Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 2/28/2019

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 61

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 61 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 10. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by changing
5Sections 2, 3, 3.2, 3.3, 20.5, and 21 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 605/2)  (from Ch. 8, par. 302)
7    Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act unless the context
8otherwise requires:
9    "Department" means the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
10    "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of
11Agriculture.
12    "Pet shop operator" means any person who sells, offers to
13sell, exchange, or offers for adoption with or without charge
14or donation dogs, cats, birds, fish, reptiles, or other animals
15customarily obtained as pets in this State. However, a person
16who sells only such animals that he has produced and raised

 

 

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1shall not be considered a pet shop operator under this Act, and
2a veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or
3veterinarians licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and
4Surgery Practice Act of 2004 shall not be considered a pet shop
5operator under this Act.
6    "Dog dealer" means any person who sells, offers to sell,
7exchange, or offers for adoption with or without charge or
8donation dogs in this State. However, a person who sells only
9dogs that he has produced and raised shall not be considered a
10dog dealer under this Act, and a veterinary hospital or clinic
11operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians licensed under the
12Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 shall not
13be considered a dog dealer under this Act.
14    "Secretary of Agriculture" or "Secretary" means the
15Secretary of Agriculture of the United States Department of
16Agriculture.
17    "Person" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership,
18association or other legal entity, any public or private
19institution, the State of Illinois, or any municipal
20corporation or political subdivision of the State.
21    "Kennel operator" means any person who operates an
22establishment, other than an animal control facility,
23veterinary hospital, or animal shelter, where dogs or dogs and
24cats are maintained for boarding, training or similar purposes
25for a fee or compensation.
26    "Boarding" means a time frame greater than 12 hours or an

 

 

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1overnight period during which an animal is kept by a kennel
2operator.
3    "Cat breeder" means a person who sells, offers to sell,
4exchanges, or offers for adoption with or without charge cats
5that he or she has produced and raised. A person who owns, has
6possession of, or harbors 5 or less females capable of
7reproduction shall not be considered a cat breeder.
8    "Dog breeder" means a person who sells, offers to sell,
9exchanges, or offers for adoption with or without charge dogs
10that he has produced and raised. A person who owns, has
11possession of, or harbors 5 or less females capable of
12reproduction shall not be considered a dog breeder.
13    "Animal control facility" means any facility operated by or
14under contract for the State, county, or any municipal
15corporation or political subdivision of the State for the
16purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless,
17abandoned or unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals. "Animal
18control facility" also means any veterinary hospital or clinic
19operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians licensed under the
20Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 which
21operates for the above mentioned purpose in addition to its
22customary purposes.
23    "Animal shelter" means a facility operated, owned, or
24maintained by a duly incorporated humane society, animal
25welfare society, or other non-profit organization for the
26purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare, protection,

 

 

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1and humane treatment of animals. An organization that does not
2have its own building that maintains animals solely in foster
3homes or other means is an "animal shelter" for purposes of
4this Act. "Animal shelter" also means any veterinary hospital
5or clinic operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians licensed
6under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004
7which operates for the above mentioned purpose in addition to
8its customary purposes.
9    "Day care operator" means a person who operates an
10establishment, other than an animal control facility,
11veterinary hospital, or animal shelter, where dogs or dogs and
12cats are kept for a period of time not exceeding 12 hours.
13    "Foster home" means an entity that accepts the
14responsibility for stewardship of animals that are the
15obligation of an animal shelter, or animal control facility, or
16transport group not to exceed 4 foster animals or 2 litters
17under 12 weeks of age at any given time. A written agreement
18Permits to operate as a "foster home" may shall be contracted
19with issued through the animal shelter, or animal control
20facility, or transport group.
21    "Guard dog service" means an entity that, for a fee,
22furnishes or leases guard or sentry dogs for the protection of
23life or property. A person is not a guard dog service solely
24because he or she owns a dog and uses it to guard his or her
25home, business, or farmland.
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1purpose of defending, patrolling, or protecting property or
2life at a commercial establishment other than a farm. "Guard
3dog" does not include stock dogs used primarily for handling
4and controlling livestock or farm animals, nor does it include
5personally owned pets that also provide security.
6    "Release" means to set free.
7    "Return" in a return to field or trap, neuter, return
8program means to return the cat to the location where it was
9found after it has been sterilized and vaccinated for rabies.
10    "Sentry dog" means a dog trained to work without
11supervision in a fenced facility other than a farm, and to
12deter or detain unauthorized persons found within the facility.
13    "Transport group" means a non-profit organization located
14in this State that does not have a building or facility that
15transports or transfers animals among animal shelters or animal
16control facilities, or both for adoption, release, return, or
17transfer.
18    "Probationary status" means the 12-month period following
19a series of violations of this Act during which any further
20violation shall result in an automatic 12-month suspension of
21licensure.
22    "Owner" means any person having a right of property in an
23animal, who keeps or harbors an animal, who has an animal in
24his or her care or acts as its custodian, or who knowingly
25permits a dog to remain on any premises occupied by him or her.
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1a trap, spay/neuter, vaccinate, return or release program.
2(Source: P.A. 99-310, eff. 1-1-16; 100-842, eff. 1-1-19;
3100-870, eff. 1-1-19; revised 10-22-18.)
 
