SB1336 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB1336

Introduced 2/10/2009, by Sen. Antonio Munoz

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

510 ILCS 70/3.03-5 new

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may dock or hire any other person to dock the tail of any living member of the bovine species. Provides that any person who violates this provision is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and must pay a fine not to exceed $500. Authorizes licensed veterinarians to dock tails if doing so is necessary to protect the health of the animal. Defines "dock".

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning animals.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by adding Section 3.03-5 as follows:

(510 ILCS 70/3.03-5 new)

Sec. 3.03-5. Bovine tail docking.

(a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, no person shall dock or hire any other person to dock the tail of any living member of the bovine species.

(b) For the purposes of this Section, "dock" means to remove any part of an animal's tail for any reason other than to amputate part of the tail due to an incurable injury or illness to the tail that threatens the animal's well-being. Docking does not include trimming the hair at the end of an animal's tail.

(c) Any person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall pay a fine not to exceed $500 for each instance of tail docking.

(d) Notwithstanding the preceding subdivisions of this Section, tail docking may be done by a licensed veterinarian to protect the health of the animal.