Section 510 ILCS 67/25 - Assessments(a) The Board shall set the assessment at $2 per ton or 5 cents per 50-pound bag of commercial equine feed. The assessed amount shall apply to all manufacturers of commercial equine feed when the feed is sold or imported for sale in Illinois. The assessment when made shall be listed as a separate line on the bill labeled "Illinois Equine Research and Promotion Assessment". Assessments collected are due to the Board the 25th day of each quarter and shall include the total collected for the previous calendar quarter. The remitting manufacturer may retain 2% of the amount of assessment as a collection fee. If payment is not made in full to the Board by the due date as specified under this subsection, an interest penalty of 5% of any unpaid amount shall be added for each month or fraction of a month after the due date, until final payment is made. No collection fee may be retained on amounts not remitted in full by the 25th day of each quarter. (b) The Board may establish an alternative means of collecting the assessment if another means is found to be more effective and efficient. The Board shall assess any charges incurred in conjunction with action to secure compliance with this Act by any person who fails to remit any amount due the Board under this Act. (c) Pending disbursement pursuant to a program, plan, or project, the Board shall invest funds collected through assessments, and any other funds received by the Board, only (i) in obligations of the United States or any agency thereof, (ii) in general obligations of any state or political subdivision thereof, (iii) in any interest-bearing account or certificate of deposit of a bank that is a member of the Federal Reserve System, or (iv) in obligations fully guaranteed as to the principal and interest by the United States. Added by P.A. 093-0135, § 25, eff. 7/10/2003.