Full Text of HJR0037 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Every county in Illinois is required to have an | 3 | | animal control agency or a County Board to carry out the Animal | 4 | | Control Act; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It is the duty of the Administrator of the Animal | 6 | | Control Act, through sterilization, humane education, rabies | 7 | | inoculation, stray control, impoundment, quarantine, and any | 8 | | other means deemed necessary, to control and prevent the spread | 9 | | of rabies and to exercise dog and cat overpopulation control; | 10 | | and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, The County Board is required to provide necessary | 12 | | personnel, training, equipment, supplies, and facilities and | 13 | | operate pounds or contract for their operation as necessary to | 14 | | effectuate the Animal Control Act; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Controlling dangerous dogs and centralized | 16 | | reporting of dangerous dogs and bite case data are important | 17 | | public health and safety issues; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Training and certification may help ensure a | 19 | | certain level of competency and preparation among animal | 20 | | control wardens; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, 8 other states have instituted training programs | 2 | | for their animal control officers; therefore, be it
| 3 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 5 | | SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that the General Assembly shall | 6 | | create a committee to explore dangerous dogs, bite statistics | 7 | | and reporting, and animal control training; and be it further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That the committee shall hold a minimum of 3 | 9 | | hearings throughout the State, including one in Southern | 10 | | Illinois, and shall report its findings to the General Assembly | 11 | | on or before October 1, 2011, and, after the committee reports | 12 | | its findings, it is dissolved; and be it further
| 13 | | RESOLVED, That the Department of Agriculture shall | 14 | | provided administrative and other support to the committee; and | 15 | | be it further | 16 | | RESOLVED, That the committee shall be co-chaired by a | 17 | | Representative appointed by the Speaker of the House of | 18 | | Representatives and a Representative appointed by the Minority | 19 | | Leader of the House of Representatives and a Senator appointed | 20 | | by the President of the Senate and a Senator appointed by the | 21 | | Minority Leader of the Senate; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That the committee shall consist of 20 members in | 2 | | addition to the co-chairpersons as follows: one pet owner | 3 | | appointed by the Governor; one veterinarian appointed by the | 4 | | Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association; one member | 5 | | appointed by the Illinois Farm Bureau; one employee of the | 6 | | Illinois Department of Agriculture appointed by the Director; | 7 | | one attorney appointed by the Illinois State Bar Association's | 8 | | Animal Law Section; one Illinois resident appointed by the Cat | 9 | | Fanciers Association; one person appointed by the Chicago | 10 | | Veterinary Medical Association; one humane society employee | 11 | | appointed by the Illinois Federation of Humane Societies; one | 12 | | animal control warden appointed by the Illinois Animal Control | 13 | | Association; one Illinois resident appointed by Best Friends | 14 | | Animal Society; one veterinarian appointed by Cook County | 15 | | Animal Control; one Assistant State's Attorney appointed by the | 16 | | Cook County State's Attorney's Office; one dog trainer | 17 | | appointed by PAWS Chicago; one Assistant State's Attorney | 18 | | appointed by the Madison County State's Attorney's Office; one | 19 | | member appointed by Safe Humane Chicago; one feral cat | 20 | | caretaker appointed by Alley Cat Allies; one animal behaviorist | 21 | | appointed by the University of Illinois College of Veterinary | 22 | | Medicine; one breeder appointed by the Illinois Federation of | 23 | | Dog Clubs and Owners; one attorney appointed by the Chicago Bar | 24 | | Animal Law Committee; and one veterinarian appointed by the | 25 | | Animal Protective League of Springfield; and be it further |
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 2 | | delivered to the Senate President and the Speaker of the House | 3 | | of Representatives.
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