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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2440

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2440 as follows:
 3    by replacing everything after the enacting  clause  with  the
 4    following:

 5        "Section   5.  The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended
 6    by changing Sections 4.01, 4.02, and 16 as follows:

 7        (510 ILCS 70/4.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.01)
 8        Sec. 4.01. (a) No person may own, capture, breed,  train,
 9    or  lease  any animal which he or she knows or should know is
10    intended for use in any show, exhibition, program,  or  other
11    activity  featuring  or  otherwise  involving a fight between
12    such animal and any other animal or human, or the intentional
13    killing of any animal for the purpose of sport, wagering,  or
14    entertainment.
15        (b)  No   person   shall   promote,  conduct,  carry  on,
16    advertise,  collect money for or in any other  manner  assist
17    or  aid  in the presentation for purposes of sport, wagering,
18    or entertainment, any show,  exhibition,  program,  or  other
19    activity  involving  a fight between 2 or more animals or any
20    animal and human, or the intentional killing of any animal.
21        (c)  No person  shall  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  ship,
22    transport,  or  otherwise  move,  or  deliver  or receive any
 
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 1    animal which  he  or  she  knows  or  should  know  has  been
 2    captured, bred, or trained, or will be used, to fight another
 3    animal  or  human or be intentionally killed, for the purpose
 4    of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
 5        (d)  No person  shall  manufacture  for  sale,  shipment,
 6    transportation or delivery any device or equipment which that
 7    person  knows or should know is intended for use in any show,
 8    exhibition, program, or other activity featuring or otherwise
 9    involving a fight between 2 or more animals, or any human and
10    animal, or the intentional killing of any animal for purposes
11    of sport, wagering or entertainment.
12        (e)  No person shall own,  possess,  sell  or  offer  for
13    sale,  ship,  transport,  or  otherwise move any equipment or
14    device which such person knows or should know is intended for
15    use in connection with  any  show,  exhibition,  program,  or
16    activity  featuring  or otherwise involving a fight between 2
17    or more animals, or any animal and human, or the  intentional
18    killing  of  any  animal  for  purposes of sport, wagering or
19    entertainment.
20        (f)  No person shall make available any site,  structure,
21    or  facility,  whether enclosed or not, which he or she knows
22    or should know is intended to be  used  for  the  purpose  of
23    conducting  any  show, exhibition, program, or other activity
24    involving a fight between 2 or more animals,  or  any  animal
25    and  human,  or  the  intentional  killing  of  any animal or
26    knowingly manufacture, distribute, or deliver fittings to  be
27    used in a fight between 2 or more dogs or a dog and a human.
28        (g)  No  person  shall  attend or otherwise patronize any
29    show, exhibition, program, or  other  activity  featuring  or
30    otherwise involving a fight between 2 or more animals, or any
31    animal  and  human,  or the intentional killing of any animal
32    for the purposes of sport, wagering or entertainment.
33        (h)  No person shall tie or attach  or  fasten  any  live
34    animal  to  any  machine or device propelled by any power for
 
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 1    the purpose of causing such animal to be pursued by a dog  or
 2    dogs.  This  subsection (h) shall apply only when such dog is
 3    intended to be used in a dog fight.
 4    (Source: P.A. 87-819.)

 5        (510 ILCS 70/4.02) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.02)
 6        Sec. 4.02.  (a) Any law  enforcement  officer  making  an
 7    arrest  for  an  offense  involving  one or more animals dogs
 8    under Section 4.01 of this Act shall lawfully take possession
 9    of all animals dogs and  all  paraphernalia,  implements,  or
10    other  property  or  things  used or employed, or about to be
11    employed in the violation of any of the provisions of Section
12    4.01 of this Act.  Such officer, after taking  possession  of
13    such   animals   dogs,  paraphernalia,  implements  or  other
14    property or things, shall file with the court before whom the
15    complaint is made against any person so arrested an affidavit
16    stating therein the  name  of  the  person  charged  in  such
17    complaint,  a   description  of the property so taken and the
18    time and place of the taking thereof together with  the  name
19    of  the  person  from whom the same was taken and name of the
20    person who claims to own such property, if  known,  and  that
21    the  affiant  has reason to believe and does believe, stating
22    the ground of such belief, that the  property  so  taken  was
23    used  or  employed,  or  was about to be used or employed, in
24    such violation  of  Section  4.01  of  this  Act.   He  shall
25    thereupon  deliver  the property so taken to the court, which
26    shall, by order, place the same in custody of an  officer  or
27    other proper person named and designated in such order, to be
28    kept  by  him until the conviction or final discharge of such
29    person complained against, and shall  send  a  copy  of  such
30    order without delay to the State's attorney of the county and
31    the   Department.    The  officer  or  person  so  named  and
32    designated in such order shall immediately  thereupon  assume
33    the  custody  of  such  property  and  shall retain the same,
 
