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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 3.1 and by adding Sections 3.5 and 3.15 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 605/3.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 303.1)
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7 | Sec. 3.1. Information on dogs and cats for sale by a dog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | dealer or cattery operator . Every pet shop
operator, dog | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | dealer , and cattery operator shall provide the following
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10 | information for every dog or cat available for sale:
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11 | (a) The age, sex, and weight of the animal.
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12 | (b) The breed of the animal.
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13 | (c) A record of vaccinations and veterinary care and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | treatment.
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15 | (d) A record of surgical sterilization or lack of surgical | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | sterilization.
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17 | (e) The name and address of the breeder of the animal.
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18 | (f) The name and address of any other person who owned or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | harbored the
animal between its birth and the point of sale.
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20 | (Source: P.A. 87-819.)
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21 | (225 ILCS 605/3.5 new) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | Sec. 3.5. Information on dogs and cats available for |
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1 | adoption by an animal shelter or animal control facility. | ||||||
2 | (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility must | ||||||
3 | provide to the adopter prior to the time of adoption the | ||||||
4 | following information, to the best of its knowledge, on any dog | ||||||
5 | or cat being offered for adoption: | ||||||
6 | (1) The breed, age, date of birth, sex, and color of | ||||||
7 | the dog or cat if known, or if unknown, the animal shelter | ||||||
8 | or animal control facility shall estimate to the best of | ||||||
9 | its ability. | ||||||
10 | (2) The dates of any inoculation or medical treatment | ||||||
11 | administered to the dog or cat at any time while under the | ||||||
12 | possession of the animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
13 | facility. | ||||||
14 | (3) If the dog or cat received any inoculation or | ||||||
15 | medical treatment from a veterinarian, then the name and | ||||||
16 | business address of the veterinarian who performed the | ||||||
17 | examination and administered any treatment or medication. | ||||||
18 | (4) If the dog or cat received any inoculation or | ||||||
19 | medical treatment from an animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
20 | facility, then the name of the manager who authorized the | ||||||
21 | administration of the treatment or medication, his or her | ||||||
22 | title, and employer. | ||||||
23 | (5) The adoption fee and any additional fees or | ||||||
24 | charges. | ||||||
25 | (6) If the dog or cat was returned by an adopter, then | ||||||
26 | the date and reason for the return. |
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1 | (7) Any known citations or warnings issued to the | ||||||
2 | animal shelter or animal control facility by the Illinois | ||||||
3 | Department of Agriculture, or other regulatory or | ||||||
4 | governmental agency relating to the health or welfare of | ||||||
5 | dogs or cats held or placed for adoption by an animal | ||||||
6 | shelter or animal control facility. | ||||||
7 | (8) The policy of the animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
8 | facility regarding any returns of the adopted dog or cat, | ||||||
9 | warranties, guarantees, or any other policy related to the | ||||||
10 | adopted dog or cat. | ||||||
11 | (9) Whether the dog or cat (i) was found as a stray, | ||||||
12 | (ii) was an owner surrender, (iii) was transferred from | ||||||
13 | another animal control facility, or (iv) otherwise how the | ||||||
14 | dog or cat came to the animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
15 | facility. | ||||||
16 | (b) The information required in subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
17 | provided to the adopter in written form by the animal shelter | ||||||
18 | or animal control facility and shall on its last page have an | ||||||
19 | acknowledgement of disclosures form, which must be signed by | ||||||
20 | the adopter and an authorized representative of the animal | ||||||
21 | shelter or animal control facility at the time of the adoption. | ||||||
22 | The acknowledgement of disclosures form shall include the | ||||||
23 | following: | ||||||
24 | (1) A blank space for the dated signature and printed | ||||||
