Sec. 3. Name and purposes.

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(a)The name of the program created and organized by this Act shall be the Illinois Beef Association Checkoff Division.

(b)The purposes and objectives of the program shall include:

(1)To promote the sale and use of beef and beef products and to support national beef

promotion, research, education, and other consumer marketing activities at a funding level to be determined by the Checkoff Division and to otherwise support consumer market development and promotion efforts on a national or international scale;

(2)To develop new uses and markets for beef and beef products;

(3)To develop and improve methods of distributing beef and beef products to the

consumer;

(4)To develop methods of improving the quality of beef and beef products for the

consumer benefit;

(5)To inform and educate the public of the nutritive and economic values of beef and

beef products;

(6)To function in a liaison capacity within the beef and other food industries of the

State and elsewhere in matters that would increase efficiencies which ultimately benefit both consumer and industry.