Full Text of SJR0056 96th General Assembly
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| SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 56
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| WHEREAS, Illinois citizens have the right to purchase | 3 |
| quality purebred dogs, produced by responsible breeders; and
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| WHEREAS, Illinois is committed to preventing dogs from | 5 |
| being housed in breeding facilities or pet stores that are | 6 |
| overcrowded, unsanitary, and lacking proper shelter and care; | 7 |
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| WHEREAS, Breeding facilities with unsanitary conditions | 9 |
| create the potential for soil and groundwater contamination, | 10 |
| the spread of zoonotic parasites and infectious diseases, and | 11 |
| the sale of sick and dying animals to the public; therefore, be | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL | 14 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES | 15 |
| CONCURRING HEREIN, that there is established a Joint Task Force | 16 |
| on Breeders and Pet Stores to investigate and make | 17 |
| recommendations regarding these 2 industries; issues that may | 18 |
| be examined include, but are not limited to the following: (1) | 19 |
| humane care and treatment for dogs at pet stores and breeding | 20 |
| facilities, (2) creating more specific requirements for indoor | 21 |
| and outdoor kennel facilities to ensure the health and welfare | 22 |
| of dogs used for commercial purposes, (3) establishing more |
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| detailed specifications so that indoor and outdoor facilities | 2 |
| provide dogs with proper shelter, temperature control, | 3 |
| ventilation, air movement, lighting, bedding, sanitation, | 4 |
| slope of ground and run, and flooring materials, (4) creating | 5 |
| more detailed record keeping requirements for breeders and pet | 6 |
| stores, (5) ensuring that consumers are provided adequate | 7 |
| information prior to the time of sale of dogs, (6) ensuring | 8 |
| that dogs being sold are healthy, and (7) amending animal | 9 |
| welfare laws to address these specific issues as well as | 10 |
| related yet broader issues that could be addressed through such | 11 |
| laws; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That the members of the Joint Task Force shall | 13 |
| include: one member appointed by the President of the Senate; | 14 |
| one member appointed by the Minority Leader of the Senate; one | 15 |
| member appointed by the Speaker of the House; one member | 16 |
| appointed by the Minority Leader of the House; the Director of | 17 |
| Agriculture or his or her designee, who shall serve as the | 18 |
| Chairperson; the Director of Agriculture shall appoint 5 | 19 |
| members to represent the animal welfare community, including 2 | 20 |
| members from national organizations and 3 members representing | 21 |
| the shelter community and animal rescue community; the Director | 22 |
| of Agriculture shall also appoint one member representing the | 23 |
| small scale breeding community, one member representing the | 24 |
| sporting dog community, one member representing the large scale | 25 |
| breeding community, one member representing the pet store |
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| industry, and one member representing the Illinois | 2 |
| Veterinarians; and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That the Department of Agriculture shall provide | 4 |
| administrative and other support to the Joint Task Force and | 5 |
| meet at the call of the chairperson; and be it further | 6 |
| RESOLVED, That the Director of Agriculture or his or her | 7 |
| designee shall serve as the Chairperson; the Joint Task Force | 8 |
| shall have a minimum of 3 meetings; and the members shall serve | 9 |
| without compensation; and be it further | 10 |
| RESOLVED, That the Joint Task Force shall report its | 11 |
| findings and legislative recommendations to the Secretary of | 12 |
| the Senate and the Clerk of the House by January 1, 2010; and | 13 |
| that upon filing its report the Joint Task Force is dissolved; | 14 |
| and be it further | 15 |
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be delivered to | 16 |
| the Director of the Department of Agriculture.
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