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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 Animal Control Act is amended by changing
5Sections 8 and 13 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 5/8)  (from Ch. 8, par. 358)
7    Sec. 8. Rabies inoculation. Every owner of a dog 4 months
8or more of age shall have each dog inoculated against rabies by
9a licensed veterinarian. Every dog shall have a second rabies
10vaccination within one year of the first. Terms of subsequent
11vaccine administration and duration of immunity must be in
12compliance with USDA licenses of vaccines used. A veterinarian
13immunizing a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies shall provide
14the Administrator of the county in which the dog, cat, or
15ferret resides with a certificate of immunization. Evidence of
16such rabies inoculation shall be entered on a certificate the
17form of which shall be approved by the Board and which shall
18contain the microchip number of the dog, cat, or ferret animal
19if it has one and which shall be signed by the licensed
20veterinarian administering the vaccine. Only one dog, cat, or
21ferret shall be included on each certificate. Veterinarians who
22inoculate a dog shall procure from the County Animal Control in
23the county where their office is located serially numbered

 

 

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1tags, one to be issued with each inoculation certificate. Only
2one dog shall be included on each certificate. The veterinarian
3immunizing or microchipping an animal shall provide the
4Administrator of the county in which the animal resides with a
5certificate of immunization and microchip number. The Board
6shall cause a rabies inoculation tag to be issued, at a fee
7established by the Board for each dog inoculated against
8rabies.
9    Rabies vaccine for use on animals shall be sold or
10distributed only to and used only by licensed veterinarians.
11Such rabies vaccine shall be licensed by the United States
12Department of Agriculture.
13    If a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that a
14rabies inoculation would compromise an animal's health, then
15the animal shall be exempt from the rabies inoculation shot
16requirement, however, but the owner is must still be
17responsible for the tag fees.
18    If a bite occurs from an exempt animal, the exempt animal
19shall be treated as an unvaccinated animal. If the animal is
20exempt, the animal shall be re-examined by a licensed
21veterinarian on no less than an annual basis and be vaccinated
22against rabies as soon as the animal's health permits.
23(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
24    (510 ILCS 5/13)  (from Ch. 8, par. 363)
25    Sec. 13. Dog or other animal bites; observation of animal.

 

 

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1    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections subsection
2(b) and (c) of this Section, when the Administrator or, if the
3Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator
4receives information that any person has been bitten by an
5animal, the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a
6veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator, or his or her
7authorized representative, shall have such dog or other animal
8confined under the observation of a licensed veterinarian for a
9period of 10 days. The confinement shall be for a period of not
10less than 10 days from the date the bite occurred and shall
11continue until the animal has been examined and released from
12confinement by a licensed veterinarian. The Administrator or,
13if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy
14Administrator Department may permit such confinement to be
15reduced to a period of less than 10 days.
16    (a-5) The owner, or if the owner is unavailable, an agent
17or caretaker of an animal documented to have bitten a person
18shall present the animal to a licensed veterinarian within 24
19hours. A veterinarian presented with an animal documented to
20have bitten a person shall make a record of report the clinical
21condition of the animal immediately. , with confirmation in
22writing to the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a
23veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator within 24 hours after
24the animal is presented for examination, giving the owner's
25name, address, the date of confinement, the breed, description,
26age, and sex of the animal, and whether the animal has been

 

 

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1spayed or neutered, on appropriate forms approved by the
2Department. The Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a
3veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator shall notify the
4attending physician or responsible health agency. At the end of
5the confinement period, the animal shall be examined by a
6licensed veterinarian, inoculated against rabies, if eligible,
7and microchipped, if the dog or cat has not been already, at
8the expense of the owner. The veterinarian shall submit a
9written report listing the owner's name, address, dates of
10confinement, dates of examination, species, breed,
11description, age, sex, and microchip number of the animal to
12the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a
13veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator advising him or her of
14the clinical condition and the final disposition of the animal
15on appropriate forms approved by the Department. The
16Administrator shall notify the person who has been bitten, and
17in the case of confirmed rabies in the animal, the attending
18physician or responsible health agency advising of the clinical
19condition of the animal. When evidence is presented that the
20animal was inoculated against rabies within the time prescribed
21by law, it shall be confined in a house, or in a manner which
22will prohibit it from biting any person for a period of 10
23days, if a licensed veterinarian adjudges such confinement
24satisfactory. The Department may permit such confinement to be
25reduced to a period of less than 10 days. At the end of the
26confinement period, the animal shall be examined by a licensed

