Full Text of SB0641 100th General Assembly
SB0641 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY |
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State of Illinois
2017 and 2018 SB0641 Introduced 1/25/2017, by Sen. Linda Holmes SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: |
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Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that if the money from registration fees is placed in the county animal population control fund it may also be used for a purpose under the Food Stamp Program or the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Program for a animal control facility, animal shelter, organization or resident (currently, resident) who humanely traps feral cats for spaying or neutering and return under a provision in the Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal Population Control Act. Provides that only the registration requirements, the registration fees, the microchipping requirements, and the microchipping fees under the Act do not apply to feral cats, rather than the entire Section shall not apply to feral cats. Provides that if no placement is available by an animal control facility, the dog or cat may (rather than shall) be humanely dispatched under the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. Amends the Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal Population Control Act. Provides that a resident of State who owns a dog or cat and who is eligible for any government assistance, including the Food Stamp Program or the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Program (rather than solely a resident eligible for the Food Stamp Program or the Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Program), shall be eligible to participate in the program at a reduced rate if the owner signs a consent form certifying that he or she is the owner of the dog or cat or is authorized to present the dog or cat for the procedure. Provides that an animal control facility, animal shelter, organization, or a resident of this State who humanely traps feral cats for spaying or neutering and return is eligible to participate in the program if recognized by the municipality or by the county. Effective immediately.
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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning animals.
| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
| 4 | | Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing | 5 | | Sections 3 and 11 as follows:
| 6 | | (510 ILCS 5/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 353)
| 7 | | Sec. 3. The County Board Chairman
with the consent of the | 8 | | County Board
shall appoint an Administrator. Appointments | 9 | | shall be made as
necessary to keep this position filled at all | 10 | | times. The Administrator
may appoint as many Deputy | 11 | | Administrators and Animal Control Wardens to
aid him or her as | 12 | | authorized by the Board. The compensation for the
| 13 | | Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control | 14 | | Wardens shall
be fixed by the Board. The Administrator may be | 15 | | removed from office by
the County Board Chairman, with the | 16 | | consent of the County Board.
| 17 | | The Board shall provide necessary personnel, training, | 18 | | equipment,
supplies, and
facilities, and shall operate pounds | 19 | | or contract for their operation as
necessary to effectuate the | 20 | | program. The Board may enter into contracts
or agreements with | 21 | | persons to assist in the operation of the program and may | 22 | | establish a county animal population control program.
| 23 | | The Board shall be empowered to utilize monies from their |
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| 1 | | General
Corporate Fund to effectuate the intent of this Act.
| 2 | | The Board is authorized by ordinance to require the | 3 | | registration and
may require microchipping of
dogs and cats.
| 4 | | The Board shall
impose an individual dog or cat registration | 5 | | fee with a minimum differential of $10 for intact dogs or cats. | 6 | | Ten dollars of the differential shall be placed either in a | 7 | | county animal population control fund or in the State's Pet | 8 | | Population Control Fund. If the money is placed in the county | 9 | | animal population control fund it shall be used to (i) to spay, | 10 | | neuter, or sterilize adopted dogs or cats or (ii) for any | 11 | | allowable purpose provided for in Section 25 of the Illinois | 12 | | Public Health and Safety Animal Population Control Act. The | 13 | | registration requirements, registration fees, microchipping | 14 | | requirements, and microchipping fees under this Act do not | 15 | | apply to feral cats spay or neuter dogs or cats owned by low | 16 | | income county residents who are eligible for the Food Stamp | 17 | | Program . All persons
selling dogs or cats or keeping registries | 18 | | of dogs or cats shall
cooperate and
provide
information
to the | 19 | | Administrator as required by Board ordinance, including sales,
| 20 | | number of litters, and
ownership
of dogs and cats. If | 21 | | microchips are required, the microchip number may
serve as the | 22 | | county animal
control registration number.
| 23 | | In obtaining information required to implement this Act, | 24 | | the Department
shall have power to subpoena and bring before it | 25 | | any person in this State
and to take testimony either orally or | 26 | | by deposition, or both, with the
same fees and mileage and in |
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| 1 | | the same manner as prescribed by law for civil
cases in courts | 2 | | of this State.
| 3 | | The Director shall have power to
administer
oaths to | 4 | | witnesses at any hearing which the Department is authorized by
| 5 | | law to conduct, and any other oaths required or authorized in | 6 | | any Act
administered
by the Department.
