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Rep. Susana A. Mendoza
Filed: 3/18/2010
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| AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5772
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| AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5772 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 changing |
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| Section 3.1 and by adding Sections 3.5 and 3.15 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 605/3.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 303.1)
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| Sec. 3.1. Information on dogs and cats for sale by a dog |
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| dealer or cattery operator. Every pet shop
operator, dog |
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| dealer, and cattery operator shall provide the following
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| information for every dog or cat available for sale:
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| (a) The age, sex, and weight of the animal.
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| (b) The breed of the animal.
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| (c) A record of vaccinations and veterinary care and |
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| treatment.
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| (d) A record of surgical sterilization or lack of surgical |
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| sterilization.
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| (e) The name and address of the breeder of the animal.
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| (f) The name and address of any other person who owned or |
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| harbored the
animal between its birth and the point of sale.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-819.)
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| (225 ILCS 605/3.15 new) |
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| Sec. 3.15. Disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet |
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| shops. |
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| (a) Prior to the time of sale, every pet shop operator |
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| must, to the best of his or her knowledge, provide to the |
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| consumer the following information on any dog or cat being |
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| offered for sale: |
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| (1) The retail price of the dog or cat, including any |
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| additional fees or charges. |
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| (2) The breed, age, date of birth, sex, and color of |
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| the dog or cat. |
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| (3) The details of any inoculation or medical treatment |
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| that the dog or cat received while under the possession of |
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| the pet shop operator. This information shall be updated at |
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| least once every 7 days. |
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| (4) The name and business address of both the dog or |
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| cat breeder and the facility where the dog or cat was born. |
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| If the dog or cat breeder is located in the State, then the |
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| breeder's license number. If the dog or cat breeder also |
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| holds a license issued by the United States Department of |
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| Agriculture, the breeder's federal identification number. |
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| (5) Any known citations or fines issued to the pet |
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| store operator within the previous 5 years by the Illinois |
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| Department of Agriculture, or other regulatory or |
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| governmental agency relating to the health or welfare of |
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| dogs or cats owned or possessed by the pet store operator. |
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| (6) Any known citations or fines issued to the breeder, |
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| during the 5 years prior to the pet shop operator taking |
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| possession of the dog or cat, by the USDA, respective state |
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| Department of Agriculture, or other regulatory or |
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| governmental agency relating to the health or welfare of |
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| the dogs or cats owned or bred by that breeder. The pet |
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| shop operator shall not be responsible for updating |
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| information provided pursuant to this item (7) after the |
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| initial disclosure to a consumer. |
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| (7) Any known congenital or hereditary diseases of the |
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| parents of the dog or cat, or the parents' other offspring. |
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| (8) If eligible for registration with a pedigree |
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| registry, then the name and registration numbers of the |
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| sire and dam and the address of the pedigree registry where |
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| the sire and dam are registered. |
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| (9) If the dog or cat was returned by a customer, then |
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| the date and reason for the return. |
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| (10) The total number of puppies or kittens that were |
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| born at the breeder's facility in the prior calendar year. |
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| (11) The licensee's policy regarding any guarantees, |
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| warranties, refunds or returns. |
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| (b) The information required in subsection (a) shall be |
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| provided to the customer in written form by the pet shop |
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| operator and shall on its last page have an acknowledgement of |
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| disclosures form, which must be signed by the customer and the |
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| pet shop operator at the time of sale. The acknowledgement of |
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| disclosures form shall include the following: |
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| (1) A blank space for the dated signature and printed |
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| name of the pet shop operator, which shall be immediately |
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| beneath the following statement: "I hereby attest that all |
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| of the above information is true and correct to the best of |
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| my knowledge, and I have made a diligent effort to obtain |
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| this information."; |
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| (2) A blank space for the customer to sign and print |
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| his or her name and the date, which shall be immediately |
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| beneath the following statement: "I hereby attest that this |
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| disclosure was posted with the dog or cat for sale and that |
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| I have read all of the disclosures. I further understand |
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| that I am entitled to keep a signed copy of this |
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| disclosure." |
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| (c) A copy of the disclosures and the signed |
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| acknowledgement of disclosure form shall be provided to the |
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| customer at the time of sale and the original copy shall be |
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| maintained by the pet shop operator for a period of 2 years |
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| from the date of sale. |
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| (d) A pet shop operator shall post in a conspicuous place |
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| in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for |