Bill Text: IL SB1342 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Chaptered
Bill Title: Amends the Illinois Endangered Species Protection Act. Provides a person shall not allow for the participation of an African elephant or Asian elephant protected under the federal Endangered Species Act of 1973 in a traveling animal act. Provides that the provision does not apply to an exhibition of elephants at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or facility. Provides that a person who violates the Section is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $500 or more than $10,000 for each violation. Defines "mobile or traveling housing facility", "performance", and "traveling animal act". Effective January 1, 2018.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 11-4)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-11 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 100-0090 [SB1342 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-SB1342-Chaptered.html
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| Public Act 100-0090 | ||||
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AN ACT concerning wildlife.
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Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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represented in the General Assembly:
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Section 5. The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by adding | ||||
Section 48-11 as follows:
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(720 ILCS 5/48-11 new) | ||||
Sec. 48-11. Unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling | ||||
animal act. | ||||
(a) Definitions. As used in this Section: | ||||
"Mobile or traveling animal housing facility" means a | ||||
transporting vehicle such as a truck, trailer, or railway car | ||||
used to transport or house animals while traveling to an | ||||
exhibition or other performance. | ||||
"Performance" means an exhibition, public showing, | ||||
presentation, display, exposition, fair, animal act, circus, | ||||
ride, trade show, petting zoo, carnival, parade, race, or other | ||||
similar undertaking in which animals are required to perform | ||||
tricks, give rides, or participate as accompaniments for | ||||
entertainment, amusement, or benefit of a live audience. | ||||
"Traveling animal act" means any performance of animals | ||||
where animals are transported to, from, or between locations | ||||
for the purpose of a performance in a mobile or traveling | ||||
animal housing facility. | ||||
(b) A person commits unlawful use of an elephant in a | ||
traveling animal act when he or she knowingly allows for the | ||
participation of an African elephant (Loxodonta Africana) or | ||
Asian elephant (Elephas maximus) protected under the federal | ||
Endangered Species Act of 1973 in a traveling animal act. | ||
(c) This Section does not apply to an exhibition of | ||
elephants at a non-mobile, permanent institution, or other | ||
facility. | ||
(d) Sentence. Unlawful use of an elephant in a traveling | ||
animal act is a Class A misdemeanor.
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