Illinois 2023-2024 Regular Session

Illinois Senate Bill SB0206 Compare Versions

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1	1	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0206 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that "dangerous dog" and "vicious dog" include dogs that attack companion animals. Requires the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous or vicious to place a sign by the owner's front door with a notice that a dangerous or vicious dog is kept or maintained at the residence and maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry. Provides that the Registry shall include registration information on a statewide basis. Specifies the information that the Registry shall include about each dangerous or vicious dog. Provides that the address of the owner, the name and breed of the dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed vicious or dangerous shall be made available to the public on the Department's website. Requires the Department to make the public information searchable via a mapping system that identifies all locations where vicious or dangerous dogs are kept or maintained within 5 miles of an identified address. Requires the Department to set fees for the annual registration of dangerous and vicious dogs. Creates the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund, and provides that any funds collected shall be deposited into the Fund and used by the Department to maintain the Registry and the searchable mapping system on the Department's website. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. LRB103 25107 RJT 51442 b A BILL FOR 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0206 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED: 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that "dangerous dog" and "vicious dog" include dogs that attack companion animals. Requires the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous or vicious to place a sign by the owner's front door with a notice that a dangerous or vicious dog is kept or maintained at the residence and maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry. Provides that the Registry shall include registration information on a statewide basis. Specifies the information that the Registry shall include about each dangerous or vicious dog. Provides that the address of the owner, the name and breed of the dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed vicious or dangerous shall be made available to the public on the Department's website. Requires the Department to make the public information searchable via a mapping system that identifies all locations where vicious or dangerous dogs are kept or maintained within 5 miles of an identified address. Requires the Department to set fees for the annual registration of dangerous and vicious dogs. Creates the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund, and provides that any funds collected shall be deposited into the Fund and used by the Department to maintain the Registry and the searchable mapping system on the Department's website. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act. LRB103 25107 RJT 51442 b LRB103 25107 RJT 51442 b A BILL FOR
2	2	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0206 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
3	3	30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new
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8	8	510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365
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11	11	Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that "dangerous dog" and "vicious dog" include dogs that attack companion animals. Requires the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous or vicious to place a sign by the owner's front door with a notice that a dangerous or vicious dog is kept or maintained at the residence and maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry. Provides that the Registry shall include registration information on a statewide basis. Specifies the information that the Registry shall include about each dangerous or vicious dog. Provides that the address of the owner, the name and breed of the dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed vicious or dangerous shall be made available to the public on the Department's website. Requires the Department to make the public information searchable via a mapping system that identifies all locations where vicious or dangerous dogs are kept or maintained within 5 miles of an identified address. Requires the Department to set fees for the annual registration of dangerous and vicious dogs. Creates the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund, and provides that any funds collected shall be deposited into the Fund and used by the Department to maintain the Registry and the searchable mapping system on the Department's website. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
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17	17	1 AN ACT concerning animals.
18	18	2 Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
19	19	3 represented in the General Assembly:
20	20	4 Section 5. The State Finance Act is amended by adding
21	21	5 Section 5.990 as follows:
22	22	6 (30 ILCS 105/5.990 new)
23	23	7 Sec. 5.990. The Dangerous Dog Registry Fund.
24	24	8 Section 10. The Animal Control Act is amended by changing
25	25	9 Sections 2.05a, 2.19b, 15, and 15.1 and adding Sections 2.19-1
26	26	10 and 15.6 as follows:
27	27	11 (510 ILCS 5/2.05a)
28	28	12 Sec. 2.05a. "Dangerous dog" means (i) any individual dog
29	29	13 anywhere other than upon the property of the owner or
30	30	14 custodian of the dog and unmuzzled, unleashed, or unattended
31	31	15 by its owner or custodian that behaves in a manner that a
32	32	16 reasonable person would believe poses a serious and
33	33	17 unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or
34	34	18 death to a person or a companion animal or (ii) a dog that,
35	35	19 without justification, (A) bites a person and does not cause
36	36	20 serious physical injury or (B) bites a companion animal and
37	37	21 causes physical injury, other than serious physical injury.
