1. ILDA – Illinois Department of Agriculture
AC – Animal Control
Director (unspecified) – Director of Agriculture
DPR – Department of Professional Regulation
DPHS (PH) – Department of Public Health and Safety
225 ILCS 605 – Animal Welfare Act
2.0 Definitions
2.1 The Secretary and ILDA can cooperate for PL 89-544.
2.2 Puppies and kittens must be kept with their mother for 8 weeks.
Pedigree, ownership, death, etc. records must be kept.
3.0 Businesses must be licensed.
3.1 Dog dealers and cattery operators must keep medical and ownership records.
3.2 For foster homes,
the shelter must apply and pay for permits from the state.
the shelter is responsible for fostered animals.
the foster home must receive a permit from the shelter.
the foster home must care for animals and report information to the shelter.
no foster home can foster more than 4 animals at once.
3.3 With exceptions, shelters must sterilize and microchip all animals.
3.4 Shelters/AC can only release animals to shelters with a license or foster permit.
3.5 Shelters/AC must provide and post information on their animals.
Shelters/AC must provide a written copy of the information and contract and maintain the
original for 2 years.
3.15 As §3.5, but for pet shops.
6.0 Partnerships and corporations need paid-for, proper licenses.
6.5 Licenses can be revoked without refund for noncompliance within 60 days.
7.0 License renewal requires fees and proper forms.
8.0 Non-resident licenses are subject to legal actions in relevant counties and municipalities.
9.0 Licenses expire on June 30th
of every year.
Licenses must be signed and displayed.

2. 10.0 Licenses can be suspended or revoked for misstatement, violation, dishonesty, or failure.
11.0 ILDA will investigate licensees or its own suspicion or a verified complaint.
ILDA must notify the respondent 10 days before trial.
Both complainant and respondent must be heard at trial.
12.0 Records of license trials must be kept.
13.0 ILDA must furnish the respondent with a report after a license trial.
Respondent has a 20 day grace period after receipt of the report or a transcript requested
in that time to request a rehearing before action is taken.
14.0 The Director or respondent may request witnesses or evidence.
15.0 The respondent may have the decision reviewed by the circuit court.
16.0 Revoked or suspended licenses shall be surrendered or seized.
18.0 The licensee must be sanitary, be ventilated, provide nutrition, provide humane treatment,
and take reasonable care to release only healthy animals.
18.1 Pet shops providing reptiles must provide education regarding salmonella.
19.0 The Director may issue regulations and forms for administration and enforcement.
20.0 Violation of this act is a misdemeanor each day.
20.5 Violation of this act results in a fine. Repeat violations within three years result in a
higher fine and probation upon the third time.
21.0 Licenses and renewals cost $25 or $40 if renewed late.
22.0 Fees from this act go into the General Revenue Fund.
225 ILCA 610 – Illinois Dead Animal Disposal Act
1.1 Definitions
2.0 No person except an owner/operator/caretaker may dispose of animals without a license.
In the absence of a rendering service, owners may bring dead animals to a landfill or a
waste hauler may take it with their other waste.
4.0 Disposal services must properly apply for a license.
A renderer’s license shall specify a “class” according to the type of rendering.
5.0 ILDA personnel must inspect facilities and approve applicants for a license.

3. 6.0 Licenses are good until the end of the calendar year and cost $25-150.
7.0 ILDA shall record all license applicants.
8.0 If an applicant fails inspection, they have one chance to fix it.
9.0 Licenses must be renewed by December 31st
.
9.1 Vehicles which transport rendering materials must be licensed by class in association
with a rendered for $10.
9.2 Vehicles with Class 1-3 licenses must be appropriately labelled.
Vehicles transporting rendering materials must be enclosed, cleaned, and in good repair.
9.3 Rendering materials transporters must give receipts for pick-up and hold appropriate
records for three months after delivery.
10.0 All licensed businessplaces shall be sanitary.
11.0 Rendering facilities must comply with certain standards set by ILDA and EPA.
12.0 ILDA can regulate and inspect businesses dealing in rendering materials.
13.0 ILDA shall inspect licensed facilities at least yearly and suspend or revoke licenses for
noncompliance.
13.1 ILDA may refuse, suspend, or revoke a license on appropriate grounds.
13.2 See ILCS 605 §11.0.
14.0 People may transport their own dead animals for post-mortem inspection.
ILDA may prohibit transportation of rendering materials for disease hazards.
14.1 Livestock which died by means other than slaughter or their parts shall not be traded.
15.0 Vehicles carrying diseased animal bodies/parts shall not delay or enter property without
permission.
16.0 A vehicle which carried potentially diseased animal bodies/parts must be disinfected
afterwards.
17.0 The owner or a disposal service must dispose of dead animals within 24 hours by
appropriate methods.
18.0 Raw animal bodies/parts shall not cross state lines, with exceptions.
18.1 Animal bodies/parts not intended for human consumption cannot be traded unless
denatured, identified, or naturally inedible by humans.

