules to implement and 
3administer this Section, including administrative rules 
4related to education courses and their content, provider 
5restrictions and requirements, and any related topic that the 
6Department deems necessary or appropriate to implement and 
7maintain the education course program described in this 
8Section.

9    (415 ILCS 60/12)    (from Ch. 5, par. 812)
10    Sec. 12. Licensed operator. No pesticide operator shall 
11use any pesticides without a pesticide operator license issued 
12by the Director.
13    1. Application for an operator license shall be made in 
14writing on designated forms available from the Director. Each 
15application shall contain information regarding the nature of 
16applicants pesticide use, his qualifications, and such other 
17facts as prescribed on the form. The application shall also 
18include the following:
19        A. The full name of applicant.
20        B. The address of the applicant.
21        C. The name of and license/certification number of the 
22 pesticide applicator under whom the applicant will work.
23    2. The Director shall not issue a pesticide operator 
24license until the individual identified has demonstrated his 
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1with Section 9 of this Act.
2    3. The Director shall not issue an operator license to any 
3person who is unable to provide the name and 
4license/certification number of an applicator under whom the 
5operator will work.
6    4. For the years preceding the year 2001, a licensed 
7commercial operator working for or under the supervision of a 
8certified licensed commercial pesticide applicator shall pay 
9an annual fee of $25. For the years 2001, 2002, and 2003, the 
10annual fee for a commercial operator license is $30. For the 
11years 2004, 2005, and 2006, the annual fee for a commercial 
12operator license is $35. For the years 2007 through 2017, the 
13annual fee for a commercial operator license is $40. For the 
14years 2018 through 2023, the fee for a multi-year commercial 
15operator license is $120. For the years 2024 through 2025 and 
16thereafter, the fee for a multi-year commercial operator 
17license is $180. For the year 2026 and for each year 
18thereafter, the fee for a multi-year commercial operator 
19license is $240 The late application fee for an operator 
20license shall be $20 in addition to the normal license fee. A 
21licensed operator shall be assessed a fee of $20 $10 for a 
22duplicate license or license transfer.
23    5. For the years 2011 through 2017, the commercial 
24not-for-hire pesticide operator license fee shall be $15. For 
25the years 2018 through 2023, the fee for a multi-year 
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1the years 2024 through 2025 and thereafter, the fee for a 
2multi-year commercial not-for-hire pesticide operator license 
3is $90. For the year 2026 and for each year thereafter, the fee 
4for a multi-year commercial not-for-hire-pesticide operator 
5license is $150 The late application fee for a commercial 
6not-for-hire operator license shall be $20 in addition to the 
7normal license fee. A commercial not-for-hire operator shall 
8be assessed a fee of $15 $10 for a duplicate license.
9(Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)

10    (415 ILCS 60/13)    (from Ch. 5, par. 813)
11    Sec. 13. Pesticide dealers. Any pesticide dealer who sells 
12Restricted Use pesticides shall be registered with the 
13Department on forms provided by the Director. Beginning July 
141, 2005, any pesticide dealer that sells non-restricted use 
15pesticides for use in the production of an agricultural 
16commodity in containers with a capacity of 2.5 gallons or 
17greater or 10 pounds or greater must also register with the 
18Department on forms provided by the Director. Through 2017, 
19registration shall consist of passing a required examination 
20and payment of a $100 registration fee. For the years 2018 
21through 2023, the pesticide dealer registration fee for a 
22multi-year registration period is $300. For the years 2024 
23through 2025 and thereafter, the pesticide dealer registration 
24fee for a multi-year registration period is $350. For the year 
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1registration fee for a multi-year registration period is $360    
2The late application fee for a pesticide dealer registration 
3shall be $20 in addition to the normal pesticide dealer 
4registration fee. A pesticide dealer shall be assessed a fee 
5of $30 $10 for a duplicate registration or license transfer.
6    Dealers who hold a Structural Pest Control license with 
7the Illinois Department of Public Health or a Commercial 
8Applicator's license with the Illinois Department of 
9Agriculture are exempt from the registration fee but must 
10register with the Department.
11    Each place of business which sells restricted use 
12pesticides or non-restricted pesticides for use in the 
13production of an agricultural commodity in containers with a 
14capacity of 2.5 gallons or greater or 10 pounds or greater 
15shall be considered a separate entity for the purpose of 
16registration.
17    Registration as a pesticide dealer shall expire on 
18December 31 of the year in which it is to expire. Pesticide 
19dealers shall be certified in accordance with Section 9 of 
20this Act.
21    The Director may prescribe, by rule, requirements for the 
22registration and testing of any pesticide dealer selling other 
23than restricted use pesticides and such rules shall include 
24the establishment of a registration fee in an amount not to 
25exceed the pesticide dealer registration fee.
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1registration of any person who fails to file a return, or to 
2pay the tax, penalty, or interest shown in a filed return, or 
3to pay any final assessment of tax, penalty, or interest, as 
4required by any tax Act administered by the Illinois 
5Department of Revenue, until such time as the requirements of 
6any such tax Act are satisfied.
7(Source: P.A. 103-441, eff. 1-1-24.)".