Sen. Ira I. Silverstein

Filed: 3/16/2016

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2847

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2847 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
5changing Section 3.04 as follows:
 
6    (510 ILCS 70/3.04)
7    Sec. 3.04. Arrests and seizures; penalties.
8    (a) Any law enforcement officer making an arrest for an
9offense involving one or more companion animals under Section
103.01, 3.02, or 3.03 of this Act may lawfully take possession of
11some or all of the companion animals in the possession of the
12person arrested. The officer, after taking possession of the
13companion animals, must file with the court before whom the
14complaint is made against any person so arrested an affidavit
15stating the name of the person charged in the complaint, a
16description of the condition of the companion animal or

 

 

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1companion animals taken, and the time and place the companion
2animal or companion animals were taken, together with the name
3of the person from whom the companion animal or companion
4animals were taken and name of the person who claims to own the
5companion animal or companion animals if different from the
6person from whom the companion animal or companion animals were
7seized. He or she must at the same time deliver an inventory of
8the companion animal or companion animals taken to the court of
9competent jurisdiction. The officer must place the companion
10animal or companion animals in the custody of an animal control
11or animal shelter and the agency must retain custody of the
12companion animal or companion animals subject to an order of
13the court adjudicating the charges on the merits and before
14which the person complained against is required to appear for
15trial. If the animal control or animal shelter owns no facility
16capable of housing the companion animals, has no space to house
17the companion animals, or is otherwise unable to house the
18companion animals or the health or condition of the animals
19prevents their removal, the animals shall be impounded at the
20site of the violation pursuant to a court order authorizing the
21impoundment, provided that the person charged is an owner of
22the property. Employees or agents of the animal control or
23animal shelter or law enforcement shall have the authority to
24access the on-site impoundment property for the limited purpose
25of providing care and veterinary treatment for the impounded
26animals and ensuring their well-being and safety. For an

 

 

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1on-site impoundment, a petition for posting of security may be
2filed under Section 3.05 of this Act. Disposition of the
3animals shall be controlled by Section 3.06 of this Act. If,
4upon seizure of the companion animal and the filing of charges,
5the person complained against refuses to relinquish the
6companion animal, the court having criminal jurisdiction over
7the alleged charges shall schedule a hearing on the disposition
8of the companion animal. The hearing shall be held within 30
9days after the companion animal's seizure. At the hearing, the
10State's Attorney shall ask for permanent forfeiture of the
11companion animal seized. Notice of the hearing shall be served
12on the impounding agency, the owner, and anyone claiming an
13interest in the companion animal. At the hearing for forfeiture
14prior to trial The State's Attorney may, within 14 days after
15the seizure, file a "petition for forfeiture prior to trial"
16before the court having criminal jurisdiction over the alleged
17charges, asking for permanent forfeiture of the companion
18animals seized. The petition shall be filed with the court,
19with copies served on the impounding agency, the owner, and
20anyone claiming an interest in the animals. In a "petition for
21forfeiture prior to trial", the burden is on the prosecution to
22prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the person
23arrested violated Section 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, or 4.01 of this Act
24or Section 26-5 or 48-1 of the Criminal Code of 1961 or the
25Criminal Code of 2012. If the prosecution fails to meet this
26burden, the court shall order the owner to post security

 

 

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1pursuant to Section 3.05.
2    (b) An owner whose companion animal or companion animals
3are removed by a law enforcement officer under this Section
4must be given written notice of the circumstances of the
5removal and of any legal remedies available to him or her. The
6notice must be posted at the place of seizure, or delivered to
7a person residing at the place of seizure or, if the address of
8the owner is different from the address of the person from whom
9the companion animal or companion animals were seized,
10delivered by registered mail to his or her last known address.
11    (c) In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon
12conviction for violating Sections 3, 3.01, 3.02, or 3.03 the
13court may order the convicted person to forfeit to an animal
14control or animal shelter the animal or animals that are the
15basis of the conviction. Upon an order of forfeiture, the
16convicted person is deemed to have permanently relinquished all
17rights to the animal or animals that are the basis of the
18conviction. The forfeited animal or animals shall be adopted or
19humanely euthanized. In no event may the convicted person or
20anyone residing in his or her household be permitted to adopt
21the forfeited animal or animals. The court, additionally, may
22order that the convicted person and persons dwelling in the
23same household as the convicted person who conspired, aided, or
24abetted in the unlawful act that was the basis of the
25conviction, or who knew or should have known of the unlawful
26act, may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any

 

 

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1other animals for a period of time that the court deems
2reasonable.
3(Source: P.A. 99-321, eff. 1-1-16.)".