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92_HB2391sam002
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1 AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2391
2 AMENDMENT NO. . Amend House Bill 2391, AS AMENDED,
3 with reference to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment
4 No. 1 on page 2, line 5, after "Department" by inserting "to
5 administer euthanasia drugs to euthanize animals"; and
6 on page 1, line 20, by replacing "Schedule IIN or Schedule
7 IIIN" with "Schedule II or Schedule III"; and
8 on page 2, line 26, after "certification" by inserting "and
9 any other administrative fees"; and
10 on page 3, line 9, by replacing "hold a" with "hold an
11 active"; and
12 on page 3, line 13, after "safe" by inserting "that meets the
13 requirements of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act and
14 rules adopted under that Act"; and
15 on page 3, by inserting the following after line 24:
16 "(b) A euthanasia agency may purchase, store, and
17 possess Schedule II and Schedule III (nonnarcotic controlled
18 substances) drugs for the euthanization of animals upon
19 obtaining from the Department an Illinois controlled
20 substances license pursuant to the Illinois Controlled
21 Substances Act and a controlled substance license issued by
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1 the Drug Enforcement Administration pursuant to the federal
2 Controlled Substances Act."; and
3 on page 3, by replacing lines 25 and 26 with the following:
4 "(c) The Department shall inspect the facility prior to
5 the issuance of the controlled substance license."; and
6 on page 3, line 27, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and
7 on page 5, by inserting the following after line 4:
8 "(c) A euthanasia technician employed by a euthanasia
9 agency may perform euthanasia by the administration of a
10 Schedule II or Schedule III nonnarcotic controlled substance.
11 A euthanasia technician may not personally possess, order, or
12 administer a controlled substance except as an agent of the
13 euthanasia agency."; and
14 on page 5, line 5, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and
15 on page 5, line 9, by replacing "(d)" with "(e)"; and
16 on page 5, line 23, before "certification" by inserting
17 "euthanasia technician"; and
18 on page 6, line 3, by changing "license" to "euthanasia
19 technician certification"; and
20 on page 6, line 15, after "A" by inserting "euthanasia
21 technician"; and
22 on page 6, after line 20, by inserting the following:
23 "(f) The Department shall set by rule the requirements
24 for restoration of a euthanasia agency certification and the
25 requirements for a change of location."; and
26 on page 7, after line 6, by inserting the following:
27 "Section 57. Procedures for euthanasia.
28 (a) Only euthanasia drugs and commercially compressed
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1 carbon monoxide, subject to the limitations imposed under
2 subsection (b) of this Section, shall be used for the purpose
3 of humanely euthanizing injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted
4 companion animals in an animal shelter or an animal control
5 facility licensed under the Illinois Animal Welfare Act.
6 (b) Commercially compressed carbon monoxide may be used
7 as a permitted method of euthanasia provided that it is
8 performed in a commercially manufactured chamber pursuant to
9 the guidelines set forth in the most recent report of the
10 AVMA Panel on Euthanasia. A chamber that is designed to
11 euthanize more than one animal at a time must be equipped
12 with independent sections or cages to separate incompatible
13 animals. The interior of the chamber must be well lit and
14 equipped with view-ports, a regulator, and a flow meter.
15 Monitoring equipment must be used at all times during the
16 operation. Animals that are under 4 months of age, old,
17 injured, or sick may not be euthanized by carbon monoxide.
18 Animals shall remain in the chamber and be exposed for a
19 minimum of 20 minutes. Staff members shall be fully notified
20 of potential health risks."; and
21 on page 7, line 12, by deleting "If the check or other
22 payment was"; and
23 on page 7, by deleting lines 13 and 14; and
24 on page 7, line 15, by deleting "an additional fine of $100
25 shall be imposed."; and
26 on page 8, by deleting lines 10 through 32; and
27 on page 9, by deleting lines 1 through 12; and
28 on page 11, line 3, by deleting "in"; and
29 on page 11, line 4, by deleting "a course approved by the
30 Board"; and
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1 on page 15, line 26, by replacing "Board" with "hearing
2 officer".