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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 Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Section 4.01 as follows:
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6 | (510 ILCS 70/4.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.01)
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7 | Sec. 4.01. Animals in entertainment. This Section does not | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | apply when
the only animals involved are dogs. (Section 26-5 of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | the Criminal Code of
1961, rather than this Section, applies | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | when the only animals involved are
dogs.)
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11 | (a) No person may own, capture, breed, train, or lease any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | animal which he
or she knows or should know is intended for use | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
13 | in any show, exhibition,
program, or other activity featuring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | or otherwise involving a fight between
such animal and any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | other animal or human, or the intentional killing of any
animal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | for the purpose of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
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17 | (b) No person shall promote, conduct, carry on, advertise, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | collect money for
or in any other manner assist or aid in the | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | presentation for purposes of sport,
wagering, or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | entertainment, any show, exhibition, program, or other | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | activity
involving a fight between 2 or more animals or any | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | animal and human, or the
intentional killing of any animal.
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23 | (c) No person shall sell or offer for sale, ship, |
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1 | transport, or otherwise
move, or deliver or receive any animal | ||||||
2 | which he or she knows or should know
has been captured, bred, | ||||||
3 | or trained, or will be used, to fight another animal
or human | ||||||
4 | or be intentionally killed, for the purpose of sport, wagering, | ||||||
5 | or
entertainment.
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6 | (d) No person shall manufacture for sale, shipment, | ||||||
7 | transportation
or delivery any device or equipment which that | ||||||
8 | person knows or should know
is intended for use in any show, | ||||||
9 | exhibition, program, or other activity
featuring or otherwise | ||||||
10 | involving a fight between 2 or more animals, or any
human and | ||||||
11 | animal, or the intentional killing of any animal for purposes | ||||||
12 | of
sport, wagering or entertainment.
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13 | (e) No person shall own, possess, sell or offer for sale, | ||||||
14 | ship,
transport, or otherwise move any equipment or device | ||||||
15 | which such person
knows or should know is intended for use in | ||||||
16 | connection with any show,
exhibition, program, or activity | ||||||
17 | featuring or otherwise involving a fight
between 2 or more | ||||||
18 | animals, or any animal and human, or the intentional
killing of | ||||||
19 | any animal for purposes of sport, wagering or entertainment.
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20 | (f) No person shall make available any site, structure, or | ||||||
21 | facility,
whether enclosed or not, which he or she knows or | ||||||
22 | should know is intended
to be used for the purpose of | ||||||
23 | conducting any show, exhibition, program, or
other activity | ||||||
24 | involving a fight between 2 or more animals, or any animal and
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25 | human, or the intentional killing of any animal.
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26 | (g) No person shall attend or otherwise patronize any show, |
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1 | exhibition,
program, or other activity featuring or otherwise | ||||||
2 | involving a fight between
2 or more animals, or any animal and | ||||||
3 | human, or the intentional killing of
any animal for the | ||||||
4 | purposes of sport, wagering or entertainment.
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5 | (h) (Blank).
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6 | (i) Any animals or equipment involved in a violation of | ||||||
7 | this Section shall
be immediately seized and impounded under | ||||||
8 | Section 12 by the Department when
located at any show, | ||||||
9 | exhibition, program, or other activity featuring or
otherwise | ||||||
10 | involving an animal fight for the purposes of sport, wagering, | ||||||
11 | or
entertainment.
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12 | (j) Any vehicle or conveyance other than a common carrier | ||||||
13 | that is used
in violation of this Section shall be seized, | ||||||
14 | held, and offered for sale at
public auction by the sheriff's | ||||||
15 | department of the proper jurisdiction, and
the proceeds from | ||||||
16 | the sale shall be remitted to the general fund of the
county | ||||||
17 | where the violation took place.
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18 | (k) Any veterinarian in this State who is presented with an | ||||||
19 | animal for
treatment of injuries or wounds resulting from | ||||||
20 | fighting where there is a
reasonable possibility that the | ||||||
21 | animal was engaged in or utilized for a
fighting event for the | ||||||
22 | purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment shall
file a | ||||||
23 | report with the Department and cooperate by furnishing the | ||||||
24 | owners'
names, dates, and descriptions of the animal or animals | ||||||
25 | involved. Any
veterinarian who in good faith complies with the | ||||||
26 | requirements of this
subsection has immunity from any |
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1 | liability, civil, criminal, or otherwise,
that may result from | ||||||
2 | his or her actions. For the purposes of any proceedings,
civil | ||||||
3 | or criminal, the good faith of the veterinarian shall be | ||||||
4 | rebuttably
presumed.
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5 | (l) No person shall solicit a minor to violate this | ||||||
6 | Section.
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7 | (m) The penalties for violations of this Section shall be | ||||||
8 | as follows:
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9 | (1) A person convicted of violating subsection (a), | ||||||
10 | (b), or (c) of this
Section or any rule, regulation, or | ||||||
11 | order of the Department pursuant thereto
is guilty of a | ||||||
12 | Class 4 felony
A misdemeanor for the first offense. A | ||||||
13 | second or
subsequent offense involving the violation of | ||||||
14 | subsection (a), (b), or (c) of
this Section or any rule, | ||||||
15 | regulation, or order of the Department pursuant
thereto is | ||||||
16 | a Class 3
4 felony.
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17 | (2) A person convicted of violating subsection (d), | ||||||
18 | (e), or (f) of this
Section or any rule, regulation, or | ||||||
19 | order of the Department pursuant thereto
is guilty of a | ||||||
20 | Class A misdemeanor for the first offense. A second or
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21 | subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.
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22 | (3) A person convicted of violating subsection (g) of | ||||||
23 | this Section or
any rule, regulation, or order of the | ||||||
24 | Department pursuant thereto is guilty
of a Class C | ||||||
25 | misdemeanor.
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26 | (4) A person convicted of violating subsection (l) of |
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1 | this Section is
guilty of a Class A misdemeanor.
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2 | (Source: P.A. 92-425, eff. 1-1-02; 92-454, eff. 1-1-02; 92-650, | ||||||
3 | eff.
7-11-02; 92-651, eff. 7-11-02; revised 11-21-02.)
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4 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
5 | becoming law.
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