Bill Text: IL SB1637 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
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Bill Title: Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that when dogs or cats are impounded, they must be scanned using a universal scanner and be examined for all other currently acceptable methods of identification within 24 hours of intake of each animal. Provides that a mailed notice shall remain the primary means of contacting an owner of an impounded dog or cat; however, the Administrator shall also attempt to contact the owner by any other contact information provided, such as a telephone number or email address. Provides that any impounded animal be held for a minimum of 7 business days to allow reclamation by an owner, agent, or caretaker. Provides that if an animal has been microchipped and the owner on the chip cannot be located or refuses to reclaim the animal, attempt should be made to contact the previous owner named on the chip, as well as the agency or individual who purchased the chip, prior to euthanizing, transferring, or adoption. Provides that prior to euthanizing or transferring an animal, the animal shall be rescanned using a universal scanner, for the presence of a microchip and, if a microchip cannot be detected, examined for all other currently acceptable methods of identification, including, but not limited to, identification tags, tattoos, and rabies license tag. Provides for the prioritization of intake of animals from within the State prior to animals from outside the State. Effective January 1, 2012.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0240 [SB1637 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1637-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that when dogs or cats are impounded, they must be scanned using a universal scanner and be examined for all other currently acceptable methods of identification within 24 hours of intake of each animal. Provides that a mailed notice shall remain the primary means of contacting an owner of an impounded dog or cat; however, the Administrator shall also attempt to contact the owner by any other contact information provided, such as a telephone number or email address. Provides that any impounded animal be held for a minimum of 7 business days to allow reclamation by an owner, agent, or caretaker. Provides that if an animal has been microchipped and the owner on the chip cannot be located or refuses to reclaim the animal, attempt should be made to contact the previous owner named on the chip, as well as the agency or individual who purchased the chip, prior to euthanizing, transferring, or adoption. Provides that prior to euthanizing or transferring an animal, the animal shall be rescanned using a universal scanner, for the presence of a microchip and, if a microchip cannot be detected, examined for all other currently acceptable methods of identification, including, but not limited to, identification tags, tattoos, and rabies license tag. Provides for the prioritization of intake of animals from within the State prior to animals from outside the State. Effective January 1, 2012.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-08-03 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 97-0240 [SB1637 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-SB1637-Introduced.html
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1 | AN ACT concerning animals.
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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 Control Act is amended by changing | ||||||
5 | Sections 10 and 35 as follows:
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6 | (510 ILCS 5/10) (from Ch. 8, par. 360)
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7 | Sec. 10. Impoundment; redemption.
When dogs or cats are | ||||||
8 | apprehended and impounded,
they must be scanned for the | ||||||
9 | presence of a microchip and examined for other currently | ||||||
10 | acceptable methods of identification, including, but not | ||||||
11 | limited to, identification tags, tattoos, and rabies license | ||||||
12 | tags. The examination for identification shall be done within | ||||||
13 | 24 hours after the intake of each dog or cat . The
Administrator | ||||||
14 | shall make every reasonable attempt to contact the owner as | ||||||
15 | defined by Section 2.16 , agent, or caretaker as soon
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16 | possible. The Administrator shall give notice of not less than | ||||||
17 | 7 business
days to the owner , agent, or caretaker prior to | ||||||
18 | disposal of the animal. Such notice shall be mailed
to the last | ||||||
19 | known address of the owner , agent, or caretaker . Testimony of | ||||||
20 | the Administrator, or his
or her authorized agent, who mails | ||||||
21 | such notice shall be evidence of the receipt
of such notice by | ||||||
22 | the owner , agent, or caretaker of the animal. A mailed notice | ||||||
23 | shall remain
the primary means of owner, agent, or caretaker |
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1 | contact; however, the Administrator shall also attempt to | ||||||
2 | contact the owner, agent, or caretaker by any other contact
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3 | information, such as by telephone or email address, provided by
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4 | the microchip or other method of identification found on the
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5 | dog or cat. If the dog or cat has been microchipped and the | ||||||
6 | primary contact listed by the chip manufacturer cannot be | ||||||
7 | located or refuses to reclaim the dog or cat, an attempt shall | ||||||
8 | be made to contact any secondary contacts listed by the chip | ||||||
9 | manufacturer prior to adoption, transfer, or euthanization. | ||||||
10 | Prior to transferring the dog or cat to another humane shelter, | ||||||
11 | rescue group, or euthanization, the dog or cat shall be scanned | ||||||
12 | again for the presence of a microchip and examined for other | ||||||
13 | means of identification. If a second scan provides the same | ||||||
14 | identifying information as the initial intake scan and the | ||||||
15 | owner, agent, or caretaker has not been located or refuses to | ||||||
16 | reclaim the dog or cat, the animal control facility may proceed | ||||||
17 | with the adoption, transfer, or euthanization.
