Bill Text: IL SB2995 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Makes changes to the penalties for persons convicted of aggravated cruelty to a companion animal. Provides that a person convicted of causing the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 2 felony (rather than a Class 4 felony). Provides that a second or subsequent conviction for an act that causes the death of a companion animal is a Class 1 felony (rather than a Class 3 felony).
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 5-3)
Status: (Failed) 2021-01-13 - Session Sine Die [SB2995 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2019-SB2995-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 Section 3.02 as follows:
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6 | (510 ILCS 70/3.02)
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7 | Sec. 3.02. Aggravated cruelty. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | (a) No person may intentionally
commit an act that causes a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | companion animal to suffer serious injury or
death. Aggravated | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal
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11 | through recognized methods approved by the Department of | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | Agriculture unless prohibited under subsection (b).
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13 | (b) No individual, except a licensed veterinarian as | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | exempted under Section 3.09, may knowingly or intentionally | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | euthanize or authorize the euthanasia of a companion animal by | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | use of carbon monoxide. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | (c) A person convicted of violating this Section for an act | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | that causes a companion animal to suffer serious injury is | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | guilty of a Class 4 felony. A person convicted for an act that | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | causes the death of a companion animal is guilty of a Class 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | felony Section 3.02 is guilty of a Class 4
felony . A second or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | subsequent violation for an act that causes a companion animal | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | to suffer serious injury is a Class 3 felony. A second or |
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1 | subsequent violation for an act that causes the death of a | ||||||
2 | companion animal is a Class 1 felony is a Class 3 felony . In | ||||||
3 | addition to
any other penalty provided by law, upon conviction | ||||||
4 | for violating this Section,
the court may order the convicted | ||||||
5 | person to undergo a psychological or
psychiatric evaluation and | ||||||
6 | to undergo any treatment at the convicted person's
expense that | ||||||
7 | the court determines to be appropriate after due consideration | ||||||
8 | of
the evaluation. If the convicted person is a juvenile or a | ||||||
9 | companion animal
hoarder, the court must order the convicted | ||||||
10 | person to undergo a psychological
or psychiatric evaluation and | ||||||
11 | to undergo treatment that the court determines to
be | ||||||
12 | appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation.
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13 | (Source: P.A. 96-780, eff. 8-28-09.)
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