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 |  | 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2013 and 2014
HB1648   Introduced , by Rep. Tom Cross  SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
 |   |   510 ILCS 5/9 |  from Ch. 8, par. 359 |   
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 Amends the Animal Control Act. Makes a technical change in a Section
concerning impounding
dogs.
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 |  | HB1648 |  | LRB098 05800 MRW 35839 b |  
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| 1 |  |  AN ACT concerning animals.
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| 2 |  |  Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,  | 
| 3 |  | represented in the General Assembly: 
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| 4 |  |  Section 5. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing  | 
| 5 |  | Section 9 as follows:
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| 6 |  |  (510 ILCS 5/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 359)
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| 7 |  |  Sec. 9. Any dog found running at large contrary to  | 
| 8 |  | provisions of this Act
may
be apprehended and
and impounded.  | 
| 9 |  | For this purpose, the Administrator shall
utilize any existing  | 
| 10 |  | or available animal control facility or licensed animal  | 
| 11 |  | shelter. The dog's owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine,  | 
| 12 |  | $20 of which shall be deposited into the Pet Population Control  | 
| 13 |  | Fund and $5 of which shall be retained by the county or  | 
| 14 |  | municipality. A dog found running at large contrary to the  | 
| 15 |  | provisions of this Act a second or subsequent time must be  | 
| 16 |  | spayed or neutered within 30 days after being reclaimed unless  | 
| 17 |  | already spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in  | 
| 18 |  | impoundment. | 
| 19 |  |  A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity,  | 
| 20 |  | including training, is not considered to be running at large if  | 
| 21 |  | the dog is on land that is open to hunting or on land on which  | 
| 22 |  | the person has obtained permission to hunt or to train a dog. A  | 
| 23 |  | dog that is in a dog-friendly area or dog park is not  |