415 ILCS 5/9
2021 Illinois Compiled Statutes|Chapter 415 - ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY|415 ILCS 5/ - Environmental Protection Act.|Title II - Air Pollution

 (from Ch. 111 1/2, par. 1009)Sec. 9. Acts prohibited. No person shall:(a) Cause or threaten or allow the discharge or emission of any  contaminant into the environment in any State so as to cause or tend to  cause air pollution in Illinois, either alone or in combination with  contaminants from other sources, or so as to violate regulations or  standards adopted by the Board under this Act.(b) Construct, install, or operate any equipment, facility, vehicle,  vessel, or aircraft capable of causing or contributing to air pollution or  designed to prevent air pollution, of any type designated by Board  regulations, (1) without a permit granted by the Agency unless otherwise exempt by this Act or Board regulations or (2) in violation of any  conditions imposed by such permit.(c) Cause or allow the open burning of refuse, conduct any salvage  operation by open burning, or cause or allow the burning of any refuse in  any chamber not specifically designed for the purpose and approved by the  Agency pursuant to regulations adopted by the Board under this Act; except  that the Board may adopt regulations permitting open burning of refuse in  certain cases upon a finding that no harm will result from such burning, or  that any alternative method of disposing of such refuse would create a  safety hazard so extreme as to justify the pollution that would result from  such burning.(d) Sell, offer, or use any fuel or other article in any areas in which  the Board may by regulation forbid its sale, offer, or use for reasons of  air-pollution control.(e) Use, cause or allow the spraying of loose asbestos for the purpose  of fireproofing or insulating any building or building material or other  constructions, or otherwise use asbestos in such unconfined manner as to  permit asbestos fibers or particles to pollute the air.(f) Commencing July 1, 1985, sell any used oil for burning or incineration  in any incinerator, boiler, furnace, burner or other equipment unless such  oil meets standards based on virgin fuel oil or re-refined oil, as defined  in ASTM D-396 or specifications under VV-F-815C promulgated pursuant to the  federal Energy Policy and Conservation Act, and meets the manufacturer's  and current NFDA code standards for which such incinerator, boiler,  furnace, burner or other equipment was approved, except that this  prohibition does not apply to a sale to a permitted used oil re-refining or  reprocessing facility or sale to a facility permitted by the Agency to burn  or incinerate such oil.Nothing herein shall limit the effect of any section of this Title with  respect to any form of asbestos, or the spraying of any form of asbestos,  or limit the power of the Board under this Title to adopt additional and  further regulations with respect to any form of asbestos, or the spraying  of any form of asbestos.This Section shall not limit the burning of landscape waste upon the  premises where it is produced or at sites provided and supervised by any  unit of local government, except within any county having a population of  more than 400,000. Nothing in this Section shall prohibit the burning of  landscape waste for agricultural purposes, habitat management (including but  not limited to forest and prairie reclamation), or firefighter training.  For  the purposes of this Act, the burning of landscape waste by production  nurseries shall be considered to be burning for agricultural purposes.Any grain elevator located outside of a major population area, as defined  in Section 211.3610 of Title 35 of the Illinois Administrative Code, shall be  exempt from the requirements of Section 212.462 of Title 35 of the  Illinois Administrative Code provided that the elevator:  (1) does not violate  the prohibitions of subsection (a) of this Section or have a certified  investigation, as defined in Section 211.970 of Title 35 of the Illinois  Administrative Code, on file with the Agency and (2) is not required to obtain  a Clean Air Act Permit Program permit pursuant to Section 39.5.  Notwithstanding the above exemption, new stationary source performance  standards for grain elevators,  established pursuant to Section 9.1 of this Act and Section 111 of the federal  Clean Air Act, shall continue to apply to grain elevators.  (Source: P.A. 97-95, eff. 7-12-11.)