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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2379
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 2379 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Illinois Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by adding Section 3.24 as follows:
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| 6 | (410 ILCS 620/3.24 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 3.24. Energy drinks. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) The General Assembly finds the following: | ||||||
| 9 | (1) The effects of energy drinks, when taken in | ||||||
| 10 | excessive doses, include increased heart rates, anxiety, | ||||||
| 11 | jitteriness, headache, and fatigue. | ||||||
| 12 | (2) There are no conclusive, intensive studies on the | ||||||
| 13 | combined effect of taurine and caffeine in humans. | ||||||
| 14 | (3) Rats fed taurine and caffeine exhibited bizarre | ||||||
| 15 | behavior, including anxiety, irritability, sensitivity to | ||||||
| 16 | noise, and self-mutilation. | ||||||
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| 1 | (b) For the purpose of this Section, "energy drink" means | ||||||
| 2 | any drink with a caffeine level of 6 mg or more per ounce. | ||||||
| 3 | (c) It is unlawful in this State for any person to sell, | ||||||
| 4 | offer for sale, or deliver an energy drink to a person under 18 | ||||||
| 5 | years of age. It is unlawful in this State for any entity to | ||||||
| 6 | target an advertisement of a provocatively named energy drink, | ||||||
| 7 | such as Cocaine, towards adolescents. In addition to any other | ||||||
| 8 | remedies provided by law, the Director is
authorized to file a | ||||||
| 9 | complaint and apply to the circuit court for, and such
court | ||||||
| 10 | may upon hearing and for cause shown grant, a temporary | ||||||
| 11 | restraining
order or preliminary or
permanent injunction | ||||||
| 12 | restraining any person from violating any provision of
this | ||||||
| 13 | subsection (c).".
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