Sen. Sue Rezin

Filed: 3/18/2014

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 3138

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 3138 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
5changing Section 17 and by adding Sections 2.11 and 19 as
6follows:
 
7    (510 ILCS 70/2.11 new)
8    Sec. 2.11. National Do Not Adopt Registry. "National Do Not
9Adopt Registry" means the national registry of animal abuse
10convictions maintained by the Animal Legal Defense Fund that
11(1) contains the convicted person's name, date of birth, the
12offense for which the person has been convicted, and whether
13the person is prohibited from possessing animals and (2) is
14free of charge, publicly accessible, and searchable by full
15name and birthdate.
 

 

 

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1    (510 ILCS 70/17)
2    Sec. 17. Penalties.
3    (a) Any person convicted of any act of abuse or neglect or
4of violating any other provision of this Act, except Section 19
5of this Act, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided, or
6any rule, regulation, or order of the Department pursuant
7thereto, is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second or
8subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony with every day that a
9violation continues constituting a separate offense.
10    (b) The Department may enjoin a person from a continuing
11violation of this Act.
12(Source: P.A. 95-560, eff. 8-30-07.)
 
13    (510 ILCS 70/19 new)
14    Sec. 19. National Do Not Adopt Registry; reporting.
15    (a) Upon entering a conviction, on or after January 1,
162015, for a violation involving companion animals of Section
173.01, 3.02, or 3.03 of this Act, or for a violation of Section
184.01 or 6 of this Act, or Section 12-35 or 48-1 of the Criminal
19Code of 2012, by a defendant 18 years of age or older, the
20presiding judge shall notify the defendant that the conviction
21will be reported to the national Do Not Adopt Registry. The
22court shall order the clerk of the court to send notice of the
23conviction and the defendant's name, date of birth, and offense
24for which the defendant has been convicted, to the national Do
25Not Adopt Registry.

 

 

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1    (b) Any animal shelter, pet store, animal breeder, or
2person may conduct a search of the national Do Not Adopt
3Registry prior to selling, transferring, delivering, or
4placing for adoption a companion animal to another person.
5    (c) No cause of action shall arise from the failure of any
6animal shelter, pet store, animal breeder, or person to conduct
7a search of the national Do Not Adopt Registry prior to
8selling, transferring, delivering, or placing for adoption a
9companion animal to another person. No cause of action shall
10arise from the actions of any animal shelter, pet store, animal
11breeder, or person in conducting a search of the national Do
12Not Adopt Registry prior to selling, transferring, delivering,
13or placing for adoption a companion animal to another person.".