HB4238ham001 94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Agriculture & Conservation Committee

Adopted in House Comm. on Jan 24, 2006

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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4238

AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4238 on page 1, in line 4 by replacing "amended" with "amended by adding Section 9.5 and"; and

on page 1, by inserting below line 5 the following:

(510 ILCS 5/9.5 new)

Sec. 9.5. Dogs hunting; in dog parks. A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity, including training, is not considered to be running at large if the dog is monitored or supervised by a person and the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on land with respect to which the person has obtained written permission to hunt or train a dog. A dog that is in a dog-friendly area of a park or in a dog park is not considered to be running at large if the dog is monitored or supervised by a person."; and

on page 2, in line 17 by inserting after the period the following: "This subsection does not apply to a police dog that inflicts serious physical injury to a person in the course of its duties.".