95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
SB0341


 
Introduced 2/7/2007, by Sen. John J. Cullerton
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 		













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    Amends the  Illinois Municipal Code.  Provides that a municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more may enact an ordinance to allow companion dogs in outdoor areas of restaurants where food is served.  Defines "companion dog".
















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    AN ACT concerning municipalities.

 
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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 Illinois Municipal Code is amended  by adding 
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Section 11-20-14 as follows:
 
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    (65 ILCS 5/11-20-14  new)
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    Sec. 11-20-14. Companion dogs; restaurants.  
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Notwithstanding any other prohibition to the contrary, a 
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municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more may, by 
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ordinance, authorize the presence of companion dogs in outdoor 
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areas of restaurants where food is served, if the ordinance 
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provides for adequate controls to ensure compliance with the 
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Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Food Handling 
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Regulation Enforcement Act, the Sanitary Food Preparation Act, 
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and any other applicable statutes and ordinances. An ordinance 
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enacted under this Section shall provide that: (i) no companion 
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dog shall be present in the interior of any restaurant or in 
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any area where food is prepared; and (ii) the restaurant shall 
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have the right to refuse to serve the owner of a companion dog 
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if the owner fails to exercise reasonable control over the 
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companion dog or the companion dog is otherwise  behaving in a 
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manner that compromises or threatens to compromise the health 
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or safety of any person present in the restaurant, including, 
 


 






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but not limited to, violations and potential violations of any 
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applicable health code or other statute or ordinance. An 
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ordinance enacted under this Section may also provide for a 
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permitting process to authorize individual restaurants to 
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permit dogs as provided in this Section and to charge 
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applicants and authorized restaurants a reasonable permit fee 
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as the ordinance may establish.
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    For the purposes of this Section, "companion dog" means a 
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dog other than a service dog assisting a handicapped person.