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Public Act 095-0276
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| SB0341 Enrolled |
LRB095 10536 HLH 30753 b |
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AN ACT concerning municipalities.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by adding |
Section 11-20-14 as follows:
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(65 ILCS 5/11-20-14 new) |
Sec. 11-20-14. Companion dogs; restaurants. |
Notwithstanding any other prohibition to the contrary, a |
municipality with a population of 1,000,000 or more may, by |
ordinance, authorize the presence of companion dogs in outdoor |
areas of restaurants where food is served, if the ordinance |
provides for adequate controls to ensure compliance with the |
Illinois Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, the Food Handling |
Regulation Enforcement Act, the Sanitary Food Preparation Act, |
and any other applicable statutes and ordinances. An ordinance |
enacted under this Section shall provide that: (i) no companion |
dog shall be present in the interior of any restaurant or in |
any area where food is prepared; and (ii) the restaurant shall |
have the right to refuse to serve the owner of a companion dog |
if the owner fails to exercise reasonable control over the |
companion dog or the companion dog is otherwise behaving in a |
manner that compromises or threatens to compromise the health |
or safety of any person present in the restaurant, including, |