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 1    subject to the order of the court before which such person so
 2    complained against may be required to appear for trial.  Upon
 3    the conviction of the person  so  charged,  all  property  so
 4    seized  shall  be  adjudged  by the court to be forfeited and
 5    shall thereupon be destroyed or otherwise disposed of as  the
 6    court  may  order.   In  the  event of the acquittal or final
 7    discharge without conviction of the person  so  charged  such
 8    court  shall, on demand, direct the delivery of such property
 9    so held in custody to the owner thereof.
10        (b)  Any veterinarian in this State who is presented with
11    an animal for treatment of injuries or wounds resulting  from
12    fighting  where  there  is  a reasonable possibility that the
13    animal was engaged in or utilized for a fighting event  shall
14    file a report with the Department and cooperate by furnishing
15    the  owners'  names,  dates and descriptions of the animal or
16    animals involved.  Any veterinarian who in good faith makes a
17    report, as  required  by  this  subsection  (b),  shall  have
18    immunity   from   any  liability,  civil,  criminal  or  that
19    otherwise might result by reason of such actions.    For  the
20    purposes  of  any  proceedings,  civil  or criminal, the good
21    faith of any such veterinarian shall be presumed.
22    (Source: P.A. 84-723.)

23        (510 ILCS 70/16) (from Ch. 8, par. 716)
24        Sec. 16.  Violations; punishment; injunctions.
25        (a)  Any person convicted of violating Sections 5,  5.01,
26    or  6  of  this Act  or any rule, regulation, or order of the
27    Department  pursuant  thereto,  is  guilty  of  a   Class   C
28    misdemeanor.
29             (b)(1)  This subsection (b) does not apply where the
30        only animals involved in the violation are dogs.
31             (2)  Any  person  convicted  of violating subsection
32        (a), (b), (c) or (h) of Section 4.01 of this Act  or  any
33        rule,  regulation,  or  order  of the Department pursuant
 
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 1        thereto, is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
 2             (3)  A second or subsequent  offense  involving  the
 3        violation  of  subsection (a), (b) or (c) of Section 4.01
 4        of this Act or any rule,  regulation,  or  order  of  the
 5        Department pursuant thereto is a Class 4 felony.
 6             (4)  Any  person  convicted  of violating subsection
 7        (d), (e) or (f) of Section 4.01 of this Act or any  rule,
 8        regulation,  or order of the Department pursuant thereto,
 9        is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
10             (5)  Any person convicted  of  violating  subsection
11        (g)  of Section 4.01 of this Act or any rule, regulation,
12        or order of the Department pursuant thereto is guilty  of
13        a Class C misdemeanor.
14             (c)(1)  This   subsection  (c)  applies  exclusively
15        where the only animals  involved  in  the  violation  are
16        dogs.
17             (2)  Any  person  convicted  of violating subsection
18        (a), (b) or (c) of Section 4.01 of this Act or any  rule,
19        regulation or order of the Department pursuant thereto is
20        guilty of a Class 4 felony and may be fined an amount not
21        to exceed $50,000.  A person who knowingly owns a dog for
22        fighting  purposes  or for producing a fight between 2 or
23        more dogs or a dog and human or who knowingly offers  for
24        sale  or  sells  a  dog  bred for fighting is guilty of a
25        Class 3  felony  if  any  of  the  following  factors  is
26        present:
27             (i)  the  dogfight is performed in the presence of a
28        person under 18 years of age;
29             (ii)  the dogfight is performed for the  purpose  of
30        or in the presence of illegal wagering activity; or
31             (iii)  the  dogfight  is performed in furtherance of
32        streetgang related activity as defined in Section  10  of
33        the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
34             (3)  Any  person  convicted  of violating subsection
 
