Rep. Patricia R. Bellock
Filed: 3/27/2009
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4036 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4036  by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:


 
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    "Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended  by adding 
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Sections 3.3 and 3.4 as follows:
 
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    (225 ILCS 605/3.3  new)
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    Sec. 3.3. Adoption of dogs and cats. 
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    (a)  An animal shelter or animal control facility shall not 
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adopt out any dog or cat unless it has been sterilized and 
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microchipped.  However, an animal shelter or animal control 
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facility may adopt out a dog or cat that has not been 
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sterilized and microchipped if:
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        (1) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement 
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    agreeing to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures 
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    performed on the animal to be adopted within a specified 
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    period of time not to exceed 30 days after the date of the 
 


 






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    adoption, or
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        (2) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement 
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    to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures performed 
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    within 14 days after a licensed veterinarian certifies the 
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    dog or cat is healthy enough for sterilizing and 
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    microchipping procedures, and a licensed veterinarian has 
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    certified that the dog or cat is too sick or injured to be 
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    sterilized or it would be detrimental to the health of the 
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    dog or cat to be sterilized or microchipped at the time of 
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    the adoption.
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    (b) An animal shelter or animal control facility may adopt 
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out any dog or cat that is not free of disease, injury, or 
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abnormality if the disease, injury, or abnormality is disclosed 
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in writing to the adopter, and the animal shelter or animal 
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control facility allows the adopter to return the animal to the 
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animal shelter or animal control facility.
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    (c) The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
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Section do not apply to adoptions subject to Section 11 of the 
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Animal Control Act.
 
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    (225 ILCS 605/3.4  new)
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    Sec. 3.4. Release of animals to shelters. An animal shelter 
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or animal control facility may not release any animal to an 
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individual representing an animal shelter, unless the 
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recipient animal shelter has been licensed or has a foster care 
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permit issued by the Department or the individual is a 
 


 






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representative of a not-for-profit, out-of-State organization.
 

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