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| Public Act 104-0600 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning regulation. | ||||
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||
represented in the General Assembly: | ||||
Section 5. The Campground Licensing and Recreational Area | ||||
Act is amended by changing Section 2 as follows: | ||||
(210 ILCS 95/2) (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 762) | ||||
Sec. 2. As used in this Act, unless the context requires | ||||
otherwise: | ||||
(a) "Recreational Area" is any area of land which is | ||||
designed, constructed, operated or maintained either free of | ||||
charge or for revenue purposes for recreational activities. | ||||
The term "Recreational Area" is not meant to include primitive | ||||
areas which evidence no major artificial change from the | ||||
natural surrounding woodlands, croplands, pasturelands, | ||||
prairielands, wetlands, or water areas, and where any | ||||
recreational activities allowed are not for revenue purposes. | ||||
(b) "Recreational Activities" include, but are not limited | ||||
to hunting, fishing, boating, camping, picnicking, hiking, | ||||
pleasure driving, nature study, water skiing, festivals, | ||||
public gatherings and visiting historical, archaeological, | ||||
scenic or scientific sites, or for any purpose, including but | ||||
not limited to educational, vocational and religious | ||||
activities and assemblies. | ||||
(c) "Director" means the Director of the Illinois | ||
Department of Public Health. | ||
(d) "Department" means the Illinois Department of Public | ||
Health. | ||
(e) "Person" means any individual, group of individuals, | ||
association, trust, partnership, corporation, person doing | ||
business under an assumed name, county, municipality, the | ||
State of Illinois, or any political subdivision or department | ||
thereof, or any other entity. | ||
(f) "License" means a certificate issued by the Department | ||
allowing a person to operate and maintain a campground under | ||
the provisions of this Act and regulations issued hereunder. | ||
(g) "Permit" means a certificate issued by the Department | ||
permitting the construction, alteration and extension of a | ||
campground under the provisions of this Act and the | ||
regulations issued hereunder. | ||
(h) "Sanitary Station" means a facility used for removing | ||
and disposing of wastes from holding tanks. | ||
(i) "Service Building" means a structure housing toilet, | ||
lavatory and such other facilities as may be required by this | ||
Act and regulations issued hereunder. | ||
(j) "Recreational Vehicle" means a vehicular-type unit, | ||
primarily designed as temporary living quarters for | ||
recreational, camping or travel use, which either has its own | ||
motive power or is mounted on or drawn by another vehicle. The | ||
basic entities are: travel trailer, camping trailer, truck | ||
camper, motor home and park model home. | ||
(k) "Dependent Recreational Vehicle" means one that is | ||
dependent upon a service building for toilet and lavatory | ||
facilities. | ||
(l) "Self-contained Recreational Vehicle" means one that | ||
can operate independent of connections to sewer, water and | ||
electric systems. It contains a water flush toilet, lavatory, | ||
and kitchen sink, all of which are connected to water storage | ||
and sewage holding tanks, located within the trailer. | ||
(m) "Applicant" means any person making application for a | ||
license or permit. | ||
(n) "Owner" means the person in whose name legal title to | ||
the property is recorded, unless the property is held in land | ||
trust in which case the owner is the holder of beneficial | ||
title. | ||
(o) "Licensee" means any individual having a license or | ||
permit under this Act, or any member of a firm, partnership, or | ||
association to which the license is issued under this Act and | ||
any corporation having a license under this Act. | ||
(p) "Campground" means a recreational area where 3 or more | ||
tents, cabins, recreational vehicles or other permanent or | ||
non-permanent type shelters are erected and maintained for | ||
camping or where space is provided for camping, temporary | ||
parking of recreational vehicles or placing of such tents, | ||
cabins, recreational vehicles or other permanent or | ||
non-permanent type shelters of any kind for 10 or more persons | ||
for 10 6 or more camping days during a calendar year. It shall | ||
include any structure, tent, vehicle, enclosure, appurtenances | ||
or recreational equipment related to or used or intended for | ||
use as a part of such campground and an area upon which no more | ||
than 4 mobile homes are located for permanent habitation as | ||
defined in the Mobile Home and Mobile Home Park Act. | ||
(q) "Operator" means the person who has been designated by | ||
the owner as responsible on his behalf for the operation and | ||
administration of the premises. | ||
(r) "Camping Day" means any 24 hour period or portion | ||
thereof during which the participants remain overnight at the | ||
site. | ||
(s) "Camping" means the act of resting or establishing | ||
temporary shelter using a tent, cabin, recreational vehicle or | ||
other permanent or non-permanent type shelter erected or | ||
placed on an area of land. | ||
(Source: P.A. 85-959.) | ||