100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2017 and 2018
HB4251
 
Introduced , by Rep. Thomas M. Bennett
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 



510 ILCS 5/3  from Ch. 8, par. 353

     Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that excess funds for the registration and microchipping of
dogs and cats placed in the county animal population control fund may be transferred to the county treasury by a majority vote of the county board.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning animals.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended  by changing 
5Section 3 as follows:
 


6    (510 ILCS 5/3)  (from Ch. 8, par. 353)




7    Sec. 3. The County Board Chairman
with the consent of the 
8County Board
shall appoint an Administrator. Appointments 
9shall be made as
necessary to keep this position filled at all 
10times. The Administrator
may appoint as many Deputy 
11Administrators and Animal Control Wardens to
aid him or her as 
12authorized by the Board. The compensation for the

13Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control 
14Wardens shall
be fixed by the Board. The Administrator may be 
15removed from office by
the County Board Chairman, with the 
16consent of the County Board.

17    The Board shall provide necessary personnel, training, 
18equipment,
supplies, and
facilities, and shall operate pounds 
19or contract for their operation as
necessary to effectuate the 
20program. The Board may enter into contracts
or agreements with 
21persons to assist in the operation of the program and may 
22establish a county animal population control program.

23    The Board shall be empowered to utilize monies from their 
 
 
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1General
Corporate Fund to effectuate the intent of this Act.

2    The Board is authorized by ordinance to require the 
3registration and
may require microchipping of
dogs and cats.


4The Board shall
impose an individual dog or cat registration 
5fee with a minimum differential of $10 for intact dogs or cats. 
6Ten dollars of the differential shall be placed either in a 
7county animal population control fund or in the State's Pet 
8Population Control Fund.  Excess funds placed in the county 
9animal population control fund may be transferred to the county 
10treasury by a majority vote of the county board. All persons

11selling dogs or cats or keeping registries of dogs or cats 
12shall
cooperate and
provide
information
to the Administrator as 
13required by Board ordinance, including sales,
number of 
14litters, and
ownership
of dogs and cats.  If microchips are 
15required, the microchip number may

serve as the county animal

16control registration number.

17    In obtaining information required to implement this Act, 
18the Department
shall have power to subpoena and bring before it 
19any person in this State
and to take testimony either orally or 
20by deposition, or both, with the
same fees and mileage and in 
21the same manner as prescribed by law for civil
cases in courts 
22of this State.

23    The Director shall have power to
administer
oaths to 
24witnesses at any hearing which the Department is authorized by

25law to conduct, and any other oaths required or authorized in 
26any Act
administered
by the Department.

 
 
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1    This Section does not apply to feral cats.


2(Source: P.A. 100-405, eff. 1-1-18.)