Rep. Sara Feigenholtz

Filed: 4/19/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5010

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5010, AS AMENDED, by
3replacing everything after the enacting clause with the
4following:
 
5    "Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
6changing Section 3.01 as follows:
 
7    (510 ILCS 70/3.01)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
8    Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment.
9    (a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat, torment,
10starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
11    (b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a
12public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
13    (c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may
14expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in
15a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in
16extreme heat or cold conditions that:

 

 

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1        (1) results in injury to or death of the animal; or
2        (2) results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite,
3    or similar condition as determined by a doctor of
4    veterinary medicine.
5    (c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an animal from
6being impounded in an emergency situation under subsection (b)
7of Section 12 of this Act.
8    (d) (c) A person convicted of violating this Section is
9guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
10conviction for a violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
11In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who
12is convicted of violating subsection (a) upon a companion
13animal in the presence of a child, as defined in Section 12-0.1
14of the Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject to a fine of
15$250 and ordered to perform community service for not less than
16100 hours. In addition to any other penalty provided by law,
17upon conviction for violating this Section, the court may order
18the convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric
19evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted
20person's expense that the court determines to be appropriate
21after due consideration of the evidence. If the convicted
22person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court
23must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
24psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court
25determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
26evaluation.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; revised
210-20-15.)
 
3    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
4becoming law.".