25 | name of the authorized representative handling the | ||||||
26 | adoption on behalf of the animal shelter or animal control |
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1 | facility, which shall be immediately beneath the following | ||||||
2 | printed statement: "I hereby attest that all of the above | ||||||
3 | information is true and correct to the best of my | ||||||
4 | knowledge, and I have made a diligent effort to obtain this | ||||||
5 | information.". | ||||||
6 | (2) A blank space for the dated signature and printed | ||||||
7 | name of the adopter, which shall be immediately beneath the | ||||||
8 | following statement: "I hereby attest that this disclosure | ||||||
9 | was posted with the dog or cat for adoption and that I have | ||||||
10 | read all the disclosures. I further understand that I am | ||||||
11 | entitled to keep a signed copy of this disclosure.". | ||||||
12 | (c) A copy of the disclosures and the signed | ||||||
13 | acknowledgement of disclosure form shall be provided to the | ||||||
14 | adopter and the original copy shall be maintained by the animal | ||||||
15 | shelter or animal control facility for a period of 2 years from | ||||||
16 | the date of adoption. | ||||||
17 | (d) An animal shelter or animal control facility shall post | ||||||
18 | in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any | ||||||
19 | dog or cat available for adoption the information required by | ||||||
20 | subsection (a) of this Section 3.5. An animal shelter or animal | ||||||
21 | control facility that makes dogs or cats available for adoption | ||||||
22 | over the internet must post the same disclosures required by | ||||||
23 | subsection (a) of this Section 3.5 in conjunction with the | ||||||
24 | information about the individual dog or cat for adoption. | ||||||
25 | (225 ILCS 605/3.15 new) |
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1 | Sec. 3.15. Disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet | ||||||
2 | shops. | ||||||
3 | (a) Prior to the time of sale, every pet shop operator | ||||||
4 | must, to the best of his or her knowledge, provide to the | ||||||
5 | consumer the following information on any dog or cat being | ||||||
6 | offered for sale: | ||||||
7 | (1) The retail price of the dog or cat, including any | ||||||
8 | additional fees or charges. | ||||||
9 | (2) The breed, age, date of birth, sex, and color of | ||||||
10 | the dog or cat. | ||||||
11 | (3) The dates of any inoculations or medical treatments | ||||||
12 | administered to the dog or cat at any time prior to the | ||||||
13 | sale. | ||||||
14 | (4) If the dog or cat received any inoculation or | ||||||
15 | medical treatment from a veterinarian, then the name and | ||||||
16 | business address of the veterinarian who performed the | ||||||
17 | examination and administered any treatment or medication. | ||||||
18 | (5) If the dog or cat received any inoculation or | ||||||
19 | medical treatment from a pet shop, then the name of the | ||||||
20 | licensee or manager who authorized the administration of | ||||||
21 | the treatment or medication, his or her title, and | ||||||
22 | employer. | ||||||
23 | (6) If the dog or cat received any inoculation or | ||||||
24 | medical treatment from a dog dealer or cattery operator, | ||||||
25 | then the name of the licensee or manager who authorized the | ||||||
26 | administration of the treatment or medication, his or her |
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1 | title, and employer. | ||||||
2 | (7) The name and business address of both the dog or | ||||||
3 | cat breeder and the facility where the dog or cat was born. | ||||||
4 | If the dog or cat breeder is located in the State, then the | ||||||
5 | breeder's license number. If the dog or cat breeder also | ||||||
6 | holds a license issued by the United States Department of | ||||||
7 | Agriculture, the breeder's federal identification number. | ||||||
8 | (8) Any known citations or warnings issued to the | ||||||
9 | breeder by the USDA, respective state Department of | ||||||
10 | Agriculture, or other regulatory or governmental agency | ||||||
11 | relating to the health or welfare of the dogs or cats owned | ||||||
12 | or bred by that breeder. | ||||||
13 | (9) The name and business address of any other person | ||||||
14 | who owned, harbored, transported, or facilitated the sale | ||||||
15 | of the dog or cat between its birth and the point of sale. | ||||||
16 | (10) Any known congenital or hereditary diseases of the | ||||||
17 | parents of the dog or cat, or the parents' other offspring. | ||||||
18 | (11) If eligible for registration with a pedigree | ||||||
19 | registry, then the name and registration numbers of the | ||||||
20 | sire and dam and the address of the pedigree registry where | ||||||
21 | the sire and dam are registered. | ||||||
22 | (12) If the dog or cat was returned by a customer, then | ||||||
23 | the date and reason for the return. | ||||||
24 | (13) The total number of puppies or kittens that were | ||||||
25 | born at the breeder's facility in the prior calendar year. | ||||||
