Bill Text: IL SB1311 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Increases penalties of owner's duties, cruel treatment, aggravated cruelty, animal torture, and depiction of animal cruelty by one class.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB1311 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB1311-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning animals.
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2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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4 | Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | changing Sections 3, 3.01, 3.02, 3.03, and 3.03-1 as follows:
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6 | (510 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 703)
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7 | Sec. 3. Owner's duties. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Each owner shall provide for each of his or her | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | animals:
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10 | (1) a sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | food and water;
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12 | (2) adequate shelter and protection from the weather;
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13 | (3) veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | and
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15 | (4) humane care and treatment.
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16 | (b) To lawfully tether a dog outdoors, an owner must ensure | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | that the dog: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | (1) does not suffer from a condition that is known, by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | that person, to be exacerbated by tethering; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | (2) is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | becoming entangled with other tethered dogs; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | (3) is not tethered with a lead that (i) exceeds | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | one-eighth of the dog's body weight or (ii) is a tow chain |
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1 | or a log chain; | ||||||
2 | (4) is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded | ||||||
3 | to the nearest whole foot, at least 10 feet in length; | ||||||
4 | (5) is tethered with a properly fitting harness or | ||||||
5 | collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke-type | ||||||
6 | collar; and | ||||||
7 | (6) is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to | ||||||
8 | reach within the property of another person, a public | ||||||
9 | walkway, or a road. | ||||||
10 | (c) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not be construed | ||||||
11 | to prohibit: | ||||||
12 | (1) a person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash; | ||||||
13 | (2) conduct that is directly related to the cultivating | ||||||
14 | of agricultural products, including shepherding or herding | ||||||
15 | cattle or livestock, if the restraint is reasonably | ||||||
16 | necessary for the safety of the dog; | ||||||
17 | (3) the tethering of a dog while at an organized and | ||||||
18 | lawful animal function, such as hunting, obedience | ||||||
19 | training, performance and conformance events, or law | ||||||
20 | enforcement training, or while in the pursuit of working or | ||||||
21 | competing in those endeavors; or | ||||||
22 | (4) a dog restrained in compliance with the | ||||||
23 | requirements of
a camping or recreational area as defined | ||||||
24 | by a federal, State, or
local authority or jurisdiction. | ||||||
25 | (d) A person convicted of violating subsection (a) of this | ||||||
26 | Section is guilty of a Class A B
misdemeanor. A second or |
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1 | subsequent violation of subsection (a) of this Section is a | ||||||
2 | Class 3 4 felony with every
day that a violation continues | ||||||
3 | constituting a separate offense. In addition to
any other | ||||||
4 | penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating | ||||||
5 | subsection (a) of this Section,
the court may order the | ||||||
6 | convicted person to undergo a psychological or
psychiatric | ||||||
7 | evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted | ||||||
8 | person's
expense that the court determines to be appropriate | ||||||
9 | after due consideration of
the evaluation. If the convicted | ||||||
10 | person is a juvenile or a companion animal
hoarder, the court | ||||||
11 | must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological
or | ||||||
12 | psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court | ||||||
13 | determines to
be appropriate after due consideration of the | ||||||
14 | evaluation.
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15 | (e) A person convicted of violating subsection (b) of this | ||||||
16 | Section is guilty of a Class A B misdemeanor. | ||||||
17 | (f) As used in this Section, "tether" means to restrain by | ||||||
18 | tying to an object or structure, including, without limitation, | ||||||
19 | a house, tree, fence, post, garage, shed, or clothes line at a | ||||||
20 | person's residence or business, by any means, including, | ||||||
21 | without limitation, a chain, rope, cord, leash, or running | ||||||
22 | line. | ||||||
23 | (Source: P.A. 98-101, eff. 1-1-14.)
