Senate Sponsors: WALSH,L-DILLARD-RADOGNO-CULLERTON. House Sponsors: O'BRIEN-GASH-FEIGENHOLTZ-MCGUIRE-RONEN Short description: ANIMAL TORTURE Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Creates the offense of animal torture as a Class 4 felony, committed when a person inflicts extreme physical pain on an animal with the intent to increase or prolong the animal's pain, suffering, or agony. Provides that a second or subsequent offense is a Class 3 felony. Provides that a person convicted of the offense shall be required to undergo psychological or psychiatric evaluation and treatment. Effective immediately. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Adds reference to: 510 ILCS 70/3.03 new Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that certain specified legal activities do not constitute animal torture for purposes of the new Section pertaining to that offense. FISCAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) The fiscal and corrections impact is minimal. CORRECTIONAL NOTE (Dept. of Corrections) Same as DOC fiscal note. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 91-0351 Last action date: 99-07-29 Location: Senate Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 0 SENATE - 1 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status