98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB2699

 

Introduced 2/21/2013, by Rep. Robert Rita

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
225 ILCS 115/4  from Ch. 111, par. 7004
510 ILCS 70/3.03-5 new

    Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person shall dock the tail of any cattle or procure the same to be done, except under certain conditions. Provides that any person who violates the provision is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and shall pay a fine not to exceed $500 for each animal whose tail was docked. Amends the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 to make corresponding changes. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY
FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning animals.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act
5of 2004 is amended by changing Section 4 as follows:
 
6    (225 ILCS 115/4)  (from Ch. 111, par. 7004)
7    (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2014)
8    Sec. 4. Exemptions. Nothing in this Act shall apply to any
9of the following:
10        (1) Veterinarians employed by the federal or State
11    government while engaged in their official duties.
12        (2) Licensed veterinarians from other states who are
13    invited to Illinois for consultation by a veterinarian
14    licensed in Illinois.
15        (3) Veterinarians employed by colleges or universities
16    while engaged in the performance of their official duties,
17    or faculty engaged in animal husbandry or animal management
18    programs of colleges or universities.
19        (3.5) A veterinarian or veterinary technician from
20    another state or country who (A) is not licensed under this
21    Act; (B) is currently licensed as a veterinarian or
22    veterinary technician in another state or country, or
23    otherwise exempt from licensure in the other state; (C) is

 

 

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1    an invited guest of a professional veterinary association,
2    veterinary training program, or continuing education
3    provider approved by the Department; and (D) engages in
4    professional education through lectures, clinics, or
5    demonstrations.
6        (4) A veterinarian employed by an accredited college of
7    veterinary medicine providing assistance requested by a
8    veterinarian licensed in Illinois, acting with informed
9    consent from the client and acting under the direct or
10    indirect supervision and control of the licensed
11    veterinarian. Providing assistance involves hands-on
12    active participation in the treatment and care of the
13    patient. The licensed veterinarian shall maintain
14    responsibility for the veterinarian-client-patient
15    relationship.
16        (5) Veterinary students in an accredited college of
17    veterinary medicine, university, department of a
18    university, or other institution of veterinary medicine
19    and surgery engaged in duties assigned by their instructors
20    or working under the immediate or direct supervision of a
21    licensed veterinarian.
22        (5.5) Students of an accredited program in veterinary
23    technology performing veterinary technology duties or
24    actions assigned by instructors or working under the
25    immediate or direct supervision of a licensed
26    veterinarian.

 

 

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1        (6) Any person engaged in bona fide scientific research
2    which requires the use of animals.
3        (7) An owner of livestock and any of the owner's
4    employees or the owner and employees of a service and care
5    provider of livestock caring for and treating livestock
6    belonging to the owner or under a provider's care,
7    including but not limited to, the performance of husbandry
8    and livestock management practices such as dehorning,
9    castration, emasculation, or docking of cattle, horses,
10    sheep, goats, and swine, artificial insemination, and
11    drawing of semen. Nor shall this Act be construed to
12    prohibit any person from administering in a humane manner
13    medicinal or surgical treatment to any livestock in the
14    care of such person. However, any such services shall
15    comply with the Humane Care for Animals Act.
16            (A) Notwithstanding this item (7), any of the
17        services shall comply with the Humane Care for Animals
18        Act and the Horse Mutilation Act.
19            (B) Notwithstanding this item (7), no person shall
20        dock the tail of any living member of the bovine
21        species except as in accordance with Section 3.03-5 of
22        the Humane Care for Animals Act.
23        (8) An owner of an animal, or an agent of the owner
24    acting with the owner's approval, in caring for, training,
25    or treating an animal belonging to the owner, so long as
26    that individual or agent does not represent himself or

 

 

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1    herself as a veterinarian or use any title associated with
2    the practice of veterinary medicine or surgery or diagnose,
3    prescribe drugs, or perform surgery. The agent shall
4    provide the owner with a written statement summarizing the
5    nature of the services provided and obtain a signed
6    acknowledgment from the owner that they accept the services
7    provided. The services shall comply with the Humane Care
8    for Animals Act. The provisions of this item (8) do not
9    apply to a person who is exempt under item (7).
10        (9) A member in good standing of another licensed or
11    regulated profession within any state or a member of an
12    organization or group approved by the Department by rule
13    providing assistance that is requested in writing by a
14    veterinarian licensed in this State acting within a
15    veterinarian-client-patient relationship and with informed
16    consent from the client and the member is acting under the
17    immediate, direct, or indirect supervision and control of
18    the licensed veterinarian. Providing assistance involves
19    hands-on active participation in the treatment and care of
20    the patient, as defined by rule. The licensed veterinarian
21    shall maintain responsibility for the
22    veterinarian-client-patient relationship, but shall be
23    immune from liability, except for willful and wanton
24    conduct, in any civil or criminal action if a member
25    providing assistance does not meet the requirements of this
26    item (9).