 

 

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1veterinarian.
2    (a-10) When the Administrator or, if the Administrator is
3not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator or his or her
4authorized representative receives information that a person
5has been bitten by an animal and evidence is presented that the
6animal at the time the bite occurred was inoculated against
7rabies within the time prescribed by law, the animal may be
8confined in a house, or in a manner which will prohibit the
9animal from biting a person, if the Administrator, Deputy
10Administrator, or his or her authorized representative
11determines the confinement satisfactory. The confinement shall
12be for a period of not less than 10 days from the date the bite
13occurred and shall continue until the animal has been examined
14and released from confinement by a licensed veterinarian. The
15Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian,
16the Deputy Administrator may instruct the owner, agent, or
17caretaker to have the animal examined by a licensed
18veterinarian immediately. The Administrator or, if the
19Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator
20may permit the confinement to be reduced to a period of less
21than 10 days. At the end of the confinement period, the animal
22shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian and microchipped,
23if the dog or cat is not already, at the expense of the owner.
24The veterinarian shall submit a written report listing the
25owner's name, address, dates of examination, species, breed,
26description, age, sex, and microchip number of the animal to

 

 

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1the Administrator advising him or her of the clinical condition
2and the final disposition of the animal on appropriate forms
3approved by the Department. The Administrator shall notify the
4person who has been bitten and, in case of confirmed rabies in
5the animal, the attending physician or responsible health
6agency advising of the clinical condition of the animal.
7    (a-15) Any person having knowledge that any person has been
8bitten by an animal shall notify the Administrator or, if the
9Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator
10within 24 hours promptly.
11    (a-20) It is unlawful for the owner of the animal to
12conceal the whereabouts, euthanize, sell, give away, or
13otherwise dispose of any animal known to have bitten a person,
14until it is examined and released from confinement by the
15Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian,
16the Deputy Administrator, or licensed veterinarian or his or
17her authorized representative. It is unlawful for the owner of
18the animal to refuse or fail to immediately comply with the
19reasonable written or printed instructions made by the
20Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian,
21the Deputy Administrator, or his or her authorized
22representative. If such instructions cannot be delivered in
23person, they shall be mailed to the owner of the animal by
24regular mail. Any expense incurred in the handling of an animal
25under this Section and Section 12 shall be borne by the owner.
26The owner of a biting animal must also remit to the Department

 

 

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1of Public Health, for deposit into the Pet Population Control
2Fund, a $25 public safety fine within 30 days after notice.
3    (b) When a person has been bitten by a police dog that is
4currently vaccinated against rabies, the police dog may
5continue to perform its duties for the peace officer or law
6enforcement agency and any period of observation of the police
7dog may be under the supervision of a peace officer. The
8supervision shall consist of the dog being locked in a kennel,
9performing its official duties in a police vehicle, or
10remaining under the constant supervision of its police handler.
11    (c) When a person has been bitten by a search and rescue
12dog that is currently vaccinated against rabies, the search and
13rescue dog may continue to perform its duties for the handler
14or owner or agency and any period of observation of the dog may
15be under the supervision of its handler or owner. The
16supervision shall consist of the dog being locked in a kennel,
17performing its official duties in a vehicle, or remaining under
18the constant supervision of its handler or owner.
19    (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a-20) of
20this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first
21violation. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4
22felony.
23(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
24    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
25becoming law.