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1		-	Public Act 103-0796
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4		-	AN ACT concerning local government.
5		-	Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
6		-	represented in the General Assembly:
7		-	Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
8		-	5-12022 as follows:
9		-	(55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new)
10		-	Sec. 5-12022. Battery-charged fences.
11		-	(a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means
12		-	a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts
13		-	of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a
14		-	manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm
15		-	system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement
16		-	of a potential intrusion.
17		-	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a county may not
18		-	require a permit or other approval for the installation,
19		-	maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a
20		-	battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is
21		-	located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a
22		-	nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5
23		-	feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet
24		-	higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever
25		-	is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact
26		-	does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric
	3	+	1 AN ACT concerning local government.
	4	+	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
	5	+	3 represented in the General Assembly:
	6	+	4 Section 5. The Counties Code is amended by adding Section
	7	+	5 5-12022 as follows:
	8	+	6 (55 ILCS 5/5-12022 new)
	9	+	7 Sec. 5-12022. Battery-charged fences.
	10	+	8 (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means
	11	+	9 a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts
	12	+	10 of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a
	13	+	11 manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm
	14	+	12 system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement
	15	+	13 of a potential intrusion.
	16	+	14 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a county may not
	17	+	15 require a permit or other approval for the installation,
	18	+	16 maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a
	19	+	17 battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is
	20	+	18 located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a
	21	+	19 nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5
	22	+	20 feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet
	23	+	21 higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever
	24	+	22 is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact
	25	+	23 does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric
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33		-	fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission.
34		-	(c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section
35		-	must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not
36		-	less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE".
37		-	(d) A home rule county may not regulate battery-charged
38		-	fencing in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
39		-	Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
40		-	Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
41		-	exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
42		-	by the State.
43		-	Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
44		-	110-80 as follows:
45		-	(60 ILCS 1/110-80 new)
46		-	Sec. 110-80. Battery-charged fences.
47		-	(a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means
48		-	a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts
49		-	of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a
50		-	manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm
51		-	system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement
52		-	of a potential intrusion.
53		-	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a township may not
54		-	require a permit or other approval for the installation,
55		-	maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a
56		-	battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is
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	34	+	1 fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission.
	35	+	2 (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section
	36	+	3 must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not
	37	+	4 less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE".
	38	+	5 (d) A home rule county may not regulate battery-charged
	39	+	6 fencing in a manner inconsistent with this Section. This
	40	+	7 Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of Section 6 of
	41	+	8 Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the concurrent
	42	+	9 exercise by home rule units of powers and functions exercised
	43	+	10 by the State.
	44	+	11 Section 10. The Township Code is amended by adding Section
	45	+	12 110-80 as follows:
	46	+	13 (60 ILCS 1/110-80 new)
	47	+	14 Sec. 110-80. Battery-charged fences.
	48	+	15 (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means
	49	+	16 a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts
	50	+	17 of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a
	51	+	18 manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm
	52	+	19 system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement
	53	+	20 of a potential intrusion.
	54	+	21 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a township may not
	55	+	22 require a permit or other approval for the installation,
	56	+	23 maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a
	57	+	24 battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is
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59		-	located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a
60		-	nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5
61		-	feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet
62		-	higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever
63		-	is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact
64		-	does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric
65		-	fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission.
66		-	(c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section
67		-	must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not
68		-	less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE".
69		-	Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
70		-	adding Section 11-13-28 as follows:
71		-	(65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new)
72		-	Sec. 11-13-28. Battery-charged fences.
73		-	(a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means
74		-	a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts
75		-	of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a
76		-	manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm
77		-	system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement
78		-	of a potential intrusion.
79		-	(b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not
80		-	require a permit or other approval for the installation,
81		-	maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a
82		-	battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is
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85		-	located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a
86		-	nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5
87		-	feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet
88		-	higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever
89		-	is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact
90		-	does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric
91		-	fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission.
92		-	(c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section
93		-	must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not
94		-	less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE".
95		-	(d) A home rule municipality may not regulate
96		-	battery-charged fencing in a manner inconsistent with this
97		-	Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
98		-	Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
99		-	concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
100		-	exercised by the State.
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	68	+	1 located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a
	69	+	2 nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5
	70	+	3 feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet
	71	+	4 higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever
	72	+	5 is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact
	73	+	6 does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric
	74	+	7 fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission.
	75	+	8 (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section
	76	+	9 must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not
	77	+	10 less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE".
	78	+	11 Section 15. The Illinois Municipal Code is amended by
	79	+	12 adding Section 11-13-28 as follows:
	80	+	13 (65 ILCS 5/11-13-28 new)
	81	+	14 Sec. 11-13-28. Battery-charged fences.
	82	+	15 (a) As used in this Section, "battery-charged fence" means
	83	+	16 a fence energized by a battery that is not more than 12 volts
	84	+	17 of direct current that interfaces with an alarm system in a
	85	+	18 manner that enables the fence to cause the connected alarm
	86	+	19 system to transmit a signal intended to notify law enforcement
	87	+	20 of a potential intrusion.
	88	+	21 (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a municipality may not
	89	+	22 require a permit or other approval for the installation,
	90	+	23 maintenance, placement, replacement, or servicing of a
	91	+	24 battery-charged fence if (i) the battery-charged fence is
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	102	+	1 located on nonresidential property completely surrounded by a
	103	+	2 nonelectric perimeter fence or wall that is not less than 5
	104	+	3 feet in height and does not exceed 10 feet in height or 2 feet
	105	+	4 higher than the nonelectric perimeter fence or wall, whichever
	106	+	5 is higher, and (ii) any electrical charge produced on contact
	107	+	6 does not exceed energizer characteristics set for electric
	108	+	7 fences by the International Electrotechnical Commission.
	109	+	8 (c) Any battery-charged fence installed under this Section
	110	+	9 must have conspicuous signs located on the fence placed not
	111	+	10 less than 30 feet apart that read: "WARNING: ELECTRIC FENCE".
	112	+	11 (d) A home rule municipality may not regulate
	113	+	12 battery-charged fencing in a manner inconsistent with this
	114	+	13 Section. This Section is a limitation under subsection (i) of
	115	+	14 Section 6 of Article VII of the Illinois Constitution on the
	116	+	15 concurrent exercise by home rule units of powers and functions
	117	+	16 exercised by the State.
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