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91_HB3082enr HB3082 Enrolled LRB9110548RCpk 1 AN ACT to amend the Criminal Code of 1961 by changing 2 Section 21-1.5. 3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, 4 represented in the General Assembly: 5 Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by 6 changing Section 21-1.5 as follows: 7 (720 ILCS 5/21-1.5) 8 Sec. 21-1.5. Anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers, 9 and facilities. 10 (a) It is unlawful for any person to tamper with 11 anhydrous ammonia equipment, containers, or storage 12 facilities. 13 (b) Tampering with anhydrous ammonia equipment, 14 containers, or storage facilities occurs when any person who 15 is not authorized by the owner of the anhydrous ammonia, 16 anhydrous ammonia equipment, storage containers, or storage 17 facilities transfers or attempts to transfer anhydrous 18 ammonia to another container, causes damage to the anhydrous 19 ammonia equipment, storage container, or storage facility or 20 vents anhydrous ammonia into the environment. 21 (b-5) It is unlawful for any person to transport 22 anhydrous ammonia in a portable container if the container is 23 not a package authorized for anhydrous ammonia transportation 24 as defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Hazardous 25 Materials Transportation Act. For purposes of this 26 subsection (b-5), an authorized package includes a package 27 previously authorized under the Illinois Hazardous Materials 28 Transportation Act. 29 For purposes of this Section: 30 "Anhydrous ammonia" means the compound defined in 31 paragraph (d) of Section 3 of the Illinois Fertilizer Act of HB3082 Enrolled -2- LRB9110548RCpk 1 1961. 2 "Anhydrous ammonia equipment", "anhydrous ammonia storage 3 containers", and "anhydrous ammonia storage facilities" are 4 defined in rules adopted under the Illinois Fertilizer Act of 5 1961. 6 (c) Sentence. A violation of subsection (a) or (b) of 7 this Section is a Class A misdemeanor. A violation of 8 subsection (b-5) of this Section is a Class 4 felony. 9 (Source: P.A. 91-402, eff. 1-1-00.)