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Public Act 094-0818
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| HB2946 Enrolled |
LRB094 05402 RLC 35447 b |
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AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois, |
represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 1961 is amended by adding |
Section 12-36 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/12-36 new) |
Sec. 12-36. Possession of certain dogs by felons |
prohibited. |
(a) For a period of 10 years commencing upon the release of |
a person from incarceration, it is unlawful for a person |
convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the |
Humane Care for Animals Act, a felony violation of Article 24 |
of the Criminal Code of 1961, a felony violation of Class 3 or |
higher of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony |
violation of Class 3 or higher of the Cannabis Control Act, or |
a felony violation of Class 2 or higher of the Methamphetamine |
Control and Community Protection Act, to knowingly own, |
possess, have custody of, or reside in a residence with, |
either: |
(1) an unspayed or unneutered dog or puppy older than |
12 weeks of age; or |
(2) irrespective of whether the dog has been spayed or |
neutered, any dog that has been determined to be a vicious |
dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act. |
(b) Any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of a |
person convicted of a felony, as described in subsection (a), |
must be microchipped for permanent identification. |
(c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty |
of a Class A misdemeanor. |
(d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this |
Section that the dog in question is neutered or spayed, or that |
the dog in question was neutered or spayed within 7 days of the |
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