(520 ILCS 35/15)
    Sec. 15. Nonapplication of Act. This Act does not apply to direct contact between a covered animal and any of the following:
        (1) The owner of the covered animal.
        (2) The owner of the facility in which the specified
    
animal is kept.
        (3) A trained professional employee or contractor of
    
the owner of the covered animal or facility (or an accompanying employee receiving professional training), while acting in the course and scope of official duty.
        (4) A licensed veterinarian, a veterinary student
    
accompanying such a veterinarian, or a registered veterinary technician under the direct or indirect supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
        (5) A law enforcement officer or animal control
    
authority acting in the course and scope of official duty.
        (6) An employee of a federal, State, or local agency,
    
while acting in the course and scope of the person's official duty.
        (7) A board member of the facility where the animal
    
is kept, a trainee, service provider, or professional production crew which:
            (A) is accompanied by the facility's owner or
        
trained employee;
            (B) is performing work with the specified animal
        
away from public view; and
            (C) is under a contract or other engagement with
        
the facility's owner.
(Source: P.A. 103-239, eff. 1-1-24.)