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41	41	103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY State of Illinois 2023 and 2024 SB0206 Introduced 1/31/2023, by Sen. Laura Ellman SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:
42	42	30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new 30 ILCS 105/5.990 new 510 ILCS 5/2.05a 510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new 510 ILCS 5/2.19b 510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365 510 ILCS 5/15.1 510 ILCS 5/15.6 new
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44	44	510 ILCS 5/2.05a
45	45	510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new
46	46	510 ILCS 5/2.19b
47	47	510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365
48	48	510 ILCS 5/15.1
49	49	510 ILCS 5/15.6 new
50	50	Amends the Animal Control Act. Provides that "dangerous dog" and "vicious dog" include dogs that attack companion animals. Requires the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous or vicious to place a sign by the owner's front door with a notice that a dangerous or vicious dog is kept or maintained at the residence and maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a person or injury to or destruction of property. Requires the Department of Agriculture to establish and maintain the Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry. Provides that the Registry shall include registration information on a statewide basis. Specifies the information that the Registry shall include about each dangerous or vicious dog. Provides that the address of the owner, the name and breed of the dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed vicious or dangerous shall be made available to the public on the Department's website. Requires the Department to make the public information searchable via a mapping system that identifies all locations where vicious or dangerous dogs are kept or maintained within 5 miles of an identified address. Requires the Department to set fees for the annual registration of dangerous and vicious dogs. Creates the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund, and provides that any funds collected shall be deposited into the Fund and used by the Department to maintain the Registry and the searchable mapping system on the Department's website. Makes a corresponding change in the State Finance Act.
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63	63	510 ILCS 5/15 from Ch. 8, par. 365
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84	84	1 (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
85	85	2 (510 ILCS 5/2.19-1 new)
86	86	3 Sec. 2.19-1. Registry. "Registry" means the Illinois
87	87	4 Dangerous Dog Registry.
88	88	5 (510 ILCS 5/2.19b)
89	89	6 Sec. 2.19b. "Vicious dog" means (i) a dog that, without
90	90	7 justification, (A) attacks a person and causes serious
91	91	8 physical injury or death or (B) attacks a companion animal and
92	92	9 causes serious physical injury or death or (ii) any individual
93	93	10 dog that has been found to be a "dangerous dog" upon 2 3
94	94	11 separate occasions.
95	95	12 (Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03.)
96	96	13 (510 ILCS 5/15) (from Ch. 8, par. 365)
97	97	14 Sec. 15. (a) In order to have a dog deemed "vicious", the
98	98	15 Administrator, Deputy Administrator, or law enforcement
99	99	16 officer must give notice of the infraction that is the basis of
100	100	17 the investigation to the owner, conduct a thorough
101	101	18 investigation, interview any witnesses, including the owner,
102	102	19 gather any existing medical records, veterinary medical
103	103	20 records or behavioral evidence, and make a detailed report
104	104	21 recommending a finding that the dog is a vicious dog and give
105	105	22 the report to the State's Attorney's Office and the owner. The
106	106	23 Administrator, State's Attorney, Director or any citizen of
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117	117	1 the county in which the dog exists may file a complaint in the
118	118	2 circuit court in the name of the People of the State of
119	119	3 Illinois to deem a dog to be a vicious dog. Testimony of a
120	120	4 certified applied behaviorist, a board certified veterinary
121	121	5 behaviorist, or another recognized expert may be relevant to
122	122	6 the court's determination of whether the dog's behavior was
123	123	7 justified. The petitioner must prove the dog is a vicious dog
124	124	8 by clear and convincing evidence. The Administrator shall
125	125	9 determine where the animal shall be confined during the
126	126	10 pendency of the case.
127	127	11 A dog may not be declared vicious if the court determines
128	128	12 the conduct of the dog was justified because:
129	129	13 (1) the threat, injury, or death was sustained by a
130	130	14 person who at the time was committing a crime or offense
131	131	15 upon the owner or custodian of the dog, or was committing a
132	132	16 willful trespass or other tort upon the premises or
133	133	17 property owned or occupied by the owner of the animal;
134	134	18 (2) the injured, threatened, or killed person was
135	135	19 abusing, assaulting, or physically threatening the dog or
136	136	20 its offspring, or has in the past abused, assaulted, or
137	137	21 physically threatened the dog or its offspring; or
138	138	22 (3) the dog was responding to pain or injury, or was
139	139	23 protecting itself, its owner, custodian, or member of its
140	140	24 household, kennel, or offspring.
141	141	25 No dog shall be deemed "vicious" if it is a professionally
142	142	26 trained dog for law enforcement or guard duties. Vicious dogs
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153	153	1 shall not be classified in a manner that is specific as to
154	154	2 breed.
155	155	3 If the burden of proof has been met, the court shall deem
156	156	4 the dog to be a vicious dog.
