99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2234

 

Introduced 1/13/2016, by Sen. Linda Holmes

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
510 ILCS 70/3  from Ch. 8, par. 703
510 ILCS 70/3.01  from Ch. 8, par. 703.01
510 ILCS 70/3.02
510 ILCS 70/3.03
510 ILCS 70/6  from Ch. 8, par. 706
510 ILCS 70/7  from Ch. 8, par. 707
510 ILCS 70/7.1  from Ch. 8, par. 707.1

    Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person who commits specified offenses against more than one animal may be charged with a separate offense for each animal that was treated in a manner violating the Act. Effective immediately.


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CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

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1    AN ACT concerning animals.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
5changing Sections 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, 6, 7, and 7.1 as
6follows:
 
7    (510 ILCS 70/3)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703)
8    Sec. 3. Owner's duties.
9    (a) Each owner shall provide for each of his or her
10animals:
11        (1) a sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome
12    food and water;
13        (2) adequate shelter and protection from the weather;
14        (3) veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering;
15    and
16        (4) humane care and treatment.
17    (b) To lawfully tether a dog outdoors, an owner must ensure
18that the dog:
19        (1) does not suffer from a condition that is known, by
20    that person, to be exacerbated by tethering;
21        (2) is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from
22    becoming entangled with other tethered dogs;
23        (3) is not tethered with a lead that (i) exceeds

 

 

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1    one-eighth of the dog's body weight or (ii) is a tow chain
2    or a log chain;
3        (4) is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded
4    to the nearest whole foot, at least 10 feet in length;
5        (5) is tethered with a properly fitting harness or
6    collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke-type
7    collar; and
8        (6) is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to
9    reach within the property of another person, a public
10    walkway, or a road.
11    (c) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not be construed
12to prohibit:
13        (1) a person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash;
14        (2) conduct that is directly related to the cultivating
15    of agricultural products, including shepherding or herding
16    cattle or livestock, if the restraint is reasonably
17    necessary for the safety of the dog;
18        (3) the tethering of a dog while at an organized and
19    lawful animal function, such as hunting, obedience
20    training, performance and conformance events, or law
21    enforcement training, or while in the pursuit of working or
22    competing in those endeavors; or
23        (4) a dog restrained in compliance with the
24    requirements of a camping or recreational area as defined
25    by a federal, State, or local authority or jurisdiction.
26    (d) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this

 

 

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1Section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second or
2subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a
3Class 4 felony with every day that a violation continues
4constituting a separate offense. In addition to any other
5penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating
6subsection (a) of this Section, the court may order the
7convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric
8evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted
9person's expense that the court determines to be appropriate
10after due consideration of the evaluation. If the convicted
11person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court
12must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
13psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court
14determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
15evaluation.
16    (e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) of this
17Section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A person who
18commits a violation of this Section against more than one
19animal may be charged with a separate offense for each animal
20that was treated in a manner violating this Section.
21    (f) As used in this Section, "tether" means to restrain by
22tying to an object or structure, including, without limitation,
23a house, tree, fence, post, garage, shed, or clothes line at a
24person's residence or business, by any means, including,
25without limitation, a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running
26line.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 98-101, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
2    (510 ILCS 70/3.01)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
3    Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment.
4    (a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat, torment,
5starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
6    (b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a
7public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
8    (c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may
9expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in
10a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in
11extreme heat or cold conditions that results in injury to or
12death of the animal.
13    (d) (c) A person convicted of violating this Section is
14guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
15conviction for a violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony.
16In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a person who
17is convicted of violating subsection (a) upon a companion
18animal in the presence of a child, as defined in Section 12-0.1
19of the Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject to a fine of
20$250 and ordered to perform community service for not less than
21100 hours. In addition to any other penalty provided by law,
22upon conviction for violating this Section, the court may order
23the convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric
24evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted
25person's expense that the court determines to be appropriate

 

 

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1after due consideration of the evidence. If the convicted
2person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court
3must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
4psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court
5determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
6evaluation. A person who commits a violation of this Section
7against more than one animal may be charged with a separate
8offense for each animal that was treated in a manner violating
9this Section.
10(Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; revised
1110-20-15.)
 
12    (510 ILCS 70/3.02)
13    Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty.
14    (a) No person may intentionally commit an act that causes a
15companion animal to suffer serious injury or death. Aggravated
16cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal
17through recognized methods approved by the Department of
18Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).
19    (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as
20exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally
21euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by
22use of carbon monoxide.
23    (c) A person convicted of violating Section 3.02 is guilty
24of a Class 4 felony. A second or subsequent violation is a
25Class 3 felony. In addition to any other penalty provided by

 

 

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1law, upon conviction for violating this Section, the court may
2order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
3psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the
4convicted person's expense that the court determines to be
5appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation. If the
6convicted person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder,
7the court must order the convicted person to undergo a
8psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo
9treatment that the court determines to be appropriate after due
10consideration of the evaluation. A person who commits a
11violation of this Section against more than one animal may be
12charged with a separate offense for each animal that was
13treated in a manner violating this Section.
14(Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)
 
