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1 | AN ACT concerning animals.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by | |||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3.01 and 3.02 as follows:
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6 | (510 ILCS 70/3.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
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7 | Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment. | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat,
torment, | |||||||||||||||||||||
9 | starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
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10 | (b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a | |||||||||||||||||||||
11 | public charge or
may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
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12 | (c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may | |||||||||||||||||||||
13 | expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in | |||||||||||||||||||||
14 | a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in | |||||||||||||||||||||
15 | extreme heat or cold conditions that: | |||||||||||||||||||||
16 | (1) results in injury to or death of the animal; or | |||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (2) results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, | |||||||||||||||||||||
18 | or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary | |||||||||||||||||||||
19 | medicine. | |||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an animal from | |||||||||||||||||||||
21 | being impounded in an emergency situation under subsection (b) | |||||||||||||||||||||
22 | of Section 12 of this Act. | |||||||||||||||||||||
23 | (d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty |
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1 | of a Class A
misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for | ||||||
2 | a violation of this Section
is a Class 4 felony. In addition to | ||||||
3 | any other penalty provided by law, a person who is convicted of | ||||||
4 | violating subsection (a) upon a companion animal in the | ||||||
5 | presence of a child, as defined in Section 12-0.1 of the | ||||||
6 | Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject to a fine of $250 and | ||||||
7 | ordered to perform community service for not less than 100 | ||||||
8 | hours. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon
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9 | conviction for violating this Section, the court may order the | ||||||
10 | convicted person
to undergo a psychological or psychiatric | ||||||
11 | evaluation and to undergo any
treatment at the convicted | ||||||
12 | person's expense that the court determines to be
appropriate | ||||||
13 | after due consideration of the evidence. If the convicted | ||||||
14 | person
is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court | ||||||
15 | must order the convicted
person to undergo a psychological or | ||||||
16 | psychiatric evaluation and to undergo
treatment that the court | ||||||
17 | determines to be appropriate after due consideration
of the | ||||||
18 | evaluation. A person convicted of subsection (c), except for a | ||||||
19 | State licensed veterinary hospital, humane society, animal | ||||||
20 | shelter, or kennel, shall pay the owner of the companion animal | ||||||
21 | 3 times the value of the immediate, completed, or ongoing | ||||||
22 | veterinary treatment related to the inquiry of the companion | ||||||
23 | animal.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, | ||||||
25 | eff. 7-28-16; 99-782, eff. 8-12-16.)
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1 | (510 ILCS 70/3.02)
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2 | Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty. | ||||||
3 | (a) No person may intentionally
commit an act that causes a | ||||||
4 | companion animal to suffer serious injury or
death. Aggravated | ||||||
5 | cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal
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6 | through recognized methods approved by the Department of | ||||||
7 | Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).
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8 | (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as | ||||||
9 | exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally | ||||||
10 | euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by | ||||||
11 | use of carbon monoxide. | ||||||
12 | (c) A person convicted of violating Section 3.02 is guilty | ||||||
13 | of a Class 4
felony. A second or subsequent violation is a | ||||||
14 | Class 3 felony. In addition to
any other penalty provided by | ||||||
15 | law, upon conviction for violating this Section,
the court may | ||||||
16 | order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
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17 | psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the | ||||||
18 | convicted person's
expense that the court determines to be | ||||||
19 | appropriate after due consideration of
the evaluation. If the | ||||||
20 | convicted person is a juvenile or a companion animal
hoarder, | ||||||
21 | the court must order the convicted person to undergo a | ||||||
22 | psychological
or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo | ||||||
23 | treatment that the court determines to
be appropriate after due | ||||||
24 | consideration of the evaluation. A person convicted of this | ||||||
25 | Section, except for a State licensed veterinary hospital, | ||||||
26 | humane society, animal shelter, or kennel, shall pay the owner |
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1 | of the companion animal 3 times the value of the immediate, | ||||||
2 | completed, or ongoing veterinary treatment related to the | ||||||
3 | inquiry of the companion animal.
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4 | (Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)
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