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 1        (d), or (e) or (f) of Section 4.01 of  this  Act  or  any
 2        rule,  regulation  or  order  of  the Department pursuant
 3        thereto is guilty of Class A misdemeanor, if such  person
 4        knew  or  should  have known that the device or equipment
 5        under subsection (d) or (e) of that Section or the  site,
 6        structure  or  facility  under  subsection  (f)  of  that
 7        Section was to be used to carry out a violation where the
 8        only  animals  involved were dogs.  Where such person did
 9        not know or should not reasonably have been  expected  to
10        know that the only animals involved in the violation were
11        dogs,  the  penalty shall be same as that provided for in
12        paragraph (4) of subsection (b).
13             (3.5)  Any person convicted of violating  subsection
14        (f) of Section 4.01 is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
15             (4)  Any  person  convicted  of violating subsection
16        (g) of Section 4.01 of this Act or any  rule,  regulation
17        or order of the Department pursuant thereto is  guilty of
18        a Class C misdemeanor.
19             (5)  A  second or subsequent violation of subsection
20        (a), (b) or (c) of Section 4.01 of this Act or any  rule,
21        regulation or order of the Department pursuant thereto is
22        a  Class  3  felony.  A second or subsequent violation of
23        subsection (d), or (e) or (f) of Section 4.01 of this Act
24        or any  rule,  regulation  or  order  of  the  Department
25        adopted  pursuant thereto is a Class 3 felony, if in each
26        violation the person knew or should have known  that  the
27        device  or  equipment under subsection (d) or (e) of that
28        Section  or  the  site,  structure  or   facility   under
29        subsection  (f)  of  that Section was to be used to carry
30        out a violation where  the  only  animals  involved  were
31        dogs.    Where  such  person  did  not know or should not
32        reasonably have been  expected  to  know  that  the  only
33        animals  involved in the violation were dogs, a second or
34        subsequent violation of subsection (d), or (e) or (f)  of
 
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 1        Section 4.01 of this Act or any rule, regulation or order
 2        of  the  Department adopted pursuant thereto is a Class A
 3        misdemeanor.   A  second  or  subsequent   violation   of
 4        subsection (g) is a Class B misdemeanor.
 5             (6)  Any  person convicted of violating Section 3.01
 6        of this Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.  A second
 7        conviction for a violation of Section 3.01 is a  Class  B
 8        misdemeanor.   A  third  or  subsequent  conviction for a
 9        violation of Section 3.01 is a Class  A misdemeanor.
10             (7)  Any person convicted of violating Section  4.03
11        is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
12             (8)  Any  person convicted of violating Section 4.04
13        is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor where  the  animal  is
14        not  killed  or  totally  disabled,  but if the animal is
15        killed or totally disabled such person shall be guilty of
16        a Class 4 felony.
17             (8.5)  A person convicted  of  violating  subsection
18        (a)  of  Section 7.15 is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
19        A person convicted of violating subsection (b) or (c)  of
20        Section  7.15  is  (i) guilty of a Class A misdemeanor if
21        the dog is not killed or totally disabled and (ii) if the
22        dog is killed or totally disabled, guilty of  a  Class  4
23        felony   and   may  be  ordered  by  the  court  to  make
24        restitution to the  disabled  person  having  custody  or
25        ownership of the dog for veterinary bills and replacement
26        costs of the dog.
27             (9)  Any  person  convicted  of  violating any other
28        provision of this Act, or any rule, regulation, or  order
29        of  the Department pursuant thereto, is guilty of a Class
30        C misdemeanor with every day that a  violation  continues
31        constituting a separate offense.
32        (d)  Any  person  convicted  of  violating Section 7.1 is
33    guilty of a petty offense.  A second or subsequent conviction
34    for a violation of Section 7.1 is a Class C misdemeanor.
 
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 1        (e)  Any person convicted of violating  Section  3.02  is
 2    guilty  of  a  Class  A  misdemeanor.  A second or subsequent
 3    violation is a Class 4 felony.
 4        (f)  The Department may enjoin a person from a continuing
 5    violation of this Act.
 6        (g)  Any person convicted of violating  Section  3.03  is
 7    guilty  of  a Class 4 felony.  A second or subsequent offense
 8    is a Class 3 felony.  As a condition of the sentence  imposed
 9    under  this  Section,  the  court shall order the offender to
10    undergo a psychological  or  psychiatric  evaluation  and  to
11    undergo treatment that the court determines to be appropriate
12    after due consideration of the evaluation.
13    (Source:  P.A.  90-14,  eff.  7-1-97;  90-80,  eff.  7-10-97;
14    91-291,  eff.  1-1-00;  91-351,  eff.  7-29-99;  91-357, eff.
15    7-29-99; revised 8-30-99.)

16        Section 10.  The Criminal Code  of  1961  is  amended  by
17    adding Section 26-5 as follows:

18        (720 ILCS 5/26-5 new)
19        Sec. 26-5. Dog fighting.
20        (a)  No  person  may own, capture, breed, train, or lease
21    any dog which he or she knows is  intended  for  use  in  any
22    show,  exhibition,  program,  or  other activity featuring or
23    otherwise involving a fight between the  dog  and  any  other
24    animal  or  human,  or the intentional killing of any dog for
25    the purpose of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
26        (b)  No person may promote, conduct, carry on, advertise,
27    collect money for or in any other manner assist or aid in the
28    presentation   for   purposes   of   sport,   wagering,    or
29    entertainment  of  any  show,  exhibition,  program, or other
30    activity involving a fight between 2 or more dogs or any  dog
31    and human, or the intentional killing of any dog.
32        (c)  No   person  may  sell  or  offer  for  sale,  ship,
 