4    (225 ILCS 605/3)  (from Ch. 8, par. 303)
5    Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this
6Section, no person shall engage in business as a pet shop
7operator, dog dealer, kennel operator, day care operator, dog
8breeder, or cat breeder or operate a guard dog service, an
9animal control facility, or animal shelter, or any combination
10thereof, in this State without a license therefor issued by the
11Department. If one business conducts more than one such
12operation, each operation shall be licensed separately. Only
13one license shall be required for any combination of businesses
14at one location, except that a separate license shall be
15required to operate a guard dog service. Guard dog services
16that are located outside this State but provide services within
17this State are required to obtain a license from the
18Department. Out-of-state guard dog services are required to
19comply with the requirements of this Act with regard to guard
20dogs and sentry dogs transported to or used within this State.
21    (b) This Act does not apply to a private detective agency
22or private security agency licensed under the Private
23Detective, Private Alarm, Private Security, Fingerprint
24Vendor, and Locksmith Act of 2004 that provides guard dog or
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1kennel for hire.
2(Source: P.A. 100-842, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
3    (225 ILCS 605/3.2)
4    Sec. 3.2. Foster homes. A person shall not operate a foster
5home without affiliating by formal written agreement with an
6animal shelter, animal control facility, or transport group for
7which that person will operate the foster home. first obtaining
8a permit from the animal shelter or animal control facility for
9which that person will operate the foster home. The animal
10shelter, animal control facility, or transport group shall be
11responsible for the records and have the obligation of
12stewardship for animals in the foster home with which it
13affiliates. Upon application and payment of the required fees
14by the animal shelter, the Department shall issue foster home
15permits to the animal shelter. The animal shelter shall be
16responsible for the records and have all the obligations of
17stewardship for animals in the foster homes to which it issues
18permits.
19    Foster homes shall provide the care for animals required by
20this Act and shall report any deviation that might affect its
21adherence to its written agreement with the affiliating animal
22shelter, animal control facility, or transport group the status
23of the license or permit to the animal shelter. If the subject
24of a complaint, a foster home may be inspected by the
25Department under the Department's licensing authority relative

 

 

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1to the affiliating animal shelter or animal control facility.
2    A foster home shall not care for more than 4 foster animals
3or more than 2 litters under 12 weeks of age at any one time.
4(Source: P.A. 100-870, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
5    (225 ILCS 605/3.3)
6    Sec. 3.3. Adoption of dogs and cats.
7    (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility shall not
8adopt out any dog or adopt out or return to field or release
9any cat unless it has been sterilized and microchipped.
10However, an animal shelter, or animal control facility may
11adopt out a dog or cat that has not been sterilized and
12microchipped if:
13        (1) if the cat or dog is less than 5 months of age and
14    the licensee takes the animal to a licensed veterinarian
15    for sterilization and the adopting owner picks up the
16    animal from the veterinarian after the sterilizing
17    procedures have been performed on the animal. The adopting
18    owner is responsible for all veterinary and boarding fees,
19    or the adopting owner has executed a written agreement
20    agreeing to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures
21    performed on the animal to be adopted within a specified
22    period of time not to exceed 30 days after the date of the
23    adoption, or
24        (2) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement
25    to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures performed

 

 

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1    within 14 days after a licensed veterinarian certifies the
2    dog or cat is healthy enough for sterilizing and
3    microchipping procedures, and a licensed veterinarian has
4    certified that the dog or cat is too sick or injured to be
5    sterilized or it would be detrimental to the health of the
6    dog or cat to be sterilized or microchipped at the time of
7    the adoption.
8    (b) An animal shelter or animal control facility may adopt
9out any dog or cat that is not free of disease, injury, or
10abnormality if the disease, injury, or abnormality is disclosed
11in writing to the adopter, and the animal shelter or animal
12control facility allows the adopter to return the animal to the
13animal shelter or animal control facility.
14    (c) The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this
15Section do not apply to adoptions subject to Section 11 of the
16Animal Control Act.
17(Source: P.A. 96-314, eff. 8-11-09.)
 
