101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2019 and 2020
SB2995
 
Introduced 2/5/2020, by Sen. Steve McClure - Linda Holmes
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
  
510 ILCS 70/3.02

     Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes changes to the penalties for persons convicted of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal. Provides that a person convicted of causing the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Provides that a second or subsequent conviction for an act that causes the death of a companion animal is a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony). 
  


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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 Humane Care for Animals Act is amended  by 
5changing Section 3.02 as follows:
 



6    (510 ILCS 70/3.02)


7    Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty. 
8    (a) No person may intentionally
commit an act that causes a 
9companion animal to suffer serious injury or
death.  Aggravated 
10cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal

11through recognized methods approved by the Department of 
12Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).

13    (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as 
14exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally 
15euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by 
16use of carbon monoxide.
17    (c) A person convicted of violating this Section for an act 
18that causes a companion animal to suffer serious injury is 
19guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted for an act that 
20causes the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 2 
21felony Section 3.02 is guilty of a Class 4
felony.  A second or 
22subsequent violation for an act that causes a companion animal 
23to suffer serious injury is a Class 3 felony. A second or 
 
 
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1subsequent violation for an act that causes the death of a 
2companion animal is a Class 1 felony is a Class 3 felony.  In 
3addition to
any other penalty provided by law, upon conviction 
4for violating this Section,
the court may order the convicted 
5person to undergo a psychological or
psychiatric evaluation and 
6to undergo any treatment at the convicted person's
expense that 
7the court determines to be appropriate after due consideration 
8of
the evaluation.  If the convicted person is a juvenile or a 
9companion animal
hoarder, the court must order the convicted 
10person to undergo a psychological
or psychiatric evaluation and 
11to undergo treatment that the court determines to
be 
12appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation.

13(Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)