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1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 2 and by adding Section 20.5 as follows:
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6 | (225 ILCS 605/2) (from Ch. 8, par. 302)
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7 | Sec. 2. Definitions. As used in this Act unless the context | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | otherwise
requires:
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9 | "Department" means the Illinois Department of Agriculture.
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10 | "Director" means the Director of the Illinois Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | Agriculture.
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12 | "Pet shop operator" means any person who sells, offers to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | sell,
exchange, or offers for adoption with or without charge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | or donation dogs,
cats, birds, fish, reptiles, or other animals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | customarily obtained as pets
in this State. However, a person | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | who sells only such animals that he has
produced and raised | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | shall not be considered a pet shop operator under this
Act, and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | a veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or
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19 | veterinarians licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | Surgery Practice
Act of 2004 shall not be considered a pet shop | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | operator under this
Act.
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22 | "Dog dealer" means any person who sells, offers to sell, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | exchange, or
offers for adoption with or without charge or |
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1 | donation dogs in this State.
However, a person who sells only | ||||||
2 | dogs that he has produced and raised shall
not be considered a | ||||||
3 | dog dealer under this Act, and a veterinary hospital or
clinic | ||||||
4 | operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians licensed under the
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5 | Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004
shall not | ||||||
6 | be considered a dog dealer under this Act.
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7 | "Secretary of Agriculture" or "Secretary" means the | ||||||
8 | Secretary of
Agriculture of the United States Department of | ||||||
9 | Agriculture.
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10 | "Person" means any person, firm, corporation, partnership, | ||||||
11 | association
or other legal entity, any public or private | ||||||
12 | institution, the State of
Illinois, or any municipal | ||||||
13 | corporation or political subdivision of the
State.
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14 | "Kennel operator" means any person who operates an | ||||||
15 | establishment, other
than an animal control facility, | ||||||
16 | veterinary hospital, or animal
shelter, where dogs or dogs and | ||||||
17 | cats are maintained
for boarding, training or similar purposes | ||||||
18 | for a fee or compensation; or
who sells, offers to sell, | ||||||
19 | exchange, or offers for adoption with or without
charge dogs or | ||||||
20 | dogs and cats which he has produced and raised. A person who
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21 | owns, has possession of, or harbors 5 or less
females capable | ||||||
22 | of reproduction shall not be considered a kennel
operator.
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23 | "Cattery operator" means any person who operates an | ||||||
24 | establishment, other
than an animal control facility or animal
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25 | shelter, where cats are maintained for boarding,
training or | ||||||
26 | similar purposes for a fee or compensation; or who sells,
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1 | offers to sell, exchange, or offers for adoption with or | ||||||
2 | without charges
cats which he has produced and raised. A person | ||||||
3 | who owns, has possession
of, or harbors 5 or
less females | ||||||
4 | capable of reproduction shall not be considered a
cattery | ||||||
5 | operator.
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6 | "Animal control facility" means any facility operated by or
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7 | under contract for the State,
county, or any municipal | ||||||
8 | corporation or political subdivision of the State
for the | ||||||
9 | purpose of impounding or harboring seized, stray, homeless,
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10 | abandoned or unwanted dogs, cats, and other animals. "Animal | ||||||
11 | control
facility" also means any
veterinary hospital or clinic | ||||||
12 | operated by a veterinarian or veterinarians
licensed under the | ||||||
13 | Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 which
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14 | operates for the above mentioned purpose in addition to its | ||||||
15 | customary purposes.
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16 | "Animal shelter" means a facility operated, owned, or | ||||||
17 | maintained by a duly
incorporated humane society, animal | ||||||
18 | welfare society, or other non-profit
organization for the | ||||||
19 | purpose of providing for and promoting the welfare,
protection, | ||||||
20 | and humane treatment of animals. "Animal shelter" also means | ||||||
21 | any
veterinary hospital or clinic operated by a veterinarian or | ||||||
22 | veterinarians
licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and | ||||||
23 | Surgery Practice Act of 2004 which
operates for the above | ||||||
24 | mentioned purpose in addition to its customary purposes.
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25 | "Foster home" means an entity that accepts the | ||||||
26 | responsibility for
stewardship of animals that are the |
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1 | obligation of an animal shelter, not to
exceed 4 animals at any | ||||||
2 | given time. Permits to operate as a "foster home"
shall be | ||||||
3 | issued through the animal shelter.
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4 | "Guard dog service" means an entity that, for a fee, | ||||||
5 | furnishes or leases
guard or sentry dogs for the protection of | ||||||
6 | life or property. A person
is not a guard dog service solely | ||||||
7 | because he or she owns a dog and uses it to
guard his or her | ||||||
8 | home, business, or farmland.
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9 | "Guard dog" means a type of dog used primarily for the | ||||||
10 | purpose of defending,
patrolling, or protecting property or | ||||||
11 | life at a commercial establishment
other than a farm. "Guard | ||||||
12 | dog" does not include stock dogs used primarily for
handling | ||||||
13 | and controlling livestock or farm animals, nor does it include
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14 | personally owned pets that also provide security.
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15 | "Sentry dog" means a dog trained to work without | ||||||
16 | supervision in a fenced
facility other than a farm, and to | ||||||
17 | deter or detain unauthorized persons found
within the facility.
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18 | "Probationary status" means the 12-month period following | ||||||
19 | a series of violations of this Act during which any further | ||||||
20 | violation shall result in an automatic 12-month suspension of | ||||||
21 | licensure.
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22 | (Source: P.A. 93-281, eff. 12-31-03.)
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23 | (225 ILCS 605/20.5 new) | ||||||
24 | Sec. 20.5. Administrative fines. The following | ||||||
25 | administrative fines shall be imposed by the Department upon |
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1 | any person who violates or aides in the violation of any | ||||||
2 | provision of this Act or any rule adopted by the Department | ||||||
3 | under this Act: | ||||||
4 | (1) For the first violation, a fine of $200. | ||||||
5 | (2) For a second violation that occurs within 3 years | ||||||
6 | after the first violation, a fine of $500. | ||||||
7 | (3) For a third violation that occurs within 3 years | ||||||
8 | after the first violation, mandatory probationary status | ||||||
9 | and a fine of $1,000.
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10 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
11 | becoming law.
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