Bill Text: IL SB2270 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered

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Bill Title: Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that every owner of a cat, that is 4 months or more of age, shall have each cat inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian. Exempts feral cats. Provides that veterinarians who inoculate a cat shall procure from the County Animal Control in the county where their office is located serially numbered tags, one to be issued with each inoculation certificate. Provides that the county board shall cause a rabies inoculation tag to be issued, at a fee established by the county board for each cat inoculated against rabies.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 4-2)

Status: (Passed) 2018-08-07 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0740 [SB2270 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2017-SB2270-Chaptered.html

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Public Act 100-0740
SB2270 Enrolled LRB100 15404 SLF 30392 b
AN ACT concerning animals.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
changing Section 3.01 as follows:
(510 ILCS 70/3.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 703.01)
Sec. 3.01. Cruel treatment.
(a) No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat, torment,
starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.
(b) No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a
public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
(c) No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal may
expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in
a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in
extreme heat or cold conditions that:
(1) results in injury to or death of the animal; or
(2) results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite,
or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary
medicine.
(c-5) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit an animal from
being impounded in an emergency situation under subsection (b)
of Section 12 of this Act.
(c-10) Nothing in this Section shall prohibit a law

enforcement officer from taking temporary custody of a dog or
cat that is a companion animal that is exposed in a manner that
places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a
prolonged period of time in extreme heat or cold conditions
that may result in injury or death of the dog or cat or may
result in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar
condition. Upon taking temporary custody of the dog or cat
under this subsection (c-10), the law enforcement officer shall
attempt to contact the owner of the dog or cat and shall seek
emergency veterinary care for the animal as soon as available.
The law enforcement officer shall leave information of the
location of the dog or cat if the owner cannot be reached. The
owner of the dog or cat is responsible for any costs of
providing care to the dog or cat.
(d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent conviction for
a violation of this Section is a Class 4 felony. In addition to
any other penalty provided by law, a person who is convicted of
violating subsection (a) upon a companion animal in the
presence of a child, as defined in Section 12-0.1 of the
Criminal Code of 2012, shall be subject to a fine of $250 and
ordered to perform community service for not less than 100
hours. In addition to any other penalty provided by law, upon
conviction for violating this Section, the court may order the
convicted person to undergo a psychological or psychiatric
evaluation and to undergo any treatment at the convicted

person's expense that the court determines to be appropriate
after due consideration of the evidence. If the convicted
person is a juvenile or a companion animal hoarder, the court
must order the convicted person to undergo a psychological or
psychiatric evaluation and to undergo treatment that the court
determines to be appropriate after due consideration of the
evaluation.
(Source: P.A. 99-311, eff. 1-1-16; 99-357, eff. 1-1-16; 99-642,
eff. 7-28-16; 99-782, eff. 8-12-16.)