As used in this Act:
     (1) “Person” means any individual, partnership, firm, corporation, company, society, association, the State or any department, agency, or subdivision thereof, or any other entity.

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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 505 ILCS 100/2

  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • individual: shall include every infant member of the species homo sapiens who is born alive at any stage of development. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.36
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • State: when applied to different parts of the United States, may be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories, and the words "United States" may be construed to include the said district and territories. See Illinois Compiled Statutes 5 ILCS 70/1.14

     (2) “Control”, “controlled” or “controlling” includes being in charge of or being in possession, whether as owner, lessee, renter, or tenant, under statutory authority, or otherwise.
     (3) “Director” means the Director of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois, or his or her duly appointed representative.
     (4) “Department” means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois.
     (5) “Noxious weed” means any plant which is determined by the Director, the Dean of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences of the University of Illinois and the Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station at the University of Illinois, to be injurious to public health, crops, livestock, land or other property. “Noxious weed” does not include industrial hemp as defined and authorized under the Industrial Hemp Act.
     (6) “Control Authority” means the governing body of each county, and shall represent all rural areas and cities, villages and townships within the county boundaries.
     (7) “Applicable fund” means the fund current at the time the work is performed or the money is received.