Chapter 225 — PROFESSIONS, OCCUPATIONS, AND BUSINESS OPERATIONS

(225 ILCS 605/2.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 302.1) Sec. 2.1. The Department may cooperate with the Secretary of Agriculture in carrying out Public Law 89-544, entitled, "An Act to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the transportation, sale, and handling of dogs, cats, an…

(225 ILCS 605/2.2) (from Ch. 8, par. 302.2) Sec. 2.2. No dog dealer, dog breeder, or cat breeder shall separate a puppy or kitten from its mother, for the purpose of sale, until such puppy or kitten has attained the age of 8 weeks. All licensees under this Act shall maintain reco…

(225 ILCS 605/20) (from Ch. 8, par. 320) Sec. 20. Any person violating any provision of this Act, other than a violation of Section 3.8 of this Act, or any rule, regulation, or order of the Department issued pursuant to this Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and every day a …

(225 ILCS 605/20.5) Sec. 20.5. Administrative fines. The following administrative fines shall be imposed by the Department upon any person or entity who violates any provision of this Act or any rule adopted by the Department under this Act: (1) For the first violation, a fine of…

(225 ILCS 605/21) (from Ch. 8, par. 321) Sec. 21. The following fees shall accompany each application for a license, which fees shall not be returnable: a. for an original license to an individual ..... $350 b. for an original license to a partnership, animal shelter, or animal c…

(225 ILCS 605/22) (from Ch. 8, par. 322) Sec. 22. All fees and other money received by the Department under this Act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury. (Source: Laws 1965, p. 2956.)

(225 ILCS 605/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 303) Sec. 3. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b) of this Section, no person shall engage in business as a pet shop operator, dog dealer, kennel operator, day care operator, dog breeder, or cat breeder or operate a guard dog service, an anim…

(225 ILCS 605/3.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 303.1) Sec. 3.1. Information on dogs and cats for sale by a dog dealer, dog breeder, or cat breeder. Every dog dealer, dog breeder, and cat breeder shall provide the following information for every dog or cat available for sale: (a) The age, s…

(225 ILCS 605/3.15) Sec. 3.15. Disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet shops. (a) Prior to the time of sale, every pet shop operator must, to the best of his or her knowledge, provide to the consumer the following information on any dog or cat being offered for sale: (1) …

(225 ILCS 605/3.2) Sec. 3.2. Foster homes. A person shall not operate a foster home without affiliating by formal written agreement with an animal shelter or animal control facility for which that person will operate the foster home. The written agreement shall include a clause a…

(225 ILCS 605/3.3) Sec. 3.3. Adoption of dogs and cats. (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility shall not adopt out any dog or adopt out or return to field any cat unless it has been sterilized and microchipped. However, an animal shelter or animal control facility may a…

(225 ILCS 605/3.4) Sec. 3.4. Transfer of animals between shelters. An animal shelter or animal control facility may not release any animal to an individual representing an animal shelter or animal control facility, unless (1) the recipient animal shelter or animal control facilit…

(225 ILCS 605/3.5) Sec. 3.5. Information on dogs and cats available for adoption by an animal shelter or animal control facility. (a) An animal shelter or animal control facility must provide to the adopter prior to the time of adoption the following information, to the best of i…

(225 ILCS 605/3.6) Sec. 3.6. Acceptance of stray dogs and cats. (a) No animal shelter may accept a stray dog or cat unless the animal is reported by the shelter to the animal control or law enforcement of the county in which the animal is found by the next business day. An animal…

(225 ILCS 605/3.7) Sec. 3.7. Redemption of stray dogs and cats from animal shelters. Any owner, agent, or caretaker wishing to make redemption of a dog or cat held by a shelter under the provisions of subsection (c) of Section 3.6 of this Act may do so by doing the following: (1)…

(225 ILCS 605/3.8) Sec. 3.8. Prohibition of dogs and cats sold by pet shops; recordkeeping. (a) A pet shop operator may offer for sale a dog or cat only if the dog or cat is obtained from an animal control facility or animal shelter, located in-state or out-of-state, that is in c…

