Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee
Filed: 3/11/2009
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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 3887
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 3887 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act is | ||||||
| 5 | amended by changing Section 57 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (510 ILCS 72/57)
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| 7 | Sec. 57. Procedures for euthanasia.
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| 8 | (a) Only euthanasia drugs and commercially compressed | ||||||
| 9 | carbon monoxide,
subject
to
the limitations imposed under | ||||||
| 10 | subsection (b) of this Section, shall be used for
the purpose
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| 11 | of humanely euthanizing injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted | ||||||
| 12 | companion animals
in an animal shelter or an animal control | ||||||
| 13 | facility licensed under the Illinois
Animal Welfare Act, except | ||||||
| 14 | that a licensed veterinarian may euthanize companion animals in | ||||||
| 15 | such a shelter or facility by the use of carbon monoxide if the | ||||||
| 16 | veterinarian complies with the requirements set forth in | ||||||
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| 1 | Section 3.09 of the Humane Care for Animals Act. Euthanasia by | ||||||
| 2 | certified euthanasia technicians shall be conducted only | ||||||
| 3 | within the physical premises of an animal shelter licensed | ||||||
| 4 | under the Animal Welfare Act or an animal control facility | ||||||
| 5 | licensed under the Animal Welfare Act.
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| 6 | (b) (Blank). Commercially compressed carbon monoxide may | ||||||
| 7 | be used as a permitted
method of
euthanasia provided that it is | ||||||
| 8 | performed in a commercially manufactured chamber
pursuant to | ||||||
| 9 | the guidelines set forth in the most recent report of the AVMA
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| 10 | Panel on
Euthanasia.
A chamber that is designed to euthanize | ||||||
| 11 | more than one
animal at a
time must be equipped with | ||||||
| 12 | independent sections or cages to separate
incompatible
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| 13 | animals. The interior of the chamber must be well lit and | ||||||
| 14 | equipped with
view-ports, a
regulator, and a flow meter. | ||||||
| 15 | Monitoring equipment must be used at all times
during the
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| 16 | operation. Animals that are under 4 months of age, old, | ||||||
| 17 | injured, or sick
may not
be euthanized by carbon monoxide. | ||||||
| 18 | Animals shall remain in the chamber and
be exposed for
a | ||||||
| 19 | minimum of 20 minutes.
Staff members shall be fully notified of | ||||||
| 20 | potential health risks.
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| 21 | (c) Animals cannot be transported beyond State lines for | ||||||
| 22 | the sole purpose
of euthanasia unless the euthanasia methods | ||||||
| 23 | comply with subsection (a) or (b)
of this
Section and the | ||||||
| 24 | euthanasia is performed by a certified euthanasia technician.
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| 25 | (Source: P.A. 92-449, eff. 1-1-02; 93-626, eff. 12-23-03.)
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| 1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 2 | becoming law.".
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