65 ILCS 5/11-20-6.5
65 ILCS 5/11-20-6.5
in effect(65 ILCS 5/11-20-6.5) Sec. 11-20-6.5. Milkweed classification. (a) For purposes of this Section, "milkweed" means Asclepias syriaca or other native Asclepias species. (b) The corporate authorities of a municipality may not classify milkweed as a noxious or exotic weed. (c) A municipality may not classify milkweed in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised by the State. (Source: P.A. 100-557, eff. 6-1-18.)
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