Sen. Michael E. Hastings

Filed: 3/2/2017

 

 


 

 


 
10000SB1882sam001LRB100 06286 SMS 22463 a

1
AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1882

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1882 on page 1,
3immediately above line 4, by inserting the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be referred to as
5the Best Practices and Uniform Standards to Ensure Consumer
6Protection and Safe Pets Act."; and
 
7on page 1, line 22, after "microchipped", by inserting "and the
8microchip has been enrolled with a searchable national
9database"; and
 
10by replacing line 21 on page 7 through line 8 on page 10 with
11the following:
 
12    "(225 ILCS 605/3.8 new)
13    Sec. 3.8. Sourcing of dogs and cats sold by pet shops, dog
14dealers, or cattery operators.

 

 

10000SB1882sam001- 2 -LRB100 06286 SMS 22463 a

1    (a) A pet shop operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator
2may not obtain a dog or cat for resale or sell or offer for sale
3any dog or cat obtained from a person who is required to be
4licensed by the pet dealer regulations of the United States
5Department of Agriculture under the federal Animal Welfare Act
6(7 U.S.C. 2131 et seq.) if any of the following applies:
7        (1) The person is not currently licensed by the United
8    States Department of Agriculture under the federal Animal
9    Welfare Act.
10        (2) On the last inspection report, before obtaining the
11    dog or cat, the person commits a critical violation of any
12    of the pet dealer regulations of the United States
13    Department of Agriculture under the federal Animal Welfare
14    Act.
15        (3) The person commits a direct violation of the pet
16    dealer regulations of the United States Department of
17    Agriculture under the federal Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C.
18    2131 et seq.) on the last inspection before obtaining the
19    dog or cat, for violations relating to the health or
20    welfare of the animal and the violations were not
21    administrative in nature.
22    (b) A pet shop operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator is
23presumed to have acted in good faith and to have satisfied its
24obligation to ascertain whether a person meets the criteria
25described in subsection (a) of this Section if the pet shop
26operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator obtains the latest

 

 

10000SB1882sam001- 3 -LRB100 06286 SMS 22463 a

1inspection reports that are readily available from the licensed
2breeder or the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
3(APHIS) online search tool maintained by the United States
4Department of Agriculture at the time of sale. A pet shop
5operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator is in compliance with
6this Section if the most recent inspection report is
7unavailable through no fault of the licensed breeder or the
8APHIS online search tool is unavailable; however, the pet shop
9operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator shall obtain the most
10current inspection report as soon as it becomes available. A
11pet shop operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator is presumed
12to have acted in good faith and to have satisfied its
13obligation if it is determined that the licensed breeder
14altered or falsified the inspection report provided at the time
15of sale.
16    (c) Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b) of this
17Section, a pet shop operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator
18may obtain a dog or cat for resale or sell or offer for sale any
19dog or cat obtained from: (1) a person that sells dogs only he
20or she has produced and raised, (2) a publicly operated pound
21or a private non-profit humane society or rescue, or (3) an
22animal adoption event conducted by a pound or humane society.
23    (d) A pet shop operator, dog dealer, or cattery operator
24shall maintain records verifying its compliance with this
25Section for 2 years after obtaining the dog or cat to be sold
26or offered for sale. Records maintained pursuant to this

 

 

10000SB1882sam001- 4 -LRB100 06286 SMS 22463 a

1subsection (d) shall be open to inspection on request by a
2Department of Agriculture inspector.
3    (e) It is recognized that the sourcing of dogs and cats
4into Illinois is a matter of statewide interest to protect the
5health and safety of both the animals and the citizens of
6Illinois. A home rule unit may not regulate the sourcing of
7dogs and cats sold by pet shop operators, dog dealers, or
8cattery operators. This Section is a denial and limitation of
9home rule powers and functions under subsection (h) of Section
106 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution.".