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DART-MCKEON-SCOTT-FRITCHEY-DAVIS,STEVE, LYONS,JOSEPH, 
   MCAULIFFE, MCCARTHY, FEIGENHOLTZ AND HOLBROOK.

   510 ILCS 70/2.01a                                                           
   510 ILCS 70/2.01b new                                                       
   510 ILCS 70/2.01c new                                                       
   510 ILCS 70/2.01d new                                                       
   510 ILCS 70/2.01e new                                                       
   510 ILCS 70/2.09 new                                                        
   510 ILCS 70/2.10 new                                                        
   510 ILCS 70/3.04 new                                                        
   510 ILCS 70/3.05 new                                                        
   510 ILCS 70/3.06 new                                                        
   510 ILCS 70/4.02          from Ch. 8, par. 704.02                           
   510 ILCS 70/4.03          from Ch. 8, par. 704.03                           
   510 ILCS 70/4.04          from Ch. 8, par. 704.04                           
   510 ILCS 70/10            from Ch. 8, par. 710                              
   510 ILCS 70/12            from Ch. 8, par. 712                              
   510 ILCS 70/16            from Ch. 8, par. 716                              
   510 ILCS 70/17 new                                                          
   510 ILCS 70/18 new                                                          
   510 ILCS 70/19 new                                                          
   510 ILCS 70/20 new                                                          

