Full Text of HB6084 99th General Assembly
HB6084ham001 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY | Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit Filed: 4/6/2016
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 6084
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 6084 by replacing | 3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
| 4 | | "Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 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 | 8 | | or more of age shall have each dog
inoculated against rabies
by | 9 | | a licensed veterinarian. Every dog shall
have a second rabies | 10 | | vaccination within one year of the first. Terms of
subsequent
| 11 | | vaccine administration and duration of immunity must be in | 12 | | compliance with USDA
licenses of vaccines used. A veterinarian | 13 | | immunizing a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies shall provide | 14 | | the Administrator of the county in which the dog, cat, or | 15 | | ferret resides with a certificate of immunization. Evidence of | 16 | | such rabies
inoculation shall be entered on a certificate the |
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| 1 | | form of which shall be
approved by the Board and which shall | 2 | | contain the microchip number of the dog, cat, or ferret animal | 3 | | if it has one and which shall be signed by the licensed
| 4 | | veterinarian administering the vaccine. Only one dog, cat, or | 5 | | ferret shall be included on each certificate. Veterinarians who | 6 | | inoculate a dog
shall procure from the County Animal
Control in | 7 | | the county where their office is located
serially
numbered | 8 | | tags, one to be issued with each inoculation certificate. Only | 9 | | one dog
shall be included on each certificate. The veterinarian | 10 | | immunizing or
microchipping an animal
shall
provide the
| 11 | | Administrator of the county in which the animal resides with a | 12 | | certificate of immunization and microchip number. The
Board | 13 | | shall cause a rabies
inoculation tag to be issued, at a fee | 14 | | established by the Board
for each
dog inoculated against | 15 | | rabies.
| 16 | | Rabies vaccine for use on animals shall be sold or | 17 | | distributed only to
and used only by licensed veterinarians. | 18 | | Such rabies vaccine shall be
licensed by the United States | 19 | | Department of Agriculture.
| 20 | | If a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that a | 21 | | rabies inoculation would compromise an animal's health, then | 22 | | the animal shall be exempt from the rabies inoculation shot | 23 | | requirement, however, but the owner is must still be | 24 | | responsible for the tag fees.
| 25 | | If a bite occurs from an exempt animal, the exempt animal | 26 | | shall be treated as an unvaccinated animal. If the animal is |
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| 1 | | exempt, the animal shall be re-examined by a licensed | 2 | | veterinarian on no less than an annual basis and be vaccinated | 3 | | against rabies as soon as the animal's health permits. | 4 | | (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
| 5 | | (510 ILCS 5/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 363)
| 6 | | Sec. 13. Dog or other animal bites; observation of animal.
| 7 | | (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections subsection | 8 | | (b) and (c) of this Section, when
the Administrator or, if the | 9 | | Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy
Administrator | 10 | | receives information that any person has been
bitten by an | 11 | | animal, the Administrator or, if the
Administrator is not a | 12 | | veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator, or his or
her | 13 | | authorized
representative, shall have such dog or other animal | 14 | | confined
under the
observation of a licensed veterinarian for a | 15 | | period of 10 days . The confinement shall be for a period of not | 16 | | less than 10 days from the date the bite occurred and shall | 17 | | continue until the animal has been examined and released from | 18 | | confinement by a licensed veterinarian. The Administrator or, | 19 | | if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy | 20 | | Administrator
Department may permit such confinement to be | 21 | | reduced to a
period of less than 10 days. | 22 | | (a-5) Any owner, agent, or caretaker of an animal | 23 | | documented to have bitten a person shall present the animal to | 24 | | a licensed veterinarian within 24 hours. A veterinarian | 25 | | presented with an animal documented to have bitten a person |
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| 1 | | shall make a record of report the
clinical
condition of the | 2 | | animal immediately . , with confirmation in
writing to the | 3 | | Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian,
| 4 | | the
Deputy Administrator within 24 hours after the animal
is | 5 | | presented for examination, giving the owner's name, address, | 6 | | the date of
confinement, the breed, description, age, and sex | 7 | | of the
animal, and whether the animal has been spayed
or | 8 | | neutered, on appropriate
forms approved by the Department. The | 9 | | Administrator or, if the Administrator
is not
a veterinarian, | 10 | | the Deputy Administrator shall notify the attending physician
| 11 | | or responsible health agency. At the
end of the confinement | 12 | | period, the animal shall be examined by a licensed | 13 | | veterinarian, inoculated against rabies, if eligible, and | 14 | | microchipped, if the dog or cat has not been already, at the | 15 | | expense of the owner. The veterinarian shall submit a written
| 16 | | report listing the owner's name, address, dates of confinement, | 17 | | dates of examination, species, breed, description, age, sex, | 18 | | and microchip number of the animal to the Administrator or, if | 19 | | the Administrator is not a veterinarian,
the Deputy
| 20 | | Administrator advising him or her of the clinical condition and | 21 | | the final disposition of
the animal on appropriate forms | 22 | | approved by the Department. The Administrator shall notify the | 23 | | person who has been bitten, and in the case of confirmed rabies | 24 | | in the animal, the attending physician or responsible health | 25 | | agency advising of the clinical condition of the animal. When
| 26 | | evidence is presented that the animal was inoculated
against
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| 1 | | rabies within the time prescribed by law, it shall be confined | 2 | | in
a house, or in a manner which will prohibit it from biting | 3 | | any person
for a period of 10 days, if a licensed veterinarian | 4 | | adjudges such confinement satisfactory. The Department may | 5 | | permit such confinement to be reduced to a period of less
than | 6 | | 10 days. At the end of the confinement period, the
animal shall | 7 | | be examined by a licensed
veterinarian.
