Sen. Linda Holmes

Filed: 3/7/2023

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 1883

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 1883 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Wild
5Animal Public Safety Act.
 
6    Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
7    "Covered animal" means any live member of the following,
8or any hybrid of the following:
9        (1) Bear.
10        (2) Nonhuman primate.
11    "Direct contact" means physical contact or proximity where
12physical contact is possible, including, but not limited to,
13any proximity without a permanent physical barrier or
14sufficient vertical height designed to prevent physical
15contact between the public and a covered animal.
16    "Professional production crew" means a cast or crew member

 

 

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1of a television or motion picture production team that has
2obtained permits as required by law, and includes a
3professional photographer, videographer, or cinematographer.
 
4    Section 10. Prohibition. Notwithstanding any other
5provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person
6to allow any member of the public to come into direct contact
7with a covered animal.
 
8    Section 15. Nonapplication of Act. This Act does not
9apply to direct contact between a covered animal and any of the
10following:
11        (1) The owner of the covered animal.
12        (2) The owner of the facility in which the specified
13    animal is kept.
14        (3) A trained professional employee or contractor of
15    the owner of the covered animal or facility (or an
16    accompanying employee receiving professional training),
17    while acting in the course and scope of official duty.
18        (4) A licensed veterinarian, a veterinary student
19    accompanying such a veterinarian, or a registered
20    veterinary technician under the direct or indirect
21    supervision of a licensed veterinarian.
22        (5) A law enforcement officer or animal control
23    authority acting in the course and scope of official duty.
24        (6) An employee of a federal, State, or local agency,

 

 

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1    while acting in the course and scope of the person's
2    official duty.
3        (7) A board member of the facility where the animal is
4    kept, a trainee, service provider, or professional
5    production crew which:
6            (A) is accompanied by the facility's owner or
7        trained employee;
8            (B) is performing work with the specified animal
9        away from public view; and
10            (C) is under a contract or other engagement with
11        the facility's owner.
 
12    Section 20. Penalty. Any person who violates the
13provisions of this Act is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.
 
14    Section 25. Enforcement. Any law enforcement officer or
15peace officer employed by this State or by any county or
16municipality within this State may enforce the provisions of
17this Act. The Attorney General, or a State's Attorney of the
18county in which a violation of this Act occurred, may bring an
19action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois to
20enforce the provisions of this Act, and may bring an action for
21an injunction to restrain any actual or threatened violation.
 
22    Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are
23severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.".