Bill Text: IL SB3496 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board to regulate and prohibit the ownership, keeping, possession, or harboring of dogs that by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise cause annoyance or disturbance within unincorporated areas of the county that have been subdivided for residence purposes. Authorizes a county board to impose fines and penalties for violations. Exempts veterinary hospitals and clinics operated by a licensed veterinarian and county pounds from ordinances to regulate barking dogs. Effective immediately.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-03-08 - Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments [SB3496 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-SB3496-Introduced.html

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96TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2009 and 2010 SB3496 Introduced 2/10/2010, by Sen. Dave Syverson SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
55 ILCS 5/5-1071.2 new
Amends the Counties Code. Authorizes the county board to regulate and prohibit the ownership, keeping, possession, or harboring of dogs that by frequent or habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise cause annoyance or disturbance within unincorporated areas of the county that have been subdivided for residence purposes. Authorizes a county board to impose fines and penalties for violations. Exempts veterinary hospitals and clinics operated by a licensed veterinarian and county pounds from ordinances to regulate barking dogs. Effective immediately.
LRB096 18891 RLJ 34278 b
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A BILL FOR
SB3496 LRB096 18891 RLJ 34278 b
AN ACT concerning local government.
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
represented in the General Assembly:
Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
5-1071.2 as follows:
(55 ILCS 5/5-1071.2 new)
Sec. 5-1071.2. Barking dogs. The county board of each
county may, by ordinance, regulate and prohibit the ownership,
keeping, possession, or harboring of dogs that by frequent or
habitual howling, yelping, barking, or otherwise cause
annoyance or disturbance within unincorporated areas of the
county that have been subdivided for residence purposes. The
county board may impose such fines or penalties as are deemed
proper to effectuate the purposes of this Section, except when
a fine or penalty is already allowed by law. This Section does
not apply to veterinary hospitals or clinics operated by a
veterinarian licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and
Surgery Practice Act of 2004 or premises occupied or used by a
county pound.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.