Public Act 099-0658
 
HB6084 EnrolledLRB099 19296 SLF 43688 b


  
    AN ACT concerning animals.
  
 
    Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
 
represented in the General Assembly:
  


 
    Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended  by changing 
Sections 8 and 13 as follows:
 



    (510 ILCS 5/8)  (from Ch. 8, par. 358)



    Sec. 8. Rabies inoculation.  Every owner of a dog 4 months 
or more of age shall have each dog
inoculated against rabies
by 
a licensed veterinarian. Every dog shall
have a second rabies 
vaccination within one year of the first.  Terms of
subsequent

vaccine administration and duration of immunity must be in 
compliance with USDA
licenses of vaccines used. A veterinarian 
immunizing a dog, cat, or ferret against rabies shall provide 
the Administrator of the county in which the dog, cat, or 
ferret resides with a certificate of immunization.  Evidence of 
such rabies
inoculation shall be entered on a certificate the 
form of which shall be
approved by the Board and which shall 
contain the microchip number of the dog, cat, or ferret animal 
if it has one and which shall be signed by the licensed

veterinarian administering the vaccine.  Only one dog, cat, or 
ferret shall be included on each certificate. Veterinarians who 
inoculate a dog
shall procure from the County Animal
Control in 
the county where their office is located
serially
numbered 
tags, one to be issued with each inoculation certificate. Only 
one dog
shall be included on each certificate. The veterinarian 
immunizing or
microchipping an animal
shall
provide the

Administrator of the county in which the animal resides with a 
certificate of immunization and microchip number.  The
Board 
shall cause a rabies
inoculation tag to be issued, at a fee 
established by the Board
for each
dog inoculated against 
rabies.


    Rabies vaccine for use on animals shall be sold or 
distributed only to
and used only by licensed veterinarians. 
Such rabies vaccine shall be
licensed by the United States 
Department of Agriculture.

    If a licensed veterinarian determines in writing that a 
rabies inoculation would compromise an animal's health, then 
the animal shall be exempt from the rabies inoculation shot 
requirement, however, but the owner is must still be 
responsible for the tag fees.

    If a bite occurs from an exempt animal, the exempt animal 
shall be treated as an unvaccinated animal.  If the animal is 
exempt, the animal shall be re-examined by a licensed 
veterinarian on no less than an annual basis and be vaccinated 
against rabies as soon as the animal's health permits.
(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)

 



    (510 ILCS 5/13)  (from Ch. 8, par. 363)



    Sec. 13. Dog or other animal bites; observation of animal. 

    (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsections subsection 
(b) and (c) of this Section, when
the Administrator or, if the 
Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy
Administrator 
receives information that any person has been
bitten by an 
animal, the Administrator or, if the
Administrator is not a 
veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator, or his or
her 
authorized
representative, shall have such dog or other animal 
confined
under the
observation of a licensed veterinarian for a 
period of 10 days. The confinement shall be for a period of not 
less than 10 days from the date the bite occurred and shall 
continue until the animal has been examined and released from 
confinement by a licensed veterinarian.  The Administrator or, 
if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy 
Administrator
Department may permit such confinement to be 
reduced to a
period of less than 10 days.
    (a-5) The owner, or if the owner is unavailable, an agent 
or caretaker of an animal documented to have bitten a person 
shall present the animal to a licensed veterinarian within 24 
hours.  A veterinarian presented with an animal documented to 
have bitten a person shall make a record of report the
clinical