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24 | (510 ILCS 70/3.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
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25 | Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment. |
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1 | (a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat,
torment, | ||||||
2 | starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
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3 | (b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a | ||||||
4 | public charge or
may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
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5 | (c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may | ||||||
6 | expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in | ||||||
7 | a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in | ||||||
8 | extreme heat or cold conditions that: | ||||||
9 | (1) results in injury to or death of the animal; or | ||||||
10 | (2) results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, | ||||||
11 | or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary | ||||||
12 | medicine. | ||||||
13 | (c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an animal from | ||||||
14 | being impounded in an emergency situation under subsection (b) | ||||||
15 | of Section 12 of this Act. | ||||||
16 | (c-10) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a law | ||||||
17 | enforcement officer from taking temporary custody of a dog or | ||||||
18 | cat that is a companion animal that is exposed in a manner that | ||||||
19 | places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a | ||||||
20 | prolonged period of time in extreme heat or cold conditions | ||||||
21 | that may result in injury or death of the dog or cat or may | ||||||
22 | result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar | ||||||
23 | condition. Upon taking temporary custody of the dog or cat | ||||||
24 | under this subsection (c-10), the law enforcement officer shall | ||||||
25 | attempt to contact the owner of the dog or cat and shall seek | ||||||
26 | emergency veterinary care for the animal as soon as available. |
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1 | The law enforcement officer shall leave information of the | ||||||
2 | location of the dog or cat if the owner cannot be reached. The | ||||||
3 | owner of the dog or cat is responsible for any costs of | ||||||
4 | providing care to the dog or cat. | ||||||
5 | (d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty | ||||||
6 | of a Class 4 felony A
misdemeanor . A second or subsequent | ||||||
7 | conviction for a violation of this Section
is a Class 3 4 | ||||||
8 | felony. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, a | ||||||
9 | person who is convicted of violating subsection (a) upon a | ||||||
10 | companion animal in the presence of a child, as defined in | ||||||
11 | Section 12-0.1 of the Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject | ||||||
12 | to a fine of $250 and ordered to perform community service for | ||||||
13 | not less than 100 hours. In addition to any other penalty | ||||||
14 | provided by law, upon
conviction for violating this Section, | ||||||
15 | the court may order the convicted person
to undergo a | ||||||
16 | psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any
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17 | treatment at the convicted person's expense that the court | ||||||
18 | determines to be
appropriate after due consideration of the | ||||||
19 | evidence. If the convicted person
is a juvenile or a companion | ||||||
20 | animal hoarder, the court must order the convicted
person to | ||||||
21 | undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation and to | ||||||
22 | undergo
treatment that the court determines to be appropriate | ||||||
23 | after due consideration
of the evaluation.
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24 | (Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642, | ||||||
25 | eff. 7-28-16; 99-782, eff. 8-12-16; 100-740, eff. 1-1-19 .)
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1 | (510 ILCS 70/3.02)
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2 | Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty. | ||||||
3 | (a) No person may intentionally
commit an act that causes a | ||||||
4 | companion animal to suffer serious injury or
death. Aggravated | ||||||
5 | cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal
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6 | through recognized methods approved by the Department of | ||||||
7 | Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).
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8 | (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as | ||||||
9 | exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally | ||||||
10 | euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by | ||||||
11 | use of carbon monoxide. | ||||||
12 | (c) A person convicted of violating Section 3.02 is guilty | ||||||
13 | of a Class 3 4
felony. A second or subsequent violation is a | ||||||
14 | Class 2 3 felony. In addition to
any other penalty provided by | ||||||
15 | law, upon conviction for violating this Section,
the court may | ||||||
16 | order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
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17 | psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the | ||||||
18 | convicted person's
expense that the court determines to be | ||||||
19 | appropriate after due consideration of
the evaluation. If the | ||||||
20 | convicted person is a juvenile or a companion animal
hoarder, | ||||||
21 | the court must order the convicted person to undergo a | ||||||
22 | psychological
or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo | ||||||
23 | treatment that the court determines to
be appropriate after due | ||||||
24 | consideration of the evaluation.
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25 | (Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)
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1 | (510 ILCS 70/3.03)
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2 | Sec. 3.03. Animal torture.
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3 | (a) A person commits animal torture when that person | ||||||
4 | without legal
justification knowingly or intentionally | ||||||
5 | tortures an animal. For purposes of
this Section, and subject | ||||||
6 | to subsection (b), "torture" means infliction of or
subjection | ||||||
7 | to extreme physical pain, motivated by an intent to increase or
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8 | prolong the pain, suffering, or agony of the animal.
