Definitions

(520 ILCS 35/5)     Sec. 5. Definitions. In this Act:     "Covered animal" means any live member of the following, or any hybrid of the following:         (1) Bear.         (2) Nonhuman primate.     "Direct contact" means physical contact or proximity where physical contact is possible, including, but not limited to, any proximity without a permanent physical barrier or sufficient vertical height designed to prevent physical contact between the public and a covered animal.     "Professional production crew" means a cast or crew member of a television or motion picture production team that has obtained permits as required by law, and includes a professional photographer, videographer, or cinematographer. (Source: P.A. 103-239, eff. 1-1-24.)