4. 19.0 Each violation is a misdemeanor each day.
510 ILCS 5 – Animal Control Act
2.0 Definitions
2.01 The administrator is an appointed vet who appoints an animal control warden.
2.05a A dangerous dog poses a threat or bites without causing injury.
2.11a Vicious dogs must be kept in enclosures with top, sides, and bottom. If indoors,
they cannot be kept in rooms which open to the open outdoors. If given full house access,
they must be muzzled.
2.17c A potentially dangerous dog is a dog running stray in a pack.
2.19b A vicious dog is one which attacks without justification and causes serious injury
OR one which has been found a dangerous dog three or more times.
3.0 The county board appoints the administrator, who appoints deputy administrators and
animal control wardens and sets pay.
The board shall provide everything for the operation of animal control using its own
funds.
The board may require registration and microchipping. At least $10 of registration fees
shall go into the state Pet Population Control Program or a county animal population
control fund, which must be used to spay/neuter adopted pets or pets of low-income
residents.
4.0 The Director may allow multiple counties t merge into a District.
5.0 a. Rabies control, overpopulation control, and dog violence are duties of the
administrator.
b. The police powers of the administrators and wardens are determined by county.
Administrators and wardens may issue orders and citations.
Wardens may use tranquilizers and other nonlethal weapons and equipment.
c. Sheriffs, police, and the administrator shall cooperate.
d. Administrators and wardens shall aid in enforcement of the Humane Care for Animals
Act, may impound animals, and may apply for security posting.
7.0 The county treasurer shall manage the Animal Control Fund.
7.1 Counties may charge for-profit animal hospitals for dead animal disposal.
8.0 All dogs older than 4 months shall be vaccinated for rabies and get a serially numbered
tag.
Rabies vaccine shall be licensed and distributed only to vets.
If an animal should not be vaccinated, the owner must still pay.
9.0 A dog running at large may be impounded. A second offense requires the animal to be
spayed/neutered. The owner pays a $25 public safety fine.

5. 10.0 When an animal is impounded, a reasonable effort must be made to identify it and contact
the owner 7 days before the animal is dealt with.
Upon redemption, the owner must pay appropriate fees for rabies, board, impoundment,
public safety, and microchipping.
11.0 Animals not redeemed by their owners shall be transferred, adopted, or euthanized.
Adopted animals must be sterilized and microchipped.
Animal shelters/control must report intake and euthanasia statistics annually.
12.0 Owners must notify the administrator of animals symptomatic of rabies and confine them
for at least 10 days.
13.0 An animal which bites a person must be confined for about ten days for observation of
health and disposition.
The owner must pay expenses and a $25 public safety fine.
14.0 ILDA may prescribe measures to prevent the spread of rabies.
15.0 a. If an appropriate authority or county citizen files a complaint that a dog is vicious, the
administrator or law enforcement officers must give the owner notice and conduct a
thorough investigation.
Dog whose actions are justified are not vicious.
Dogs judged vicious must be spayed/neutered, microchipped, and kept enclosed. The
owner must also pay a $100 public safety fine. The administrator must be deferred to in
changes of residence and ownership. The court may order the dog euthanized.
b. With exceptions, vicious dogs must be kept enclosed. Dogs in violation will be
impounded and euthanized after 15 days unless the owner appeals.
Working dogs are exempt but must be known by the administrator and fire/police
departments.
c/d. The owner may be required to post security for reasonable expenses.
e. Failure to post security within 5 days of the hearing results in forfeiture of the dog.
15.1 a. A dangerous dog investigation includes gathering evidence, interviewing witnesses,
and making a report. The owner must be notified within 10 days of the report coming to
the administrator’s/director’s attention. The owner must be notified immediately of the
determination and appeal process.
b. Dogs whose actions are justified are not dangerous.
d. The owner of a dangerous dog must pay a $50 public safety fine. The dog must be
spayed/neutered within 14 days, microchipped, and either evaluated and trained OR
supervised while in public.
e. A dangerous dog may be required to be muzzled in public.
f. Working dogs are exempt but must be known by the administrator and fire/police
departments.
g. A dangerous dog may be impounded if the owner fails to comply.
15.2 A dangerous dog must be under control when off-premises.

