Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois House Bill HB3184 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3184 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 510 ILCS 70/4.04 from Ch. 8, par. 704.04 Provides that the Act may be referred to as Draco's Law. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person convicted of willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill (1) any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, (2) any search and rescue dog, (3) any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or (4) any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled. Provides that if the animal is killed or totally disabled, a person convicted of the violation is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the offender is convicted of the violation, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for an animal that was injured, and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service. Provides that a person does not violate these provisions if the animal used by a law enforcement department or agency was used against the person in violation of the law enforcement department or agency's use of force continuum or policy. LRB103 30279 RLC 56707 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3184 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 510 ILCS 70/4.04 from Ch. 8, par. 704.04 510 ILCS 70/4.04 from Ch. 8, par. 704.04 Provides that the Act may be referred to as Draco's Law. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person convicted of willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill (1) any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, (2) any search and rescue dog, (3) any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or (4) any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled. Provides that if the animal is killed or totally disabled, a person convicted of the violation is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the offender is convicted of the violation, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for an animal that was injured, and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service. Provides that a person does not violate these provisions if the animal used by a law enforcement department or agency was used against the person in violation of the law enforcement department or agency's use of force continuum or policy. LRB103 30279 RLC 56707 b LRB103 30279 RLC 56707 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3184 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
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5	5	Provides that the Act may be referred to as Draco's Law. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person convicted of willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill (1) any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, (2) any search and rescue dog, (3) any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or (4) any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled. Provides that if the animal is killed or totally disabled, a person convicted of the violation is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the offender is convicted of the violation, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for an animal that was injured, and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service. Provides that a person does not violate these provisions if the animal used by a law enforcement department or agency was used against the person in violation of the law enforcement department or agency's use of force continuum or policy.
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11	11	1 AN ACT concerning animals.
12	12	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
13	13	3 represented in the General Assembly:
14	14	4 Section 1. This Act may be referred to as Draco's Law.
15	15	5 Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by
16	16	6 changing Section 4.04 as follows:
17	17	7 (510 ILCS 70/4.04) (from Ch. 8, par. 704.04)
18	18	8 Sec. 4.04. Injuring or killing police animals, service
19	19	9 animals, accelerant detection dogs, or search and rescue dogs
20	20	10 prohibited.
21	21	11 (a) It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or
22	22	12 maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or
23	23	13 kill (i) any animal used by a law enforcement department or
24	24	14 agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the
25	25	15 department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty,
26	26	16 (ii) any service animal, (iii) any search and rescue dog, (iv)
27	27	17 any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in
28	28	18 training, or (v) any accelerant detection canine used by a
29	29	19 fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of
30	30	20 his or her functions or while off duty. However, a police
31	31	21 officer or veterinarian may perform euthanasia in emergency
32	32	22 situations when delay would cause the animal undue suffering
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36	36	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 HB3184 Introduced , by Rep. Tom Weber SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
37	37	510 ILCS 70/4.04 from Ch. 8, par. 704.04 510 ILCS 70/4.04 from Ch. 8, par. 704.04
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39	39	Provides that the Act may be referred to as Draco's Law. Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that a person convicted of willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill (1) any animal used by a law enforcement department or agency in the performance of the functions or duties of the department or agency or when placed in confinement off duty, (2) any search and rescue dog, (3) any law enforcement, service, or search and rescue animal in training, or (4) any accelerant detection canine used by a fire officer for arson investigations in the performance of his or her functions or while off duty is guilty of a Class 3 felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled. Provides that if the animal is killed or totally disabled, a person convicted of the violation is guilty of a Class 2 felony. Provides that if the offender is convicted of the violation, the offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for an animal that was injured, and training costs for another animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be in service. Provides that a person does not violate these provisions if the animal used by a law enforcement department or agency was used against the person in violation of the law enforcement department or agency's use of force continuum or policy.
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67	67	1 and pain.
68	68	2 (b) A person convicted of violating clause (ii) of
69	69	3 subsection (a) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony if
70	70	4 the animal is not killed or totally disabled; if the animal is
71	71	5 killed or totally disabled, the person is guilty of a Class 3
72	72	6 felony. A person convicted of violating clause (i), (iii),
73	73	7 (iv), or (v) of subsection (a) of this Section is guilty of a
74	74	8 Class 3 felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled.
75	75	9 If the animal is killed or totally disabled, a person
76	76	10 convicted of violating clause (i), (iii), (iv), or (v) of
77	77	11 subsection (a) of this Section is guilty of a Class 2 felony.
78	78	12 (c) If the offender is convicted of violating clause (i),
79	79	13 (iii), (iv), or (v) of subsection (a) of this Section, the
80	80	14 offender shall be responsible for any veterinarian bills for
81	81	15 an animal that was injured, and training costs for another
82	82	16 animal, if the animal injured or killed is no longer able to be
83	83	17 in service.
84	84	18 (d) A person does not violate clause (i), (iii), (iv), or
85	85	19 (v) of subsection (a) of this Section if the animal used by a
86	86	20 law enforcement department or agency was used against the
87	87	21 person in violation of the law enforcement department or
88	88	22 agency's use of force continuum or policy.
89	89	23 (Source: P.A. 95-331, eff. 8-21-07; 95-560, eff. 8-30-07;
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