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| 1 | AN ACT concerning local government.
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| 2 | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 5 | 5-12022 as follows: | ||||||
| 6 | (55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new) | ||||||
| 7 | Sec. 5-12022. Battery-charged fences. | ||||||
| 8 | (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means | ||||||
| 9 | a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts | ||||||
| 10 | of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a | ||||||
| 11 | manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm | ||||||
| 12 | system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement | ||||||
| 13 | of a potential intrusion. | ||||||
| 14 | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a county may not | ||||||
| 15 | require a permit or other approval for the installation, | ||||||
| 16 | maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a | ||||||
| 17 | battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is | ||||||
| 18 | located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a | ||||||
| 19 | nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5 | ||||||
| 20 | feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet | ||||||
| 21 | higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever | ||||||
| 22 | is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact | ||||||
| 23 | does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric | ||||||
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| 1 | fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. | ||||||
| 2 | (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section | ||||||
| 3 | must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not | ||||||
| 4 | less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE". | ||||||
| 5 | (d) A home rule county may not regulate battery-charged | ||||||
| 6 | fencing in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This | ||||||
| 7 | Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of | ||||||
| 8 | Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent | ||||||
| 9 | exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised | ||||||
| 10 | by the State. | ||||||
| 11 | Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section | ||||||
| 12 | 110-80 as follows: | ||||||
| 13 | (60 ILCS 1/110-80 new) | ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 110-80. Battery-charged fences. | ||||||
| 15 | (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means | ||||||
| 16 | a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts | ||||||
| 17 | of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a | ||||||
| 18 | manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm | ||||||
| 19 | system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement | ||||||
| 20 | of a potential intrusion. | ||||||
| 21 | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a township may not | ||||||
| 22 | require a permit or other approval for the installation, | ||||||
| 23 | maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a | ||||||
| 24 | battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is | ||||||
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| 1 | located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a | ||||||
| 2 | nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5 | ||||||
| 3 | feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet | ||||||
| 4 | higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever | ||||||
| 5 | is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact | ||||||
| 6 | does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric | ||||||
| 7 | fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. | ||||||
| 8 | (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section | ||||||
| 9 | must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not | ||||||
| 10 | less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE". | ||||||
| 11 | Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by | ||||||
| 12 | adding Section 11-13-28 as follows: | ||||||
| 13 | (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new) | ||||||
| 14 | Sec. 11-13-28. Battery-charged fences. | ||||||
| 15 | (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means | ||||||
| 16 | a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts | ||||||
| 17 | of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a | ||||||
| 18 | manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm | ||||||
| 19 | system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement | ||||||
| 20 | of a potential intrusion. | ||||||
| 21 | (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not | ||||||
| 22 | require a permit or other approval for the installation, | ||||||
| 23 | maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a | ||||||
| 24 | battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is | ||||||
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| 1 | located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a | ||||||
| 2 | nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5 | ||||||
| 3 | feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet | ||||||
| 4 | higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever | ||||||
| 5 | is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact | ||||||
| 6 | does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric | ||||||
| 7 | fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission. | ||||||
| 8 | (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section | ||||||
| 9 | must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not | ||||||
| 10 | less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE". | ||||||
| 11 | (d) A home rule municipality may not regulate | ||||||
| 12 | battery-charged fencing in a manner inconsistent with this | ||||||
| 13 | Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of | ||||||
| 14 | Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the | ||||||
| 15 | concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions | ||||||
| 16 | exercised by the State.
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