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IL - Bite - Illinois Dog Bite Observation Law
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IL ST CH 510 § 5/13
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This Illinois statute provides the health procedure for dog bites. When a state health administrator receives information that any person has been bitten by an animal, the administrator shall have such dog or other animal confined under the observation of a licensed veterinarian for a period of 10 days. People with knowledge of dog bites are required to inform the administrator or his or her representative promptly. It is unlawful for the owner of the animal to euthanize, sell, give away, or otherwise dispose of any animal known to have bitten a person, until it is released by the administrator.
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IL - Cruelty Generally - Consolidated Cruelty Statutes (Humane Care for Animals Act)
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IL ST CH 510 § 70/1 - 16.4; IL ST CH 720 § 5/12-35
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This comprehensive Humane Care of Animals Act from Illinois gives the requisite anti-cruelty provisions. "Animal" means every living creature, domestic or wild, but does not include man. Notably, the Act includes a provisions for psychological counseling for a person convicted of violating this section. An individual is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for the first offense and a second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony with every day that a violation continues constituting a separate offense. The Act includes special provisions for juveniles and "companion animal hoarders" (510 ILCS 70/2.10). The cruelty provisions are listed at 510 ILCS 70/3.01, 3.02, and 3.03. The statute also prohibits the marketing and distribution of depictions of animal torture or cruelty for entertainment purposes (510 ILCS 70/3.03-1).
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IL - Dogs - Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws
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510 ILCS 70/2.01c; 4.03; 4.04; 510 ILCS 5/15.1; 740 ILCS 13/1 - 10; 720 ILCS 630.001 - 1
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The following statutes comprise the state's relevant assistance animal and guide dog laws.
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IL - Dogs - Consolidated Dog Laws
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510 ILCS 5/1 - 26; 510 ILCS 50/1 - 25; 510 ILCS 92/1 - 999; 720 I.L.C.S. 630/0.01 - 1; 510 ILCS 72/1 - 905; 740 I.L.C.S. 13/1 - 10; 55 I.L.C.S. 5/5-1071 - 1071.1; 60 I.L.C.S. 1/30-110; 520 I.L.C.S. 20/15 and 20/19; 520 I.L.C.S. 5/2.34; 105 I.L.C.S. 5/14-6.02; 65 I.L.C.S. 5/11-20-9
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These statutes comprise Illinois' dog laws. Among the provisions include the Animal Control Act, which regulates the licensing and control of dogs, the Diseased Animal Act, and the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act.
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IL - Endangered Species
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10 Ill. Comp. Stat. Ann. §§ 10/1 -11
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These Illinois statutes set out the definitions related to endangered species and include prohibitions on the taking, transporting, and buying or selling of listed species, among other things. Permits are issued for the enhancement of the survival of the species and limited permits are issued for incidental takings. Violation of the statute results in a Class A misdemeanor and forfeiture of both the species taken and instrumentalities used in the taking are provided.
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IL - Equine Liability Act
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IL ST CH 745 S 47/1
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This act stipulates that an equine sponsor or professional, or any other person, is immune from liability for the death or injury of a participant, which resulted from the inherent risks of equine activities. However, there are exceptions to this rule: a person will be held liable for injuries of an equine activity participant if he or she displays a willful and wanton or intentional disregard for the safety of the participant and if he or she fails to make reasonable and prudent efforts in ensuring the safety of the participant. In addition, a person will also be held liable for the injury of an equine activity participant if he or she is injured on the land or at a facility due to a dangerous latent condition of which was known to the equine sponsor, professional or other person.
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IL - Fighting - § 26-5. Dog fighting
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IL ST CH 720 § 5/26-5
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The following statute comprises Illinois' dogfighting law. Under the law, it is a felony (with up to a $50,000 fine) to promote or instigate a fight, or to train or sell a dog for dogfighting purposes. There are also extenuating factors under the statute (such as producing a fight where minors are in attendance or where the activity is related to a streetgang activity) that will enhance the felony charge. Providing equipment or aiding in providing equipment for a fight is a misdemeanor. However, if one provides or helps provide a structure or building for a fight to occur, he or she is guilty of a felony. Knowingly attending a dogfight is misdemeanor violation.
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IL - Humane Slaughter - Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act
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IL ST CH 510 § 75/0.01 - 8
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This Illinois section comprises the state's humane slaughter laws. It begins with a statement of policy that calls for the humane slaughter of commercial animals. Animals must be slaughtered in a manner that renders them insensible to pain prior to hoisting or shackling. As a result, the use of a manually operated hammer, sledge or pole-ax or shackling as well as the hoisting or hanging any animal while such animal is conscious are prohibited. Any violation of this Act or of the rules and regulations promulgated by the Director is a petty offense.
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IL - Hunting - Exotic game hunting area permit
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IL ST CH 520 § 5/3.34
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This Illinois statute provides that any person who imports into Illinois wild or semi-domestic mammals from other states or foreign countries for the purpose of providing hunting with bow and arrow or gun with or without dogs must obtain an exotic game hunting area permit. Certain specifications are outlined in the statute, including the requirement that the area be at least 640 contiguous acres and a certification that the animals are disease-free.
