99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2015 and 2016
SB2356
 
Introduced 1/28/2016, by Sen. Linda Holmes
 
SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 

 
New Act

     Creates the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.  Requires (i) an institution of higher education or corporation located in this State that receives public funds, federal or State, for scientific, educational, or research purposes or (ii) a facility that provides research in collaboration with an institution of higher education with the use of public funds and that confines dogs or cats for scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific, educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat to an animal rescue organization.  Sets forth provisions concerning an agreement with an animal rescue organization and immunity. Effective immediately.
  


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1    AN ACT concerning regulation.
  
 
2    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
3represented in the General Assembly:
  
 
 
4    Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the 
5Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Animal rescue organization" means any nonprofit 
8organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals 
9in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals.
10    "Research facility" means an institution of higher 
11education or corporation located in this State that receives 
12public funds, federal or State, for scientific, educational, or 
13research purposes or a facility that provides research in 
14collaboration with an institution of higher education with the 
15use of public funds.
 
16    Section 10. Research dogs and cats adoption requirement.
17    (a)  A research facility that confines dogs or cats for 
18scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on 
19euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific, 
20educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or 
21cat to an animal rescue organization.
22    (b)  A research facility that is required to offer dogs or 
 
 
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1cats to an animal rescue organization under this Section may 
2enter into an agreement with the animal rescue organization to 
3protect the research facility from liability.
4    (c)  A research facility that provides a dog or cat to an 
5animal rescue organization under this Section is immune from 
6any civil liability that otherwise might result from the 
7research facility's actions, provided that the research 
8facility is acting in good faith.
  
 
9    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
10becoming law.