Illinois House Bill 5246 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Failed on January 8 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-01-08 - Session Sine Die
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Provides that a person who sells, offers to sell, exchanges, or offers for adoption with or without charge cats that he or she has produced and raised, except for a person who owns, has possession of, or harbors 5 or less females capable of reproduction, is a cat breeder (rather than a kennel operator). Provides that a person who sells, offers to sell, exchanges, or offers for adoption with or without charge dogs that he or she has produced and raised, except for a person who owns, has possession of, or harbors 5 or less females capable of reproduction, is a dog breeder (rather than a kennel operator). Removes the definition of "cattery operator". Defines "day care operator". Makes provisions currently applicable to kennel operators and cattery operators applicable to dog breeders, cat breeders, and day care operators.

ANIMAL WELFARE-DOG/CAT BREEDER

Rep. Sara Jimenez [R]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-01-08	House	Session Sine Die
2018-02-16	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2018-02-16	House	First Reading
2018-02-15	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Sara Wojcicki Jimenez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
225	605	2	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	605	2.2	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	605	3	Amended Code	Citation Text
225	605	3.1	Amended Code	Citation Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=5246&GAID=14&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=91&GA=100
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/100/HB/10000HB5246.htm