SB3496 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
SB3496

Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Dave Syverson

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

55 ILCS 5/5-1071.2 new

Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board to regulate and prohibit the ownership, keeping, possession, or harboring of dogs that by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise cause annoyance or disturbance within unincorporated areas of the county that have been subdivided for residence purposes. Authorizes a county board to impose fines and penalties for violations. Exempts veterinary hospitals and clinics operated by a licensed veterinarian and county pounds from ordinances to regulate barking dogs. Effective immediately.

FISCAL NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning local government.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section 5-1071.2 as follows:

(55 ILCS 5/5-1071.2 new)

Sec. 5-1071.2. Barking dogs. The county board of each county may, by ordinance, regulate and prohibit the ownership, keeping, possession, or harboring of dogs that by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise cause annoyance or disturbance within unincorporated areas of the county that have been subdivided for residence purposes. The county board may impose such fines or penalties as are deemed proper to effectuate the purposes of this Section, except when a fine or penalty is already allowed by law. This Section does not apply to veterinary hospitals or clinics operated by a veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 or premises occupied or used by a county pound.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.