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94TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2005 and 2006
HB3787
Introduced 2/25/2005, by Rep. Sidney H. Mathias SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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510 ILCS 70/3 |
from Ch. 8, par. 703 |
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Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that the "adequate shelter and protection from the weather" that an owner is required to provide means an enclosed, roofed structure that acts as a windbreak and will allow the animal to retain its body heat.
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A BILL FOR
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HB3787 |
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LRB094 08704 RCE 38916 b |
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| AN ACT concerning animals.
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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 Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by |
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| changing Section 3 as follows:
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| (510 ILCS 70/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 703)
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| Sec. 3. Owner's duties. Each owner shall provide for each |
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| of his animals:
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| (a) sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome |
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| food and water;
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| (b) adequate shelter and protection from the weather, |
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| which means an enclosed, roofed structure that acts as a |
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| windbreak and will allow the animal to retain its body |
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| heat, such as a house, garage, or other insulated or heated |
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| structure;
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| (c) veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering; |
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| and
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| (d) humane care and treatment.
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| A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a |
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| Class B
misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a |
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| Class 4 felony with every
day that a violation continues |
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| constituting a separate offense. In addition to
any other |
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| penalty provided by law, upon conviction for violating this |
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| Section,
the court may order the convicted person to undergo a |
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| psychological or
psychiatric evaluation and to undergo any |
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| treatment at the convicted person's
expense that the court |
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| determines to be appropriate after due consideration of
the |
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| evaluation. If the convicted person is a juvenile or a |
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| companion animal
hoarder, the court must order the convicted |
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| person to undergo a psychological
or psychiatric evaluation and |
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| to undergo treatment that the court determines to
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| appropriate after due consideration of the evaluation.
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