Bill Text: IL SB1883 | 2023-2024 | 103rd General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Creates the Wild Animal Public Safety Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to allow any member of the public to come into direct contact with a bear or nonhuman primate. Defines "direct contact" as the physical contact or proximity where physical contact is possible, including, but not limited to, any proximity without a permanent physical barrier or sufficient vertical height designed to prevent physical contact between the public and the bear or nonhuman primate. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that any law enforcement officer or peace officer employed by the State or by any county or municipality within the State may enforce the provisions of this Act. Provides that the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney of the county in which a violation of the Act occurred, may bring an action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois to enforce the provisions of the Act, and may bring an action for an injunction to restrain any actual or threatened violation. Contains a severability provision.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0239 [SB1883 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1883-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Creates the Wild Animal Public Safety Act. Provides that notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, it is unlawful for any person to allow any member of the public to come into direct contact with a bear or nonhuman primate. Defines "direct contact" as the physical contact or proximity where physical contact is possible, including, but not limited to, any proximity without a permanent physical barrier or sufficient vertical height designed to prevent physical contact between the public and the bear or nonhuman primate. Provides that a violation is a Class B misdemeanor. Provides exceptions. Provides that any law enforcement officer or peace officer employed by the State or by any county or municipality within the State may enforce the provisions of this Act. Provides that the Attorney General, or a State's Attorney of the county in which a violation of the Act occurred, may bring an action in the name of the People of the State of Illinois to enforce the provisions of the Act, and may bring an action for an injunction to restrain any actual or threatened violation. Contains a severability provision.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-06-30 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 103-0239 [SB1883 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2023-SB1883-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning criminal law.
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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 Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 48-12 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/48-12 new) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 48-12. Wild animal public safety. | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) Definitions. In this Section: | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | "Covered animal" means any of the following, or any hybrid | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | of any of the following: | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | (1) Bear. | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | (2) Nonhuman primate. | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | "Direct contact" means physical contact or proximity where | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | physical contact is possible, including, but not limited to, | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | any proximity without a permanent physical barrier or | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | sufficient vertical height designed to prevent physical | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | contact between the public and a covered animal. | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | "Professional production crew" means a cast or crew member | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | of a production team and includes a professional photographer, | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | videographer, or cinematographer. | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | (b) Prohibition.
Notwithstanding any other provision of | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | law, it is unlawful for any person to allow any member of the | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | public to come into direct contact with a covered animal. |
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1 | (c) Nonapplication of this Section.
This Section does not | ||||||
2 | apply to direct contact between a covered animal and any of the | ||||||
3 | following: | ||||||
4 | (1) the owner of the covered animal; | ||||||
5 | (2) the owner of the facility in which the specified | ||||||
6 | animal is kept; | ||||||
7 | (3) a trained professional employee or contractor of | ||||||
8 | the owner of the covered animal or facility or an | ||||||
9 | accompanying employee receiving professional training, | ||||||
10 | while acting in the course and scope of his or her official | ||||||
11 | duties; | ||||||
12 | (4) a licensed veterinarian, a veterinary student | ||||||
13 | accompanying such a veterinarian, or a registered | ||||||
14 | veterinary technician under the direct or indirect | ||||||
15 | supervision of a licensed veterinarian; | ||||||
16 | (5) a law enforcement officer or animal control | ||||||
17 | authority acting in the course and scope of his or her | ||||||
18 | official duties; or | ||||||
19 | (6) a board member, trainee, service provider, or | ||||||
20 | professional production crew who: | ||||||
21 | (A) is accompanied by the facility's owner or | ||||||
22 | trained employee; | ||||||
23 | (B) is performing work with the specified animal | ||||||
24 | away from public view; and | ||||||
25 | (C) is under a contract or other engagement with | ||||||
26 | the facility's owner. |
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1 | (d) Sentence.
Any person who violates this Section is | ||||||
2 | guilty of a Class B misdemeanor. | ||||||
3 | (e) Enforcement.
Any law enforcement officer or peace | ||||||
4 | officer employed by this State or by any county or | ||||||
5 | municipality within this State may enforce the provisions of | ||||||
6 | this Section. The Attorney General or a State's Attorney in | ||||||
7 | the county in which a violation of this Section occurred, may | ||||||
8 | bring an action in the name of the People of the State of | ||||||
9 | Illinois to enforce the provisions of this Section, and may | ||||||
10 | bring an action for an injunction to restrain any actual or | ||||||
11 | threatened violation.
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12 | Section 97. Severability. The provisions of this Act are | ||||||
13 | severable under Section 1.31 of the Statute on Statutes.
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