Public Act 0329 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

SB1673 Enrolled LRB102 11346 KMF 16679 b

Public Act 102-0329

AN ACT concerning animals.

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, represented in the General Assembly:

Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing Sections 2.11c, 3.5, and 9 as follows:

(510 ILCS 5/2.11c)

Sec. 2.11c. Intact animal. "Intact animal" means an animal that has not been sterilized spayed or neutered.

(Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)

(510 ILCS 5/3.5)

Sec. 3.5. County animal population fund use limitation. Funds placed in the county animal population control fund may only be used to (1) spay, neuter, vaccinate, or sterilize adopted dogs or cats; (2) sterilize spay, neuter, or vaccinate dogs or cats owned by low income county residents who are eligible for the Food Stamp Program or Social Security Disability Benefits Program; or (3) sterilize spay, neuter, and vaccinate feral cats in programs recognized by the county or a municipality. This Section does not apply to a county with 3,000,000 or more inhabitants.

(Source: P.A. 100-405, eff. 1-1-18; 100-870, eff. 1-1-19.)

(510 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 359)

Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to provisions of this Act may be apprehended and impounded. For this purpose, the Administrator shall utilize any existing or available animal control facility or licensed animal shelter. The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine to be deposited into the county animal control fund or the county pet population control fund. Funds transferred to or retained by a municipality before the effective date of this amendatory Act of the 100th General Assembly under this paragraph shall continue to be transferred to and be retained by that municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be sterilized spayed or neutered within 30 days after being reclaimed unless already sterilized spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in impoundment.

A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity, including training, is not considered to be running at large if the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on land on which the person has obtained permission to hunt or to train a dog. A dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park is not considered to be running at large if the dog is monitored or supervised by a person.

(Source: P.A. 100-787, eff. 8-10-18.)

Effective Date: 1/1/2022