Sen. John J. Cullerton
Filed: 4/17/2015
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 125 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 125 by replacing 
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
4    "Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 3.01 as follows:
 



6    (510 ILCS 70/3.01)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)



7    Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment. No person or owner may beat, 
8cruelly treat,
torment, starve, overwork, cause to suffer from 
9exposure, or otherwise abuse any animal.

10    No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a 
11public charge or
may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.

12    A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a 
13Class A
misdemeanor.  A second or subsequent conviction for a 
14violation of this Section
is a Class 4 felony.  In addition to 
15any other penalty provided by law, upon
conviction for 
16violating this Section, the court may order the convicted 
 
 
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1person
to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and 
2to undergo any
treatment at the convicted person's expense that 
3the court determines to be
appropriate after due consideration 
4of the evidence.  If the convicted person
is a juvenile or a 
5companion animal hoarder, the court must order the convicted

6person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and 
7to undergo
treatment that the court determines to be 
8appropriate after due consideration
of the evaluation.

9(Source: P.A. 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)".