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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2009 and 2010
HB1890
Introduced 2/18/2009, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan - Barbara Flynn Currie - Brandon W. Phelps SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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510 ILCS 5/9 |
from Ch. 8, par. 359 |
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Amends the Animal Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning impounding
dogs.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1890 |
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LRB096 05093 JDS 15159 b |
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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 Control Act is amended by changing |
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| Section 9 as follows:
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| (510 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 359)
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| Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to |
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| provisions of this Act
may
be apprehended and and impounded. |
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| For this purpose, the Administrator shall
utilize any existing |
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| or available animal control facility or licensed animal |
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| shelter. The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine, |
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| $20 of which shall be deposited into the Pet Population Control |
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| Fund and $5 of which shall be retained by the county or |
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| municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the |
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| provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be |
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| spayed or neutered within 30 days after being reclaimed unless |
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| already spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in |
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| impoundment.
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| A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity, |
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| including training, is not considered to be running at large if |
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| the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on land on which |
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| the person has obtained permission to hunt or to train a dog. A |
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| dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park is not |