Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35 § 211.6170

Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 24, June 14, 2024

Section 211.6170 - Specialty Leather

"Specialty leather" means leather in one of the following categories:

a) "Specialty shoe leather," such as "CHROMEXCEL" (TM) leather, that is:

1) A select grade of chrome tanned, bark retanned leather;

2) Retanned to over 25% by weight grease, wax and oils by direct contact with such materials in liquefied form at elevated temperature without the presence of water;

3) Finished with coating materials which adhere to the leather surface to provide color and a rich visual luster while allowing a surface that feels oily; and

4) Used primarily for manufacture of shoes.

b) "Speciality football leather," such as "TANNED IN TACK" (TM) leather that is:

1) Top grade, chrome tanned, bark retanned, and fat liquored leather;

2) Finished with coating materials which impregnate into the leather to produce a permanent non-slip "tacky" exterior surface on the leather. This "tacky" characteristic continues to exist with wear; and

3) Used primarily for the manufacture of footballs.

Ill. Admin. Code tit. 35, § 211.6170

Added at 18 Ill. Reg. 1253, effective January 18, 1994