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| 1 | | AN ACT concerning animals.
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| 2 | | Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
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| 3 | | represented in the General Assembly:
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| 4 | | Section 5. The Humane Care for Animals Act is amended by |
| 5 | | adding Section 19 as follows:
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| 6 | | (510 ILCS 70/19 new) |
| 7 | | Sec. 19. False complaints. If any law enforcement officer, |
| 8 | | animal control officer, the Department, or an approved humane |
| 9 | | investigator determines that a complaint made under this Act |
| 10 | | against an animal control facility or animal shelter, or an |
| 11 | | employee thereof, is knowingly false and not made in good faith |
| 12 | | and is made with the intent to harass the person or entity, the |
| 13 | | Department may waive any confidentiality of the complainant and |
| 14 | | may refer the matter to the State's Attorney for consideration |
| 15 | | of criminal charges against the complainant.
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| 16 | | Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon |
| 17 | | becoming law.
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