(a) The name of the program authorized by and created by this Act is the Illinois Swine Market Development Program.
     (b) The program shall include, as applicable, the following:

Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 ILCS 101/15

  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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) a definition of terms;
        (2) the purpose of the program;
        (3) the assessment rate or rates provided for by the
    
program;
        (4) equitable procedures for collection of the
    
assessment provided for the program;
        (5) procedures and criteria for determining adoption
    
of a program;
        (6) the election procedure and qualifications of the
    
directors of the Council, terms of office, expense reimbursement, and other necessary provisions pertaining thereto;
        (7) the operating procedures of the program;
        (8) the qualifications for and registration of swine
    
producers to participate in referenda for the adoption, amendment, or continuation of a marketing program and the election of Council directors;
        (9) the procedure for requesting refunds and, if
    
provided for in the marketing program, reasonable reimbursement of collection agencies’ expenses;
        (10) procedures for the discontinuance of a program;
        (11) the determination of what swine are subject to
    
assessment and the exemption of swine producers or swine from assessment when those exemptions are applicable as defined in the marketing program; and
        (12) the adoption of other provisions to facilitate
    
the purposes of the marketing program.
    (c) The purposes of the program may include:
        (1) promoting the sale and use of pork and pork
    
products; supporting promotion, research, and education programs, and other consumer marketing activities at a funding level determined by the Council; and otherwise supporting consumer market development and promotion efforts on a State, national, and international scale;
        (2) developing new uses and markets for pork and pork
    
products;
        (3) developing and improving methods of distributing
    
pork and pork products to the consumer;
        (4) developing methods for improving the quality of
    
pork and pork products for consumer benefit;
        (5) informing and educating the public of the
    
nutritive and economic value of pork and pork products;
        (6) informing and educating pork producers on disease
    
control and eradication, environmental stewardship and mandates, and other areas of importance to the swine industry;
        (7) functioning as a liaison within the pork industry
    
and other food industries of the State and elsewhere in matters that would increase efficiencies that ultimately benefit both consumers and industry; and
        (8) developing and expanding markets for swine.
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