Public Act 096-0314
 		





HB4036 Enrolled
LRB096 00135 RAS 10136 b






    AN ACT concerning regulation.

 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:




 
    Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended  by adding 
Sections 3.3 and 3.4 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 605/3.3  new)
    Sec. 3.3. Adoption of dogs and cats. 
    (a)  An animal shelter or animal control facility shall not 
adopt out any dog or cat unless it has been sterilized and 
microchipped.  However, an animal shelter or animal control 
facility may adopt out a dog or cat that has not been 
sterilized and microchipped if:
        (1) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement 
    agreeing to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures 
    performed on the animal to be adopted within a specified 
    period of time not to exceed 30 days after the date of the 
    adoption, or
        (2) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement 
    to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures performed 
    within 14 days after a licensed veterinarian certifies the 
    dog or cat is healthy enough for sterilizing and 
    microchipping procedures, and a licensed veterinarian has 
    certified that the dog or cat is too sick or injured to be 
    sterilized or it would be detrimental to the health of the 
    dog or cat to be sterilized or microchipped at the time of 
    the adoption.
    (b) An animal shelter or animal control facility may adopt 
out any dog or cat that is not free of disease, injury, or 
abnormality if the disease, injury, or abnormality is disclosed 
in writing to the adopter, and the animal shelter or animal 
control facility allows the adopter to return the animal to the 
animal shelter or animal control facility.
    (c) The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this 
Section do not apply to adoptions subject to Section 11 of the 
Animal Control Act.
 
    (225 ILCS 605/3.4  new)
    Sec. 3.4. Release of animals to shelters. An animal shelter 
or animal control facility may not release any animal to an 
individual representing an animal shelter, unless the 
recipient animal shelter has been licensed or has a foster care 
permit issued by the Department or the individual is a 
representative of a not-for-profit, out-of-State organization.
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.





Effective Date:  8/11/2009