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Full Text of SB3129  99th General Assembly

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1    AN ACT concerning law enforcement.
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3represented in the General Assembly:
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Police
5Dog Retirement Act.
 
6    Section 5. Police dog retirement. Notwithstanding any
7provisions in the State Property Control Act to the contrary, a
8police dog, including a search and rescue dog, service dog,
9accelerant detection canine, or other dog that is in use by a
10county, municipal, or State law enforcement agency, which is
11deemed no longer fit for public service, shall be offered by
12the law enforcement agency to the officer or employee who had
13custody and control of the animal during its service. If the
14officer or employee does not wish to keep the dog, this dog may
15be offered to another officer or employee in the agency, or to
16a non-profit organization or a no-kill animal shelter that may
17facilitate an appropriate adoption of the dog.