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Animal Welfare Act

Illinois · Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations · §§ 225-605-1 to 225-605-9 · 38 sections

Overview

The act regulates the commercial handling of dogs, cats, and other animals, reaching pet shops, dog dealers, dog and cat breeders, animal shelters, animal control facilities, and foster homes. It requires these operators to hold a state-issued license renewed each fiscal year and paid for by non-returnable application fees, to maintain sanitary conditions and fire alarm protection, to withhold puppies and kittens from sale until they reach a minimum age, and to disclose and keep records on animals offered for sale or adoption; it also restricts the retail sale of dogs and cats by pet shops and sets terms for accepting strays, redeeming them, transferring animals between shelters, and placing them for adoption. Enforcement runs through the administering department, which issues rules and forms, imposes administrative fines, and disciplines licensees by suspension or revocation after a recorded hearing subject to judicial review, with violations separately punishable as a misdemeanor on a per-day basis.

Editorial summary generated from the text of this act. It is not part of the statute — read the sections below for the operative language.

Sections covered

  • 225 ILCS 605/1This Act shall be known and may be cited as the Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/10Grounds for discipline
  • 225 ILCS 605/11Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/12Record of hearing
  • 225 ILCS 605/13Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/14Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/15Any 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 605/16Upon 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 605/18The licensee shall: (a) Maintain sanitary conditions
  • 225 ILCS 605/18.1Sale or gift of reptiles and other animals
  • 225 ILCS 605/18.2Fire alarm system
  • 225 ILCS 605/19The 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 605/2Definitions
  • 225 ILCS 605/20Any 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 605/20.5Administrative fines
  • 225 ILCS 605/21The following fees shall accompany each application for a license, which fees shall not be returnable: a
  • 225 ILCS 605/2.1Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/22All fees and other money received by the Department under this Act shall be paid into the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury
  • 225 ILCS 605/2.2No 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 605/3Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.1Information on dogs and cats for sale by a dog dealer, dog breeder, or cat breeder
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.15Disclosures for dogs and cats being sold by pet shops
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.2Foster homes
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.3Adoption of dogs and cats
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.4Transfer of animals between shelters
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.5Information on dogs and cats available for adoption by an animal shelter or animal control facility
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.6Acceptance of stray dogs and cats
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.7Redemption of stray dogs and cats from animal shelters
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.8Prohibition of dogs and cats sold by pet shops; recordkeeping
  • 225 ILCS 605/3.9Animal control facilities and animal shelters supplying to pet shop operators
  • 225 ILCS 605/4Applicant convictions
  • 225 ILCS 605/5Applications 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 605/6Applications 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 605/6.5Termination of application; forfeiture of license fee
  • 225 ILCS 605/7Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/7.1Department reporting
  • 225 ILCS 605/8Professions, Occupations, and Business Operations › 225 ILCS 605 — Animal Welfare Act
  • 225 ILCS 605/9Each 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

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