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90_HB0674
510 ILCS 5/5 from Ch. 8, par. 355
Amends the Animal Control Act to authorize counties to
grant full police powers, pertaining only to this Act, to
certain animal control personnel, including the power to bear
weapons. Specifies that persons authorized to carry firearms
must complete training as prescribed in the Peace Officer
Firearm Training Act. Requires the county to pay the cost of
the training. Effective immediately.
LRB9003582SMdv
LRB9003582SMdv
1 AN ACT to amend the Animal Control Act by changing
2 Section 5.
3 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
4 represented in the General Assembly:
5 Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing
6 Section 5 as follows:
7 (510 ILCS 5/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 355)
8 Sec. 5. Duties and powers.
9 (a) It shall be the duty of the Administrator, through
10 education, rabies inoculation, stray control, impoundment,
11 quarantine, and any other means deemed necessary, to control
12 and prevent the spread of rabies in his county. It shall
13 also be the duty of the Administrator to investigate and
14 substantiate all claims made under Section 19 of this Act.
15 (b) Counties may by ordinance determine the extent of
16 the police powers that may be exercised by the Administrator,
17 Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control Wardens, which
18 powers shall pertain only to this Act. Unless additional
19 powers are authorized by county ordinance, the Administrator,
20 Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control Wardens shall not
21 have the power of police officers except for the purposes of
22 issuing and serving citations and orders for violations of
23 this Act. The Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and
24 Animal Control Wardens may not carry are prohibited from
25 carrying weapons unless they have been specifically
26 authorized to carry weapons by county ordinance. Animal
27 Control Wardens, however, may use tranquilizer guns and
28 equipment without specific weapons authorization.
29 A person authorized to carry firearms by county ordinance
30 under this subsection must have completed the training course
31 for peace officers prescribed in the Peace Officer Firearm
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1 Training Act. The cost of this training shall be paid by the
2 county.
3 (c) The sheriff and all sheriff's and his deputies and
4 municipal police officers shall cooperate with the
5 Administrator in carrying out the provisions of this Act.
6 (Source: P.A. 87-1269.)
7 Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
8 becoming law.