157	157	5 If a dog is found to be a vicious dog, the owner shall pay
158	158	6 a $100 public safety fine to be deposited into the county
159	159	7 animal control fund, and the dog shall be spayed or neutered
160	160	8 within 10 days of the finding at the expense of its owner and
161	161	9 microchipped, if not already. The , and the dog shall be kept
162	162	10 in a full is subject to enclosure and the owner shall place a
163	163	11 sign by the owner's front door with a notice that a vicious dog
164	164	12 is kept or maintained at the residence. If an owner fails to
165	165	13 comply with these requirements, the animal control agency
166	166	14 shall impound the dog and the owner shall pay a $500 fine plus
167	167	15 impoundment fees to the animal control agency impounding the
168	168	16 dog. The judge has the discretion to order a vicious dog be
169	169	17 euthanized. A dog found to be a vicious dog shall not be
170	170	18 released to the owner until the Administrator, an Animal
171	171	19 Control Warden, or the Director approves the enclosure. No
172	172	20 owner or keeper of a vicious dog shall sell or give away the
173	173	21 dog without approval from the Administrator or court. Whenever
174	174	22 an owner of a vicious dog relocates, he or she shall notify
175	175	23 both the Administrator of County Animal Control where he or
176	176	24 she has relocated and the Administrator of County Animal
177	177	25 Control where he or she formerly resided.
178	178	26 (a-5) The owner of a dog deemed to be vicious shall
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189	189	1 maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against
190	190	2 liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a
191	191	3 person or injury to or destruction of property. No insurer
192	192	4 other than an insurer authorized to do business in this State
193	193	5 shall issue a policy pursuant to this subsection. Nothing in
194	194	6 this subsection shall deprive an insurer of any policy defense
195	195	7 available under common law.
196	196	8 (b) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain
197	197	9 any dog which has been found to be a vicious dog unless the dog
198	198	10 is kept in an enclosure. The only times that a vicious dog may
199	199	11 be allowed out of the enclosure are (1) if it is necessary for
200	200	12 the owner or keeper to obtain veterinary care for the dog, (2)
201	201	13 in the case of an emergency or natural disaster where the dog's
202	202	14 life is threatened, or (3) to comply with the order of a court
203	203	15 of competent jurisdiction, provided that the dog is securely
204	204	16 muzzled and restrained with a leash not exceeding 6 feet in
205	205	17 length, and shall be under the direct control and supervision
206	206	18 of the owner or keeper of the dog or muzzled in its residence.
207	207	19 Any dog which has been found to be a vicious dog and which
208	208	20 is not confined to an enclosure shall be impounded by the
209	209	21 Administrator, an Animal Control Warden, or the law
210	210	22 enforcement authority having jurisdiction in such area.
211	211	23 If the owner of the dog has not appealed the impoundment
212	212	24 order to the circuit court in the county in which the animal
213	213	25 was impounded within 15 working days, the dog may be
214	214	26 euthanized.
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225	225	1 Upon filing a notice of appeal, the order of euthanasia
226	226	2 shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the
227	227	3 appeal. The owner shall bear the burden of timely notification
228	228	4 to animal control in writing.
229	229	5 Guide dogs for the blind or hearing impaired, support dogs
230	230	6 for persons with physical disabilities, accelerant detection
231	231	7 dogs, and sentry, guard, or police-owned dogs are exempt from
232	232	8 this Section; provided, an attack or injury to a person occurs
233	233	9 while the dog is performing duties as expected. To qualify for
234	234	10 exemption under this Section, each such dog shall be currently
235	235	11 inoculated against rabies in accordance with Section 8 of this
236	236	12 Act. It shall be the duty of the owner of such exempted dog to
237	237	13 notify the Administrator of changes of address. In the case of
238	238	14 a sentry or guard dog, the owner shall keep the Administrator
239	239	15 advised of the location where such dog will be stationed. The
240	240	16 Administrator shall provide police and fire departments with a
241	241	17 categorized list of such exempted dogs, and shall promptly
242	242	18 notify such departments of any address changes reported to
243	243	19 him.
244	244	20 (c) If the animal control agency has custody of the dog,
245	245	21 the agency may file a petition with the court requesting that
246	246	22 the owner be ordered to post security. The security must be in
247	247	23 an amount sufficient to secure payment of all reasonable
248	248	24 expenses expected to be incurred by the animal control agency
249	249	25 or animal shelter in caring for and providing for the dog
250	250	26 pending the determination. Reasonable expenses include, but
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261	261	1 are not limited to, estimated medical care and boarding of the
262	262	2 animal for 30 days. If security has been posted in accordance
263	263	3 with this Section, the animal control agency may draw from the
264	264	4 security the actual costs incurred by the agency in caring for
265	265	5 the dog.
