Public Act 101-0210
 
HB3390 EnrolledLRB101 08508 JRG 53585 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 
Section 18.2 as follows:
 
    (225 ILCS 605/18.2 new)
    Sec. 18.2. Fire alarm system.
    (a) In this Section:
    "Fire alarm system" means a system that automatically 
triggers notification to local emergency responders when 
activated.
    "Staffing plan" means a plan to staff a kennel operator 
anytime dogs or cats are on the premises. At a minimum, a 
staffing plan must include the kennel operator's hours of 
operation, number of staff, names of staff, and the staff's 
contact information. The Department may adopt rules adding 
requirements to a staffing plan.
    "Qualified fire inspector" means a local fire official or a 
building inspector working for a unit of local government or 
fire protection district who is qualified to inspect buildings 
for fire safety or building code compliance. 
    (b) A kennel operator that maintains dogs or cats for 
boarding and that is not staffed at all times dogs or cats are 
on the premises shall be equipped with at least one fire alarm 
system or fire sprinkler system in operating condition in every 
building of the kennel operator that is used for the housing of 
animals. The kennel operator shall certify in its license 
application and annually certify in its license renewal that 
either: (1) its facility has a fire alarm system or a fire 
sprinkler system, and shall include with the application or 
license renewal an attached description and picture of the make 
and model of the system used; or (2) the kennel is staffed at 
all times dogs or cats are on the premises, and shall include 
with the application or license renewal an attached staffing 
plan. The Department shall include this certification on each 
application for license or license renewal. 
    (c) A qualified fire inspector may inspect a kennel 
operator that maintains dogs and cats for boarding during the 
course of performing routine inspections. If during a routine 
inspection a qualified fire inspector determines that the 
kennel operator does not have a fire alarm system or fire 
sprinkler system the inspector may inform the Department.
    (d) For the purposes of this Section, veterinary hospitals, 
practices, or offices are not kennel operators. 
 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January 
1, 2020.


Effective Date:  1/1/2020