Chapter 510, ANIMALS

(510 ILCS 100/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 515) Sec. 15. The Department shall enforce this Act and may make and adopt reasonable and necessary rules and regulations to carry out this Act. The Department, or its representatives, in performing its duties under this Act may enter, during u…

(510 ILCS 77/15) Sec. 15. Livestock waste lagoon. (a) Standards for livestock waste lagoon construction. Any earthen livestock waste lagoon subject to registration shall be constructed or modified in accordance with "Design of Anaerobic Lagoons for Animal Waste Management" promul…

(510 ILCS 30/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 147) Sec. 15. Any veterinarian administering any vaccines containing Brucella microorganisms or making any test for bovine brucellosis shall report same to the Department within 30 days, on forms to be furnished by the Department. (Source: P.A. …

(510 ILCS 67/15) Sec. 15. Qualified Illinois equine owner. A resident of Illinois shall be considered a qualified Illinois equine owner if he or she executes an affidavit verifying Illinois residency and one of the following requirements: (1) Current registration for the equine. …

(510 ILCS 70/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 715) Sec. 15. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the constitutionality of the remainder of this Act and the…

(510 ILCS 5/15.1) Sec. 15.1. Dangerous dog determination. (a) After a thorough investigation including: sending, within 10 business days of the Administrator or Director becoming aware of the alleged infraction, notifications to the owner of the alleged infractions, the fact of t…

(510 ILCS 5/15.2) Sec. 15.2. Dangerous dogs; leash. It is unlawful for any person to knowingly or recklessly permit any dangerous dog to leave the premises of its owner when not under control by leash or other recognized control methods. (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)

(510 ILCS 5/15.3) Sec. 15.3. Dangerous dog; appeal. (a) The owner of a dog found to be a dangerous dog pursuant to this Act by an Administrator may file a complaint against the Administrator in the circuit court within 35 days of receipt of notification of the determination, for …

(510 ILCS 5/15.4) Sec. 15.4. Potentially dangerous dog. A dog found running at large and unsupervised with 3 or more other dogs may be deemed a potentially dangerous dog by the animal control warden or administrator. Potentially dangerous dogs shall be spayed or neutered and micr…

(510 ILCS 5/15.5) Sec. 15.5. Reckless dog owner; complaint; penalty. (a) The Administrator, State's Attorney, Director, or any citizen may file a complaint in circuit court to determine whether a person is a reckless dog owner. If an owner is determined to be a reckless dog owner…

(510 ILCS 72/150) Sec. 150. Temporary suspension of a certificate. The Director may temporarily suspend the certificate of a euthanasia agency or euthanasia technician without a hearing, simultaneously with the institution of proceedings for a hearing, if the Director finds that …

(510 ILCS 72/155) Sec. 155. Administrative Review Law. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review pursuant to the provisions of the Administrative Review Law, as now or hereafter amended, and all rules adopted pursuant to that Law. The ter…

(510 ILCS 30/15a) (from Ch. 8, par. 147a) Sec. 15a. No person, firm or corporation shall operate a laboratory in this State for the purpose of conducting tests for bovine brucellosis for others, nor shall any person, firm or corporation conduct such tests for others, without firs…

(510 ILCS 50/16) (from Ch. 8, par. 183) Sec. 16. The obligations assumed by the transportation company at the original point of shipment shall extend to all connecting lines. No additions to the original consignments or substitutions en route shall be permitted by any transportat…

(510 ILCS 40/16) (from Ch. 8, par. 33.76) Sec. 16. Any person who, without permission of the rightful owner, willfully and knowingly brands or causes to be branded with his brand, or any brand not the recorded brand of the owner, any livestock being the property of another, or wh…

(510 ILCS 5/16) (from Ch. 8, par. 366) Sec. 16. Animal attacks or injuries. If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks, attempts to attack, or injures any person who is peaceably conducting himself or herself in any place where he or she may lawfully be, the owner of …

(510 ILCS 77/16) Sec. 16. Inspection of earthen livestock waste lagoons by Department. At least once each year on a random basis, the Department shall inspect every earthen livestock waste lagoon that services 1,000 or more animal units and is required to be registered under this…

(510 ILCS 100/16) (from Ch. 8, par. 516) Sec. 16. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the constitutionality of the remainder of the Act and the…

(510 ILCS 70/16.1) Sec. 16.1. Defenses. It is not a defense to violations of this Act for the person committing the violation to assert that he or she had rights of ownership in the animal that was the victim of the violation. (Source: P.A. 92-454, eff. 1-1-02.)

