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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation. | ||||||
| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 3 | represented in the General Assembly: | ||||||
| 4 | Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 3.3 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (225 ILCS 605/3.3) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 3.3. Adoption of dogs and cats. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility shall not | ||||||
| 9 | adopt out any dog or adopt out or return to field any cat | ||||||
| 10 | unless it has been sterilized and microchipped. However, an | ||||||
| 11 | animal shelter or animal control facility may adopt out a dog | ||||||
| 12 | or cat that has not been sterilized and microchipped if the | ||||||
| 13 | adopting owner has executed a written agreement to have | ||||||
| 14 | sterilizing and microchipping procedures performed within 14 | ||||||
| 15 | days after a licensed veterinarian certifies the dog or cat is | ||||||
| 16 | healthy enough for sterilizing and microchipping procedures | ||||||
| 17 | and a licensed veterinarian has certified that the dog or cat | ||||||
| 18 | is too sick or injured to be sterilized or it would be | ||||||
| 19 | detrimental to the health of the dog or cat to be sterilized or | ||||||
| 20 | microchipped at the time of the adoption. | ||||||
| 21 | (b) An animal shelter or animal control facility may adopt | ||||||
| 22 | out any dog or cat that is not free of disease, injury, or | ||||||
| 23 | abnormality if the disease, injury, or abnormality is | ||||||
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| 1 | disclosed in writing to the adopter, and the animal shelter or | ||||||
| 2 | animal control facility allows the adopter to return the | ||||||
| 3 | animal to the animal shelter or animal control facility. | ||||||
| 4 | (c) The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this | ||||||
| 5 | Section do not apply to adoptions subject to Section 11 of the | ||||||
| 6 | Animal Control Act. | ||||||
| 7 | (d) An animal shelter or animal control facility may shall | ||||||
| 8 | waive the adoption fee for a dog or cat if the person adopting | ||||||
| 9 | the dog or cat: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) presents to the animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
| 11 | facility a current and valid Illinois driver's license | ||||||
| 12 | with the word "veteran" printed on its face, a current and | ||||||
| 13 | valid Illinois Identification Card with the word "veteran" | ||||||
| 14 | printed on its face, or an identification card issued | ||||||
| 15 | under the federal Veterans Identification Card Act of 2015 | ||||||
| 16 | and a valid Illinois driver's license or valid Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Identification Card; and | ||||||
| 18 | (2) complies with the adoption policies of the animal | ||||||
| 19 | shelter or animal control facility. | ||||||
| 20 | (e) An animal shelter or animal control facility may limit | ||||||
| 21 | the number of dogs or cats adopted from that animal shelter or | ||||||
| 22 | animal control facility pursuant to this Section to one dog or | ||||||
| 23 | cat each in a 2-year period. | ||||||
| 24 | (Source: P.A. 102-558, eff. 8-20-21; 103-434, eff. 1-1-24.) | ||||||