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Rep. Christine Winger
Filed: 2/29/2016
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1 | | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5004
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2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5004 by replacing |
3 | | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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4 | | "Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by |
5 | | adding Section 3.08 as follows: |
6 | | (510 ILCS 70/3.08 new) |
7 | | Sec. 3.08. Animal devocalization. |
8 | | (a) No person, except a veterinarian licensed in this |
9 | | State, using anesthesia, may surgically debark or silence a dog |
10 | | or cat. |
11 | | (b) Any person or business selling a dog or cat shall |
12 | | disclose whether the dog or cat has been surgically debarked or |
13 | | silenced. |
14 | | (c) Any person convicted of violation of subsection (a) of |
15 | | this Section is guilty of a Class 3 felony and may be fined not |
16 | | more than $2,500, or fined and imprisoned. A court may also |