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| KY - Dog Laws (also includes cats & ferrets) - Kentucky Consolidated Dog Laws (License, Impound, Bite, etc.) | KRS § 39F.040; KRS § 258.005 - 991; 150.390 | KY ST § 258.005 - 991; 150.390 | These Kentucky statutes comprise the state's Dog Laws, which were amended significantly in 2005. Included are all vaccination, licensing, animal control provisions, and the relevant dog bite statutes. Under Section 258.235, any person may kill or seize any dog which he sees in the act of pursuing or wounding any livestock, or wounding or killing poultry, or attacking human beings, whether or not such dog bears the license tag required by the provisions of this chapter. There shall be no liability on such person in damages or otherwise for killing, injuring from an attempt to kill, or for seizing the dog. That same section also comprises the state's new strict liability law for dog bites. Under Sec. 235(4), any owner whose dog is found to have caused damage to a person, livestock, or other property shall be responsible for that damage. | Statute |
| KY - Assistance Animal - Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws | KRS §§ 525.010 - 220; 258.500, 258.991; 189.575; 383.085 | KY ST § 525.010 - 220; 258.500, 258.991; 189.575; 383.085 | The following statutes comprise the state's relevant assistance animal and service animal laws. | Statute |
| KS - Assistance Animal - Consolidated Assistance Animal Laws | K. S. A. 39-1101 to 1113; 21-6416; 8-1542 | KS ST 39-1101 to 1113; 21-6416; 8-1542 | The following statutes comprise the state's relevant assistance animal and service animal laws. | Statute |
| IN - Facility - 35-40-5-13 Witness under the age of sixteen allowed comfort | I.C. 35-40-5-13 | IN ST 35-40-5-13 | A child under 16 years old may bring a comfort item or comfort animal shall be allowed to remain in the courtroom with the child during the child's testimony unless the court finds that the defendant's constitutional right to a fair trial will be unduly prejudiced. | Statute |
| IN - Assistance Animal - Assistance Animal/Guide Dog Laws | I.C. 3-11-9-5; 9-21-17-21; 16-32-3-1 - 5; 16-32-3.5-1 - 11; 22-9-6-5; 22-9-5-9.5; 22-9-5-20; 22-9-7-1 - 15; 35-31.5-2-295; 35-46-3-11.5 | These statutes comprise Indiana's assistance animal/guide dog laws. | Statute | |
| IL - Service Animal - Chapter 740. Civil Liabilities. | 740 I.L.C.S. 13/1 - 10 | IL ST CH 740 § 13/1 - 10 | 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. | Statute |
| IL - Police dog - Act 83. Police Service Dog Protection Act | 510 I.L.C.S. 83/1 - 83/15 | IL ST CH 510 § 83/1 - 83/15 | This 2019 set of laws is known as the Police Service Dog Protection Act. It requires that the law enforcement agency or handler of the police dog shall be required to have every police dog receive, at minimum, an annual medical examination by a licensed veterinarian. Further, a vehicle transporting a police dog must be equipped with a heat sensor monitoring device that provides a visual and audible notification if the interior temperature reaches 85 degrees F as well as a safety mechanism to reduce the interior temperature. | Statute |
| IL - Police dog - Act 82. Police Dog Retirement Act | 510 I.L.C.S. 82/1 - 5 | IL ST CH 510 § 82/1 - 5 | The Police Dog Retirement Act, effective on January 1, 2017, states that a public service dog that is no longer fit for service shall be offered by the law enforcement agency to the officer or employee who had custody and control of the animal during its service. This includes a search and rescue dog, service dog, accelerant detection canine, or other dog that is in use by a county, municipal, or State law enforcement agency. If the officer or employee does not wish to keep the dog, the dog may be offered to another officer or employee in the agency, or to a non-profit organization or a no-kill animal shelter. | Statute |
| IL - Facility dog - 5/106B-10. Conditions for testimony by a victim who is a child or a moderately, | 725 I.L.C.S. 5/106B-10 | IL ST CH 725 § 5/106B-10 | This Illinois law allows a "facility dog" - a dog that is a graduate of an assistance dog organization that is a member of Assistance Dogs International - to be present during the testimony of a victim who is a child or a moderately, severely, or profoundly intellectually disabled person or a person affected by a developmental disability. This occurs in the prosecution of criminal sexual assault, predatory criminal sexual assault of a child, aggravated criminal sexual assault, criminal sexual abuse, or aggravated criminal sexual abuse. When deciding whether to permit the child or person to testify with the assistance of a facility dog, the court shall take into consideration the age of the child or person, the rights of the parties to the litigation, and any other relevant factor that would facilitate the testimony by the child or the person. | Statute |
| IL - Dogs - Consolidated Dog Laws | 510 ILCS 5/1 - 35; 510 ILCS 92/1 - 999; 510 ILCS 72/1 - 180; 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; 65 I.L.C.S. 5/11-20-9 | 520 I.L.C.S. 5/1.2y; 520 I.L.C.S. 5/1.2z; 520 I.L.C.S. 5/3.26 | 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. | Statute |