Bill Text: IL SB1364 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Creates the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act. Requires (i) an institution of higher education located in this State that receives public funds for scientific, educational, or research purposes or (ii) a facility that provides research in collaboration with an institution of higher education with the use of public funds and that confines dogs or cats for scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific, educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat to an animal rescue organization. Sets forth provisions concerning an agreement with an animal rescue organization and immunity.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-27 - Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB1364 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2015-SB1364-Introduced.html

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99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2015 and 2016 SB1364 Introduced 2/18/2015, by Sen. Ira I. Silverstein SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
New Act
Creates the Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act. Requires (i) an institution of higher education located in this State that receives public funds for scientific, educational, or research purposes or (ii) a facility that provides research in collaboration with an institution of higher education with the use of public funds and that confines dogs or cats for scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific, educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or cat to an animal rescue organization. Sets forth provisions concerning an agreement with an animal rescue organization and immunity.
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AN ACT concerning education.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the
Research Dogs and Cats Adoption Act.
Section 5. Definitions. In this Act:
"Animal rescue organization" means any nonprofit
organization incorporated for the purpose of rescuing animals
in need and finding permanent, adoptive homes for the animals.
"Research facility" means an institution of higher
education located in this State that receives public funds for
scientific, educational, or research purposes or a facility
that provides research in collaboration with an institution of
higher education with the use of public funds.
Section 10. Research dogs and cats adoption requirement.
(a) A research facility that confines dogs or cats for
scientific, educational, or research purposes and plans on
euthanizing the dog or cat for other than scientific,
educational, or research purposes must first offer the dog or
cat to an animal rescue organization.
(b) A research facility that is required to offer dogs or
cats to an animal rescue organization under this Section may

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enter into an agreement with the animal rescue organization to
protect the research facility from liability.
(c) A research facility that provides a dog or cat to an
animal rescue organization under this Section is immune from
any civil liability that otherwise might result from the
research facility's actions, provided that the research
facility is acting in good faith.