Public Act 099-0311
 
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    AN ACT concerning agriculture.

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





 
    Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended  by 
changing Section 3.01 as follows:
 



    (510 ILCS 70/3.01)  (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)



    Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment. No person or owner may beat, 
cruelly treat,
torment, starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any 
animal.

    No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a 
public charge or
may suffer injury, hunger or exposure. 
    No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may 
expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in 
a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in 
extreme heat or cold conditions that results in injury to or 
death of the animal. 

    A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a 
Class A
misdemeanor.  A second or subsequent conviction for a 
violation of this Section
is a Class 4 felony.  In addition to 
any other penalty provided by law, upon
conviction for 
violating this Section, the court may order the convicted 
person
to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and 
to undergo any
treatment at the convicted person's expense that 
the court determines to be
appropriate after due consideration 
of the evidence.  If the convicted person
is a juvenile or a 
companion animal hoarder, the court must order the convicted

person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and 
to undergo
treatment that the court determines to be 
appropriate after due consideration
of the evaluation.

(Source: P.A. 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)




Effective Date:  1/1/2016