SB0574 Engrossed LRB096 06654 RLJ 16738 b

1     AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2     Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3 represented in the General Assembly:
 
4     Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5 5-25026 as follows:
 
6     (55 ILCS 5/5-25026 new)
7     Sec. 5-25026. Locally grown foods. The board of health of a
8 county or multi-county health department may not discourage the
9 purchase or consumption of locally grown foods in relation to
10 foods that are not locally grown.
 
11     Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
12 becoming law.