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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012 HB0842 Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: | |
510 ILCS 5/8 | from Ch. 8, par. 358 |
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Amends the Animal Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning
rabies inoculations.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB0842 | | LRB097 03671 CEL 43708 b |
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1 | | AN ACT concerning animals.
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2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | | Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing |
5 | | Section 8 as follows:
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6 | | (510 ILCS 5/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 358)
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7 | | Sec. 8. Every owner of a dog 4 months or more of age shall |
8 | | have each dog
inoculated against rabies
by a licensed |
9 | | veterinarian. Every dog shall
have a second rabies vaccination |
10 | | within one year of the
the first. Terms of
subsequent
vaccine |
11 | | administration and duration of immunity must be in compliance |
12 | | with USDA
licenses of vaccines used. Evidence of such rabies
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13 | | inoculation shall be entered on a certificate the form of which |
14 | | shall be
approved by the Board and which shall contain the |
15 | | microchip number of the animal if it has one and which shall be |
16 | | signed by the licensed
veterinarian administering the vaccine. |
17 | | Veterinarians who inoculate a dog
shall procure from the County |
18 | | Animal
Control in the county where their office is located
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19 | | serially
numbered tags, one to be issued with each inoculation |
20 | | certificate. Only one dog
shall be included on each |
21 | | certificate. The veterinarian immunizing or
microchipping an |
22 | | animal
shall
provide the
Administrator of the county in which |
23 | | the animal resides with a certificate of immunization and |