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 1                    AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 2391

 2        AMENDMENT NO.     .  Amend House Bill 2391,  AS  AMENDED,
 3    with  reference  to page and line numbers of Senate Amendment
 4    No. 1 on page 2, line 5, after "Department" by inserting  "to
 5    administer euthanasia drugs to euthanize animals"; and

 6    on  page  1,  line 20, by replacing "Schedule IIN or Schedule
 7    IIIN" with "Schedule II or Schedule III"; and

 8    on page 2, line 26, after "certification" by  inserting  "and
 9    any other administrative fees"; and

10    on  page  3,  line  9,  by  replacing  "hold a" with "hold an
11    active"; and

12    on page 3, line 13, after "safe" by inserting "that meets the
13    requirements of the Illinois Controlled  Substances  Act  and
14    rules adopted under that Act"; and

15    on page 3, by inserting the following after line 24:
16        "(b)  A   euthanasia  agency  may  purchase,  store,  and
17    possess Schedule II and Schedule III (nonnarcotic  controlled
18    substances)  drugs  for  the  euthanization  of  animals upon
19    obtaining  from  the  Department   an   Illinois   controlled
20    substances   license  pursuant  to  the  Illinois  Controlled
21    Substances Act and a controlled substance license  issued  by
 
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 1    the  Drug  Enforcement Administration pursuant to the federal
 2    Controlled Substances Act."; and

 3    on page 3, by replacing lines 25 and 26 with the following:
 4        "(c) The Department shall inspect the facility  prior  to
 5    the issuance of the controlled substance license."; and

 6    on page 3, line 27, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and

 7    on page 5, by inserting the following after line 4:
 8        "(c)  A  euthanasia  technician  employed by a euthanasia
 9    agency may perform euthanasia  by  the  administration  of  a
10    Schedule II or Schedule III nonnarcotic controlled substance.
11    A euthanasia technician may not personally possess, order, or
12    administer  a  controlled substance except as an agent of the
13    euthanasia agency."; and

14    on page 5, line 5, by replacing "(c)" with "(d)"; and

15    on page 5, line 9, by replacing "(d)" with "(e)"; and

16    on page 5,  line  23,  before  "certification"  by  inserting
17    "euthanasia technician"; and

18    on  page  6,  line  3,  by  changing "license" to "euthanasia
19    technician certification"; and

20    on page 6,  line  15,  after  "A"  by  inserting  "euthanasia
21    technician"; and

22    on page 6, after line 20, by inserting the following:
23        "(f)  The  Department  shall set by rule the requirements
24    for restoration of a euthanasia agency certification and  the
25    requirements for a change of location."; and

26    on page 7, after line 6, by inserting the following:

27        "Section 57.  Procedures for euthanasia.
28        (a)  Only  euthanasia  drugs  and commercially compressed
 
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 1    carbon monoxide, subject to  the  limitations  imposed  under
 2    subsection (b) of this Section, shall be used for the purpose
 3    of  humanely euthanizing injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted
 4    companion animals in an animal shelter or an  animal  control
 5    facility licensed under the Illinois Animal Welfare Act.
 6        (b)  Commercially  compressed carbon monoxide may be used
 7    as a permitted method  of  euthanasia  provided  that  it  is
 8    performed  in a commercially manufactured chamber pursuant to
 9    the guidelines set forth in the most  recent  report  of  the
10    AVMA  Panel  on  Euthanasia.    A chamber that is designed to
11    euthanize more than one animal at a  time  must  be  equipped
12    with  independent  sections or cages to separate incompatible
13    animals. The interior of the chamber must  be  well  lit  and
14    equipped  with  view-ports,  a  regulator,  and a flow meter.
15    Monitoring equipment must be used at  all  times  during  the
16    operation.   Animals  that  are  under  4 months of age, old,
17    injured, or sick may not be euthanized  by  carbon  monoxide.
18    Animals  shall  remain  in  the  chamber and be exposed for a
19    minimum of 20 minutes. Staff members shall be fully  notified
20    of potential health risks."; and

21    on  page  7,  line  12,  by  deleting  "If the check or other
22    payment was"; and

23    on page 7, by deleting lines 13 and 14; and

24    on page 7, line 15, by deleting "an additional fine  of  $100
25    shall be imposed."; and

26    on page 8, by deleting lines 10 through 32; and

27    on page 9, by deleting lines 1 through 12; and

28    on page 11, line 3, by deleting "in"; and

29    on  page  11,  line  4, by deleting "a course approved by the
30    Board"; and

 
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 1    on page 15, line  26,  by  replacing  "Board"  with  "hearing
 2    officer".

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