101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB1311

 

Introduced 2/7/2019, by Sen. Jason Plummer

 

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 
510 ILCS 70/3  from Ch. 8, par. 703
510 ILCS 70/3.01  from Ch. 8, par. 703.01
510 ILCS 70/3.02
510 ILCS 70/3.03
510 ILCS 70/3.03-1

    Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases penalties of owner's duties, cruel treatment, aggravated cruelty, animal torture, and depiction of animal cruelty by one class.


LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

CORRECTIONAL BUDGET AND IMPACT NOTE ACT MAY APPLY

 

 

A BILL FOR

 

SB1311LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

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 Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
5changing Sections 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, and 3.03-1 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 70/3)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703)
7    Sec. 3. Owner's duties.
8    (a) Each owner shall provide for each of his or her
9animals:
10        (1) a sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome
11    food and water;
12        (2) adequate shelter and protection from the weather;
13        (3) veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering;
14    and
15        (4) humane care and treatment.
16    (b) To lawfully tether a dog outdoors, an owner must ensure
17that the dog:
18        (1) does not suffer from a condition that is known, by
19    that person, to be exacerbated by tethering;
20        (2) is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from
21    becoming entangled with other tethered dogs;
22        (3) is not tethered with a lead that (i) exceeds
23    one-eighth of the dog's body weight or (ii) is a tow chain

 

 

SB1311- 2 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1    or a log chain;
2        (4) is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded
3    to the nearest whole foot, at least 10 feet in length;
4        (5) is tethered with a properly fitting harness or
5    collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke-type
6    collar; and
7        (6) is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to
8    reach within the property of another person, a public
9    walkway, or a road.
10    (c) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not be construed
11to prohibit:
12        (1) a person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash;
13        (2) conduct that is directly related to the cultivating
14    of agricultural products, including shepherding or herding
15    cattle or livestock, if the restraint is reasonably
16    necessary for the safety of the dog;
17        (3) the tethering of a dog while at an organized and
18    lawful animal function, such as hunting, obedience
19    training, performance and conformance events, or law
20    enforcement training, or while in the pursuit of working or
21    competing in those endeavors; or
22        (4) a dog restrained in compliance with the
23    requirements of a camping or recreational area as defined
24    by a federal, State, or local authority or jurisdiction.
25    (d) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this
26Section is guilty of a Class A B misdemeanor. A second or

 

 

SB1311- 3 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a
2Class 3 4 felony with every day that a violation continues
3constituting a separate offense. In addition to any other
4penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating
5subsection (a) of this Section, the court may order the
6convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric
7evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted
8person's expense that the court determines to be appropriate
9after due consideration of the evaluation. If the convicted
10person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court
11must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
12psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court
13determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
14evaluation.
15    (e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) of this
16Section is guilty of a Class A B misdemeanor.
17    (f) As used in this Section, "tether" means to restrain by
18tying to an object or structure, including, without limitation,
19a house, tree, fence, post, garage, shed, or clothes line at a
20person's residence or business, by any means, including,
21without limitation, a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running
22line.
23(Source: P.A. 98-101, eff. 1-1-14.)
 
24    (510 ILCS 70/3.01)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
25    Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment.

 

 

SB1311- 4 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1    (a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat, torment,
2starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
3    (b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a
4public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
5    (c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may
6expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in
7a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in
8extreme heat or cold conditions that:
9        (1) results in injury to or death of the animal; or
10        (2) results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite,
11    or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary
12    medicine.
13    (c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an animal from
14being impounded in an emergency situation under subsection (b)
15of Section 12 of this Act.
16    (c-10) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a law
17enforcement officer from taking temporary custody of a dog or
18cat that is a companion animal that is exposed in a manner that
19places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a
20prolonged period of time in extreme heat or cold conditions
21that may result in injury or death of the dog or cat or may
22result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar
23condition. Upon taking temporary custody of the dog or cat
24under this subsection (c-10), the law enforcement officer shall
25attempt to contact the owner of the dog or cat and shall seek
26emergency veterinary care for the animal as soon as available.

