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