Chapter 510 — ANIMALS

(510 ILCS 70/6) (from Ch. 8, par. 706) Sec. 6. Poisoning prohibited. No person may knowingly poison or cause to be poisoned any dog or other domestic animal. The only exception will be by written permit from the Department for the purpose of controlling diseases transmissible to …

(510 ILCS 70/7) (from Ch. 8, par. 707) Sec. 7. Confinement or detention during transportation. No owner, railroad or other common carrier may, when transporting any animal, allow that animal to be confined in any type of conveyance more than 28 consecutive hours without being exe…

(510 ILCS 70/7.1) (from Ch. 8, par. 707.1) Sec. 7.1. Confinement in motor vehicle. No owner or person shall confine any animal in a motor vehicle in such a manner that places it in a life or health threatening situation by exposure to a prolonged period of extreme heat or cold, w…

(510 ILCS 70/7.15) Sec. 7.15. Guide, hearing, and support dogs. (a) A person may not willfully and maliciously annoy, taunt, tease, harass, torment, beat, or strike a guide, hearing, or support dog or otherwise engage in any conduct directed toward a guide, hearing, or support do…

(510 ILCS 70/7.5) Sec. 7.5. Downed animals. (a) For the purpose of this Section a downed animal is one incapable of walking without assistance. (b) No downed animal shall be sent to a stockyard, auction, or other facility where its impaired mobility may result in suffering. An in…

(510 ILCS 70/8) (from Ch. 8, par. 708) Sec. 8. Rulemaking. The Department shall administer this Act and shall promulgate such rules and regulations as are necessary to effectuate the purposes of this Act. Such rules and regulations are subject to the approval of the Advisory Boar…

(510 ILCS 70/9) (from Ch. 8, par. 709) Sec. 9. Humane investigators; qualifications. The Department shall, by rule or regulation, establish reasonable qualifications for approved humane investigators and shall maintain a current listing of all approved humane investigators which …

(510 ILCS 72/1) Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. (Source: P.A. 92-449, eff. 1-1-02.)

(510 ILCS 72/10) Sec. 10. Certification requirement, exemptions. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person shall euthanize animals in an animal shelter or animal control facility without possessing a certificate issued by the Department under this Act. (b) Nothi…

(510 ILCS 72/100) Sec. 100. Investigations; notice and hearing. (a) The Department may investigate the actions of an applicant or an animal shelter or animal control facility holding or claiming to hold a certificate. (b) Before refusing to issue or renew a certificate or discipl…

(510 ILCS 72/105) Sec. 105. Stenographer; transcript. The Department, at its expense, shall preserve a record of all proceedings at the formal hearing of any case involving the refusal to issue or renew a certificate or the discipline of a certified euthanasia technician. The not…

(510 ILCS 72/110) Sec. 110. Compelling testimony. A circuit court may, upon application of the Department or its designee or of the applicant, agency, or technician against whom proceedings are pending, enter an order requiring the attendance of witnesses and their testimony and …

(510 ILCS 72/115) Sec. 115. Findings and recommendations. At the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing officer shall present to the Director a written report of its findings and recommendations. The report shall contain a finding of whether or not the accused applicant, agency, …

(510 ILCS 72/120) Sec. 120. Rehearing on motion. In a case involving the refusal to issue or renew a certificate or the discipline of a certified agency or technician, a copy of the hearing officer's report shall be served upon the respondent by the Department, either personally …

(510 ILCS 72/125) Sec. 125. Rehearing on order of Director. Whenever the Director is satisfied that substantial justice has not been done in the revocation or suspension of a certification or refusal to issue or renew a certificate, the Director may order a rehearing. (Source: P.…

(510 ILCS 72/130) Sec. 130. Hearing officer. The Director has the authority to appoint an attorney duly licensed to practice law in this State to serve as the hearing officer in an action for refusal to issue or renew a certificate or for the discipline of a certified euthanasia …

(510 ILCS 72/135) Sec. 135. Order or certified copy. An order or a certified copy of an order, over the seal of the Department and purporting to be signed by the Director, shall be prima facie proof that: (1) the signature is the genuine signature of the Director; and (2) the Dir…

(510 ILCS 72/140) Sec. 140. Restoration of certificate. Any time after the suspension or revocation of a certificate, the Department may restore the certificate to the accused agency upon the written recommendation of the Department unless, after an investigation and a hearing, t…

(510 ILCS 72/145) Sec. 145. Surrender of certificate. Upon the revocation or suspension of a certificate, the agency or technician shall immediately surrender the certificate to the Department, and if the agency or technician fails to do so, the Department shall have the right to…

(510 ILCS 72/15) Sec. 15. Powers and duties of the Department. (a) The Department shall exercise the powers and duties prescribed by the Civil Administrative Code of Illinois for the administration of licensure Acts and shall exercise other powers and duties necessary for effectu…

(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 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 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 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 72/20) Sec. 20. Application for original certification. Applications for original certification shall be made to the Department in writing, shall be signed by the applicant on forms prescribed by the Department, and shall be accompanied by a nonrefundable fee set by rul…