18    (225 ILCS 605/20.5)
19    Sec. 20.5. Administrative fines. The following
20administrative fines shall be imposed by the Department upon
21any person or entity who violates any provision of this Act or
22any rule adopted by the Department under this Act:
23        (1) For the first violation, a fine of $1,000 $500.
24        (2) For a second violation that occurs within 2 3 years
25    after the first violation, a fine of $2,500 $1,000.

 

 

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1        (3) For a third violation that occurs within 3 years
2    after the first violation, mandatory probationary status
3    and a fine of $3,000 $2,500.
4    If a person or entity fails or refuses to pay an
5administrative fine authorized by this Section, the Department
6may prohibit that person or entity from renewing a license
7under this Act until the fine is paid in full. Any penalty of
8$500 or more not paid within 120 days of issuance by the
9Department shall be submitted to the Department of Revenue for
10collection as provided under the Illinois State Collection Act
11of 1986.
12(Source: P.A. 98-855, eff. 8-4-14.)
 
13    (225 ILCS 605/21)  (from Ch. 8, par. 321)
14    Sec. 21. The following fees shall accompany each
15application for a license, which fees shall not be returnable:
16    a. for an original license to an individual ...... $350 $25
17    b. for an original license to a partnership, animal
18shelter, animal control facility, or transport group, or
19            corporation .............................. $350 $25
20    c. for an annual renewal license for an animal shelter,
21animal control facility, or transport group, $50; for all other
22renewal licenses, $100 ............................................................. $25
23    d. for each branch office license ................ $100 $25
24    e. for the renewal of any license not renewed by
25            July 1 of the year ....................... $400 $40

 

 

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1    f. (blank) for a permit for a foster home ............................................................. $25
2    g. (blank) for renewal of a permit for a foster home ............................................................. $25
3(Source: P.A. 89-178, eff. 7-19-95.)
 
4    Section 15. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing
5Sections 2.01, 2.07, 2.16, 11, 15, 24, and 35 and by adding
6Sections 2.19-1, 2.19-3, and 2.19a-5 as follows:
 
7    (510 ILCS 5/2.01)  (from Ch. 8, par. 352.01)
8    Sec. 2.01. Administrator. "Administrator" means a
9veterinarian licensed by the State of Illinois and appointed
10pursuant to this Act, or in the event a veterinarian cannot be
11found and appointed pursuant to this Act, a non-veterinarian
12may serve as Administrator under this Act. In the event the
13Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Administrator shall
14defer to the Deputy Administrator veterinarian regarding all
15medical decisions.
16(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)
 
17    (510 ILCS 5/2.07)  (from Ch. 8, par. 352.07)
18    Sec. 2.07. Deputy Administrator. "Deputy Administrator"
19means a veterinarian licensed by the State of Illinois,
20appointed by the Administrator or the County Board.
21(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)
 
22    (510 ILCS 5/2.16)  (from Ch. 8, par. 352.16)

 

 

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1    Sec. 2.16. Owner. "Owner" means any person having a right
2of property in an animal, or who keeps or harbors an animal, or
3who has it in his care, or acts as its custodian, or who
4knowingly permits a dog to remain on any premises occupied by
5him or her. "Owner" does not include a feral cat caretaker
6participating in a trap, spay/neuter, vaccine, return or
7release program.
8(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
9    (510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new)
10    Sec. 2.19-1. Release. "Release" means to set free.
 
11    (510 ILCS 5/2.19-3 new)
12    Sec. 2.19-3. Return. "Return" in a return to field or trap,
13neuter, return program means to return the cat to the location
14where it was found after it has been sterilized and vaccinated
15for rabies.
 
16    (510 ILCS 5/2.19a-5 new)
17    Sec. 2.19a-5. Transport group. "Transport group" means a
18non-profit organization located in this State that does not
19have a building or facility that transports or transfers
20animals among animal shelters or animal control facilities, or
21both for adoption, release, return, or transfer.
 