6. 15.3 a. If an administrator determines a dog dangerous, the owner has 35 days to appeal.
b. If the director determines a dog dangerous, the owner has 14 days to appeal.
15.4 A dog running at large with 3+ other dogs must be spayed or neutered within 14 days and
considered potentially dangerous for 1 year.
16.0 If a person is unreasonable injured or attacked by an animal, the owner is liable.
16.5 The administrator should conduct a microchipping clinic at least annually for no more
than $15/microchip.
17.0 Law enforcement officers may enter property, but not a residential building, to apprehend
appropriate animals and may require owners to surrender such animals.
18.0 Any owner whose livestock are being injured or attacked by a dog which is
unaccompanied and unsupervised by its owner may kill the dog.
18.1 The owner of a dog is liable for damage it causes to livestock.
19.0 If a resident’s livestock are injured or killed by a dog, they may be reimbursed by the
county, provided they notify the administrator within 24 hours, make an appropriate
affidavit, and are substantiated by the administrator and at least 2 witnesses.
20.0 An owner who recovers damages as in §19.0 may still take legal action against the dog
owner. Any such damages won shall first go to the county to reimburse what they paid
the owner, and the remainder goes to the owner.
22.0 ILDA has power over this act.
24.0 This act does not limit the ability of other political subdivisions to further regulate or
control animals.
25.0 The invalidity of one sections does not invalidates the other sections.
26.0 Anyone who violates, resists, or impedes this act or misrepresents information under it
shall be prosecuted by a state’s attorney. Such crimes are misdemeanors for each day, or
felonies for dangerous or vicious dogs.
27.0 An officer who does not enforce the act shall be fined $25-100 for a petty offense.
30.0 The director may seek advice in administering this act.
35.0 Criminal and civil immunity is extended to persons engaged in certain good faith
endeavors for animal welfare.
510 ILCS 70 – Humane Care for Animals Act

7. 2.0-2.1 Defnitions
3.0 An owner must provide appropriate food, water, shelter, and veterinary care for their
animals. Violation constitutes a misdemeanor or felony. Violators may, and for juveniles
and hoarders, must, undergo psychiatric therapy.
3.01 Cruel Treatment: An owner may not abuse or expose their animal. Violation constitutes a
misdemeanor or felony. Violators may, and for juveniles and hoarders, must, undergo
psychiatric therapy.
3.02 Aggravated Cruelty: No one may cause injury or death, besides appropriate euthanasia, to
a companion animal.
Only a licensed veterinarian may ethanize a companion animal by CO.
Violation is a felony. Violators may, and for juveniles and hoarders, must, undergo
psychiatric therapy.
3.03 Animal Torture: No one may inflict illegitimate, extreme, sadistic, physical pain upon an
animal. Violation is a felony. Violators must undergo psychiatric therapy.
3.03-1 No one ay create or traffic depictions of animal cruelty (cruel treatment, aggravated
cruelty, animal torture, or 4.1) except for legitimate reasons.
Violation is a misdemeanor. Violators may, and juveniles must, undergo psychiatric
therapy.
3.04 a. If a law enforcer makes an arrest for animal cruelty involving a companion animal,
he/she may seize some or all of the arrestee’s companion animals. Afterwards, he/she
must file an appropriate affidavit and report, must place the animals with AC or a shelter,
and may file a petition or forfeiture prior to trial within 14 days.
b. The owner must be given appropriate notice of the seizure and legal remedies.
c. Upon conviction, the owner may be ordered to forfeit the animals in question and the
household may be forbidden to have other animals for a time.
3.05 a. An owner whose companion/fighting animals have been seized may be required to post
security for reasonable expenses incurred by the impounding organization.
b. The court must conduct a hearing within 5 days of the filing of the petition for security.
c. Security must be posted with the court clerk within 5 days f the hearing, or else the
animals are forfeit and may not be adopted back to the same owner.
d. The impounding organization may petition the court for additional security.
e. The impounding organization may dispose of the animal once a determination is made
by the court. Excess security will be refunded to the owner.
f. The person being charged may be required to care for the animals. An officer or
investigator may check up on the animal and apply for a warrant or seize it if care is
insufficient.
g. The owner may instead forfeit the animal to a shelter.
h. If the owner is acquitted, posted security shall be returned.

