(a) The name of the program created and organized by this Act shall be the Illinois Beef Association Checkoff Division.
     (b) The purposes and objectives of the program shall include:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 25/3

  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

         (1) To promote the sale and use of beef and beef
    
products and to support national beef promotion, research, education, and other consumer marketing activities at a funding level to be determined by the Checkoff Division and to otherwise support consumer market development and promotion efforts on a national or international scale;
        (2) To develop new uses and markets for beef and beef
    
products;
        (3) To develop and improve methods of distributing
    
beef and beef products to the consumer;
        (4) To develop methods of improving the quality of
    
beef and beef products for the consumer benefit;
        (5) To inform and educate the public of the nutritive
    
and economic values of beef and beef products;
        (6) To function in a liaison capacity within the beef
    
and other food industries of the State and elsewhere in matters that would increase efficiencies which ultimately benefit both consumer and industry.
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