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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
5changing Section 3.04 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 70/3.04)
7    Sec. 3.04. Arrests and seizures; penalties.
8    (a) Any law enforcement officer making an arrest for an
9offense involving one or more companion animals under Section
103.01, 3.02, or 3.03 of this Act may lawfully take possession of
11some or all of the companion animals in the possession of the
12person arrested. The officer, after taking possession of the
13companion animals, must file with the court before whom the
14complaint is made against any person so arrested an affidavit
15stating the name of the person charged in the complaint, a
16description of the condition of the companion animal or
17companion animals taken, and the time and place the companion
18animal or companion animals were taken, together with the name
19of the person from whom the companion animal or companion
20animals were taken and name of the person who claims to own the
21companion animal or companion animals if different from the
22person from whom the companion animal or companion animals were
23seized. He or she must at the same time deliver an inventory of

 

 

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1the companion animal or companion animals taken to the court of
2competent jurisdiction. The officer must place the companion
3animal or companion animals in the custody of an animal control
4or animal shelter and the agency must retain custody of the
5companion animal or companion animals subject to an order of
6the court adjudicating the charges on the merits and before
7which the person complained against is required to appear for
8trial. If the animal control or animal shelter owns no facility
9capable of housing the companion animals, has no space to house
10the companion animals, or is otherwise unable to house the
11companion animals or the health or condition of the animals
12prevents their removal, the animals shall be impounded at the
13site of the violation pursuant to a court order authorizing the
14impoundment, provided that the person charged is an owner of
15the property. Employees or agents of the animal control or
16animal shelter or law enforcement shall have the authority to
17access the on-site impoundment property for the limited purpose
18of providing care and veterinary treatment for the impounded
19animals and ensuring their well-being and safety. For an
20on-site impoundment, a petition for posting of security may be
21filed under Section 3.05 of this Act. Disposition of the
22animals shall be controlled by Section 3.06 of this Act. The
23State's Attorney may, within 14 days after the seizure, file a
24"petition for forfeiture prior to trial" before the court
25having criminal jurisdiction over the alleged charges, asking
26for permanent forfeiture of the companion animals seized. The

 

 

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1petition shall be filed with the court, with copies served on
2the impounding agency, the owner, and anyone claiming an
3interest in the animals. In a "petition for forfeiture prior to
4trial", the burden is on the prosecution to prove by a
5preponderance of the evidence that the person arrested violated
6Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, or 4.01 of this Act or Section 26-5
7or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of
82012.
9    (b) An owner whose companion animal or companion animals
10are removed by a law enforcement officer under this Section
11must be given written notice of the circumstances of the
12removal and of any legal remedies available to him or her. The
13notice must be posted at the place of seizure, or delivered to
14a person residing at the place of seizure or, if the address of
15the owner is different from the address of the person from whom
16the companion animal or companion animals were seized,
17delivered by registered mail to his or her last known address.
18    (c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon
19conviction for violating Sections 3, 3.01, 3.02, or 3.03 the
20court may order the convicted person to forfeit to an animal
21control or animal shelter the animal or animals that are the
22basis of the conviction. Upon an order of forfeiture, the
23convicted person is deemed to have permanently relinquished all
24rights to the animal or animals that are the basis of the
25conviction. The forfeited animal or animals shall be adopted or
26humanely euthanized. In no event may the convicted person or

 

 

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1anyone residing in his or her household be permitted to adopt
2the forfeited animal or animals. The court, additionally, may
3order that the convicted person and persons dwelling in the
4same household as the convicted person who conspired, aided, or
5abetted in the unlawful act that was the basis of the
6conviction, or who knew or should have known of the unlawful
7act, may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any
8other animals for a period of time that the court deems
9reasonable.
10(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)