Public Act 096-0314
 
HB4036 Enrolled LRB096 00135 RAS 10136 b

    AN ACT concerning regulation.
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
 
    Section 5. The Animal Welfare Act is amended by adding
Sections 3.3 and 3.4 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 605/3.3 new)
    Sec. 3.3. Adoption of dogs and cats.
    (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility shall not
adopt out any dog or cat unless it has been sterilized and
microchipped. However, an animal shelter or animal control
facility may adopt out a dog or cat that has not been
sterilized and microchipped if:
        (1) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement
    agreeing to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures
    performed on the animal to be adopted within a specified
    period of time not to exceed 30 days after the date of the
    adoption, or
        (2) the adopting owner has executed a written agreement
    to have sterilizing and microchipping procedures performed
    within 14 days after a licensed veterinarian certifies the
    dog or cat is healthy enough for sterilizing and
    microchipping procedures, and a licensed veterinarian has
    certified that the dog or cat is too sick or injured to be
    sterilized or it would be detrimental to the health of the
    dog or cat to be sterilized or microchipped at the time of
    the adoption.
    (b) An animal shelter or animal control facility may adopt
out any dog or cat that is not free of disease, injury, or
abnormality if the disease, injury, or abnormality is disclosed
in writing to the adopter, and the animal shelter or animal
control facility allows the adopter to return the animal to the
animal shelter or animal control facility.
    (c) The requirements of subsections (a) and (b) of this
Section do not apply to adoptions subject to Section 11 of the
Animal Control Act.
 
    (225 ILCS 605/3.4 new)
    Sec. 3.4. Release of animals to shelters. An animal shelter
or animal control facility may not release any animal to an
individual representing an animal shelter, unless the
recipient animal shelter has been licensed or has a foster care
permit issued by the Department or the individual is a
representative of a not-for-profit, out-of-State organization.
 
    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.

Effective Date: 8/11/2009