 

 

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1        (10) A graduate of a non-accredited college of
2    veterinary medicine who is in the process of obtaining a
3    certificate of educational equivalence and is performing
4    duties or actions assigned by instructors in an approved
5    college of veterinary medicine.
6        (10.5) A veterinarian who is enrolled in a postgraduate
7    instructional program in an accredited college of
8    veterinary medicine performing duties or actions assigned
9    by instructors or working under the immediate or direct
10    supervision of a licensed veterinarian or a faculty member
11    of the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of
12    Illinois.
13        (11) A certified euthanasia technician who is
14    authorized to perform euthanasia in the course and scope of
15    his or her employment only as permitted by the Humane
16    Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act.
17        (12) A person who, without expectation of
18    compensation, provides emergency veterinary care in an
19    emergency or disaster situation so long as he or she does
20    not represent himself or herself as a veterinarian or use a
21    title or degree pertaining to the practice of veterinary
22    medicine and surgery.
23        (13) Any certified veterinary technician or other
24    employee of a licensed veterinarian performing permitted
25    duties other than diagnosis, prognosis, prescription, or
26    surgery under the appropriate direction and supervision of

 

 

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1    the veterinarian, who shall be responsible for the
2    performance of the employee.
3        (13.5) Any pharmacist licensed in the State, merchant,
4    or manufacturer selling at his or her regular place of
5    business medicines, feed, appliances, or other products
6    used in the prevention or treatment of animal diseases as
7    permitted by law and provided that the services he or she
8    provides do not include diagnosing, prognosing, writing
9    prescriptions, or surgery.
10        (14) An approved humane investigator regulated under
11    the Humane Care for Animals Act or employee of a shelter
12    licensed under the Animal Welfare Act, working under the
13    indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
14        (15) An individual providing equine dentistry services
15    requested by a veterinarian licensed to practice in this
16    State, an owner, or an owner's agent. For the purposes of
17    this item (15), "equine dentistry services" means floating
18    teeth without the use of drugs or extraction.
19        (15.5) In the event of an emergency or disaster, a
20    veterinarian or veterinary technician not licensed in this
21    State who (A) is responding to a request for assistance
22    from the Illinois Department of Agriculture, the Illinois
23    Department of Public Health, the Illinois Emergency
24    Management Agency, or other State agency as determined by
25    the Department; (B) is licensed and in good standing in
26    another state; and (C) has been granted a temporary waiver

 

 

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1    from licensure by the Department.
2        (16) Private treaty sale of animals unless otherwise
3    provided by law.
4        (17) Persons or entities practicing the specified
5    occupations set forth in subsection (a) of, and pursuant to
6    a licensing exemption granted in subsection (b) or (d) of,
7    Section 2105-350 of the Department of Professional
8    Regulation Law of the Civil Administrative Code of
9    Illinois, but only for so long as the 2016 Olympic and
10    Paralympic Games Professional Licensure Exemption Law is
11    operable.
12(Source: P.A. 96-7, eff. 4-3-09; 96-1322, eff. 7-27-10.)
 
13    Section 10. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
14adding Section 3.03-5 as follows:
 
15    (510 ILCS 70/3.03-5 new)
16    Sec. 3.03-5. Bovine tail docking.
17    (a) As used in this Section:
18        "Cattle" means any living member of the bovine species.
19        "Dock" means to cut or remove any portion of the solid
20    part of an animal's tail.
21        "Therapeutic" means for the purpose of treating a sick
22    or injured animal where that treatment is deemed medically
23    necessary by a licensed veterinarian and is not merely
24    prophylactic.

 

 

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1    (b) Notwithstanding any provision of the law to the
2contrary, no person shall dock the tail of any cattle or
3procure the same to be done.
4    (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b) of this Section, cattle
5tail docking may be performed if:
6        (1) the procedure is performed for a therapeutic
7    purpose;
8        (2) the procedure is performed by a licensed
9    veterinarian using suitable instruments and under hygienic
10    conditions;
11        (3) the cattle has been adequately anesthetized to
12    minimize the animal's pain and suffering during the
13    operation; and
14        (4) the procedure is conducted in a way as to minimize
15    any long-term pain and suffering of the animal.
16    (d) Any person who violates this Section is guilty of a
17Class C misdemeanor and shall pay a fine not to exceed $500 for
18each animal whose tail was docked.
 
19    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
20severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
 
21    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
22becoming law.