Full Text of HB5772 96th General Assembly
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| AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Animal Welfare Act is amended by changing | 5 |
| Section 3.1 and by adding Sections 3.5 and 3.15 as follows:
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| (225 ILCS 605/3.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 303.1)
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| Sec. 3.1. Information on dogs and cats for sale by a dog | 8 |
| dealer or cattery operator . Every pet shop
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| dealer , and cattery operator shall provide the following
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| information for every dog or cat available for sale:
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| (a) The age, sex, and weight of the animal.
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| (b) The breed of the animal.
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| (c) A record of vaccinations and veterinary care and | 14 |
| treatment.
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| (d) A record of surgical sterilization or lack of surgical | 16 |
| sterilization.
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| (e) The name and address of the breeder of the animal.
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| (f) The name and address of any other person who owned or | 19 |
| harbored the
animal between its birth and the point of sale.
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| (Source: P.A. 87-819.)
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| (225 ILCS 605/3.5 new) | 22 |
| Sec. 3.5. Information on dogs and cats available for |
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| adoption by an animal shelter or animal control facility. | 2 |
| (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility must | 3 |
| provide to the adopter prior to the time of adoption the | 4 |
| following information, to the best of its knowledge, on any dog | 5 |
| or cat being offered for adoption: | 6 |
| (1) The breed, age, date of birth, sex, and color of | 7 |
| the dog or cat if known, or if unknown, the animal shelter | 8 |
| or animal control facility shall estimate to the best of | 9 |
| its ability. | 10 |
| (2) The details of any inoculation or medical treatment | 11 |
| that the dog or cat received while under the possession of | 12 |
| the animal shelter or animal control facility. | 13 |
| (3) The adoption fee and any additional fees or | 14 |
| charges. | 15 |
| (4) If the dog or cat was returned by an adopter, then | 16 |
| the date and reason for the return. | 17 |
| (5) The following written statement: "A copy of our | 18 |
| policy regarding warranties, refunds, or returns is | 19 |
| available upon request.". | 20 |
| (6) The license number of the animal shelter or animal | 21 |
| control facility issued by the Illinois Department of | 22 |
| Agriculture. | 23 |
| (b) The information required in subsection (a) shall be | 24 |
| provided to the adopter in written form by the animal shelter | 25 |
| or animal control facility and shall have an acknowledgement of | 26 |
| disclosures form, which must be signed by the adopter and an |
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| authorized representative of the animal shelter or animal | 2 |
| control facility at the time of the adoption. The | 3 |
| acknowledgement of disclosures form shall include the | 4 |
| following: | 5 |
| (1) A blank space for the dated signature and printed | 6 |
| name of the authorized representative handling the | 7 |
| adoption on behalf of the animal shelter or animal control | 8 |
| facility, which shall be immediately beneath the following | 9 |
| printed statement: "I hereby attest that all of the above | 10 |
| information is true and correct to the best of my | 11 |
| knowledge.". | 12 |
| (2) A blank space for the dated signature and printed | 13 |
| name of the adopter, which shall be immediately beneath the | 14 |
| following statement: "I hereby attest that this disclosure | 15 |
| was posted on or near the cage of the dog or cat for | 16 |
| adoption and that I have read all the disclosures. I | 17 |
| further understand that I am entitled to keep a signed copy | 18 |
| of this disclosure.". | 19 |
| (c) A copy of the disclosures and the signed | 20 |
| acknowledgement of disclosures form shall be provided to the | 21 |
| adopter and the original copy shall be maintained by the animal | 22 |
| shelter or animal control facility for a period of 2 years from | 23 |
| the date of adoption. A copy of the animal shelter's or animal | 24 |
| control facility's policy regarding warranties, refunds, or | 25 |
| returns shall be provided to the adopter. | 26 |
| (d) An animal shelter or animal control facility shall post |
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| in a conspicuous place in writing on or near the cage of any | 2 |
| dog or cat available for adoption the information required by | 3 |
| subsection (a) of this Section 3.5. | 4 |
| (225 ILCS 605/3.15 new) | 5 |
| Sec. 3.15. Disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet | 6 |
| shops. | 7 |
| (a) Prior to the time of sale, every pet shop operator | 8 |
| must, to the best of his or her knowledge, provide to the | 9 |
| consumer the following information on any dog or cat being | 10 |
| offered for sale: | 11 |
| (1) The retail price of the dog or cat, including any | 12 |
| additional fees or charges. | 13 |
| (2) The breed, age, date of birth, sex, and color of | 14 |
| the dog or cat. | 15 |
| (3) The details of any inoculation or medical treatment | 16 |
| that the dog or cat received while under the possession of | 17 |
| the pet shop operator. | 18 |
| (4) The name and business address of both the dog or | 19 |
| cat breeder and the facility where the dog or cat was born. | 20 |
| If the dog or cat breeder is located in the State, then the | 21 |
| breeder's license number. If the dog or cat breeder also | 22 |
| holds a license issued by the United States Department of | 23 |
| Agriculture, the breeder's federal identification number. | 24 |
| (5) Any known congenital or hereditary diseases of the | 25 |
| parents of the dog or cat, or the parents' other offspring. |
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| (6) If eligible for registration with a pedigree | 2 |
| registry, then the name and registration numbers of the | 3 |
| sire and dam and the address of the pedigree registry where | 4 |
| the sire and dam are registered. | 5 |
| (7) If the dog or cat was returned by a customer, then | 6 |
| the date and reason for the return. | 7 |
| (8) The following written statement: "A copy of our | 8 |
| policy regarding warranties, refunds, or returns is | 9 |
| available upon request.". | 10 |
| (9) The pet shop operator's license number issued by | 11 |
| the Illinois Department of Agriculture. | 12 |
| (b) The information required in subsection (a) shall be | 13 |
| provided to the customer in written form by the pet shop | 14 |
| operator and shall have an acknowledgement of disclosures form, | 15 |
| which must be signed by the customer and the pet shop operator | 16 |
| at the time of sale. The acknowledgement of disclosures form | 17 |
| shall include the following: | 18 |
| (1) A blank space for the dated signature and printed | 19 |
| name of the pet shop operator, which shall be immediately | 20 |
| beneath the following statement: "I hereby attest that all | 21 |
| of the above information is true and correct to the best of | 22 |
| my knowledge.". | 23 |
| (2) A blank space for the customer to sign and print | 24 |
| his or her name and the date, which shall be immediately | 25 |
| beneath the following statement: "I hereby attest that this | 26 |
| disclosure was posted on or near the cage of the dog or cat |
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| for sale and that I have read all of the disclosures. I | 2 |
| further understand that I am entitled to keep a signed copy | 3 |
| of this disclosure.". | 4 |
| (c) A copy of the disclosures and the signed | 5 |
| acknowledgement of disclosures form shall be provided to the | 6 |
| customer at the time of sale and the original copy shall be | 7 |
| maintained by the pet shop operator for a period of 2 years | 8 |
| from the date of sale. A copy of the pet store operator's | 9 |
| policy regarding warranties, refunds, or returns shall be | 10 |
| provided to the customer. | 11 |
| (d) A pet shop operator shall post in a conspicuous place | 12 |
| in writing on or near the cage of any dog or cat available for | 13 |
| sale the information required by subsection (a) of this Section | 14 |
| 3.15.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | 16 |
| 1, 2011.
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