97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB0841
 
Introduced 01/31/11, by Rep. Michael J. Madigan
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 



510 ILCS 5/8  from Ch. 8, par. 358

    Amends the Animal Control Act.  Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning
rabies inoculations.



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A BILL FOR
 


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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 Animal Control Act is amended by changing 
5Section 8 as follows:
 



6    (510 ILCS 5/8)  (from Ch. 8, par. 358)



7    Sec. 8. Every owner of a dog 4 months or more of age shall 
8have each dog
inoculated against rabies
by a licensed 
9veterinarian. Every dog shall
have a second rabies vaccination 
10within one year of the
the first.  Terms of
subsequent
vaccine 
11administration and duration of immunity must be in compliance 
12with USDA
licenses of vaccines used.  Evidence of such rabies

13inoculation shall be entered on a certificate the form of which 
14shall be
approved by the Board and which shall contain the 
15microchip number of the animal if it has one and which shall be 
16signed by the licensed
veterinarian administering the vaccine.  
17Veterinarians who inoculate a dog
shall procure from the County 
18Animal
Control in the county where their office is located

19serially
numbered tags, one to be issued with each inoculation 
20certificate. Only one dog
shall be included on each 
21certificate. The veterinarian immunizing or
microchipping an 
22animal
shall
provide the
Administrator of the county in which 
23the animal resides with a certificate of immunization and 
 
 
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1microchip number.  The
Board shall cause a rabies
inoculation 
2tag to be issued, at a fee established by the Board
for each

3dog inoculated against rabies.

4    Rabies vaccine for use on animals shall be sold or 
5distributed only to
and used only by licensed veterinarians. 
6Such rabies vaccine shall be
licensed by the United States 
7Department of Agriculture.

8    If a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that a 
9rabies inoculation would compromise an animal's health, then 
10the animal shall be exempt from the rabies shot requirement, 
11but the owner must still be responsible for the fees.

12(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)