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| Public Act 098-0500 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning local government.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Forest Preserve Zoological Parks Act is | ||||
amended by changing Section 1 as follows: | ||||
(70 ILCS 835/1) (from Ch. 96 1/2, par. 6801)
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Sec. 1. The corporate authorities of forest preserve | ||||
districts,
containing a population of 140,000 or more located | ||||
in counties
of less than 3,000,000 inhabitants, having the | ||||
control or
supervision of any forest preserves, may erect and | ||||
maintain within such
forest preserves, under the control or | ||||
supervision of such corporate
authorities, edifices to be used | ||||
for the collection and display of
animals as customary in | ||||
zoological parks, and may collect and display
such animals, or | ||||
permit the directors or trustees of any zoological
society | ||||
devoted to the purposes aforesaid to erect and maintain a
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zoological park and to collect and display zoological | ||||
collections within
any forest preserve now or hereafter under | ||||
the control or supervision of
such forest preserve district, | ||||
out of funds belonging to such zoological
society, or to | ||||
contract with the directors or trustees of any zoological
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society on such terms and conditions as may to such corporate
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authorities seem best, relative to the erection, operation and
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maintenance of a zoological park and the collection and display | ||
of such
animals within such forest preserve, out of the tax | ||
hereinafter in this
Act provided.
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This Act applies to any forest preserve district that | ||
maintains a
zoological park that was established under this Act | ||
prior to 1964, regardless
of whether the population | ||
requirements continue to be met.
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A Such a forest preserve district, containing a population | ||
of 140,000 or more district, or the directors or trustees
of | ||
such zoological society when so authorized by the forest
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preserve district, may (a) police the property of the | ||
zoological
park, (b) employ, establish, maintain and equip a | ||
security force
for fire and police protection of the zoological | ||
park and (c)
provide that the personnel of the security force | ||
shall perform
other tasks relating to the maintenance and | ||
operation of the
zoological park. Members of the security force | ||
shall be
conservators of the peace with all the powers of | ||
policemen
in cities and of sheriffs, other than to serve or | ||
execute
civil processes, but such powers may be exercised only | ||
within
the area comprising the zoological park when required to | ||
protect
the zoological park's property and interests, its | ||
personnel and
persons using the facilities or at the specific | ||
request of
appropriate federal, State or local law enforcement | ||
officials.
All otherwise lawful actions taken on or after | ||
August 13, 1978 (the effective date of Public Act 80-1364) and | ||
before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 98th | ||
General Assembly by a forest preserve district or a zoological | ||
society located in a county of 3,000,000 or more in exercising | ||
the powers provided in this paragraph are hereby validated, | ||
notwithstanding Public Act 80-1364, which was a | ||
non-substantive combining revisory Act.
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A Such forest preserve district, containing a population of | ||
140,000 or more located in counties
of less than 3,000,000 | ||
inhabitants, may charge, or permit such
zoological society to | ||
charge, an admission fee. The proceeds of such
admission fee | ||
shall be devoted exclusively to the operation and
maintenance | ||
of such zoological park and the collections therein. All
such | ||
zoological parks shall be open to the public without charge
(i) | ||
a total number of days, to be scheduled at any time during the | ||
calendar
year,
equivalent to at least one day for each 7 days | ||
the zoological park is open
during the
calendar year and (ii) | ||
to the children in actual attendance
upon
any of the schools in | ||
the State at all times. The managing authority of the
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zoological park may limit the number of
school groups
that may | ||
attend the zoo on any given day and may establish other rules | ||
and
regulations
that reasonably ensure public safety, | ||
accessibility, and convenience, including
without
limitation | ||
standards of conduct and supervision. Charges may be
made at | ||
any time for special services and for admission to special
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facilities within any zoological park for the education, | ||
entertainment
or convenience of visitors.
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(Source: P.A. 92-548, eff. 6-24-02; 93-651, eff. 6-1-04.)
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Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||
becoming law.
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