22    (510 ILCS 5/11)  (from Ch. 8, par. 361)

 

 

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1    Sec. 11. Animal placement. When not redeemed by the owner,
2agent, or caretaker, a dog or cat must be scanned for a
3microchip. If a microchip is present, the registered owner or
4chip purchaser if the purchaser was a nonprofit organization,
5animal shelter, animal control facility, pet store, breeder, or
6veterinary office must be notified. After contact has been made
7or attempted, dogs or cats deemed adoptable by the animal
8control facility shall be offered for adoption, or made
9available to a licensed animal shelter, humane society or
10rescue group, or transport group. After contact has been made
11or attempted, the animal control facility may either: (1) offer
12the cat for adoption; (2) return, transfer, or release the cat
13after sterilization; or (3) make the cat available to a
14licensed animal shelter, animal control facility, or transport
15group. If no placement is available, the animal may be humanely
16dispatched pursuant to the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters
17Act. An animal control facility, animal pound or animal shelter
18shall not adopt or release any dog or cat to anyone other than
19the owner unless the animal has been rendered incapable of
20reproduction and microchipped or if the cat or dog is less than
215 months of age and the licensee takes the animal to a licensed
22veterinarian for sterilization and the adopting owner picks up
23the animal from the veterinarian after the sterilizing
24procedures have been performed on the animal. The adopting
25owner is responsible for all veterinary and boarding fees. , or
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1procedures having been performed shall have executed a written
2agreement promising to have such service performed, including
3microchipping, within a specified period of time not to exceed
430 days. Failure to fulfill the terms of the agreement shall
5result in seizure and impoundment of the animal and any
6offspring by the animal pound or shelter, and any monies which
7have been deposited shall be forfeited and submitted to the
8county Pet Population Control Fund on a yearly basis. This Act
9shall not prevent humane societies, transport groups, or animal
10shelters from engaging in activities set forth by their
11charters; provided, they are not inconsistent with provisions
12of this Act and other existing laws. No animal shelter or
13animal control facility shall release dogs or cats to an
14individual representing a rescue group or transport group,
15unless the group has been licensed or has a foster care permit
16issued by the Illinois Department of Agriculture or is a
17representative of a not-for-profit out-of-state organization,
18animal shelter, or animal control facility. The Department may
19suspend or revoke the license of any animal shelter, transport
20group, or animal control facility that fails to comply with the
21requirements set forth in this Section or that fails to report
22its intake and euthanasia statistics as required by law each
23year.
24(Source: P.A. 100-870, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
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1    Sec. 24. Limitations. Nothing in this Act shall be held to
2limit in any manner the power of any municipality or other
3political subdivision to prohibit animals from running at
4large, nor shall anything in this Act be construed to, in any
5manner, limit the power of any municipality or other political
6subdivision to further control and regulate dogs, cats or other
7animals in such municipality or other political subdivision
8provided that no regulation, policy or ordinance is specific to
9breed.
10(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)
 
11    (510 ILCS 5/35)
12    Sec. 35. Liability.
13    (a) Any municipality, or political subdivision, or State
14university or community college allowing feral cat colonies and
15trap, sterilize, vaccine, and return or release programs to
16help control cat overpopulation shall be immune from criminal
17liability and shall not be civilly liable, except for willful
18and wanton misconduct, for damages that may result from a feral
19cat. Any municipality or political subdivision allowing dog
20parks shall be immune from criminal liability and shall not be
21civilly liable, except for willful and wanton misconduct, for
22damages that may result from occurrences in the dog park.
23    (b) Any veterinarian, or animal shelter, or animal control
24facility, or transport group who in good faith contacts the
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1shall be immune from criminal liability and shall not, as a
2result of his or her acts or omissions, except for willful and
3wanton misconduct, be liable for civil damages.
4    (c) Any veterinarian who sterilizes feral cats and any
5feral cat caretaker who traps cats for a trap, sterilize,
6vaccine, and return or release program shall be immune from
7criminal liability and shall not, as a result of his or her
8acts or omissions, except for willful and wanton misconduct, be
9liable for civil damages.
10    (d) Any animal shelter, or animal control facility, or
11transport group worker who microchips an animal shall be immune
12from criminal liability and shall not, as a result of his or
13her acts or omissions, except for willful and wanton
14misconduct, be liable for civil damages.
15(Source: P.A. 97-240, eff. 1-1-12.)
 
16    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
17becoming law.".