Full Text of HB2554 101st General Assembly
HB2554 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB2554 Introduced , by Rep. Camille Y. Lilly SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that a person commits unlawful use of an exotic animal in a traveling animal act when he or she knowingly allows for the participation of an exotic animal (rather than an elephant) in a traveling animal act. This offense is a Class A misdemeanor. Defines "exotic animal".
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by changing | 5 | | Section 48-11 as follows: | 6 | | (720 ILCS 5/48-11) | 7 | | Sec. 48-11. Unlawful use of an exotic animal elephant in a | 8 | | traveling animal act. | 9 | | (a) Definitions. As used in this Section: | 10 | | "Exotic animal" means any animal that is native to a | 11 | | foreign country or of foreign origin or character, is not | 12 | | native to the United States, or was introduced from abroad | 13 | | including, but not limited to, lions, tigers, leopards, | 14 | | elephants, camels, antelope, anteaters, kangaroos, and water | 15 | | buffalo and species of foreign domestic cattle, such as Ankole, | 16 | | Gayal, and Yak or a wild animal. | 17 | | "Mobile or traveling animal housing facility" means a | 18 | | transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer, or railway car | 19 | | used to transport or house animals while traveling to an | 20 | | exhibition or other performance. | 21 | | "Performance" means an exhibition, public showing, | 22 | | presentation, display, exposition, fair, animal act, circus, | 23 | | ride, trade show, petting zoo, carnival, parade, race, or other |
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| 1 | | similar undertaking in which animals are required to perform | 2 | | tricks, give rides, or participate as accompaniments for | 3 | | entertainment, amusement, or benefit of a live audience. | 4 | | "Traveling animal act" means any performance of animals | 5 | | where animals are transported to, from, or between locations | 6 | | for the purpose of a performance in a mobile or traveling | 7 | | animal housing facility. | 8 | | (b) A person commits unlawful use of an exotic animal | 9 | | elephant in a traveling animal act when he or she knowingly | 10 | | allows for the participation of an exotic animal African | 11 | | elephant (Loxodonta africana) or Asian elephant (Elephas | 12 | | maximus) protected under the federal Endangered Species Act of | 13 | | 1973 in a traveling animal act. | 14 | | (c) This Section does not apply to an exhibition of exotic | 15 | | animals elephants at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or | 16 | | other facility. | 17 | | (d) Sentence. Unlawful use of an exotic animal elephant in | 18 | | a traveling animal act is a Class A misdemeanor.
| 19 | | (Source: P.A. 100-90, eff. 1-1-18 .)
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