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92_HB2391sam002 LRB9205784LDpcam 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 -2- LRB9205784LDpcam 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 -3- LRB9205784LDpcam 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 -4- LRB9205784LDpcam 1 on page 15, line 26, by replacing "Board" with "hearing 2 officer".