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95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008 HB1018
Introduced 2/8/2007, by Rep. Dan Reitz SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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510 ILCS 70/10 |
from Ch. 8, par. 710 |
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Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that, upon request of the Department of Agriculture (now, that request is not required), an approved
humane investigator may, for the purpose of investigating an alleged violation of the Act, enter during normal business hours upon any premises
where the animal or animals described in the complaint are housed or kept,
provided such entry shall not be made into any building which is a person's
residence, except by search warrant or court order.
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A BILL FOR
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HB1018 |
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LRB095 09451 CMK 29649 b |
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| AN ACT concerning animals.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 10 as follows:
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| (510 ILCS 70/10) (from Ch. 8, par. 710)
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| Sec. 10. Investigation of complaints.
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| (a) Upon receiving a complaint of a suspected violation of |
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| this Act, a
Department investigator, any law enforcement |
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| official, or , upon request of the Department, an approved
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| humane investigator may, for the purpose of investigating the |
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| allegations
of the complaint, enter during normal business |
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| hours upon any premises
where the animal or animals described |
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| in the complaint are housed or kept,
provided such entry shall |
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| not be made into any building which is a person's
residence, |
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| except by search warrant or court order.
Institutions operating |
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| under federal license to conduct laboratory
experimentation |
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| utilizing animals for research or medical purposes are,
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| however, exempt from the provisions of this Section. State's |
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| Attorneys and
law enforcement officials shall provide such |
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| assistance as may be required
in the conduct of such |
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| investigations. Any such investigation requiring
legal |
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| procedures shall be immediately reported to the Department.
No |