26 | (14) The licensee's policy regarding any guarantees, |
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1 | warranties, refunds or returns. | ||||||
2 | (b) The information required in subsection (a) shall be | ||||||
3 | provided to the customer in written form by the pet shop | ||||||
4 | operator and shall on its last page have an acknowledgement of | ||||||
5 | disclosures form, which must be signed by the customer and the | ||||||
6 | pet shop operator at the time of sale. The acknowledgement of | ||||||
7 | disclosures form shall include the following: | ||||||
8 | (1) A blank space for the dated signature and printed | ||||||
9 | name of the pet shop operator, which shall be immediately | ||||||
10 | beneath the following statement: "I hereby attest that all | ||||||
11 | of the above information is true and correct to the best of | ||||||
12 | my knowledge, and I have made a diligent effort to obtain | ||||||
13 | this information."; | ||||||
14 | (2) A blank space for the customer to sign and print | ||||||
15 | his or her name and the date, which shall be immediately | ||||||
16 | beneath the following statement: "I hereby attest that this | ||||||
17 | disclosure was posted with the dog or cat for sale and that | ||||||
18 | I have read all of the disclosures. I further understand | ||||||
19 | that I am entitled to keep a signed copy of this | ||||||
20 | disclosure." | ||||||
21 | (c) A copy of the disclosures and the signed | ||||||
22 | acknowledgement of disclosure form shall be provided to the | ||||||
23 | customer at the time of sale and the original copy shall be | ||||||
24 | maintained by the pet shop operator for a period of 2 years | ||||||
25 | from the date of sale. | ||||||
26 | (d) A pet shop operator shall post in a conspicuous place |
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1 | in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for | ||||||
2 | sale the information required by subsection (a) of this Section | ||||||
3 | 3.15. A pet shop operator that makes dogs or cats available for | ||||||
4 | sale over the internet must post the same disclosures required | ||||||
5 | by subsection (a) of this Section 3.15 in conjunction with the | ||||||
6 | information about the individual dog or cat for sale. | ||||||
7 | (e) A pet shop operator who makes a false or misleading | ||||||
8 | statement in connection with any disclosure required by | ||||||
9 | subsection (a) of this Section 3.15 has committed a violation | ||||||
10 | of Section 2Z of the Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
11 | Practices Act. | ||||||
12 | Section 10. The Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business | ||||||
13 | Practices Act is amended by changing Section 2Z as follows:
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14 | (815 ILCS 505/2Z) (from Ch. 121 1/2, par. 262Z)
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15 | Sec. 2Z. Violations of other Acts. Any person who knowingly | ||||||
16 | violates
subsection (a) of Section 3.15 of the Animal Welfare | ||||||
17 | Act, the Automotive Repair Act, the Automotive Collision Repair | ||||||
18 | Act,
the Home Repair and Remodeling Act,
the Dance Studio Act,
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19 | the Physical Fitness Services Act,
the Hearing Instrument | ||||||
20 | Consumer Protection Act,
the Illinois Union Label Act,
the Job | ||||||
21 | Referral and Job Listing Services Consumer Protection Act,
the | ||||||
22 | Travel Promotion Consumer Protection Act,
the Credit Services | ||||||
23 | Organizations Act,
the Automatic Telephone Dialers Act,
the | ||||||
24 | Pay-Per-Call Services Consumer Protection Act,
the Telephone |
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1 | Solicitations Act,
the Illinois Funeral or Burial Funds Act, | ||||||
2 | the Cemetery Oversight Act,
the Cemetery Care Act,
the Safe and | ||||||
3 | Hygienic Bed Act,
the Pre-Need Cemetery Sales Act,
the High | ||||||
4 | Risk Home Loan Act, the Payday Loan Reform Act, the Mortgage | ||||||
5 | Rescue Fraud Act, subsection (a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the
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6 | Cigarette Tax Act, subsection
(a) or (b) of Section 3-10 of the | ||||||
7 | Cigarette Use Tax Act, the Electronic
Mail Act, the Internet | ||||||
8 | Caller Identification Act, paragraph (6)
of
subsection (k) of | ||||||
9 | Section 6-305 of the Illinois Vehicle Code, Section 18d-115, | ||||||
10 | 18d-120, 18d-125, 18d-135, or 18d-150 of the Illinois Vehicle | ||||||
11 | Code, Article 3 of the Residential Real Property Disclosure | ||||||
12 | Act, the Automatic Contract Renewal Act, or the Personal | ||||||
13 | Information Protection Act commits an unlawful practice within | ||||||
14 | the meaning of this Act.
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15 | (Source: P.A. 95-413, eff. 1-1-08; 95-562, eff. 7-1-08; 95-876, | ||||||
16 | eff. 8-21-08; 96-863, eff. 1-19-10.)
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17 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
18 | 1, 2011.
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