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9 | (b) For the purposes of this Section, "animal torture" does | ||||||
10 | not include
any death, harm, or injury caused to any animal by | ||||||
11 | any of the following
activities:
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12 | (1) any hunting, fishing, trapping, or other activity | ||||||
13 | allowed under the
Wildlife Code, the Wildlife Habitat | ||||||
14 | Management Areas Act, or the Fish and
Aquatic Life Code;
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15 | (2) any alteration or destruction of any animal done by | ||||||
16 | any person or unit
of government pursuant to statute, | ||||||
17 | ordinance, court order, or the direction of
a licensed | ||||||
18 | veterinarian;
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19 | (3) any alteration or destruction of any animal by any | ||||||
20 | person for any
legitimate purpose, including, but not | ||||||
21 | limited to: castration, culling,
declawing, defanging, ear | ||||||
22 | cropping, euthanasia, gelding, grooming, neutering,
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23 | polling, shearing, shoeing, slaughtering, spaying, tail | ||||||
24 | docking, and
vivisection; and
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25 | (4) any other activity that may be lawfully done to an | ||||||
26 | animal.
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1 | (c) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty | ||||||
2 | of a Class 2 3
felony. As a condition of the sentence imposed | ||||||
3 | under this Section, the court
shall order the offender to | ||||||
4 | undergo a psychological or psychiatric evaluation
and to | ||||||
5 | undergo treatment that the court determines to be appropriate | ||||||
6 | after due
consideration of the evaluation.
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7 | (Source: P.A. 91-351, eff. 7-29-99; 92-650, eff. 7-11-02.)
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8 | (510 ILCS 70/3.03-1)
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9 | Sec. 3.03-1. Depiction of animal cruelty.
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10 | (a) "Depiction of animal cruelty" means any visual or | ||||||
11 | auditory depiction,
including any photograph, motion-picture | ||||||
12 | film, video recording, electronic
image, or
sound recording, | ||||||
13 | that would constitute a violation of Section 3.01, 3.02,
3.03, | ||||||
14 | or 4.01 of the Humane Care for Animals Act or Section 26-5 or | ||||||
15 | 48-1 of the
Criminal Code of 1961 or the Criminal Code of 2012.
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16 | (b) No person may knowingly create, sell, market, offer to | ||||||
17 | market or sell,
or possess a depiction of animal
cruelty. No | ||||||
18 | person may place that depiction in commerce for commercial gain | ||||||
19 | or
entertainment.
This
Section does not apply when the | ||||||
20 | depiction has religious, political,
scientific,
educational, | ||||||
21 | law enforcement or humane investigator training,
journalistic, | ||||||
22 | artistic, or historical value; or involves rodeos, sanctioned
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23 | livestock
events, or normal husbandry practices.
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24 | The creation, sale, marketing, offering to sell or market, | ||||||
25 | or possession of
the depiction of animal cruelty is
illegal
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1 | regardless of whether the maiming, mutilation, torture, | ||||||
2 | wounding, abuse,
killing, or any
other conduct
took place in | ||||||
3 | this State.
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4 | (c) Any person convicted of violating this Section is | ||||||
5 | guilty of a Class 4 felony A
misdemeanor . A second or | ||||||
6 | subsequent violation is a Class 3 4 felony. In
addition to any | ||||||
7 | other penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating
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8 | this Section,
the court may order the convicted person to | ||||||
9 | undergo a psychological or
psychiatric
evaluation and to | ||||||
10 | undergo any treatment at the convicted person's expense that
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11 | the court
determines to be appropriate after due consideration | ||||||
12 | of the evaluation. If the
convicted
person is a juvenile, the | ||||||
13 | court shall order the convicted person to undergo a
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14 | psychological
or psychiatric evaluation and to undergo | ||||||
15 | treatment that the court determines to
be
appropriate after due | ||||||
16 | consideration of the evaluation.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13; 97-1150, eff. 1-25-13.)
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