15    (510 ILCS 70/3.03)
16    Sec. 3.03. Animal torture.
17    (a) A person commits animal torture when that person
18without legal justification knowingly or intentionally
19tortures an animal. For purposes of this Section, and subject
20to subsection (b), "torture" means infliction of or subjection
21to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
22prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the animal.
23    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "animal torture" does
24not include any death, harm, or injury caused to any animal by
25any of the following activities:

 

 

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1        (1) any hunting, fishing, trapping, or other activity
2    allowed under the Wildlife Code, the Wildlife Habitat
3    Management Areas Act, or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code;
4        (2) any alteration or destruction of any animal done by
5    any person or unit of government pursuant to statute,
6    ordinance, court order, or the direction of a licensed
7    veterinarian;
8        (3) any alteration or destruction of any animal by any
9    person for any legitimate purpose, including, but not
10    limited to: castration, culling, declawing, defanging, ear
11    cropping, euthanasia, gelding, grooming, neutering,
12    polling, shearing, shoeing, slaughtering, spaying, tail
13    docking, and vivisection; and
14        (4) any other activity that may be lawfully done to an
15    animal.
16    (c) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
17of a Class 3 felony. As a condition of the sentence imposed
18under this Section, the court shall order the offender to
19undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to
20undergo treatment that the court determines to be appropriate
21after due consideration of the evaluation. A person who commits
22a violation of this Section against more than one animal may be
23charged with a separate offense for each animal that was
24treated in a manner violating this Section.
25(Source: P.A. 91-351, eff. 7-29-99; 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)
 

 

 

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1    (510 ILCS 70/6)  (from Ch. 8, par. 706)
2    Sec. 6. Poisoning prohibited. No person may knowingly
3poison or cause to be poisoned any dog or other domestic
4animal. The only exception will be by written permit from the
5Department for the purpose of controlling diseases
6transmissible to humans or other animals and only when all
7other methods and means have been exhausted. Such a written
8permit shall name the person or persons conducting the
9poisoning, specify the products to be used, give the boundaries
10of the area involved, and specify the precautionary measures to
11be employed to insure the safety of humans and other animals.
12    This Section does not prohibit the use of a euthanasia drug
13by a euthanasia agency for the purpose of animal euthanasia,
14provided that the euthanasia drug is used by or under the
15direction of a licensed veterinarian or certified euthanasia
16technician, all as defined in and subject to the Humane
17Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act.
18    A person convicted of violating this Section or any rule,
19regulation, or order of the Department pursuant thereto is
20guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
21violation is a Class 4 felony. A person who commits a violation
22of this Section against more than one animal may be charged
23with a separate offense for each animal that was treated in a
24manner violating this Section.
25(Source: P.A. 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)
 

 

 

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1    (510 ILCS 70/7)  (from Ch. 8, par. 707)
2    Sec. 7. Confinement or detention during transportation. No
3owner, railroad or other common carrier may, when transporting
4any animal, allow that animal to be confined in any type of
5conveyance more than 28 consecutive hours without being
6exercised as necessary for that particular type of animal and
7without being properly rested, fed and watered; except that a
8reasonable extension of this time limit shall be granted when a
9storm or accident causes a delay. In the case of default of the
10owner or consignee, the company transporting the animal shall
11exercise the animal, when necessary for the particular type of
12animal and for the proper resting, feeding, watering and
13sheltering of such animal, and shall have a lien upon the
14animal until all expenses resulting therefrom have been paid.
15    Any person who intentionally or negligently without
16jurisdiction of law detains a shipment of livestock long enough
17to endanger the health or safety of the livestock is liable to
18the owner for any diminution in the value or death of the
19livestock.
20    Authorities detaining a livestock shipment shall give
21priority to the health and safety of the animals and shall
22expeditiously handle any legal violation so that the intact
23shipment may safely reach its designated destination.
24    A person convicted of violating this Section or any rule,
25regulation, or order of the Department pursuant thereto, is
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1violation is a Class 4 felony, with every day that a violation
2continues constituting a separate offense. A person who commits
3a violation of this Section against more than one animal may be
4charged with a separate offense for each animal that was
5treated in a manner violating this Section.
6(Source: P.A. 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
7    (510 ILCS 70/7.1)  (from Ch. 8, par. 707.1)
8    Sec. 7.1. Confinement in motor vehicle. No owner or person
9shall confine any animal in a motor vehicle in such a manner
10that places it in a life or health threatening situation by
11exposure to a prolonged period of extreme heat or cold, without
12proper ventilation or other protection from such heat or cold.
13In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, an
14animal control officer, law enforcement officer, or Department
15investigator who has probable cause to believe that this
16Section is being violated shall have authority to enter such
17motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances
18after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or other
19person responsible.
20    A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a
21Class C misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a
22Class B misdemeanor. A person who commits a violation of this
23Section against more than one animal may be charged with a
24separate offense for each animal that was treated in a manner
25violating this Section.

 

 

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1(Source: P.A. 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
2    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
3becoming law.