| 8 | | (a-10) When the Administrator or, if the Administrator is | 9 | | not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator or his or her | 10 | | authorized representative receives information that a person | 11 | | has been bitten by an animal and evidence is presented that the | 12 | | animal at the time the bite occurred was inoculated against | 13 | | rabies within the time prescribed by law, the animal may be | 14 | | confined in a house, or in a manner which will prohibit the | 15 | | animal from biting a person, if the Administrator, Deputy | 16 | | Administrator, or his or her authorized representative | 17 | | determines the confinement satisfactory. The confinement shall | 18 | | be for a period of not less than 10 days from the date the bite | 19 | | occurred and shall continue until the animal has been examined | 20 | | and released from confinement by a licensed veterinarian. The | 21 | | Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, | 22 | | the Deputy Administrator may instruct the owner, agent, or | 23 | | caretaker to have the animal examined by a licensed | 24 | | veterinarian immediately. The Administrator or, if the | 25 | | Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator | 26 | | may permit the confinement to be reduced to a period of less |
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| 1 | | than 10 days. At the end of the confinement period, the animal | 2 | | shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian and microchipped, | 3 | | if the dog or cat is not already, at the expense of the owner. | 4 | | The veterinarian shall submit a written report listing the | 5 | | owner's name, address, dates of examination, species, breed, | 6 | | description, age, sex, and microchip number of the animal to | 7 | | the Administrator advising him or her of the clinical condition | 8 | | and the final disposition of the animal on appropriate forms | 9 | | approved by the Department. The Administrator shall notify the | 10 | | person who has been bitten and, in case of confirmed rabies in | 11 | | the animal, the attending physician or responsible health | 12 | | agency advising of the clinical condition of the animal. | 13 | | (a-15) Any person having knowledge that any person has been
| 14 | | bitten by an animal shall
notify the
Administrator or, if the | 15 | | Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy
Administrator | 16 | | within 24 hours
promptly . | 17 | | (a-20) It is unlawful for the owner of the animal
to | 18 | | conceal the whereabouts,
euthanize, sell, give away, or | 19 | | otherwise dispose of any
animal known to have bitten a person, | 20 | | until it is examined and released from confinement by the
| 21 | | Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, | 22 | | the Deputy
Administrator, or licensed veterinarian or his or | 23 | | her authorized representative . It is unlawful
for
the
owner of | 24 | | the animal to refuse or fail to immediately comply with
the
| 25 | | reasonable written or printed instructions made by the | 26 | | Administrator or,
if
the Administrator is not a veterinarian, |
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| 1 | | the Deputy Administrator, or
his or her
authorized | 2 | | representative. If such instructions cannot be delivered in
| 3 | | person, they shall be mailed to the owner of the
animal by
| 4 | | regular mail. Any expense incurred in the
handling of an animal | 5 | | under this Section and Section
12 shall
be borne by the owner. | 6 | | The owner of a biting animal must also remit to the Department | 7 | | of Public Health, for deposit into the Pet Population Control | 8 | | Fund, a $25 public safety fine within 30 days after notice.
| 9 | | (b) When a person has been bitten by a police dog that is | 10 | | currently vaccinated against rabies,
the police dog may | 11 | | continue to perform
its duties for the peace officer or law | 12 | | enforcement agency and any period
of
observation of the police | 13 | | dog may be under the
supervision of a peace officer.
The | 14 | | supervision shall consist of the dog being locked in a kennel,
| 15 | | performing its official duties in a police vehicle, or | 16 | | remaining under the
constant supervision of its police handler.
| 17 | | (c) When a person has been bitten by a search and rescue | 18 | | dog that is currently vaccinated against rabies, the search and | 19 | | rescue dog may continue to perform its duties for the handler | 20 | | or owner or agency and any period of observation of the dog may | 21 | | be under the supervision of its handler or owner. The | 22 | | supervision shall consist of the dog being locked in a kennel, | 23 | | performing its official duties in a vehicle, or remaining under | 24 | | the constant supervision of its handler or owner. | 25 | | (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a-20) of | 26 | | this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first |
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| 1 | | violation. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 | 2 | | felony. | 3 | | (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
| 4 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 5 | | becoming law.".
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