House Sponsors: RUTHERFORD-HOLBROOK-REITZ-STEPHENS-BLACK, MCAULIFFE, DART, FEIGENHOLTZ AND LANG. Senate Sponsors: BOWLES-GEO-KARIS-LINK-WALSH,L-PARKER Short description: HUMANE CARE ANIMALS-PENALTIES Synopsis of Bill as introduced: Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Restates that certain penalty provisions of the Act apply to every violation, including every violation that involves more than one type of animal, except where the only one or more animals involved in the violation are dogs. Effective immediately. HOUSE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Deletes reference to: 510 ILCS 70/16 Adds reference to: 510 ILCS 70/3.03-1 new Deletes everything. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may knowingly create, sell, market, offer to market or sell, or possess a depiction of animal cruelty. Provides that no person may place that depiction in commerce for commercial gain or entertainment. Provides that the prohibition does not apply when the depiction has serious religious, political, scientific, educational, law enforcement or humane investigator training, journalistic, or historical value. Provides that depicting animal cruelty is a Class A misdemeanor and that a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. Provides that the court may order the convicted person and must order a convicted juvenile to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment that the court determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 1. Provides that the ban on creating, selling, marketing, offering to market or sell, or possessing a depiction of animal cruelty does not apply when the depiction has artistic value or involves rodeos, sanctioned livestock events, or normal husbandry practices. SENATE AMENDMENT NO. 2. Provides that the Section pertaining to the depiction of animal cruelty does not apply when the depiction has religious or other value (rather than serious religious or other value). Provides that if the convicted person is a juvenile, the court shall (rather than must) order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation. Last action on Bill: PUBLIC ACT.............................. 92-0776 Last action date: AUG-06-2002 Location: House Amendments to Bill: AMENDMENTS ADOPTED: HOUSE - 1 SENATE - 2 END OF INQUIRY Full Text Bill Status