Rep. Karen May
Filed: 4/1/2009
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3685
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3685 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing | ||||||
| 5 | Section 18.1 as follows:
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| 6 | (510 ILCS 5/18.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 368.1)
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| 7 | Sec. 18.1.
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| 8 | (a) The owner or keeper of a dog is liable to a person for | ||||||
| 9 | all
damages caused by the dog pursuing, chasing, worrying, | ||||||
| 10 | wounding, injuring,
or killing any sheep, goats, cattle, | ||||||
| 11 | horses, mules, poultry, ratites, or
swine, or companion animals
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| 12 | belonging to that person.
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| 13 | (b) The dog's owner or keeper may raise as an affirmative | ||||||
| 14 | defense to a violation of subsection (a) of this Section any of | ||||||
| 15 | the following: | ||||||
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| 1 | (1) The negligence of the person who owns or is responsible | ||||||
| 2 | for the injured animal. | ||||||
| 3 | (2) The provocation of the dog by the injured animal. | ||||||
| 4 | (Source: P.A. 88-600, eff. 9-1-94.)
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| 5 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 6 | becoming law.".
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