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HB0196 Engrossed                               LRB9200676WHcs

 1        AN ACT to amend the Humane Care for Animals Act by adding
 2    Section 2.09 and by changing Sections 4.03 and 4.04.

 3        Be it enacted by the People of  the  State  of  Illinois,
 4    represented in the General Assembly:

 5        Section 5.  The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
 6    adding Section 2.09 and by changing Sections 4.03 and 4.04 as
 7    follows:

 8        (510 ILCS 70/2.09 new)
 9        Sec. 2.09. Search and rescue dog. "Search and rescue dog"
10    means  a    dog  that  is  trained  to locate lost or missing
11    persons, victims of natural or man-made disasters, and  human
12    bodies.

13        (510 ILCS 70/4.03) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.03)
14        Sec.  4.03.  Teasing,  striking  or tampering with police
15    animals or search and rescue dogs prohibited.
16        (a)  It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully and
17    maliciously  taunt,  torment,   tease,   beat,   strike,   or
18    administer  or  subject any desensitizing drugs, chemicals or
19    substance to any animal used by a law enforcement officer  in
20    the performance of his functions or duties, or when placed in
21    confinement off duty; or to interfere or meddle with any such
22    animal  used by a law enforcement department or agency or any
23    handler thereof in the performance of the functions or duties
24    of the department or agency.
25        (b)  It is unlawful  for  any  person  to  willfully  and
26    maliciously   taunt,   torment,   tease,   beat,  strike,  or
27    administer or subject any desensitizing drugs, chemicals,  or
28    substance  to  a  search  and  rescue dog, or to interfere or
29    meddle with a search and rescue dog or the dog's handler.
30    (Source: P.A. 90-80, eff. 7-10-97.)
 
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 1        (510 ILCS 70/4.04) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.04)
 2        Sec. 4.04.  Injuring or killing police animals or  search
 3    and rescue dogs prohibited.
 4        (a)  It  shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or
 5    maliciously torture mutilate,  injure,  disable,  poison,  or
 6    kill  any  animal  used  by  a  law enforcement department or
 7    agency in the performance of the functions or duties  of  the
 8    department  or agency or when placed in confinement off duty.
 9    However,  a  police  officer  or  veterinarian  may   perform
10    euthanasia in emergency situations when delay would cause the
11    animal undue suffering and pain.
12        (b)  It  is  unlawful  for  any  person  to  willfully or
13    maliciously torture, mutilate, injure,  disable,  poison,  or
14    kill  a  search  and  rescue dog; however, a peace officer, a
15    veterinarian, or a dog's owner may perform euthanasia.
16    (Source: P.A. 90-80, eff. 7-10-97; 91-357, eff. 7-29-99.)

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