Full Text of SJR0053 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | AMENDMENT TO SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 53
| 2 | | AMENDMENT NO. ___. Amend Senate Joint Resolution 53, AS | 3 | | AMENDED, by replacing everything after the heading with the | 4 | | following: | 5 | | "WHEREAS, The unintended or uncontrolled breeding of cats | 6 | | leads to the births of
thousands of kittens annually, many of | 7 | | whom become feral cats, often referred to
as "community cats"; | 8 | | and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, There is a need to preserve wildlife, improve cat | 10 | | welfare, maintain
property rights, and enhance public health by | 11 | | humanely managing and limiting the
growth of the number of | 12 | | feral cats in Illinois; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Feral cats are often impounded and killed, at | 14 | | great expense to the
community; and |
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WHEREAS, Trap, neuter, vaccinate, and return programs | 2 | | attempt to manage
and limit the growth of the number of feral | 3 | | or community cats; and | 4 | | WHEREAS, Management of feral cats is also affected by local | 5 | | government
ordinances; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Illinois Animal Population Control Fund plays | 7 | | an important role in helping communities pay for community | 8 | | control efforts; therefore, be it
| 9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL
| 10 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES | 11 | | CONCURRING HEREIN, that a Feral Cat Task Force be
appointed to | 12 | | examine the Animal Control Act, the Humane Care for Animals | 13 | | Act, the Animal Welfare Act, and any other relevant statutory | 14 | | provisions, including the Illinois Animal Population Control | 15 | | Fund, other
trap, neuter, and return programs in other states, | 16 | | trap and adopt programs, or other proposed solutions to this | 17 | | issue and
make comprehensive written recommendations for | 18 | | change that would result in the
effective management of feral | 19 | | and community cats, preserve wildlife, improve cat
welfare, | 20 | | maintain property rights, and enhance public health; and be it | 21 | | further | 22 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall consist of the |
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| 1 | | following members: | 2 | | (1) the President of the Senate, or his designee; | 3 | | (2) the Speaker of the House or his designee; | 4 | | (3) the Minority Leader of the Senate or her designee; | 5 | | (4) the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives or | 6 | | his designee | 7 | | (5) a representative appointed by the Department of Public | 8 | | Health; | 9 | | (6) a representative appointed by the Department of | 10 | | Agriculture; | 11 | | (7) a representative appointed by the Department of Natural | 12 | | Resources; | 13 | | (8) a representative appointed by the Illinois State | 14 | | Veterinary Medical
Association; | 15 | | (9) a representative appointed by the Illinois | 16 | | Environmental Council; | 17 | | (10) a representative who is a county animal control | 18 | | administrator from a county
of over 4 million residents; | 19 | | (11) a representative who is on the Board of the Alliance | 20 | | for
Contraception in Cats & Dogs (ACCD) appointed by the | 21 | | University of
Illinois School of Veterinary Medicine; | 22 | | (12) a representative appointed by Best Friends Animal | 23 | | Society; | 24 | | (13) a representative appointed by the Illinois Farm | 25 | | Bureau; | 26 | | (14) a representative appointed by the Illinois Humane |
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| 1 | | Society; | 2 | | (15) a representative appointed by the Illinois Chapter of | 3 | | the Sierra Club; | 4 | | (16) a representative appointed by the Illinois Audubon | 5 | | Society; | 6 | | (17) a representative appointed by the Illinois Wildlife | 7 | | Society who is a certified wildlife biologist; | 8 | | (18) a representative appointed by the County Animal | 9 | | Controls of Illinois
who is currently employed as an Animal | 10 | | Control Administrator or an
Animal Control Warden in a | 11 | | county with a population of less than 2 million;
and | 12 | | (19) a representative from the Tree House Humane Society; | 13 | | and be it further | 14 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall select a | 15 | | Chairperson from among
themselves; and be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That appointments to the Task Force must be made | 17 | | by December 31, 2016;
and be it further | 18 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force shall hold at least two | 19 | | hearings, which shall be
held in geographically separate | 20 | | regions of the State; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That the Task Force members shall receive no | 22 | | compensation, and
shall conclude all business by March 1, 2017; |
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| 1 | | and be it further | 2 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Public Health shall | 3 | | provide administrative support to the Task Force; and be it | 4 | | further | 5 | | RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be | 6 | | delivered to the President
of the Senate, the Speaker of the | 7 | | House, the Minority Leader of the Senate, and the
Minority | 8 | | Leader of the House of Representatives."
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