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IL - Lost Property - Estrays and Lost Property Act
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IL ST CH 765 § 1020/0.01 - 36
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These Illinois' statutes comprise the state's Estrays and Lost Property Act.
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IL - Ordinances - Appointment of administrator; appointment of deputy administrators and animal control wardens; compensation; removal; personnel and facilities
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IL ST CH 510 § 5/3
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This Illinois statute provides that the County Board Chairman with the consent of the County Board shall appoint an Administrator who may appoint as many Animal Control Wardens to aid him or her as authorized by the Board. The Board is authorized by ordinance to require the registration and microchipping of dogs and cats and shall impose an individual animal and litter registration fee. All persons selling dogs or cats or keeping registries of dogs or cats shall cooperate and provide information to the Administrator as required by the Board.
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IL - Ordinances - Chicago and Hillside Animal Control Ordinances
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Chicago - Secs. 7-12-010 - 430; Hillside Secs. 14-1 - 39
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These ordinances comprise the municipalities of Chicago and Hillside, Illinois' animal control provisions.
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IL - Ordinances - Duties and powers
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IL ST CH 510 § 5/5
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This Illinois statute outlines the local animal control duties of the Administrator related to sterilization, humane education, rabies inoculation, stray control, impoundment, quarantine, and any other means deemed necessary, to control and prevent the spread of rabies and to exercise dog and cat overpopulation control. It also states that counties may by ordinance determine the extent of the police powers that may be exercised by the Administrator, Deputy Administrators, and Animal Control Wardens and which powers shall pertain only to this Act.
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IL - Ordinances - Powers of municipalities and other political subdivisions to regulate dogs and other animals
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IL ST CH 510 § 5/24
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This Illinois statute provides that nothing in the Animal Control Act shall be held to limit the power of any municipality to prohibit animals from running at large, nor shall anything in this Act be construed to limit the power of any municipality to further control and regulate dogs, cats or other animals in such municipality or other political subdivision provided that no regulation or ordinance is specific to breed .
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IL - Ordinances - Remittance of fees--Animal Control Fund--Use of fund--Self-insurance
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IL ST CH 510 § 5/7
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This Illinois statute provides that all registration fees collected shall be remitted the county Animal Control Fund. This fund shall be set up for the purpose of paying costs of the Animal Control Program. This includes paying claims for loss of livestock or poultry and for other ordinance enacted measures, including the purchase of human rabies anti-serum, human vaccine, the cost for administration of serum or vaccine, minor medical care; paying the cost of stray dog control, impoundment, education on animal control and rabies; or any county or municipal ordinance as established by ordinance of the County Board.
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IL - Pet Shops - Animal Welfare Act
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IL ST CH 225 § 605/1 - 22
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This section comprises Illinois' Animal Welfare Act. The Act is primarily aimed at regulating commercial pet dealers, such as kennels, breeders, and retail pet shops. The provisions include restrictions on the age at which both dogs and cats can be separated from their mothers (8 weeks).
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IL - Possession - Possession of Wild Birds and Mammals
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IL ST CH 520 § 5/2.2; § 5/2.4; § 5/2.36a
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Three statutes related to the possession of wild birds and animals are listed here. Possession of any listed wild bird or its parts (including the eagle) is illegal under the statute, except for the bona fide scientific or zoological exhibition. Under the falconry statute, the eagle is also specifically excepted for use in falconry. It is also a felony to engage in any commerce of certain listed species where the minimum fine for violating this section is the "fair market value" of the species listed. For discussion of federal Eagle Act, see Detailed Discussion.
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IL - Service Animal - Damages recoverable for harm or theft of assistance animal
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IL ST CH 740 § 13/10
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Under this Illinois statute, a physically impaired person may bring an action for both economic and noneconomic damages against a person who steals, injures, or attacks his or her assistance animal with hazardous chemicals (provided he or she reasonably knew the guide dog was present and the chemical was hazardous). The economic damages recoverable include veterinary medical expenses, replacement costs, and temporary replacement assistance (provided by person or animal). No cause of action lies where the physically impaired person was committing a civil or criminal trespass at the time of the attack or theft.
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IL - Trusts - Trusts for domestic or pet animals.
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IL ST CH 760 § 5/15.2
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This Illinois law represents the state's pet trust law. The law states that a trust to care for one or more designated domestic animals is valid and terminates upon the death of the last named animal. Such trusts are to be liberally construed under the law and extrinsic evidence is admissible to prove a transferor's intent.
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IL - Veterinary - Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004.
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IL ST CH 225 § 115/1 - 28
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These are the state's veterinary practice laws. Among the provisions include licensing requirements, laws concerning the state veterinary board, veterinary records laws, and the laws governing disciplinary actions for impaired or incompetent practitioners.
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