        Amends  the  Humane  Care  for  Animals  Act.   Defines  "exigent      
   circumstances", "livestock",  "service  animal",  "search  and  rescue      
   dog",  "euthanasia",  and  "animal  hoarder".  Sets procedures for the      
   seizure of an animal by a law enforcement officer.  Requires violators      
   of the Act to post security for the care of an animal  that  has  been      
   seized while the case is being adjudicated.  Provides for the adoption      
   or  euthanasia  of  seized  and  forfeited  animals.  Includes service      
   animals and search and rescue dogs in the  provisions  concerning  the      
   abuse,  injury,  or  killing  of  law  enforcement  animals.  Provides      
   immunity to law enforcement officers, animal control agencies,  humane      
   agencies,  veterinarians,  and certain other persons taking good faith      
   actions under the Act.  Increases the penalties for certain violations      
   of the Act.  Allows courts to order the psychological  or  psychiatric      
   examination  and  treatment of persons convicted of violating the Act.      
   Allows corporations to be charged  with  violating  the  Act  for  the      
   actions  of  their  employees  and  agents.   Provides the owner of an      
   abused or neglected animal with a right of action for damages  against      
   the  person  who abused or neglected the animal.  Makes other changes.      
   Effective January 1, 2002.                                                  
          FISCAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts)                          
          Based on a review of the bill, it has been determined that           
          House Bill 599 may create a minimal increase in judicial             
          workloads. However, the bill would not have a significant            
          fiscal impact on the judicial branch.                                
          JUDICIAL NOTE (Office of the Illinois Courts)                        
          Same as previous fiscal note.                                        
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 1.                                                 
          Adds reference to:                                                   
          510 ILCS 70/21 new                                                   
          705 ILCS 105/27.5               from Ch. 25, par. 27.5               
          30 ILCS 105/5.545 new                                                
        Deletes everything.  Amends the Humane Care for Animals  Act  and      
   the  State  Finance  Act.   Defines  "exigent circumstances", "service      
   animal", "search and rescue dog", "euthanasia", and "companion  animal      
   hoarder".   Sets  procedures  for  the  seizure  of an animal by a law      
   enforcement officer.  Requires certain persons to  post  security  for      
   the  care  of  an  animal that has been seized while the case is being      
   adjudicated.  Provides for the adoption or euthanasia  of  seized  and      
   forfeited  animals.   Includes  service  animals and search and rescue      
   dogs in the provisions concerning the abuse, injury, or killing of law      
   enforcement animals.  Provides immunity to law  enforcement  officers,      
   animal  control  agencies, humane agencies, veterinarians, and certain      
   other persons taking good faith actions under the Act.  Increases  the      
   penalties  for  certain violations of the Act.  Allows courts to order      
   the psychological or psychiatric examination and treatment of  persons      
   convicted  of  violating  the  Act.  Allows corporations to be charged      
   with violating the Act for the actions of their employees and  agents.      
   Provides  the  owner  of an abused or neglected animal with a right of      
   action for damages against the person  who  abused  or  neglected  the      
   animal.  Creates the Illinois Animal Abuse Fund.  Makes other changes.      
   Amends  the  Clerks  of  Courts  Act.   Provides  for the deposit of a      
   portion of the fines collected for certain offenses under the Humane        
   Care for Animals Act into the Illinois Animal Abuse Fund. Effective         
   January 1, 2002.                                                            
        HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2.                                                 
          Deletes reference to:                                                
          510 ILCS 70/17 new                                                   
        Allows (instead of requires) a law enforcement  officer  to  take      
   possession  of  all  animals in the possession of the person arrested.      
   Removes provisions concerning holding a hearing as to the  disposition      
   of the animals and other property seized in the event of the acquittal      
   or  final discharge without conviction of a person, an officer placing      
   dogs in the custody of an animal control or  humane  agency,  and  the      
   payment  of  the  costs  of  violations.  Allows notice to be given by      
   publication in a newspaper if an investigator is not able to  serve  a      
   violator  in  person.  Makes  a  change  concerning a penalty.  Allows      
   certain  other  persons  to  bring  civil  actions.   Makes  technical      
   changes.                                                                    
   FEB-05-2001  H  FILED WITH CLERK                                               
   FEB-05-2001  H  FIRST READING                                                  
   FEB-05-2001  H  REFERRED TO HOUSE RULES COMMITTEE        RULES                 
   FEB-06-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 MCKEON                
   FEB-07-2001  H       ASSIGNED TO COMMITTEE               AGRICULTURE           
   FEB-07-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 SCOTT                 
   FEB-13-2001  H                         FISCAL NOTE FILED                       
   FEB-13-2001  H                       JUDICIAL NOTE FILED                       
   FEB-13-2001  H                   COMMITTEE               AGRICULTURE           
   FEB-22-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 FRITCHEY              
   MAR-06-2001  H  ADDED AS A JOINT SPONSOR                 DAVIS,STEVE           
   MAR-07-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 01-AGRICULTURE   H    
   MAR-07-2001  H                                   ADOPTED 013-000-000           
   MAR-07-2001  H  DO PASS AMENDED/SHORT DEBATE             013-000-000   HAGR    
   MAR-07-2001  H  PLACED CALENDAR 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                       
   MAR-09-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    LYONS,JOSEPH          
   MAR-13-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    HOFFMAN               
   MAR-15-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MCAULIFFE             
   MAR-20-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    MCCARTHY              
   MAR-22-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    FEIGENHOLTZ           
   MAR-26-2001  H  ADDED AS A CO-SPONSOR                    HOLBROOK              
   MAR-27-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART               
   MAR-27-2001  H                     AMENDMENT REFERRED TO HRUL                  
   MAR-27-2001  H  CALENDAR ORDER 2ND READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   MAR-30-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART               
   MAR-30-2001  H  RECOMMENDS BE ADOPTED                    HRUL/005-000-000      
   MAR-30-2001  H  SECOND READING-SHORT DEBATE                                    
   MAR-30-2001  H                             AMENDMENT NO. 02-DART               
   MAR-30-2001  H                                   ADOPTED                       
   MAR-30-2001  H  PLCD CAL ORDER 3RD READING-SHORT DEBATE                        
   APR-06-2001  H  RE-REFERRED TO RULES COMM/RULE 19(A)     RULES         HRUL    
   JAN-07-2003  H  SESSION SINE DIE                                               

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