Illinois § 3

Full text of Illinois Illinois Compiled Statutes § 3, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.

§ 3.

Definitions. As used in this Act, the following terms shall have the following meanings: (a) "Integral Reservoir" means the container for the supply of fuel held within the heating unit. (b) "Self-supporting heater" means any heater with an integral reservoir for fuel. (c) "Portable Kerosene Fueled Heater" means any nonflue-connected, self-contained, self-supporting, kerosene fueled, heating appliance equipped with an integral reservoir, designed to be carried from one location to another, but excluding any heater designed to be used solely in buildings under construction, or for agricultural purposes. (d) "Nationally Recognized Testing Laboratory" means any of the following testing or inspection agencies: Underwriters Laboratories, Inc., Canadian Standards Association, Factory Mutual System, and Applied Research Laboratories of Florida, Inc. (e) "Listed heater" means any portable oil fueled heater which has been evaluated with respect to reasonably foreseeable hazards to life and property by a nationally recognized testing laboratory, and which is certified to comply with minimum standards of design and performance required by Underwriter's Laboratory Subject 647 (1984), and which has been authorized by the Office of the State Fire Marshal as being reasonably safe for its specific purpose and shown in a list published by such agency and bears the mark of such agency as an indication that it has been so authorized. Any evaluation shall include, but not be limited to, evaluation of the design and labeling requirements hereinafter set forth in Section 4 of this Act and shall further include certain quality control procedures that must be implemented in the manufacturing process. (f) "Approved heater" means any listed heater is an approved heater. (g) "Structure" means any building. (h) "Multifamily Dwelling" means a dwelling which is either rented, leased, let or hired out to be occupied, or is occupied as the residence or home of 3 or more families or persons living independently of each other. (i) "Residential Use" means any use in a single family dwelling, apartment house, or multiple family dwelling. (j) "Owner" means the owner of the freehold of any real property or of a lesser estate therein, a mortgagee or vendee in possession, assignee of rents, receiver, executor, trustee, lessee, agent, or any other person, firm, or corporation directly or indirectly in control of real property. (Source: P.A. 104-417, eff. 8-15-25.)

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