102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2021 and 2022
SB2266
 
Introduced 2/26/2021, by Sen. Steve McClure
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
510 ILCS 70/3.02

     Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes changes to the penalties for persons convicted of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal. Provides that a person convicted of causing the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 3 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Provides that a second or subsequent conviction for an act that causes the death of a companion animal is a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony). 
  


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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 Humane Care for Animals Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 3.02 as follows:
 



6    (510 ILCS 70/3.02)


7    Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty. 
8    (a) No person may intentionally
commit an act that causes 
9a companion animal to suffer serious injury or
death.  
10Aggravated cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion 
11animal
through recognized methods approved by the Department 
12of Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).

13    (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as 
14exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally 
15euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by 
16use of carbon monoxide.
17    (c) A person convicted of violating this Section for an 
18act that causes a companion animal to suffer serious injury is 
19guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted for an act that 
20causes the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 3 
21felony Section 3.02 is guilty of a Class 4
felony.  A second or 
22subsequent violation for an act that causes a companion animal 
23to suffer serious injury is a Class 3 felony. A second or 
 
 
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1subsequent violation for an act that causes the death of a 
2companion animal is a Class 2 felony is a Class 3 felony.  In 
3addition to
any other penalty provided by law, upon conviction 
4for violating this Section,
the court may order the convicted 
5person to undergo a psychological or
psychiatric evaluation 
6and to undergo any treatment at the convicted person's
expense 
7that the court determines to be appropriate after due 
8consideration of
the evaluation.  If the convicted person is a 
9juvenile or a companion animal
hoarder, the court must order 
10the convicted person to undergo a psychological
or psychiatric 
11evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court determines 
12to
be appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation.

13(Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)