266	266	6 (d) Upon receipt of a petition, the court must set a
267	267	7 hearing on the petition, to be conducted within 5 business
268	268	8 days after the petition is filed. The petitioner must serve a
269	269	9 true copy of the petition upon the defendant.
270	270	10 (e) If the court orders the posting of security, the
271	271	11 security must be posted with the clerk of the court within 5
272	272	12 business days after the hearing. If the person ordered to post
273	273	13 security does not do so, the dog is forfeited by operation of
274	274	14 law and the animal control agency must dispose of the animal
275	275	15 through adoption or humane euthanization.
276	276	16 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 99-642, eff. 7-28-16;
277	277	17 100-787, eff. 8-10-18.)
278	278	18 (510 ILCS 5/15.1)
279	279	19 Sec. 15.1. Dangerous dog determination.
280	280	20 (a) After a thorough investigation including: sending,
281	281	21 within 10 business days of the Administrator or Director
282	282	22 becoming aware of the alleged infraction, notifications to the
283	283	23 owner of the alleged infractions, the fact of the initiation
284	284	24 of an investigation, and affording the owner an opportunity to
285	285	25 meet with the Administrator or Director prior to the making of
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296	296	1 a determination; gathering of any medical or veterinary
297	297	2 evidence; interviewing witnesses; and making a detailed
298	298	3 written report, an animal control warden, deputy
299	299	4 administrator, or law enforcement agent may ask the
300	300	5 Administrator, or his or her designee, or the Director, to
301	301	6 deem a dog to be "dangerous". No dog shall be deemed a
302	302	7 "dangerous dog" unless shown to be a dangerous dog by a
303	303	8 preponderance of evidence. The owner shall be sent immediate
304	304	9 notification of the determination by registered or certified
305	305	10 mail that includes a complete description of the appeal
306	306	11 process.
307	307	12 (b) A dog shall not be declared dangerous if the
308	308	13 Administrator, or his or her designee, or the Director
309	309	14 determines the conduct of the dog was justified because:
310	310	15 (1) the threat was sustained by a person who at the
311	311	16 time was committing a crime or offense upon the owner or
312	312	17 custodian of the dog or was committing a willful trespass
313	313	18 or other tort upon the premises or property occupied by
314	314	19 the owner of the animal;
315	315	20 (2) the threatened person was abusing, assaulting, or
316	316	21 physically threatening the dog or its offspring;
317	317	22 (3) the injured, threatened, or killed companion
318	318	23 animal was attacking or threatening to attack the dog or
319	319	24 its offspring; or
320	320	25 (4) the dog was responding to pain or injury or was
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332	332	1 its household, kennel, or offspring.
333	333	2 (c) Testimony of a certified applied behaviorist, a board
334	334	3 certified veterinary behaviorist, or another recognized expert
335	335	4 may be relevant to the determination of whether the dog's
336	336	5 behavior was justified pursuant to the provisions of this
337	337	6 Section.
338	338	7 (d) If deemed dangerous, the Administrator, or his or her
339	339	8 designee, or the Director shall order (i) the dog's owner to
340	340	9 pay a $50 public safety fine to be deposited into the county
341	341	10 animal control fund, (ii) the dog to be spayed or neutered
342	342	11 within 14 days at the owner's expense and microchipped, if not
343	343	12 already, (iii) the dog's owner to place a sign by the owner's
344	344	13 front door with a notice that a dangerous dog is kept or
345	345	14 maintained at the residence, and (iv) (iii) one or more of the
346	346	15 following as deemed appropriate under the circumstances and
347	347	16 necessary for the protection of the public:
348	348	17 (1) evaluation of the dog by a certified applied
349	349	18 behaviorist, a board certified veterinary behaviorist, or
350	350	19 another recognized expert in the field and completion of
351	351	20 training or other treatment as deemed appropriate by the
352	352	21 expert. The owner of the dog shall be responsible for all
353	353	22 costs associated with evaluations and training ordered
354	354	23 under this subsection; or
355	355	24 (2) direct supervision by an adult 18 years of age or
356	356	25 older whenever the animal is on public premises.
