99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
HB4297
 
Introduced , by Rep. Margo McDermed
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.  Requires (i) an institution of higher education located in this State that receives public funds for scientific, educational, or research purposes or (ii) a facility that provides research in collaboration with an institution of higher education with the use of public funds and that confines dogs or cats for scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific, educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat to an animal rescue organization.  Provides exceptions. Sets forth provisions concerning an agreement with an animal rescue organization and immunity.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning education.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Animal rescue organization" means any nonprofit 
8organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals 
9in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals.
10    "Research facility" means an institution of higher 
11education located in this State that receives public funds for 
12scientific, educational, or research purposes or a facility 
13that provides research in collaboration with an institution of 
14higher education with the use of public funds.
 
15    Section 10. Research dogs and cats adoption requirement.
16    (a)  A research facility that confines dogs or cats for 
17scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on 
18euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific, 
19educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or 
20cat to an animal rescue organization.
21    (b)  A research facility that is required to offer dogs or 
22cats to an animal rescue organization under this Section may 
 
 
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1enter into an agreement with the animal rescue organization to 
2protect the research facility from liability.
3    (c)  A research facility that provides a dog or cat to an 
4animal rescue organization under this Section is immune from 
5any civil liability that otherwise might result from the 
6research facility's actions, provided that the research 
7facility is acting in good faith.
  
 
8    Section 15. Exceptions.
 Section 10 of this Act does not 
9apply if any of the following occurs:
10        (1) The dog or cat has a behavioral or temperamental 
11    defect that poses a risk to the public.

12        (2) The dog or cat has symptoms of a disease, injury, 
13    or hereditary condition that adversely affects the health 
14    of the dog or cat.
15        (3) The dog or cat is in need of maternal care and has 
16    been impounded without its mother.