ANIMALS-INVESTIGATORS House SponsorsRep. Dan Brady and Darlene J. Senger 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die 510 ILCS 70/11from Ch. 8, par. 711510 ILCS 70/16.3510 ILCS 70/16.6 new720 ILCS 5/12-2from Ch. 38, par. 12-2720 ILCS 5/12-4 Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that, upon being furnished with a notice of violation, a violator may not, without the written consent of an investigator or law enforcement official, intentionally relocate an animal from the property where the violator resides or the property where the violation occurred, unless (i) doing so is necessary to render veterinary care to the animal or to protect the animal from an imminent disaster or emergency or (ii) the case against the violator has been closed. Defines "relocate an animal". Authorizes Department of Agriculture investigators and approved humane investigators to seek compensation from a violator for medical expenses incurred as a result of the investigation of a founded complaint. Provides that, once an animal is the subject of a notice of violation or impoundment, the violator or individual caring for the animal that is the subject of the notice must, until the closure of the case, present the animal to any investigator or law enforcement official who, in the course of conducting the investigation, deems it necessary to examine the animal. Creates penalties for violations. Amends the Criminal Code of 1961. Makes it an aggravated assault if a person, when committing an assault, knows the individual assaulted to be an investigator of the Department of Agriculture or an approved humane investigator. Makes it an aggravated battery if a person, when committing a battery, knows the individual harmed to be an investigator of the Department of Agriculture or an approved humane investigator. Effective immediately. 2/7/2011HouseFiled with the Clerk by Rep. Dan Brady 2/7/2011HouseFirst Reading 2/7/2011HouseReferred to Rules Committee 2/14/2011HouseAssigned to Judiciary I - Civil Law Committee 3/2/2011HouseAdded Co-Sponsor Rep. Darlene J. Senger 3/17/2011HouseRule 19(a) / Re-referred to Rules Committee 1/8/2013HouseSession Sine Die