 

 

SB1311- 5 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1The law enforcement officer shall leave information of the
2location of the dog or cat if the owner cannot be reached. The
3owner of the dog or cat is responsible for any costs of
4providing care to the dog or cat.
5    (d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
6of a Class 4 felony A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent
7conviction for a violation of this Section is a Class 3 4
8felony. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a
9person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) upon a
10companion animal in the presence of a child, as defined in
11Section 12-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject
12to a fine of $250 and ordered to perform community service for
13not less than 100 hours. In addition to any other penalty
14provided by law, upon conviction for violating this Section,
15the court may order the convicted person to undergo a
16psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any
17treatment at the convicted person's expense that the court
18determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
19evidence. If the convicted person is a juvenile or a companion
20animal hoarder, the court must order the convicted person to
21undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to
22undergo treatment that the court determines to be appropriate
23after due consideration of the evaluation.
24(Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642,
25eff. 7-28-16; 99-782, eff. 8-12-16; 100-740, eff. 1-1-19.)
 

 

 

SB1311- 6 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1    (510 ILCS 70/3.02)
2    Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty.
3    (a) No person may intentionally commit an act that causes a
4companion animal to suffer serious injury or death. Aggravated
5cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal
6through recognized methods approved by the Department of
7Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).
8    (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as
9exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally
10euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by
11use of carbon monoxide.
12    (c) A person convicted of violating Section 3.02 is guilty
13of a Class 3 4 felony. A second or subsequent violation is a
14Class 2 3 felony. In addition to any other penalty provided by
15law, upon conviction for violating this Section, the court may
16order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
17psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the
18convicted person's expense that the court determines to be
19appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation. If the
20convicted person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder,
21the court must order the convicted person to undergo a
22psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo
23treatment that the court determines to be appropriate after due
24consideration of the evaluation.
25(Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)
 

 

 

SB1311- 7 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1    (510 ILCS 70/3.03)
2    Sec. 3.03. Animal torture.
3    (a) A person commits animal torture when that person
4without legal justification knowingly or intentionally
5tortures an animal. For purposes of this Section, and subject
6to subsection (b), "torture" means infliction of or subjection
7to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
8prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the animal.
9    (b) For the purposes of this Section, "animal torture" does
10not include any death, harm, or injury caused to any animal by
11any of the following activities:
12        (1) any hunting, fishing, trapping, or other activity
13    allowed under the Wildlife Code, the Wildlife Habitat
14    Management Areas Act, or the Fish and Aquatic Life Code;
15        (2) any alteration or destruction of any animal done by
16    any person or unit of government pursuant to statute,
17    ordinance, court order, or the direction of a licensed
18    veterinarian;
19        (3) any alteration or destruction of any animal by any
20    person for any legitimate purpose, including, but not
21    limited to: castration, culling, declawing, defanging, ear
22    cropping, euthanasia, gelding, grooming, neutering,
23    polling, shearing, shoeing, slaughtering, spaying, tail
24    docking, and vivisection; and
25        (4) any other activity that may be lawfully done to an
26    animal.

 

 

SB1311- 8 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1    (c) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
2of a Class 2 3 felony. As a condition of the sentence imposed
3under this Section, the court shall order the offender to
4undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to
5undergo treatment that the court determines to be appropriate
6after due consideration of the evaluation.
7(Source: P.A. 91-351, eff. 7-29-99; 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)
 
8    (510 ILCS 70/3.03-1)
9    Sec. 3.03-1. Depiction of animal cruelty.
10    (a) "Depiction of animal cruelty" means any visual or
11auditory depiction, including any photograph, motion-picture
12film, video recording, electronic image, or sound recording,
13that would constitute a violation of Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03,
14or 4.01 of the Humane Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or
1548-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
16    (b) No person may knowingly create, sell, market, offer to
17market or sell, or possess a depiction of animal cruelty. No
18person may place that depiction in commerce for commercial gain
19or entertainment. This Section does not apply when the
20depiction has religious, political, scientific, educational,
21law enforcement or humane investigator training, journalistic,
22artistic, or historical value; or involves rodeos, sanctioned
23livestock events, or normal husbandry practices.
24    The creation, sale, marketing, offering to sell or market,
25or possession of the depiction of animal cruelty is illegal

 

 

SB1311- 9 -LRB101 09360 SLF 54458 b

1regardless of whether the maiming, mutilation, torture,
2wounding, abuse, killing, or any other conduct took place in
3this State.
4    (c) Any person convicted of violating this Section is
5guilty of a Class 4 felony A misdemeanor. A second or
6subsequent violation is a Class 3 4 felony. In addition to any
7other penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating
8this Section, the court may order the convicted person to
9undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to
10undergo any treatment at the convicted person's expense that
11the court determines to be appropriate after due consideration
12of the evaluation. If the convicted person is a juvenile, the
13court shall order the convicted person to undergo a
14psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo
15treatment that the court determines to be appropriate after due
16consideration of the evaluation.
17(Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)