357	357	26 (d-5) The owner of a dog deemed to be dangerous shall
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368	368	1 maintain a liability insurance policy insuring against
369	369	2 liability involving a dog-related incident for injury to a
370	370	3 person or injury to or destruction of property. No insurer
371	371	4 other than an insurer authorized to do business in this State
372	372	5 shall issue a policy pursuant to this subsection. Nothing in
373	373	6 this subsection shall deprive an insurer of any policy defense
374	374	7 available under common law.
375	375	8 (e) The Administrator may order a dangerous dog to be
376	376	9 muzzled whenever it is on public premises in a manner that will
377	377	10 prevent it from biting any person or animal, but that shall not
378	378	11 injure the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration.
379	379	12 (f) Guide dogs for the blind or hearing impaired, support
380	380	13 dogs for persons with a physical disability, and sentry,
381	381	14 guard, or police-owned dogs are exempt from this Section;
382	382	15 provided, an attack or injury to a person occurs while the dog
383	383	16 is performing duties as expected. To qualify for exemption
384	384	17 under this Section, each such dog shall be currently
385	385	18 inoculated against rabies in accordance with Section 8 of this
386	386	19 Act and performing duties as expected. It shall be the duty of
387	387	20 the owner of the exempted dog to notify the Administrator of
388	388	21 changes of address. In the case of a sentry or guard dog, the
389	389	22 owner shall keep the Administrator advised of the location
390	390	23 where such dog will be stationed. The Administrator shall
391	391	24 provide police and fire departments with a categorized list of
392	392	25 the exempted dogs, and shall promptly notify the departments
393	393	26 of any address changes reported to him or her.
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404	404	1 (g) An animal control agency has the right to impound a
405	405	2 dangerous dog if the owner fails to comply with the
406	406	3 requirements of this Act.
407	407	4 (Source: P.A. 99-143, eff. 7-27-15; 100-787, eff. 8-10-18.)
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409	409	6 Sec. 15.6. Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry.
410	410	7 (a) The Department shall establish and maintain the
411	411	8 Illinois Dangerous Dog Registry. The Registry shall include
412	412	9 registration information provided by the owner of a dog deemed
413	413	10 to be vicious under Section 15 or dangerous under Section 15.1
414	414	11 on a statewide basis.
415	415	12 (b) The Registry shall include the following information
416	416	13 about each dog deemed to be vicious under Section 15 or
417	417	14 dangerous under Section 15.1:
418	418	15 (1) name;
419	419	16 (2) sex;
420	420	17 (3) whether spayed or neutered;
421	421	18 (4) age;
422	422	19 (5) weight;
423	423	20 (6) primary breed;
424	424	21 (7) secondary breed;
425	425	22 (8) color and markings;
426	426	23 (9) the acts that resulted in the dog being deemed
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428	428	25 (10) microchip or tattoo number;
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439	439	1 (11) address where the dog is kept or maintained;
440	440	2 (12) name, address, and telephone number of the dog's
441	441	3 owner; and
442	442	4 (13) a statement whether the owner has complied with
443	443	5 the provisions of the vicious or dangerous dog order.
444	444	6 If a vicious or dangerous dog is moved to a different
445	445	7 location or the owner's contact information changes, the owner
446	446	8 shall submit a renewal containing the new location and any
447	447	9 other updated information to the Department within 10 days of
448	448	10 the change. There shall be no charge to the owner for providing
449	449	11 updated information between renewals.
450	450	12 (c) The address of the owner, the name and breed of the
451	451	13 vicious or dangerous dog, and the acts that resulted in the dog
452	452	14 being deemed vicious or dangerous shall be available to the
453	453	15 public on the Department's website. The Department shall make
454	454	16 the public information searchable via a mapping system that
455	455	17 identifies all locations where vicious or dangerous dogs are
456	456	18 kept or maintained within 5 miles of an identified address.
457	457	19 (d) Each owner of a dog deemed to be vicious under Section
458	458	20 15 or dangerous under Section 15.1 shall initially register
459	459	21 the dog with the Department and pay any fee required for
460	460	22 initial registration. The owner shall renew the registration
461	461	23 annually with the Department and pay any fee required for a
462	462	24 renewal. The Department shall adopt fee amounts for the
463	463	25 initial and renewal registration of a dog deemed to be vicious
464	464	26 or dangerous. Any funds collected pursuant to this subsection
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475	475	1 shall be deposited into the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund, a
476	476	2 special fund that is created in the State treasury. Money in
477	477	3 the Dangerous Dog Registry Fund shall be used by the
478	478	4 Department to maintain the Registry and the searchable mapping
479	479	5 system on the Department's website.
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