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HB2946 Enrolled |
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LRB094 05402 RLC 35447 b |
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| AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding |
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| Section 12-36 as follows: |
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| (720 ILCS 5/12-36 new) |
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| Sec. 12-36. Possession of certain dogs by felons |
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| prohibited. |
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| (a) For a period of 10 years commencing upon the release of |
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| a person from incarceration, it is unlawful for a person |
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| convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the |
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| Humane Care for Animals Act, a felony violation of Article 24 |
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| of the Criminal Code of 1961, a felony violation of Class 3 or |
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| higher of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony |
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| violation of Class 3 or higher of the Cannabis Control Act, or |
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| a felony violation of Class 2 or higher of the Methamphetamine |
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| Control and Community Protection Act, to knowingly own, |
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| possess, have custody of, or reside in a residence with, |
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| either: |
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| (1) an unspayed or unneutered dog or puppy older than |
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| 12 weeks of age; or |
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| (2) irrespective of whether the dog has been spayed or |
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| neutered, any dog that has been determined to be a vicious |
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| dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act. |
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| (b) Any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of a |
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| person convicted of a felony, as described in subsection (a), |
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| must be microchipped for permanent identification. |
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| (c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty |
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| of a Class A misdemeanor. |
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| (d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this |
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| Section that the dog in question is neutered or spayed, or that |
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| the dog in question was neutered or spayed within 7 days of the |