Full Text of HB5589 101st General Assembly
HB5589 101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2019 and 2020 HB5589 Introduced , by Rep. Frances Ann Hurley SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
| 510 ILCS 5/9 | from Ch. 8, par. 359 | 510 ILCS 5/15.4 | |
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Amends the Animal Control Act. Removes the provision that any dog found running at large contrary to the Act a second or subsequent time must be spayed or neutered, if not already spayed or neutered, within 30 days of being reclaimed and that failure to do so will result in the impoundment of the dog. Provides that a dog running at large with 3 or more other dogs, if deemed a potentially dangerous dog, may (rather than shall) be spayed or neutered and microchipped with 14 days after the completion of all complaint and appeal proceedings. Sets forth the complaint and appeal procedures the owner may take to appeal the designation of potentially dangerous dog.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning animal.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 9 and 15.4 as follows:
| 6 | | (510 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 359)
| 7 | | Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to | 8 | | provisions of this Act
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be apprehended and impounded. For | 9 | | this purpose, the Administrator shall
utilize any existing or | 10 | | available animal control facility or licensed animal shelter. | 11 | | The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine to be | 12 | | deposited into the county animal control fund or the county pet | 13 | | population control fund. Funds transferred to or retained by a | 14 | | municipality before the effective date of this amendatory Act | 15 | | of the 100th General Assembly under this paragraph shall | 16 | | continue to be transferred to and be retained by that | 17 | | municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the | 18 | | provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be | 19 | | spayed or neutered within 30 days after being reclaimed unless | 20 | | already spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in | 21 | | impoundment.
| 22 | | A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity, | 23 | | including training, is not considered to be running at large if |
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| 1 | | the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on land on which | 2 | | the person has obtained permission to hunt or to train a dog. A | 3 | | dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park is not | 4 | | considered to be running at large if the dog is monitored or | 5 | | supervised by a person.
| 6 | | (Source: P.A. 100-787, eff. 8-10-18.)
| 7 | | (510 ILCS 5/15.4) | 8 | | Sec. 15.4. Potentially dangerous dog. A dog found running | 9 | | at large and unsupervised with 3 or more other dogs may be | 10 | | deemed a potentially dangerous dog by the animal control warden | 11 | | or administrator. Potentially dangerous dogs may shall be | 12 | | spayed or neutered and microchipped within 14 days after | 13 | | completion of all appeals and complaint proceedings. of | 14 | | reclaim. The designation of "potentially dangerous dog" shall | 15 | | expire 12 months after the most recent violation of this | 16 | | Section. Failure to comply with this Section will result in | 17 | | impoundment of the dog or a fine of $500.
| 18 | | (a) The owner of a dog found to be a potentially dangerous | 19 | | dog pursuant to this Act by an Administrator may file a | 20 | | complaint against the Administrator in the circuit court within | 21 | | 35 days of receipt of notification of the determination, for a | 22 | | de novo hearing on the determination. The proceeding shall be | 23 | | conducted as a civil hearing pursuant to the Illinois Rules of | 24 | | Evidence and the Code of Civil Procedure, including the | 25 | | discovery provisions. After hearing both parties' evidence, |
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| 1 | | the court may make a determination of potentially dangerous dog | 2 | | if the Administrator meets his or her burden of proof of a | 3 | | preponderance of the evidence. The final order of the circuit | 4 | | court may be appealed pursuant to the civil appeals provisions | 5 | | of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules. | 6 | | (b) The owner of a dog found to be a potentially dangerous | 7 | | dog pursuant to this Act by the Director may, within 14 days of | 8 | | receipt of notification of the determination, request an | 9 | | administrative hearing to appeal the determination. The | 10 | | administrative hearing shall be conducted pursuant to the | 11 | | Department of Agriculture's rules applicable to formal | 12 | | administrative proceedings, 8 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1, Subparts A | 13 | | and B. An owner desiring a hearing shall make his or her | 14 | | request for a hearing to the Illinois Department of | 15 | | Agriculture. The final administrative decision of the | 16 | | Department may be reviewed judicially by the circuit court of | 17 | | the county wherein the person resides or, in the case of a | 18 | | corporation, the county where its registered office is located. | 19 | | If the plaintiff in a review proceeding is not a resident of | 20 | | Illinois, the venue shall be in Sangamon County. The | 21 | | Administrative Review Law and all amendments and modifications | 22 | | thereof, and the rules adopted thereto, apply to and govern all | 23 | | proceedings for the judicial review of final administrative | 24 | | decisions of the Department hereunder. | 25 | | (c) Until the order has been reviewed and at all times | 26 | | during the appeal process, the owner shall comply with the |
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| 1 | | requirements set forth by the Administrator, the court, or the | 2 | | Director, but is not required to spay or neuter the animal | 3 | | until a final order is determined. | 4 | | (d) At any time after a final order has been entered, the | 5 | | owner may petition the circuit court to reverse the designation | 6 | | of potentially dangerous dog. | 7 | | (Source: P.A. 95-550, eff. 6-1-08 .)
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