Full Text of SB2580 96th General Assembly
SB2580eng 96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| AN ACT concerning animals.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by | 5 |
| adding Section 3.035 as follows: | 6 |
| (510 ILCS 70/3.035 new) | 7 |
| Sec. 3.035. Tethering. | 8 |
| (a) As used in this Section, "tether" means to restrain a | 9 |
| dog by tying it to any object or structure, including without | 10 |
| limitation a house, tree, fence, post, garage, shed, or clothes | 11 |
| line on the person's residence or business, by any means, | 12 |
| including without limitation a chain, rope, cord, leash, or | 13 |
| running line. | 14 |
| (b) A dog may be tethered outdoors only if all of the | 15 |
| following requirements are met: | 16 |
| (1) The dog must not suffer from a condition that is | 17 |
| known by the owner and that is exacerbated by being | 18 |
| tethered. | 19 |
| (2) If multiple dogs are tethered on the same property, | 20 |
| each dog must be tethered separately. If multiple dogs are | 21 |
| tethered, sufficient space must be placed between the leads | 22 |
| to ensure that the leads do not tangle. | 23 |
| (3) The lead must not be made of a tow chain or log |
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| chain. | 2 |
| (4) The lead must measure 10 feet or longer in length. | 3 |
| For the purposes of calculating length under this Section, | 4 |
| the enforcing agency shall, after determining the total | 5 |
| length of the lead, round remaining fractional portions of | 6 |
| a foot greater than or equal to half of a foot up to the | 7 |
| next whole foot. | 8 |
| (5) The lead must be attached to the dog by a properly | 9 |
| fitting harness or collar. The lead must not wrap directly | 10 |
| around the dog's neck. Pinch, prong, or choke-type collars | 11 |
| shall not be used to tether a dog. | 12 |
| (6) The length and location of the lead must prevent | 13 |
| the dog from moving outside of its owner's property. | 14 |
| (c) Even if all of the requirements of subsection (b) are | 15 |
| met, it shall be unlawful to tether a dog outdoors between the | 16 |
| hours of 10 pm and 6 am; except that a dog of any age may be | 17 |
| temporarily tethered, tied, or chained outdoors for a time | 18 |
| period not exceeding 15 minutes or a dog may be tethered if it | 19 |
| has access to adequate shelter and protection from the weather. | 20 |
| (d) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to prohibit | 21 |
| the following: | 22 |
| (1) a person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash; | 23 |
| (2) conduct that is directly related to the cultivating | 24 |
| of agricultural products, including shepherding or herding | 25 |
| cattle or livestock, if the restraint is reasonably | 26 |
| necessary for the safety of the dog; or |
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| (3) tethering of a dog while at an organized and lawful | 2 |
| animal function such as hunting, obedience training, field | 3 |
| and water training, performance and conformation events, | 4 |
| or law enforcement training, or while in the pursuit of | 5 |
| working or competing in those endeavors. | 6 |
| (e) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty | 7 |
| of a Class B misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a | 8 |
| Class 4 felony with every day that a violation continues | 9 |
| constituting a separate offense. If the convicted person is a | 10 |
| juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court must order | 11 |
| the convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric | 12 |
| evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court determines | 13 |
| to be appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation. | 14 |
| (f) Nothing in this Section shall be construed to supersede | 15 |
| the duties of an owner as enumerated in Section 3.
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