(510 ILCS 70/16.2) Sec. 16.2. Corporations. Corporations may be charged with violations of this Act for the acts of their employees or agents who violate this Act in the course of their employment or agency. (Source: P.A. 92-454, eff. 1-1-02.)

(510 ILCS 70/16.3) Sec. 16.3. Civil actions. Any person who has a right of ownership in an animal that is subjected to an act of aggravated cruelty under Section 3.02 or torture under Section 3.03 in violation of this Act or in an animal that is injured or killed as a result of a…

(510 ILCS 70/16.4) (Section scheduled to be repealed on January 1, 2027) Sec. 16.4. Illinois Animal Abuse Fund. The Illinois Animal Abuse Fund is created as a special fund in the State treasury. Moneys in the Fund may be used, subject to appropriation, by the Department of Agricu…

(510 ILCS 5/16.5) Sec. 16.5. Expenses of microchipping. A clinic for microchipping companion animals of county residents should be conducted at least once a year under the direction of the Administrator or, if the Administrator is not a veterinarian, the Deputy Administrator at t…

(510 ILCS 70/16.5) Sec. 16.5. Emergency care to an animal; immunity from civil liability. Any person, including without limitation any person licensed under the Veterinary Medicine and Surgery Practice Act of 2004 or licensed as a veterinarian in any other state or territory of t…

(510 ILCS 72/160) Sec. 160. Certification of record; costs. The Department shall not be required to certify any record to the court or file any answer in court or otherwise appear in a court in a judicial review proceeding, unless there is filed in the court, with the complaint, …

(510 ILCS 72/165) Sec. 165. Criminal penalties. An agency or technician who is found to have violated a provision of this Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. On conviction of a second or subsequent offense, the violator shall be guilty of a Class 4 felony. The Department shal…

(510 ILCS 50/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 184) Sec. 17. When any cattle, swine, sheep or other domestic animals herein specified are consigned for delivery within the confines of the State of Illinois, they shall not be diverted en route or delivered to the owner or consignee at any oth…

(510 ILCS 100/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 517) Sec. 17. Administrative penalties. Any person who violates this Act or any regulation adopted under this Act may be ordered, following an administrative hearing, to pay the following administrative penalties: (1) $300 for a first violation…

(510 ILCS 40/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 33.77) Sec. 17. If any provision of this Act is declared unconstitutional, or the applicability thereof to any person or circumstance is held invalid, by a court of competent jurisdiction, the constitutionality of the remainder of the Act and th…

(510 ILCS 5/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 367) Sec. 17. For the purpose of making inspections hereunder, the Administrator, or his or her authorized representative, or any law enforcement officer may enter upon private premises, provided that the entry shall not be made into any building…

(510 ILCS 70/17) Sec. 17. Penalties. (a) Any person convicted of any act of abuse or neglect or of violating any other provision of this Act, for which a penalty is not otherwise provided, or any rule, regulation, or order of the Department pursuant thereto, is guilty of a Class …

(510 ILCS 30/17) (from Ch. 8, par. 148a) Sec. 17. Cattle moving intrastate. Female cattle more than 6 months of age and bulls more than 18 months of age moving intrastate may, by regulation, be required to be tested and found negative for brucellosis prior to movement and be acco…

(510 ILCS 77/17) Sec. 17. Financial responsibility. Owners of new or modified lagoons registered under the provisions of this Act shall establish and maintain evidence of financial responsibility to provide for the closure of the lagoons and the proper disposal of their contents …

(510 ILCS 100/17.10) Sec. 17.10. Hearing rules. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act and the Illinois Department of Agriculture rules adopted under that Act apply to hearings under this Act. (Source: P.A. 89-154, eff. 7-19-95.)

