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LRB096 08197 JDS 18303 b |
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| AN ACT concerning animals.
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| Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| represented in the General Assembly:
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| Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by |
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| adding Section 7.2 as follows:
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| (510 ILCS 70/7.2 new) |
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| Sec. 7.2. Transport Prohibitions for Equines. |
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| (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a person |
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| may not transport, or cause or allow to be transported, any |
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| equine animal in or upon any trailer, conveyance, or other |
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| vehicle whatsoever with 2 or more levels stacked on top of one |
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| another. |
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| (b) A person convicted of violating this Section or any |
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| rule, regulation, or order of the Department pursuant thereto |
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| is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor for each equine animal |
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| transported. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 |
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| felony, with every day that a violation continues constituting |
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| a separate offense.
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| Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
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| becoming law.
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