| 7 | | This Section does not apply to feral cats.
| 8 | | (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
| 9 | | (510 ILCS 5/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 361)
| 10 | | Sec. 11. When not redeemed by the owner, agent, or | 11 | | caretaker, a dog or cat must be scanned for a microchip. If a | 12 | | microchip is present, the registered owner must be notified. | 13 | | After contact has been made or attempted, dogs or cats deemed | 14 | | adoptable by the animal control facility shall be offered for | 15 | | adoption, or made available to a licensed humane society or | 16 | | rescue group. If no placement is available, the dog or cat may | 17 | | it shall be
humanely dispatched pursuant to the Humane | 18 | | Euthanasia in Animal Shelters
Act. Nothing in this Act shall be | 19 | | construed or interpreted to place a limitation on the time | 20 | | frame that an animal pound or animal shelter may humanely house | 21 | | an animal prior to placement. An animal pound
or animal shelter | 22 | | shall not adopt or release any dog or cat to anyone other than | 23 | | the owner unless the animal has been rendered incapable of
| 24 | | reproduction
and microchipped, or the person wishing to adopt
| 25 | | an animal prior
to the surgical procedures having been |
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| 1 | | performed shall have executed a written
agreement promising to | 2 | | have such service performed, including
microchipping, within
a | 3 | | specified period
of time not to exceed 30 days. Failure to | 4 | | fulfill the terms of the
agreement shall result in
seizure and | 5 | | impoundment of the animal and any offspring by the animal pound | 6 | | or shelter, and
any monies which have been deposited shall be | 7 | | forfeited and submitted to the Pet Population Control Fund on a | 8 | | yearly basis. This Act shall not
prevent humane societies from | 9 | | engaging in activities set forth by their
charters; provided, | 10 | | they are not inconsistent with provisions of this Act
and other | 11 | | existing laws. No animal shelter or animal control facility | 12 | | shall
release dogs or cats to an individual representing a | 13 | | rescue group, unless the
group has been licensed or has a | 14 | | foster care permit issued by the Illinois Department of | 15 | | Agriculture or
is a representative of a not-for-profit | 16 | | out-of-state organization. The Department may suspend or
| 17 | | revoke the license of
any animal shelter or animal control | 18 | | facility that fails to comply with the
requirements set forth | 19 | | in this Section or that fails to report its intake and | 20 | | euthanasia statistics each year.
| 21 | | (Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05; 95-550, eff. 6-1-08 .)
| 22 | | Section 10. The Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal | 23 | | Population Control Act is amended by changing Section 25 as | 24 | | follows: |
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| 1 | | (510 ILCS 92/25)
| 2 | | Sec. 25. Eligibility to participate. A resident of the | 3 | | State who owns a dog or cat and who is eligible for any | 4 | | government assistance, including the Food Stamp Program or the | 5 | | Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits Program , shall | 6 | | be eligible to participate in the program at a reduced rate if | 7 | | the owner signs a consent form certifying that he or she is the | 8 | | owner of the dog or cat or is authorized by the eligible owner | 9 | | to present the dog or cat for the procedure. An owner must | 10 | | submit proof of eligibility to the Department. Upon approval, | 11 | | the Department shall furnish an eligible owner with an | 12 | | eligibility voucher to be presented to a participating | 13 | | veterinarian. An animal control facility, animal shelter, | 14 | | organization, or A resident of this State who is managing a | 15 | | feral cat colony and who humanely traps feral cats for spaying | 16 | | or neutering and return is eligible to participate in the | 17 | | program if provided the trap, sterilize, and return program is | 18 | | recognized by the municipality or by the county , if it is | 19 | | located in an unincorporated area . The sterilization shall be | 20 | | performed by a voluntarily participating veterinarian or | 21 | | veterinary student under the supervision of a veterinarian. The | 22 | | co-payment for the cat or dog sterilization procedure and | 23 | | vaccinations shall be $15.
| 24 | | (Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
| 25 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | 26 | | becoming law.
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Statutes amended in order of appearance
| | 3 | | 510 ILCS 5/3 | from Ch. 8, par. 353 | | 4 | | 510 ILCS 5/11 | from Ch. 8, par. 361 | | 5 | | 510 ILCS 92/25 | |
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