(510 ILCS 72/25) Sec. 25. Euthanasia agency. (a) To be certified as a euthanasia agency, an entity must apply to the Department, hold an active license under the Animal Welfare Act as an animal control facility or an animal shelter, pay the required fee, and agree to: (1) Keep eu…

(510 ILCS 72/35) Sec. 35. Technician certification; duties. (a) An applicant for certification as a euthanasia technician shall file an application with the Department and shall: (1) Be 18 years of age. (2) Be of good moral character. In determining moral character under this Sec…

(510 ILCS 72/40) Sec. 40. Issuance of certificate. The Department shall begin issuing certificates under this Act within one year after the effective date of this Act. The Department shall issue a certificate to an applicant who has met the requirements and has paid the required …

(510 ILCS 72/45) Sec. 45. Certifications; renewal; restoration; person in military service; inactive status. (a) The expiration date, renewal period, renewal fees, and procedures for renewal of each certification issued under this Act shall be set by rule. (b) Any person who has …

(510 ILCS 72/5) Sec. 5. Definitions. The following terms have the meanings indicated, unless the context requires otherwise: "Animal" means any bird, fish, reptile, or mammal other than man. "DEA" means the United States Department of Justice Drug Enforcement Administration. "Dep…

(510 ILCS 72/50) Sec. 50. (Repealed). (Source: P.A. 92-449, eff. 1-1-02. Repealed by P.A. 93-626, eff. 12-23-03.)

(510 ILCS 72/55) Sec. 55. Endorsement. An applicant, who is a euthanasia technician registered or licensed under the laws of another state or territory of the United States that has requirements that are substantially similar to the requirements of this Act, may be granted certif…

(510 ILCS 72/57) Sec. 57. Procedures for euthanasia. (a) Only euthanasia drugs shall be used for the purpose of humanely euthanizing injured, sick, homeless, or unwanted companion animals in an animal shelter or an animal control facility licensed under the Illinois Animal Welfar…

(510 ILCS 72/60) Sec. 60. Fees; returned checks. An agency or person who delivers a check or other payment to the Department that is returned to the Department unpaid by the financial institution upon which it is drawn shall pay to the Department, in addition to the amount alread…

(510 ILCS 72/65) Sec. 65. Refused issuance, suspension, or revocation of certification. The Department may refuse to issue, renew, or restore a certification or may revoke or suspend a certification, or place on probation, reprimand, impose a fine not to exceed $10,000 for each v…

(510 ILCS 72/80) Sec. 80. Exemption from liability. An instructor of euthanasia techniques or a veterinarian who engages in the instructing of euthanasia technicians, in a course approved by the Department, shall not incur any civil or criminal liability for any subsequent misuse…

(510 ILCS 72/800) Sec. 800. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-449, eff. 1-1-02; text omitted.)

(510 ILCS 72/85) Sec. 85. Cease and desist order. (a) If an agency or person violates a provision of this Act, the Director may, in the name of the People of the State of Illinois, through the Attorney General of the State of Illinois, petition for an order enjoining the violatio…

(510 ILCS 72/90) Sec. 90. Uncertified practice; civil penalty. (a) A person who practices, offers to practice, attempts to practice, or holds himself or herself out as a certified euthanasia technician or a certified euthanasia agency without being certified under this Act shall,…

(510 ILCS 72/900) Sec. 900. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-449, eff. 1-1-02; text omitted.)

(510 ILCS 72/905) Sec. 905. (Amendatory provisions; text omitted). (Source: P.A. 92-449, eff. 1-1-02; text omitted.)

(510 ILCS 72/95) Sec. 95. Inspections. The Department may conduct random inspections upon renewal, for cause, or as necessary to assure the integrity and effectiveness of the certification process. Upon failure to pass inspection, a euthanasia agency's certificate shall be suspen…

(510 ILCS 75/0.01) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.50) Sec. 0.01. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Humane Slaughter of Livestock Act. (Source: P.A. 86-1324.)

(510 ILCS 75/1) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.51) Sec. 1. It is declared to be the policy of the State of Illinois that the commercial slaughtering of all livestock, including the handling of livestock in connection with commercial slaughtering, shall be carried out only by humane method…

(510 ILCS 75/2) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.52) Sec. 2. As used in this Act: (1) "Director" means the Director of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois. (2) "Person" means any individual, partnership, corporation, or association doing business in this State, in whole o…

(510 ILCS 75/3) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.53) Sec. 3. No slaughterer or packer shall bleed or slaughter any livestock except by a humane method. The following methods are in all instances prohibited: (a) Use of a manually operated hammer, sledge or pole-ax as a means of slaughtering …

(510 ILCS 75/4) (from Ch. 8, par. 229.54) Sec. 4. In order to protect freedom of religion, paragraph (b) of Section 3 does not apply to calves and sheep and cattle where ritually acceptable and practical methods are unavailable for positioning livestock for purposes of slaughter …