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1    AN ACT concerning animals.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
 
4    Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended  by adding 
5Section 9.1 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 5/9.1 new)
7    Sec. 9.1. Reporting of stray dogs.
8    (a)   In this Section, "hold" means to afford lodging.
9    (b) Any individual who decides to hold in his or her 
10possession any lost or stray dog of which he or she is not the 
11owner shall, within 48 hours of taking possession of the lost 
12or stray dog shall:
13        (1)   report to the police station and animal control 
14    facility nearest to the location where the dog was found 
15    all relevant information, including, but not limited to, 
16    where the dog was found, the name or any other information 
17    or identification tags found on the dog, tattoos, color, 
18    age, size, and gender of the animal and the individual's 
19    name and address;
20        (2)   arrange for the dog to be scanned for the presence 
21    of a microchip by an animal control facility, animal 
22    shelter, veterinarian's office, or any other establishment 
23    with a working microchip scanner. The animal control 
 
 
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1    facility, animal shelter, or veterinarian's office must 
2    maintain a record of scanning the dog for a microchip; and
3        (3) make every reasonable attempt to contact the owner 
4    as soon as possible and relinquish the dog to the owner 
5    within a reasonable amount of time after making contact.
6    (c)   The failure to report a lost or stray dog within 48 
7hours of taking possession of the dog shall be punished by a 
8fine of no less than $50 and no more than $500.