HB1610 EngrossedLRB099 06522 AWJ 26594 b

1    AN ACT concerning local government.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by changing Section
55-1071 as follows:
 
6    (55 ILCS 5/5-1071)  (from Ch. 34, par. 5-1071)
7    Sec. 5-1071. Dogs running at large. The county board of
8each county may regulate and prohibit the running at large of
9dogs in unincorporated areas of the county which have been
10subdivided for residence purposes. The county board may impose
11such fines or penalties as are deemed proper to effectuate any
12such regulation or prohibition of dogs running at large, except
13when a fine or penalty is already allowed by law.
14(Source: P.A. 94-819, eff. 5-31-06.)
 
15    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
16becoming law.