HB4162 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

LRB095 14311 CMK 40199 b

95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2007 and 2008
HB4162

Introduced , by Rep. JoAnn D. Osmond - Patricia R. Bellock

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

510 ILCS 70/7.2 new

Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may transport any equidae in a vehicle or trailer containing 2 or more levels of equidae, one on top of the other. Sets out penalties for the illegal transport of equidae. Effective immediately.

A BILL FOR

AN ACT concerning animals.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by adding Section 7.2 as follows:

(510 ILCS 70/7.2 new)

Sec. 7.2. Transport of horses.

(a) No person may transport any equidae in a vehicle or trailer containing 2 or more levels of equidae, one on top of the other.

(b) Any person that violates this Section shall be guilty of (i) a petty offense, subject to a fine of at least $500, per animal, for a first offense and (ii) a Class C misdemeanor, subject to a fine of at least $1,000, per animal, for all second or subsequent offenses.

Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon becoming law.