2010 Illinois Code
CHAPTER 720 CRIMINAL OFFENSES
720 ILCS 565/ Container Label Obliteration Act.

    (720 ILCS 565/0.01) (from Ch. 38, par. 50‑30)
    Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Container Label Obliteration Act.
(Source: P.A. 86‑1324.)

    (720 ILCS 565/1) (from Ch. 38, par. 50‑31)
    Sec. 1. No person shall sell or offer for sale any product, article or substance in a container on which any statement of weight, quantity, quality, grade, ingredients or identification of the manufacturer, supplier or processor is obliterated by any other labeling unless such other labeling correctly restates any such obliterated statement.
    This Section does not apply to any obliteration which is done in order to comply with Section 2 of this Act.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2469.)

    (720 ILCS 565/2) (from Ch. 38, par. 50‑32)
    Sec. 2. No person shall utilize any used container for the purpose of sale of any product, article or substance unless the original marks of identification, weight, grade, quality and quantity have first been obliterated.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2469.)

    (720 ILCS 565/3) (from Ch. 38, par. 50‑33)
    Sec. 3. Sentence.
    Violation of any provision of this Act is a business offense for which a fine shall be imposed not to exceed $1,000.
(Source: P. A. 77‑2652.)

    (720 ILCS 565/4) (from Ch. 38, par. 50‑34)
    Sec. 4. This Act shall not be construed as permitting the use of any containers or labels in a manner prohibited by any other law.
(Source: Laws 1965, p. 2469.)

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