(225 ILCS 605/3.9) Sec. 3.9. Animal control facilities and animal shelters supplying to pet shop operators. (a) An animal control facility or animal shelter that supplies dogs or cats to pet shop operators to be offered for sale shall not be a dog breeder or a cat breeder or obta…

(225 ILCS 605/4) Sec. 4. Applicant convictions. (a) The Department shall not require applicants to report the following information and shall not consider the following in connection with an application for a license under this Act: (1) Juvenile adjudications of delinquent minors…

(225 ILCS 605/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 305) Sec. 5. Applications by individuals for original licenses shall be made to the Department, shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be returnable. Any such appli…

(225 ILCS 605/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 306) Sec. 6. Applications by partnerships or corporations for original licenses shall be made to the Department, shall be in writing on forms prescribed by the Department and shall be accompanied by the required fee, which shall not be returnabl…

(225 ILCS 605/6.5) Sec. 6.5. Termination of application; forfeiture of license fee. Failure of any applicant to meet all of the requirements for compliance within 60 days of receipt of a license application shall result in termination of the application and forfeiture of the lice…

(225 ILCS 605/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 307) Sec. 7. Applications for renewal licenses shall be made to the Department in a manner prescribed by the Department, shall contain such information as will enable the Department to determine if the applicant is qualified to continue to hold …

(225 ILCS 605/7.1) Sec. 7.1. Department reporting. The Department shall post on its website the name of each licensed animal control facility or animal shelter and all the reported intake and outcome statistics required under paragraphs (1) and (2) of Section 7 of this Act by Dec…

(225 ILCS 605/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 308) Sec. 8. Each non-resident applicant for an original license or renewal license, except a foreign corporation, shall file with the Department an irrevocable consent that actions against the applicant may be filed in any appropriate court of …

(225 ILCS 605/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 309) Sec. 9. Each license shall be issued for the term of one fiscal year or for such part thereof as remains at the time of the issuance of the license. Each license shall be renewed during the month of June of each year. Each license not renew…

(225 ILCS 610/1.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 149.1) Sec. 1.1. As used in this Act, unless the context otherwise requires: (a) "Department" means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. (b) "Person" means any individual, firm, partnership, association, corporation or other…

(225 ILCS 610/10) (from Ch. 8, par. 158) Sec. 10. Each place licensed pursuant to this Act for the carrying on of a business shall, to the satisfaction of the Department, be provided with floors constructed of concrete, or some other non-absorbent material, adequate drainage, be …

(225 ILCS 610/11) (from Ch. 8, par. 159) Sec. 11. A licensee shall comply with the following requirements when disposing of bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals, poultry or fish: (a) All bodies or parts of bodies of all dead animals, poultry or fish shall be processed or dis…

(225 ILCS 610/12) (from Ch. 8, par. 160) Sec. 12. The Department shall make such reasonable regulations for the carrying on and conduct of such business as it may deem advisable and all persons engaged in such business shall comply therewith. The Department, or its representative…

(225 ILCS 610/13) (from Ch. 8, par. 161) Sec. 13. The Department shall inspect each facility licensed under this Act at least once each year, or as often as it deems necessary, and shall see that the licensee conducts the business in conformity to this Act and the regulations mad…

(225 ILCS 610/13.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 161.1) Sec. 13.1. The Department may refuse to issue or renew, or may suspend or revoke, a license or vehicle permit on grounds including but not limited to any one or more of the following: (1) The making of a material misstatement of fact i…

(225 ILCS 610/13.2) (from Ch. 8, par. 161.2) Sec. 13.2. The Department may, upon its own motion, and shall, upon the verified written complaint of any person setting forth facts which if proved would constitute grounds for refusal, suspension or revocation of a license or permit,…

(225 ILCS 610/14) (from Ch. 8, par. 162) Sec. 14. The Department shall grant special permission to a person to transport dead animals owned by such person to a veterinary hospital or laboratory for a post-mortem inspection within 24 hours after the animal's death. The Department …

