SB2108 Summary

• Amends the Illinois Pesticide Act to increase monetary penalties for violations based on total violation points, with penalties ranging from $750 for 12-13 points to $20,000 for 30 or more points.

• Establishes automatic annual adjustment of monetary penalties beginning January 1, 2022, based on the percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U), with updated penalties posted on the Department of Agriculture website by January 1 each year.

• Adds definitions for "herbaceous plant" (nonwoody annual, biennial, or perennial vascular plant) and "woody perennial plant" (plant producing wood as primary structure with life span longer than 2 years) to clarify damage assessment criteria.

• Modifies violation point criteria to specifically distinguish damage to herbaceous plants and woody perennial plants separately, with woody perennial plant damage assessed at 4 points for visible damage or 6 points for damage likely to cause mortality.

• Establishes that each human exposed to a pesticide in certain violation categories (human exposure with symptoms) constitutes a separate offense for penalty assessment purposes.