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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,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | Sections 11 and 15.3 and by adding Sections 2.17c and 15.4 as | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | follows:
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7 | (510 ILCS 5/2.17c new) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | Sec. 2.17c. "Potentially dangerous dog" means a dog that is | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | found running at large with 3 or more other dogs.
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10 | (510 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 361)
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11 | Sec. 11. When not redeemed by the owner, agent, or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | caretaker, a dog or cat must be scanned for a microchip. If a | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | microchip is present, the registered owner must be notified. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | After contact has been made or attempted, dogs or cats deemed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | adoptable by the animal control facility shall be offered for | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | adoption, or made available to a licensed humane society or | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | rescue group. If no placement is available, it shall be
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18 | humanely dispatched pursuant to the Humane Euthanasia in Animal | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | Shelters
Act. An animal pound
or animal shelter shall not | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | release any dog or cat when not redeemed by
the owner unless | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | the animal has been rendered incapable of
reproduction
and | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | microchipped, or the person wishing to adopt
an animal prior
to |
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1 | the surgical procedures having been performed shall have | ||||||
2 | executed a written
agreement promising to have such service | ||||||
3 | performed, including
microchipping, within
a specified period
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4 | of time not to exceed 30 days. Failure to fulfill the terms of | ||||||
5 | the
agreement shall result in
seizure and impoundment of the | ||||||
6 | animal and any offspring by the animal pound or shelter, and
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7 | any monies which have been deposited shall be forfeited and | ||||||
8 | submitted to the Pet Population Control Fund on a yearly basis. | ||||||
9 | This Act shall not
prevent humane societies from engaging in | ||||||
10 | activities set forth by their
charters; provided, they are not | ||||||
11 | inconsistent with provisions of this Act
and other existing | ||||||
12 | laws. No animal shelter or animal control facility shall
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13 | release dogs or cats to an individual representing a rescue | ||||||
14 | group, unless the
group has been licensed or has a foster care | ||||||
15 | permit issued by the Illinois Department of Agriculture or
is a | ||||||
16 | representative of a not-for-profit out-of-state organization. | ||||||
17 | The Department may suspend or
revoke the license of
any animal | ||||||
18 | shelter or animal control facility that fails to comply with | ||||||
19 | the
requirements set forth in this Section or that fails to | ||||||
20 | report its intake and euthanasia statistics each year.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
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22 | (510 ILCS 5/15.3)
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23 | Sec. 15.3. Dangerous dog; appeal.
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24 | (a) The owner of a dog found to be a dangerous dog pursuant | ||||||
25 | to this Act by
an
Administrator may file a complaint against |
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1 | the Administrator in the circuit
court within
35 days of | ||||||
2 | receipt of notification of the determination, for a de novo | ||||||
3 | hearing
on the
determination. The proceeding shall be conducted | ||||||
4 | as a civil hearing pursuant to
the
Illinois Rules of Evidence | ||||||
5 | and the Code of Civil Procedure, including the
discovery
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6 | provisions. After hearing both parties' evidence, the court may | ||||||
7 | make a
determination of
dangerous dog if the Administrator | ||||||
8 | meets his or her burden of proof of a preponderance of the | ||||||
9 | evidence
of clear
and
convincing evidence . The final order of | ||||||
10 | the circuit court may be appealed
pursuant to the
civil appeals | ||||||
11 | provisions of the Illinois Supreme Court Rules.
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12 | (b) The owner of a dog found to be a dangerous dog pursuant | ||||||
13 | to this Act by
the
Director may, within 14 days of receipt of | ||||||
14 | notification of the determination,
request an
administrative | ||||||
15 | hearing to appeal the determination. The administrative | ||||||
16 | hearing
shall be
conducted pursuant to the Department of | ||||||
17 | Agriculture's rules applicable to
formal
administrative | ||||||
18 | proceedings, 8 Ill. Adm. Code Part 1, SubParts A and B. An
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19 | owner
desiring
a
hearing shall make his or her request for a | ||||||
20 | hearing to the Illinois Department
of
Agriculture. The final | ||||||
21 | administrative decision of the Department may be
reviewed
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22 | judicially by the circuit court of the county wherein the | ||||||
23 | person resides or, in
the case of a
corporation, the county | ||||||
24 | where its registered office is located. If the
plaintiff in a | ||||||
25 | review
proceeding is not a resident of Illinois, the venue | ||||||
26 | shall be in Sangamon
County. The
Administrative Review Law and |
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1 | all amendments and modifications thereof, and the
rules
adopted | ||||||
2 | thereto, apply to and govern all proceedings for the judicial | ||||||
3 | review of
final
administrative decisions of the Department | ||||||
4 | hereunder.
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5 | (c) Until the order has been reviewed and at all times | ||||||
6 | during the appeal
process,
the owner shall comply with the | ||||||
7 | requirements set forth by the Administrator,
the court, or
the | ||||||
8 | Director.
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9 | (d) At any time after a final order has been entered, the | ||||||
10 | owner may petition
the
circuit court to reverse the designation | ||||||
11 | of dangerous dog.
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12 | (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)
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13 | (510 ILCS 5/15.4 new) | ||||||
14 | Sec. 15.4. Potentially dangerous dog. A dog found running | ||||||
15 | at large with 3 or more other dogs may be deemed a potentially | ||||||
16 | dangerous dog by the animal control warden or administrator. | ||||||
17 | Potentially dangerous dogs shall be spayed or neutered and | ||||||
18 | microchipped within 14 days of reclaim. Failure to comply with | ||||||
19 | this Section will result in impoundment of the dog or a fine of | ||||||
20 | $500.
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