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 1    transport, or otherwise move, or deliver or receive  any  dog
 2    which he or she knows has been captured, bred, or trained, or
 3    will   be   used,  to  fight  another  dog  or  human  or  be
 4    intentionally killed for  purposes  of  sport,  wagering,  or
 5    entertainment.
 6        (d)  No   person  may  manufacture  for  sale,  shipment,
 7    transportation, or delivery any device or equipment which  he
 8    or  she knows or should know is intended for use in any show,
 9    exhibition, program, or other activity featuring or otherwise
10    involving a fight between 2 or more dogs, or  any  human  and
11    dog,  or  the  intentional killing of any dog for purposes of
12    sport, wagering, or entertainment.
13        (e)  No person may own, possess, sell or offer for  sale,
14    ship,  transport,  or  otherwise move any equipment or device
15    which he or she knows or should know is intended for  use  in
16    connection  with  any  show, exhibition, program, or activity
17    featuring or otherwise involving a fight between  2  or  more
18    dogs, or any dog and human, or the intentional killing of any
19    dog for purposes of sport, wagering or entertainment.
20        (f)  No  person  may  knowingly  make available any site,
21    structure, or facility, whether enclosed or not, that  he  or
22    she  knows  is  intended  to  be  used  for  the  purpose  of
23    conducting  any  show, exhibition, program, or other activity
24    involving a fight between 2 or more  dogs,  or  any  dog  and
25    human,  or  the  intentional  killing of any dog or knowingly
26    manufacture, distribute, or deliver fittings to be used in  a
27    fight between 2 or more dogs or a dog and human.
28        (g)  No  person  may  attend  or  otherwise patronize any
29    show, exhibition, program, or  other  activity  featuring  or
30    otherwise  involving  a  fight between 2 or more dogs, or any
31    dog and human, or the intentional  killing  of  any  dog  for
32    purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
33        (h)  No  person  may  tie  or  attach  or fasten any live
34    animal to any machine or device propelled by  any  power  for
 
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 1    the  purpose  of causing the animal to be pursued by a dog or
 2    dogs. This subsection  (h)  applies  only  when  the  dog  is
 3    intended to be used in a dog fight.
 4        (i)(1)  Any person convicted of violating subsection (a),
 5    (b)  or (c) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony and
 6    may be fined an amount not to exceed $50,000.  A  person  who
 7    knowingly owns a dog for fighting purposes or for producing a
 8    fight  between  2  or  more  dogs  or  a dog and human or who
 9    knowingly offers for sale or sells a dog bred for fighting is
10    guilty of a Class 3 felony if any of the following factors is
11    present:
12             (i)  the dogfight is performed in the presence of  a
13        person under 18 years of age;
14             (ii)  the  dogfight  is performed for the purpose of
15        or in the presence of illegal wagering activity; or
16             (iii)  the dogfight is performed in  furtherance  of
17        streetgang  related  activity as defined in Section 10 of
18        the Illinois Streetgang Terrorism Omnibus Prevention Act.
19        (2)  Any person convicted of violating subsection (d)  of
20    (e) of this Section is guilty of Class A misdemeanor if he or
21    she  knew  or  should have known that the device or equipment
22    under subsection (d) or (e) of this Section was to be used to
23    carry out a violation where the only  animals  involved  were
24    dogs.   If  the  person did not know or should not reasonably
25    have been expected to know that the only animals involved  in
26    the   violation   were   dogs,  the  penalty  is  a  Class  B
27    misdemeanor.
28        (2.5)  Any person convicted of violating  subsection  (f)
29    of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony.
30        (3)  Any  person convicted of violating subsection (g) of
31    this Section is  guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
32        (4)  A second or subsequent violation of subsection  (a),
33    (b), or (c) of this Section is a Class 3 felony.  A second or
34    subsequent violation of subsection (d) or (e) of this Section
 
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 1    is  a Class 3 felony, if in each violation the person knew or
 2    should  have  known  that  the  device  or  equipment   under
 3    subsection (d) or (e) of this Section was to be used to carry
 4    out  a  violation  where the only animals involved were dogs.
 5    If the person did not know or should not reasonably have been
 6    expected to know  that  the  only  animals  involved  in  the
 7    violation  were  dogs,  a  second  or subsequent violation of
 8    subsection  (d)  or  (e)  of  this  Section  is  a  Class   A
 9    misdemeanor.   A second or subsequent violation of subsection
10    (g) of this Section is a Class B misdemeanor.".

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