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| 1 | AN ACT concerning regulation.
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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 Animal Welfare Act is amended by changing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Sections 7 and 21 as follows:
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| 6 | (225 ILCS 605/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 307)
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| 7 | Sec. 7.
Applications for renewal licenses shall be made to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 8 | the
Department in a manner prescribed by the
Department, shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | contain such information as will enable the Department
to | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | determine if the applicant is qualified to continue to hold a | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | license, shall report beginning inventory and intake and | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | outcome statistics from the previous calendar year, and shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be
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| 14 | returnable. The report of intake and outcome statistics shall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 15 | include the following:
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| 16 | (1) The total number of dogs, cats, and other animals, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 17 | divided into species, taken in by the animal shelter or | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 18 | animal control facility, in the following categories: | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 19 | (A) surrendered by owner; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 20 | (B) stray; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 21 | (C) impounded other than stray; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 22 | (D) confiscated under the Humane Care for Animals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 23 | Act; | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | (E) transfer from other licensees within the | ||||||
| 2 | State; | ||||||
| 3 | (F) transferred into or imported from out of the | ||||||
| 4 | State; | ||||||
| 5 | (G) transferred into or imported from outside the | ||||||
| 6 | country; and | ||||||
| 7 | (H) born in shelter or animal control facility. | ||||||
| 8 | (2) The disposition of all dogs, cats, and other | ||||||
| 9 | animals taken in by the animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
| 10 | facility, divided into species. This data must include | ||||||
| 11 | dispositions by: | ||||||
| 12 | (A) reclamation by owner; | ||||||
| 13 | (B) adopted or sold; | ||||||
| 14 | (C) euthanized; | ||||||
| 15 | (D) euthanized per request of the owner; | ||||||
| 16 | (E) died in custody; | ||||||
| 17 | (F) transferred to another licensee; | ||||||
| 18 | (G) transferred to an out-of-State nonprofit | ||||||
| 19 | agency; | ||||||
| 20 | (H) animals missing, stolen, or escaped; | ||||||
| 21 | (I) cats returned in field; and | ||||||
| 22 | (J) ending inventory; shelter count at end of the | ||||||
| 23 | last day of the year. | ||||||
| 24 | The Department may shall not be required to audit or | ||||||
| 25 | validate the intake and outcome statistics required to be | ||||||
| 26 | submitted under this Section. | ||||||
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| 1 | (Source: P.A. 100-870, eff. 1-1-19; 101-295, eff. 8-9-19.)
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| 2 | (225 ILCS 605/21) (from Ch. 8, par. 321)
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| 3 | Sec. 21. License fees. | ||||||
| 4 | (a) The following fees shall accompany each application for | ||||||
| 5 | a license,
which fees shall not be returnable:
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| 6 | (1) a. for an original license to an individual . $350
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| 7 | (2) b. for an original license to a partnership, | ||||||
| 8 | animal shelter, or animal control | ||||||
| 9 | facility or corporation ................ $350
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| 10 | (3) c. for an annual renewal license ............ $100
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| 11 | (4) d. for each branch office license ........... $100
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| 12 | (5) e. for the renewal of any license not renewed by
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| 13 | July 1 of the year ..................... $400
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| 14 | f. (blank)
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| 15 | g. (blank)
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| 16 | (b) The annual renewal license fee shall be offered to an | ||||||
| 17 | animal shelter at a reduced rate if the animal shelter can | ||||||
| 18 | demonstrate that it has satisfied the following requirements: | ||||||
| 19 | (1) a collaboration with a rescue group classified as a | ||||||
| 20 | tax-exempt organization under Section 501(c)(3) of the | ||||||
| 21 | Internal Revenue Code; | ||||||
| 22 | (2) the creation and maintenance of a comprehensive | ||||||
| 23 | adoption program with features such as off-site adoption | ||||||
| 24 | events and adoption incentives; | ||||||
| 25 | (3) the development of innovative strategies to | ||||||
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| 1 | increase pet retention, such as counseling and resource | ||||||
| 2 | referrals; and | ||||||
| 3 | (4) a record of consistent public relations and | ||||||
| 4 | marketing efforts directed at increasing adoptions and | ||||||
| 5 | donations or recruiting volunteers. | ||||||
| 6 | The Department shall adopt rules necessary to implement | ||||||
| 7 | this subsection (b). | ||||||
| 8 | (Source: P.A. 101-295, eff. 8-9-19; revised 12-9-19.)
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| 9 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon | ||||||
| 10 | becoming law.
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