410 ILCS 705/20-60: Unlicensed practice; violation; civil penalty.

(a) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, any person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds oneself out to practice as a cultivation center, infuser, or craft grower, principal officer, agent-in-charge, or agent or who cultivates, processes, distributes, sells, or offers for sale cannabis, cannabis-infused products, cannabis concentrates, or cannabis flower without being licensed under this Act shall, in addition to any other penalty provided by law, pay a civil penalty to the Department of Agriculture in an amount not to exceed $10,000 for each offense. Each day any person engages in unlicensed practice in violation of the provisions of this Section constitutes a separate offense. The civil penalty shall be assessed by the Department after a hearing is held in accordance with the provisions set forth in this Act regarding hearings for the discipline of a licensee.

(b) The Department, the Attorney General, any State or local law enforcement agency, or any State's Attorney has the authority and power to investigate any and all unlicensed activity described under this Section.

(c) The civil penalty shall be paid within 60 days after the effective date of the order imposing the civil penalty or in accordance with the order imposing the civil penalty. The order shall constitute a judgment and may be filed and execution had thereon in the same manner as any judgment from any court of this State.

(d) In addition to any other remedies or penalties provided by law, a unit of local government may suspend or revoke any locally established licenses held by the person, prohibit the person from further operations, and seize any cannabis or THC product.

(e) A violation of subsection (a) is an unlawful practice under Section 2 of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act. All remedies, penalties, and authority granted to the Attorney General under that Act shall be available for the enforcement of this Act.

(f) Nothing in this Section prohibits a unit of local government from enacting a local law or ordinance to carry out enforcement activities and assess civil penalties against unlicensed cannabis sales.