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| | 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2011 and 2012
HB2379 Introduced 2/18/2011, by Rep. Tom Cross SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
| | 510 ILCS 5/9 | from Ch. 8, par. 359 |
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Amends the Animal Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning impounding
dogs.
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| | A BILL FOR |
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| | HB2379 | | LRB097 07501 CEL 47611 b |
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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, |
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing |
| 5 | | Section 9 as follows:
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| 6 | | (510 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 359)
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| 7 | | Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to |
| 8 | | provisions of this Act
may
be apprehended and
and impounded. |
| 9 | | For this purpose, the Administrator shall
utilize any existing |
| 10 | | or available animal control facility or licensed animal |
| 11 | | shelter. The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine, |
| 12 | | $20 of which shall be deposited into the Pet Population Control |
| 13 | | Fund and $5 of which shall be retained by the county or |
| 14 | | municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the |
| 15 | | provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be |
| 16 | | spayed or neutered within 30 days after being reclaimed unless |
| 17 | | already spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in |
| 18 | | impoundment. |
| 19 | | A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity, |
| 20 | | including training, is not considered to be running at large if |
| 21 | | the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on land on which |
| 22 | | the person has obtained permission to hunt or to train a dog. A |
| 23 | | dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park is not |