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| 1 | AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4056
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| 2 | AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4056 by replacing | ||||||
| 3 | everything after the enacting clause with the following:
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| 4 | "Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by adding | ||||||
| 5 | Section 3.05 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (225 ILCS 605/3.05 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 3.05. Restrictions on the sale of dogs and cats. No | ||||||
| 8 | pet shop operator or dog dealer shall purchase a dog or cat for | ||||||
| 9 | resale or sell or offer for sale any dog or cat purchased from: | ||||||
| 10 | (1) any breeder that: | ||||||
| 11 | (A) is not in possession of a current Class A or | ||||||
| 12 | Class B animal dealer license issued by the United | ||||||
| 13 | States Department of Agriculture and any applicable | ||||||
| 14 | State agency; | ||||||
| 15 | (B) was found to have committed a direct violation | ||||||
| 16 | of pet dealer-related regulations of the United States | ||||||
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| 1 | Department of Agriculture during the 2-year period | ||||||
| 2 | prior to the purchase; | ||||||
| 3 | (C) received "no access" violations on the 2 most | ||||||
| 4 | recent inspection reports issued by the United States | ||||||
| 5 | Department of Agriculture; or | ||||||
| 6 | (D) was found to have committed 3 or more indirect | ||||||
| 7 | violations of pet dealer-related regulations of the | ||||||
| 8 | United States Department of Agriculture during the | ||||||
| 9 | 2-year period prior to the purchase, provided the | ||||||
| 10 | violations pertained to the health or welfare of an | ||||||
| 11 | animal and were not administrative in nature; or | ||||||
| 12 | (2) any other person, firm, or corporation that: | ||||||
| 13 | (A) is not in possession of a current Class A or | ||||||
| 14 | Class B animal dealer license issued by the United | ||||||
| 15 | States Department of Agriculture and any applicable | ||||||
| 16 | State agency; | ||||||
| 17 | (B) was found to have committed a direct violation | ||||||
| 18 | of pet dealer-related regulations of the United States | ||||||
| 19 | Department of Agriculture during the 2-year period | ||||||
| 20 | prior to the purchase; | ||||||
| 21 | (C) received "no access" violations on the 2 most | ||||||
| 22 | recent inspection reports issued by the United States | ||||||
| 23 | Department of Agriculture; | ||||||
| 24 | (D) was found to have committed 3 or more indirect | ||||||
| 25 | violations of pet dealer-related regulations of the | ||||||
| 26 | United States Department of Agriculture during the | ||||||
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| 1 | 2-year period prior to the purchase, provided the | ||||||
| 2 | violations pertained to the health or welfare of an | ||||||
| 3 | animal and were not administrative in nature; or | ||||||
| 4 | (E) directly or indirectly, has obtained the dog or | ||||||
| 5 | cat from a breeder described in subdivision (1) of this | ||||||
| 6 | subsection.".
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