(225 ILCS 610/14.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 162.1) Sec. 14.1. No person engaged in the business of buying, selling, transporting in commerce, or importing, dead animals or any parts of the carcasses of any animals that died other than by slaughter shall buy, sell, transport, offer for …

(225 ILCS 610/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 163) Sec. 15. Vehicles when loaded with the bodies or parts of bodies of any animals, poultry or fish that have died of disease shall be driven directly to the place of disposal, except that the driver in so driving, may stop on the highway for…

(225 ILCS 610/16) (from Ch. 8, par. 164) Sec. 16. The driver or owner of a vehicle used in conveying animals, poultry or fish which the driver or owner has reason to believe died of disease, shall immediately after unloading the animals, poultry or fish, cause the vehicle bed, th…

(225 ILCS 610/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 165) Sec. 17. (a) No person caring for, acting as an agent for the owner of or owning any animal, poultry or fish which has died shall allow the body or parts of the body to lie about the premises. Such body or parts of the body shall be dispos…

(225 ILCS 610/17.1) Sec. 17.1. Mass animal mortality event. (a) The Director, at his or her discretion, may declare a mass animal mortality event. The Director shall notify the Illinois Emergency Management Agency of the declaration. The notification shall be made without delay, …

(225 ILCS 610/18) (from Ch. 8, par. 166) Sec. 18. The transportation of bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals, poultry or fish, raw or unrendered, except green or salted hides, shall not be allowed into other states except by reciprocal agreements with other states under rule…

(225 ILCS 610/18.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 166.1) Sec. 18.1. No person shall buy, sell, transport, offer for sale or transportation, receive for transportation in commerce, or import, any carcasses, parts thereof, meat or meat food products of any animal not intended for human food un…

(225 ILCS 610/19) (from Ch. 8, par. 167) Sec. 19. Any person knowingly violating this Act or any rule, regulation or order of the Department issued pursuant to this Act shall be guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. Each day of violation constitutes a separate offense. In the event th…

(225 ILCS 610/19a) (from Ch. 8, par. 167a) Sec. 19a. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Animal Mortality Act. (Source: P.A. 102-216, eff. 1-1-22.)

(225 ILCS 610/2) (from Ch. 8, par. 150) Sec. 2. Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall engage in the business of disposing of the bodies or parts of bodies of dead animals, poultry or fish, or used cooking grease and oils, in the State without first obtaini…

(225 ILCS 610/3) Sec. 3. Exemption from Act. A collection center to collect cooking grease or cooking oil from the public hosted by a not-for-profit organization exempt from federal income taxes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or a government entity is exempt…

(225 ILCS 610/4) (from Ch. 8, par. 152) Sec. 4. Application for such license shall be made to the Department on forms provided by it, which application shall set forth the name and residence of the applicant, classification of license or licenses requested, his place or proposed …

(225 ILCS 610/5) (from Ch. 8, par. 153) Sec. 5. On receipt of such application, Department personnel shall inspect the building and equipment which the applicant proposes to use to conduct such business. If the inspector finds that said building and equipment comply with the requ…

(225 ILCS 610/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 154) Sec. 6. On the receipt of the certification described in Section 5, and the payment of the fee provided herein, the Department shall issue a license to the applicant to conduct such business at the place specified in the application for one…

(225 ILCS 610/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 155) Sec. 7. The Department shall keep a record of all licenses and permits applied for or issued, which shall show the date of application and by whom made, the cause of all rejections, the date of issue, to whom issued, the date of expiration …

(225 ILCS 610/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 156) Sec. 8. If the inspector finds that said building does not comply with the requirements of this Act or with the regulations of the Department, he shall notify the applicant wherein the same fails to so comply. If within a reasonable time th…

(225 ILCS 610/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 157) Sec. 9. The original license or licenses shall be renewed for each subsequent calendar year during the December immediately preceding such subsequent calendar year upon payment of the fees specified in Section 6, provided the holder of such…