§ 205-40

(was 20 ILCS 205/40.31) Sec. 205-40. Export consulting service and standards. The Department and, upon request, the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity, shall (1) provide a consulting service to those who desire to export farm products, commodities, and supplies and guide them in their efforts to improve trade relations; (2) cooperate with agencies and instrumentalities of the federal government to develop export grade standards for farm products, commodities, and supplies produced in Illinois and adopt reasonable rules and regulations to ensure that exports of those products, commodities, and supplies comply with those standards; (3) upon request and after inspection of any such farm product, commodity, or supplies, certify compliance or noncompliance with those standards; (4) provide an informational program to existing and potential foreign importers of farm products, commodities, and supplies; (5) qualify for U. S. Department of Agriculture matching funds for overseas promotion of farm products, commodities, and supplies according to the federal requirements regarding State expenditures that are eligible for matching funds; and (6) provide a consulting service to persons who desire to export processed or value-added agricultural products and assist those persons in ascertaining legal and regulatory restrictions and market preferences that affect the sale of value-added agricultural products in foreign markets.

Legislative History

(Source: P.A. 103-363, eff. 7-28-23.)