Public Act 102-0329
 
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    AN ACT concerning animals.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing
Sections 2.11c, 3.5, and 9 as follows:
 
    (510 ILCS 5/2.11c)
    Sec. 2.11c. Intact animal. "Intact animal" means an animal
that has not been sterilized spayed or neutered.
(Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
 
    (510 ILCS 5/3.5)
    Sec. 3.5. County animal population fund use limitation.
Funds placed in the county animal population control fund may
only be used to (1) spay, neuter, vaccinate, or sterilize
adopted dogs or cats; (2) sterilize spay, neuter, or vaccinate
dogs or cats owned by low income county residents who are
eligible for the Food Stamp Program or Social Security
Disability Benefits Program; or (3) sterilize spay, neuter,
and vaccinate feral cats in programs recognized by the county
or a municipality. This Section does not apply to a county with
3,000,000 or more inhabitants.
(Source: P.A. 100-405, eff. 1-1-18; 100-870, eff. 1-1-19.)
 
    (510 ILCS 5/9)  (from Ch. 8, par. 359)
    Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to
provisions of this Act may be apprehended and impounded. For
this purpose, the Administrator shall utilize any existing or
available animal control facility or licensed animal shelter.
The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine to be
deposited into the county animal control fund or the county
pet population control fund. Funds transferred to or retained
by a municipality before the effective date of this amendatory
Act of the 100th General Assembly under this paragraph shall
continue to be transferred to and be retained by that
municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the
provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be
sterilized spayed or neutered within 30 days after being
reclaimed unless already sterilized spayed or neutered;
failure to comply shall result in impoundment.
    A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting
activity, including training, is not considered to be running
at large if the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on
land on which the person has obtained permission to hunt or to
train a dog. A dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park
is not considered to be running at large if the dog is
monitored or supervised by a person.
(Source: P.A. 100-787, eff. 8-10-18.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2022