Public Act 100-0090
 
SB1342 EnrolledLRB100 08487 SLF 18606 b


  
    AN ACT concerning wildlife.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended  by adding 
Section 48-11 as follows:
 
    (720 ILCS 5/48-11 new)
    Sec. 48-11. Unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling 
animal act.
    (a) Definitions. As used in this Section:
    "Mobile or traveling animal housing facility" means a 
transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer, or railway car 
used to transport or house animals while traveling to an 
exhibition or other performance.
    "Performance" means an exhibition, public showing, 
presentation, display, exposition, fair, animal act, circus, 
ride, trade show, petting zoo, carnival, parade, race, or other 
similar undertaking in which animals are required to perform 
tricks, give rides, or participate as accompaniments for 
entertainment, amusement, or benefit of a live audience.
    "Traveling animal act" means any performance of animals 
where animals are transported to, from, or between locations 
for the purpose of a performance in a mobile or traveling 
animal housing facility.
    (b) A person commits unlawful use of an elephant in a 
traveling animal act when he or she knowingly allows for the 
participation of an African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) or 
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) protected under the federal 
Endangered Species Act of 1973 in a traveling animal act.
    (c) This Section does not apply to an exhibition of 
elephants at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or other 
facility.
    (d) Sentence. Unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling 
animal act is a Class A misdemeanor.