Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 3/16/2021

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1673

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1673 on page 1,
3line 4, after "by", by inserting "changing Sections 2.11c,
43.5, and 9, and by"; and
 
5on page 1, by inserting immediately below line 5 the
6following:
 
7    "(510 ILCS 5/2.11c)
8    Sec. 2.11c. Intact animal. "Intact animal" means an animal
9that has not been sterilized spayed or neutered.
10(Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
11    (510 ILCS 5/3.5)
12    Sec. 3.5. County animal population fund use limitation.
13Funds placed in the county animal population control fund may
14only be used to (1) spay, neuter, vaccinate, or sterilize
15adopted dogs or cats; (2) sterilize spay, neuter, or vaccinate

 

 

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1dogs or cats owned by low income county residents who are
2eligible for the Food Stamp Program or Social Security
3Disability Benefits Program; or (3) sterilize spay, neuter,
4and vaccinate feral cats in programs recognized by the county
5or a municipality. This Section does not apply to a county with
63,000,000 or more inhabitants.
7(Source: P.A. 100-405, eff. 1-1-18; 100-870, eff. 1-1-19.)";
8and
 
9on page 1, by replacing line 7 through line 12 with the
10following:
11    "Sec. 3.6. Feral cat jurisdiction and sterilization. The
12Department and no other State agency has any jurisdiction over
13feral cats."; and
 
14on page 1, by inserting below line 12 the following:
 
15    "(510 ILCS 5/9)  (from Ch. 8, par. 359)
16    Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to
17provisions of this Act may be apprehended and impounded. For
18this purpose, the Administrator shall utilize any existing or
19available animal control facility or licensed animal shelter.
20The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine to be
21deposited into the county animal control fund or the county
22pet population control fund. Funds transferred to or retained
23by a municipality before the effective date of this amendatory

 

 

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1Act of the 100th General Assembly under this paragraph shall
2continue to be transferred to and be retained by that
3municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the
4provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be
5sterilized spayed or neutered within 30 days after being
6reclaimed unless already sterilized spayed or neutered;
7failure to comply shall result in impoundment.
8    A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting
9activity, including training, is not considered to be running
10at large if the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on
11land on which the person has obtained permission to hunt or to
12train a dog. A dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park
13is not considered to be running at large if the dog is
14monitored or supervised by a person.
15(Source: P.A. 100-787, eff. 8-10-18.)".