93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2003 and 2004
SB2790


 
Introduced 2/5/2004, by Dan Rutherford
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		














225 ILCS 605/10
  from Ch. 8, par. 310







    Amends the Animal Welfare Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section concerning grounds for discipline.
















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    AN ACT concerning animals.

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


 
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    Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended  by changing 
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Section 10 as follows:
 



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    (225 ILCS 605/10)  (from Ch. 8, par. 310)



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    Sec. 10. Grounds for discipline. The Department may refuse 
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to issue or
renew or may suspend or
revoke a license on any one 
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or more of the following grounds:

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    a. Material misstatement in the application for an original 
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license or in
the application for any renewal license under 
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this Act;

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    b. A violation of this Act or of any regulations
or
rules 
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issued pursuant thereto;

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    c. Aiding or abetting another in the violation of this Act 
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or
of any regulation or rule issued pursuant thereto;

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    d. Allowing one's license under this Act to be used by an 
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unlicensed
person;

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    e. Conviction of any crime an essential element of which is

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misstatement, fraud or dishonesty or conviction of any felony, 
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if the
Department determines, after investigation, that such 
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person has not been
sufficiently rehabilitated to warrant the 
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public trust;

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    f. Conviction of a violation of any law of Illinois except 
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minor
violations such as traffic violations and violations not 
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related to the
disposition of dogs, cats and other animals or 
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any rule or regulation of
the Department relating to dogs or 
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cats and sale thereof;

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    g. Making substantial misrepresentations or false promises 
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of a
character likely to influence, persuade or induce in 
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connection with the
business of a licensee under this Act;

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    h. Pursuing a continued course of misrepresentation of or 
 


 






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making false
promises through advertising, salesman, agents or 
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otherwise in connection
with the business of a licensee under 
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this Act;

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    i. Failure to possess the necessary qualifications or to 
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meet the
requirements of the Act for the issuance or holding a 
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license; or

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    j. Proof that the licensee is guilty of gross negligence,

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incompetency, or cruelty with regard to animals.

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    The Department may refuse to issue or may suspend the 
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license
of any person who fails to file a return, or to pay the 
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tax, penalty or
interest shown in a filed return, or to pay any 
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final assessment of tax,
penalty or interest, as required by 
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any tax Act administered by the
Illinois Department of Revenue, 
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until such time as the requirements of any
such tax Act are 
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satisfied.

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    The Department may order any licensee to cease operation 
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for a period not
to exceed 72 hours to correct deficiencies in 
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order to meet licensing
requirements.

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(Source: P.A. 89-178, eff. 7-19-95; 90-385, eff. 8-15-97; 
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90-403, eff.
8-15-97.)