Act
Animal Welfare Act
- 225 ILCS 605/1— This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Animal Welfare Act
- 225 ILCS 605/2— Definitions
- 225 ILCS 605/2.1
- 225 ILCS 605/2.2— 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
- 225 ILCS 605/3
- 225 ILCS 605/3.1— Information on dogs and cats for sale by a dog dealer, dog breeder, or cat breeder
- 225 ILCS 605/3.2— Foster homes
- 225 ILCS 605/3.3— Adoption of dogs and cats
- 225 ILCS 605/3.4— Transfer of animals between shelters
- 225 ILCS 605/3.5— Information on dogs and cats available for adoption by an animal shelter or animal control facility
- 225 ILCS 605/3.6— Acceptance of stray dogs and cats
- 225 ILCS 605/3.7— Redemption of stray dogs and cats from animal shelters
- 225 ILCS 605/3.8— Prohibition of dogs and cats sold by pet shops; recordkeeping
- 225 ILCS 605/3.9— Animal control facilities and animal shelters supplying to pet shop operators
- 225 ILCS 605/3.15— Disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet shops
- 225 ILCS 605/4— Applicant convictions
- 225 ILCS 605/5— 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
- 225 ILCS 605/6— 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 returnable
- 225 ILCS 605/6.5— Termination of application; forfeiture of license fee
- 225 ILCS 605/7
- 225 ILCS 605/7.1— Department reporting
- 225 ILCS 605/8
- 225 ILCS 605/9— 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
- 225 ILCS 605/10— Grounds for discipline
- 225 ILCS 605/11
- 225 ILCS 605/12— Record of hearing
- 225 ILCS 605/13
- 225 ILCS 605/14
- 225 ILCS 605/15— Any person affected by a final administrative decision of the Department may have such decision reviewed judicially by the circuit court of the county wherein such person resides, or in the case of a corporation, wherein the registered office is located
- 225 ILCS 605/16— Upon the revocation or suspension of any license, the licensee shall forthwith surrender the license and any branch office licenses to the Department, and if the licensee fails to do so, the Department shall have the right to seize the same
- 225 ILCS 605/18— The licensee shall: (a) Maintain sanitary conditions
- 225 ILCS 605/18.1— Sale or gift of reptiles and other animals
- 225 ILCS 605/18.2— Fire alarm system
- 225 ILCS 605/19— The Director may issue regulations, consistent with the provisions of this Act, for the administration and enforcement thereof and may prescribe forms which shall be used in connection therewith
- 225 ILCS 605/20— 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 violation continues constitutes a separate offense
- 225 ILCS 605/20.5— Administrative fines
- 225 ILCS 605/21— The following fees shall accompany each application for a license, which fees shall not be returnable: a
- 225 ILCS 605/22— All fees and other money received by the Department under this Act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury