Bill Text: IL HB5621 | 2019-2020 | 101st General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may knowingly allow an animal to ingest cannabis, including second-hand smoke, or cannabis-infused products in a way that results in the animal's sickness or death. Provides that a first violation is a Class A misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2020-06-23 - Rule 19(b) / Re-referred to Rules Committee [HB5621 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2019-HB5621-Introduced.html

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101ST GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2019 and 2020 HB5621 Introduced , by Rep. Anthony DeLuca SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
510 ILCS 70/6.5 new
Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that no person may knowingly allow an animal to ingest cannabis, including second-hand smoke, or cannabis-infused products in a way that results in the animal's sickness or death. Provides that a first violation is a Class A misdemeanor, and a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. Effective immediately.
LRB101 17522 BMS 66935 b
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A BILL FOR
HB5621 LRB101 17522 BMS 66935 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 Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
adding Section 6.5 as follows:
(510 ILCS 70/6.5 new)
Sec. 6.5. Animal ingestion of cannabis or cannabis-infused
product.
(a) As used in this Section, "cannabis" and
"cannabis-infused product" have the meanings given to those
terms in the Cannabis Regulation and Tax Act.
(b) No person may knowingly allow an animal to ingest
cannabis, including second-hand smoke, or cannabis-infused
products in a way that results in the animal's sickness or
death.
(c) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty
of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a
Class 4 felony.
Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
becoming law.