{"data":{"id":"us-il/505-ilcs-25-3","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"505 ILCS 25/3","heading":"Name and purposes.","body":"(a) The name of the program created and organized by this Act shall be the Illinois Beef Association Checkoff Division.\n(b) The purposes and objectives of the program shall include:\n(1) To promote the sale and use of beef and beef products and to support national beef promotion, research, education, and other consumer marketing activities at a funding level to be determined by the Checkoff Division and to otherwise support consumer market development and promotion efforts on a national or international scale;\n(2) To develop new uses and markets for beef and beef products;\n(3) To develop and improve methods of distributing beef and beef products to the consumer;\n(4) To develop methods of improving the quality of beef and beef products for the consumer benefit;\n(5) To inform and educate the public of the nutritive and economic values of beef and beef products;\n(6) To function in a liaison capacity within the beef and other food industries of the State and elsewhere in matters that would increase efficiencies which ultimately benefit both consumer and industry.","path":["CHAPTER 505 AGRICULTURE","Beef Market Development Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1676\u0026ChapterID=40\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:38Z","sha256":"c016fc7751b486ee92946ece26ab5c9c23e9d0a10a3c534c92e5f1851363ab12","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/505-ilcs-25-2","next":"us-il/505-ilcs-25-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}