condition of the animal immediately. , with confirmation in

writing to the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a 
veterinarian,
the
Deputy Administrator within 24 hours after 
the animal
is presented for examination, giving the owner's 
name, address, the date of
confinement, the breed, description, 
age, and sex of the
animal, and whether the animal has been 
spayed
or neutered, on appropriate
forms approved by the 
Department.  The Administrator or, if the Administrator
is not
a 
veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator shall notify the 
attending physician
or responsible health agency.  At the
end of 
the confinement period, the animal shall be examined by a 
licensed veterinarian, inoculated against rabies, if eligible, 
and microchipped, if the dog or cat has not been already, at 
the expense of the owner.  The veterinarian shall submit a 
written
report listing the owner's name, address, dates of 
confinement, dates of examination, species, breed, 
description, age, sex, and microchip number of the animal to 
the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a 
veterinarian,
the Deputy
Administrator advising him or her of 
the clinical condition and the final disposition of
the animal 
on appropriate forms approved by the Department. The 
Administrator shall notify the person who has been bitten, and 
in the case of confirmed rabies in the animal, the attending 
physician or responsible health agency advising of the clinical 
condition of the animal.  When
evidence is presented that the 
animal was inoculated
against
rabies within the time prescribed 
by law, it shall be confined in
a house, or in a manner which 
will prohibit it from biting any person
for a period of 10 
days, if a licensed veterinarian adjudges such confinement 
satisfactory.  The Department may permit such confinement to be 
reduced to a period of less
than 10 days.  At the end of the 
confinement period, the
animal shall be examined by a licensed

veterinarian.

    (a-10) When the Administrator or, if the Administrator is 
not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator or his or her 
authorized representative receives information that a person 
has been bitten by an animal and evidence is presented that the 
animal at the time the bite occurred was inoculated against 
rabies within the time prescribed by law, the animal may be 
confined in a house, or in a manner which will prohibit the 
animal from biting a person, if the Administrator, Deputy 
Administrator, or his or her authorized representative 
determines the confinement satisfactory. The confinement shall 
be for a period of not less than 10 days from the date the bite 
occurred and shall continue until the animal has been examined 
and released from confinement by a licensed veterinarian. The 
Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, 
the Deputy Administrator may instruct the owner, agent, or 
caretaker to have the animal examined by a licensed 
veterinarian immediately.  The Administrator or, if the 
Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator 
may permit the confinement to be reduced to a period of less 
than 10 days. At the end of the confinement period, the animal 
shall be examined by a licensed veterinarian and microchipped, 
if the dog or cat is not already, at the expense of the owner. 
The veterinarian shall submit a written report listing the 
owner's name, address, dates of examination, species,  breed, 
description, age, sex, and microchip number of the animal to 
the Administrator advising him or her of the clinical condition 
and the final disposition of the animal on appropriate forms 
approved by the Department. The Administrator shall notify the 
person who has been bitten and, in case of confirmed rabies in 
the animal, the attending physician or responsible health 
agency advising of the clinical condition of the animal.
    (a-15) Any person having knowledge that any person has been

bitten by an animal shall
notify the
Administrator or, if the 
Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy
Administrator 
within 24 hours
promptly.
    (a-20)  It is unlawful for the owner of the animal
to 
conceal the whereabouts,
euthanize, sell, give away, or 
otherwise dispose of any
animal known to have bitten a person, 
until it is examined and released from confinement by the

Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, 
the Deputy
Administrator, or licensed veterinarian or his or 
her authorized representative.  It is unlawful
for
the
owner of 
the animal to refuse or fail to immediately comply with
the

reasonable written or printed instructions made by the 
Administrator or,
if
the Administrator is not a veterinarian, 
the Deputy Administrator, or
his or her
authorized 
representative.  If such instructions cannot be delivered in

person, they shall be mailed to the owner of the
animal by

regular mail.   Any expense incurred in the
handling of an animal 
under this Section and Section
12 shall
be borne by the owner. 
The owner of a biting animal must also remit to the Department 
of Public Health, for deposit into the Pet Population Control 
Fund, a $25 public safety fine within 30 days after notice.


    (b) When a person has been bitten by a police dog that is 
currently vaccinated against rabies,
the police dog may 
continue to perform
its duties for the peace officer or law 
enforcement agency and any period
of
observation of the police 
dog may be under the
supervision of a peace officer.
The 
supervision shall consist of the dog being locked in a kennel,

performing its official duties in a police vehicle, or 
remaining under the
constant supervision of its police handler.

    (c) When a person has been bitten by a search and rescue 
dog that is currently vaccinated against rabies, the search and 
rescue dog may continue to perform its duties for the handler 
or owner or agency and any period of observation of the dog may 
be under the supervision of its handler or owner. The 
supervision shall consist of the dog being locked in a kennel, 
performing its official duties in a vehicle, or remaining under 
the constant supervision of its handler or owner.
    (d) Any person convicted of violating subsection (a-20) of 
this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor for a first 
violation. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 
felony.
(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)

 

    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
becoming law.