(510 ILCS 100/17.15) Sec. 17.15. Judicial review. All final administrative decisions of the Department are subject to judicial review under Article III of the Code of Civil Procedure and its rules. The term "administrative decision" is defined as in Section 3-101 of the Code of C…

(510 ILCS 100/17.5) Sec. 17.5. Subpoenas. The Department, over the signature of the Director, is authorized to subpoena and bring before the Department any person or persons in this State and to take testimony either orally or by deposition or by exhibit, with the same fees and m…

(510 ILCS 72/170) Sec. 170. Administrative Procedure Act. The Illinois Administrative Procedure Act is hereby expressly adopted and incorporated in this Act as if all of the provisions of that Act were included in this Act, except that the provision of subsection (d) of Section 1…

(510 ILCS 72/175) Sec. 175. Home rule. The regulation and certification of euthanasia agencies and euthanasia technicians are exclusive powers and functions of the State. A home rule unit may not regulate or certify euthanasia agencies or euthanasia technicians. This Section is a…

(510 ILCS 35/17a) (from Ch. 8, par. 103.1) Sec. 17a. Application of Act. This Act shall not prevent the movement of cattle, bison, sheep, goats, antelope, or cervids into stockyards registered under the Packers and Stockyards Act, a State-Federal approved slaughtering establishme…

(510 ILCS 30/17a) (from Ch. 8, par. 148b) Sec. 17a. Nothing in this Act shall be construed as preventing the movement of cattle into stockyards registered under the Packers and Stockyards Act, a State-Federal approved slaughtering establishment, or a marketing center approved by …

(510 ILCS 30/17b) (from Ch. 8, par. 148b.1) Sec. 17b. This Act shall be known and may be cited as the "Illinois Bovine Brucellosis Eradication Act". (Source: P.A. 78-818.)

(510 ILCS 50/18) (from Ch. 8, par. 185) Sec. 18. All railroad, truck, steamboat and other transportation companies that shall receive and ship cattle from any territory scheduled on account of Texas or splenic fever, shall immediately after such cattle are unloaded, and before th…

(510 ILCS 100/18) (from Ch. 8, par. 518) Sec. 18. The following Acts are repealed: "An Act to prevent the spread of contagious and infectious diseases among swine", approved June 21, 1895, as amended; "An Act prohibiting the sale or use of live virus in the control of hog cholera…

(510 ILCS 5/18) (from Ch. 8, par. 368) Sec. 18. Any owner seeing his or her livestock, poultry, or equidae being injured, wounded, or killed by a dog, not accompanied by or not under the supervision of its owner, may kill such dog. (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)

(510 ILCS 35/18) (from Ch. 8, par. 104) Sec. 18. Administration and enforcement of Act; entry upon premises. The Department is charged with the administration and enforcement of this Act, and may adopt reasonable rules and regulations therefor. No rule or regulation adopted or is…

(510 ILCS 70/18) Sec. 18. Cross-reporting. (a) An animal control officer, Department investigator, or approved humane investigator who has reasonable cause to suspect or believe that a child is being abused or neglected or is in danger of being abused or neglected must immediatel…

(510 ILCS 77/18) Sec. 18. Reporting release of waste. (a) An owner or operator of a livestock waste handling facility shall report to the Agency any release of livestock waste from a livestock waste handling facility or from the transport of livestock waste within 24 hours after …

(510 ILCS 5/18.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 368.1) Sec. 18.1. The owner or keeper of a dog is liable to a person for all damages caused by the dog pursuing, chasing, worrying, wounding, injuring, or killing any sheep, goats, cattle, horses, mules, poultry, ratites, or swine belonging to …

(510 ILCS 72/180) Sec. 180. Deposit of fees and fines. All of the fees and civil penalties collected under this Act shall be deposited into the General Professions Dedicated Fund and shall be used by the Department for the ordinary and contingent expenses of the Department. (Sour…

(510 ILCS 50/19) (from Ch. 8, par. 186) Sec. 19. Any railroad, truck, transportation or stockyard company violating any of the provisions of Section 18, or any of the rules of the Department referred to therein, shall be guilty of a business offense and shall be fined in any sum …