Bill Text: IL SB3576 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides a that person convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the Humane Care for Animals Act, a felony violation of dog fighting, a felony violation of Deadly Weapons Article of the Code, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Illinois Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Cannabis Control Act, or a felony violation of Class 2 or higher of the Methamphetamine Control and Community Protection Act, shall not knowingly own, possess, have custody of, or reside in a residence with any dog weighing more than 20 pounds for a period of 10 years commencing upon the release of the person from incarceration.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Failed) 2019-01-09 - Session Sine Die [SB3576 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB3576-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 changing | |||||||||||||||||||
5 | Section 12-36 as follows:
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6 | (720 ILCS 5/12-36) | |||||||||||||||||||
7 | Sec. 12-36. Possession of unsterilized or vicious dogs by | |||||||||||||||||||
8 | felons prohibited. | |||||||||||||||||||
9 | (a) For a period of 10 years commencing upon the release of | |||||||||||||||||||
10 | a person from incarceration, it is unlawful for a person | |||||||||||||||||||
11 | convicted of a forcible felony, a felony violation of the | |||||||||||||||||||
12 | Humane Care for Animals Act, a felony violation of Section 26-5 | |||||||||||||||||||
13 | or 48-1 of this Code, a felony violation of Article 24 of this | |||||||||||||||||||
14 | Code, a felony violation of Class 3 or higher of the Illinois | |||||||||||||||||||
15 | Controlled Substances Act, a felony violation of Class 3 or | |||||||||||||||||||
16 | higher of the Cannabis Control Act, or a felony violation of | |||||||||||||||||||
17 | Class 2 or higher of the Methamphetamine Control and Community | |||||||||||||||||||
18 | Protection Act, to knowingly own, possess, have custody of, or | |||||||||||||||||||
19 | reside in a residence with, either: | |||||||||||||||||||
20 | (1) an unspayed or unneutered dog or puppy older than | |||||||||||||||||||
21 | 12 weeks of age; or | |||||||||||||||||||
22 | (1.5) any dog weighing more than 20 pounds; or | |||||||||||||||||||
23 | (2) irrespective of whether the dog has been spayed or |
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1 | neutered, any dog that has been determined to be a vicious | ||||||
2 | dog under Section 15 of the Animal Control Act. | ||||||
3 | (b) Any dog owned, possessed by, or in the custody of a | ||||||
4 | person convicted of a felony, as described in subsection (a), | ||||||
5 | must be microchipped for permanent identification. | ||||||
6 | (c) Sentence. A person who violates this Section is guilty | ||||||
7 | of a Class A misdemeanor. | ||||||
8 | (d) It is an affirmative defense to prosecution under this | ||||||
9 | Section that the dog in question is neutered or spayed, or that | ||||||
10 | the dog in question was neutered or spayed within 7 days of the | ||||||
11 | defendant being charged with a violation of this Section. | ||||||
12 | Medical records from, or the certificate of, a doctor of | ||||||
13 | veterinary medicine licensed to practice in the State of | ||||||
14 | Illinois who has personally examined or operated upon the dog, | ||||||
15 | unambiguously indicating whether the dog in question has been | ||||||
16 | spayed or neutered, shall be prima facie true and correct, and | ||||||
17 | shall be sufficient evidence of whether the dog in question has | ||||||
18 | been spayed or neutered. This subsection (d) is not applicable | ||||||
19 | to any dog that has been determined to be a vicious dog under | ||||||
20 | Section 15 of the Animal Control Act.
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21 | (Source: P.A. 96-185, eff. 1-1-10; 97-1108, eff. 1-1-13.)
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