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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 Section 3 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 70/3)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703)
7    Sec. 3. Owner's duties.
8    (a) Each owner shall provide for each of his or her
9animals:
10        (1) a (a) sufficient quantity of good quality,
11    wholesome food and water;
12        (2) (b) adequate shelter and protection from the
13    weather;
14        (3) (c) veterinary care when needed to prevent
15    suffering; and
16        (4) (d) 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;
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; and
11        (7) when tethered between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., is
12    tethered for no more than 15 minutes or has access to
13    adequate shelter and protection from the weather as
14    required under subsection (a) of this Section.
15    (c) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not be construed
16to prohibit:
17        (1) a person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash;
18        (2) conduct that is directly related to the cultivating
19    of agricultural products, including shepherding or herding
20    cattle or livestock, if the restraint is reasonably
21    necessary for the safety of the dog; or
22        (3) the tethering of a dog while at an organized and
23    lawful animal function, such as hunting, obedience
24    training, performance and conformance events, or law
25    enforcement training, or while in the pursuit of working or
26    competing in those endeavors.

 

 

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1    (d) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
2Section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. A second or
3subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a
4Class 4 felony with every day that a violation continues
5constituting a separate offense. In addition to any other
6penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating
7subsection (a) of this Section, the court may order the
8convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric
9evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted
10person's expense that the court determines to be appropriate
11after due consideration of the evaluation. If the convicted
12person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court
13must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
14psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court
15determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
16evaluation.
17    (e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) of this
18Section is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
19    (f) As used in this Section, "tether" means to restrain by
20tying to an object or structure, including, without limitation,
21a house, tree, fence, post, garage, shed, or clothes line at a
22person's residence or business, by any means, including,
23without limitation, a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running
24line.
25(Source: P.A. 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)