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18 | In case the owner , agent, or caretaker of any impounded dog | ||||||
19 | or cat desires to make redemption
thereof, he or she may do so | ||||||
20 | by doing the following:
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21 | a. Presenting proof of current rabies inoculation
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22 | registration, if applicable.
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23 | b. Paying for the rabies inoculation of the dog or cat
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24 | and registration, if applicable.
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25 | c. Paying the pound for the board of the dog or cat for
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26 | the period it was impounded.
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1 | d. Paying into the Animal Control Fund an additional
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2 | impoundment fee as prescribed by the Board as a penalty for | ||||||
3 | the
first offense and for each subsequent offense.
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4 | e. Paying a $25 public safety fine to be deposited into | ||||||
5 | the Pet Population Control Fund; the fine shall be waived | ||||||
6 | if it is the dog's or cat's first impoundment and the | ||||||
7 | owner , agent, or caretaker has the animal spayed or | ||||||
8 | neutered within 14 days.
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9 | f.
Paying for microchipping and registration if not | ||||||
10 | already
done.
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11 | The payments required for redemption under this Section
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12 | shall be in
addition to any other penalties invoked under this | ||||||
13 | Act and the Illinois Public Health and Safety Animal Population | ||||||
14 | Control Act. An animal control agency shall assist and share | ||||||
15 | information with the Director of Public Health in the | ||||||
16 | collection of public safety fines.
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17 | (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
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18 | (510 ILCS 5/35)
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19 | Sec. 35. Liability. | ||||||
20 | (a) Any municipality or political subdivision allowing | ||||||
21 | feral cat colonies and trap, sterilize, and return programs to | ||||||
22 | help control cat overpopulation shall be immune from criminal | ||||||
23 | liability and shall not be civilly liable, except for willful | ||||||
24 | and wanton misconduct, for damages that may result from a feral | ||||||
25 | cat. Any municipality or political subdivision allowing dog |
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1 | parks shall be immune from criminal liability and shall not be | ||||||
2 | civilly liable, except for willful and wanton misconduct, for | ||||||
3 | damages that may result from occurrences in the dog park. | ||||||
4 | (b) Any veterinarian or animal shelter or animal control | ||||||
5 | facility who in good faith contacts the registered owner , | ||||||
6 | agent, or caretaker of a microchipped animal shall be immune | ||||||
7 | from criminal liability and shall not, as a result of his or | ||||||
8 | her acts or omissions, except for willful and wanton | ||||||
9 | misconduct, be liable for civil damages. | ||||||
10 | (c) Any veterinarian who sterilizes feral cats and any | ||||||
11 | feral cat caretaker who traps cats for a trap, sterilize, and | ||||||
12 | return program shall be immune from criminal liability and | ||||||
13 | shall not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except | ||||||
14 | for willful and wanton misconduct, be liable for civil damages. | ||||||
15 | (d) Any animal shelter or animal control facility worker | ||||||
16 | who microchips an animal shall be immune from criminal | ||||||
17 | liability and shall not, as a result of his or her acts or | ||||||
18 | omissions, except for willful and wanton misconduct, be liable | ||||||
19 | for civil damages. | ||||||
20 | (e) Any animal shelter or animal control worker who deems | ||||||
21 | it dangerous to scan an animal for a microchip or examine an | ||||||
22 | animal for other identification due to the fractious display of | ||||||
23 | the animal shall be immune from criminal liability and shall | ||||||
24 | not, as a result of his or her acts or omissions, except for | ||||||
25 | willful and wanton misconduct, be liable for civil damages.
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26 | (Source: P.A. 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
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1 | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect January | ||||||
2 | 1, 2012.
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