Rep. Karen May
Filed: 4/1/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3685




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3685 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
 
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    "Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended  by changing 
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Section 18.1 as follows:
 



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    (510 ILCS 5/18.1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 368.1)


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    Sec. 18.1. 
 
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    (a) The owner or keeper of a dog is liable to a person for 
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all
damages caused by the dog pursuing, chasing, worrying, 
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wounding, injuring,
or killing any sheep, goats, cattle, 
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horses, mules, poultry, ratites, or
swine, or companion animals

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belonging to that person.

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    (b) The dog's owner or keeper may raise as an affirmative 
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defense to a violation    of subsection (a) of this Section  any of 
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the following:
 


 






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    (1) The negligence of the person who owns or is responsible 
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for the injured animal.
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    (2) The provocation of the dog by the injured animal. 
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(Source: P.A. 88-600, eff. 9-1-94.)



 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".