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