SB 2011

Abstract

Amends the Illinois Egg and Egg Products Act to add additional egg penalties. Provides that in addition to administrative monetary penalties, the Director of Agriculture may impose certain administrative egg penalties against a licensee who either (1) makes a false, deceptive, or misleading statement, representation, or assertion relating to the advertising and selling of eggs and egg products or (2) furnishes an invoice, statement or bill showing a standard of size, standard of quality, representation of freshness, or any other description of eggs or egg products that is false, deceptive, or misleading. Sets forth provisions concerning the donation of the equivalent of the percentage of eggs taken off sale; the relinquishment of certain percentages of eggs as a donation; 501(c) charitable organizations that accept eggs under the additional penalty provision of the Act; monetary equivalence for purposes of the donation; and brokers.