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Public Act 100-0740
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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 |
changing Section 3.01 as follows:
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(510 ILCS 70/3.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
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Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment. |
(a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat,
torment, |
starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
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(b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a |
public charge or
may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
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(c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may |
expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in |
a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in |
extreme heat or cold conditions that: |
(1) results in injury to or death of the animal; or |
(2) results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, |
or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary |
medicine. |
(c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an animal from |
being impounded in an emergency situation under subsection (b) |
of Section 12 of this Act. |
(c-10) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a law |
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enforcement officer from taking temporary custody of a dog or |
cat that is a companion animal that is exposed in a manner that |
places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a |
prolonged period of time in extreme heat or cold conditions |
that may result in injury or death of the dog or cat or may |
result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar |
condition. Upon taking temporary custody of the dog or cat |
under this subsection (c-10), the law enforcement officer shall |
attempt to contact the owner of the dog or cat and shall seek |
emergency veterinary care for the animal as soon as available. |
The law enforcement officer shall leave information of the |
location of the dog or cat if the owner cannot be reached. The |
owner of the dog or cat is responsible for any costs of |
providing care to the dog or cat. |
(d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty |
of a Class A
misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for |
a violation of this Section
is a Class 4 felony. In addition to |
any other penalty provided by law, a person who is convicted of |
violating subsection (a) upon a companion animal in the |
presence of a child, as defined in Section 12-0.1 of the |
Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject to a fine of $250 and |
ordered to perform community service for not less than 100 |
hours. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon
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conviction for violating this Section, the court may order the |
convicted person
to undergo a psychological or psychiatric |
evaluation and to undergo any
treatment at the convicted |
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person's expense that the court determines to be
appropriate |
after due consideration of the evidence. If the convicted |
person
is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court |
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.
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(Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, |
eff. 7-28-16; 99-782, eff. 8-12-16.)
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