8. 3.06 a. Upon conviction, an owner’s companion/fighting animals are forfeit to an impounding
facility, and they must pay all costs incurred by the facility for those animals.
b. Anyone caring for the animals is not liable for their actions.
3.07 Any veterinarian who observes an animal which has experienced aggravated cruelty or
torture shall report the dog and owner’s information to ILDA.
A warden, administrator, investigator, or animal shelter employee may euthanize invalid
animals in exigent circumstances.
3.09 A veterinarian may euthanize companion animals by CO using appropriate measures and
procedures.
4.0 Artificially colored rabbits and baby fowl and any chicks or ducklings shall not be sold as
pets or novelties, nor shall rabbits, chicks, or ducklings be awarded as prizes. Violation is
a misdemeanor with repeat offense being a felony each day.
4.01 (dogs-only productions are covered by 26.5 of the Criminal Code of 1961)
a. No one may produce animals intended to be involved in fighting other animals/humans
or in the killing of any animal for entertainment.
b. No one may aid in the presentation of such activities.
c. No one may transport or deal in animals intended for such activities.
d. No one shall produce items intended for such activities.
e. No one may transport or deal in items intended for use in such activities.
f. No one may provide a location for such activities.
g. No one may attend or patronize such activities.
i. Animals and equipment involved in a violation of this section and located at a site
involving an animal fight shall be impounded by ILDA.
j. Any vehicle or conveyance besides a common carrier which was used for such
activities will be seized and auctioned by the sheriff for the benefit of the county.
k. A veterinarian treating wounds which could reasonably have resulted from such
activities shall report the animal and owner’s information to ILDA and shall not be liable
for their actions.
l. No one may solicit a minor to violate this section.
m. Violation of this act is a felony.
n. A violator of this section forfeits their property.
4.02 a. A law enforcement officer who makes an arrest under §4.01 or §26-5 of the Criminal
Code of 1961 shall seize all animals and items in violations of those sections, shall file an
appropriate affidavit and inventory, and may euthanize severely injured animals.
The owner must be notified of the seizure and legal remedies.
The impounding facility may petition for the owner to post security.
If convicted, the owner is responsible for all costs incurred by the impounding facility,
and no member of his/her household may adopt the animals. If not convicted, all seized
animals and property must be returned to the owner.
Anyone caring for the animal or acting n good faith is not liable for their actions.
Any warden, administrator, shelter employee, or investigator may euthanize invalid
animals in exigent circumstances.

9. b. A veterinarian treating wounds from fighting shall report the owner’s and animal’s
information to ILDA and shall not be liable for their actions.
4.03 No one may maliciously tease, strike, or desensitize government or service animals or
interfere with them in the course of their duty.
Violation is a misdemeanor, or a felony upon repeat.
4.04 No one may disable, harm, or kill a government or service animal, with the exception of
appropriate euthanasia.
Violation is a felony.
5.0 Any invalid horse which it would be illegal to work may not be sold and may not be
moved except for care, boarding, or euthanasia.
Violation is a misdemeanor, or a felony upon repeat.
5.01 No one may pole or trip a horse for entertainment. Violation is a misdemeanor, or a
felony upon repeat.
6.0 No one may directly or indirectly poison any domestic animal except with an appropriate
permit and as a last resort for transmissible disease control.
Appropriately administered euthanasia is an exception.
Violation is a misdemeanor, or a felony upon repeat.
7.0 No animal may be confined for more than 28 consecutive hours during transportation
without exercise, rest, food, and water, except in exigent circumstances. If the owner does
not pay for the animals, the transporter has a lien upon them and must appropriately
exercise them.
Anyone who intentionally or negligently holds livestock too long is liable for death or
diminution in value.
Authorities detaining a livestock shipment shall prioritize the welfare of the animals.
Violation is a felony each day.
7.1 No one may confine an animal in a vehicle without proper ventilation or temperature. An
officer or investigator who sees an animal so confined may enter the vehicle if the erson
responsible cannot be found.
Violation is a misdemeanor.
7.5 b. Downed animals shall not be transported to where they may suffer on account of their
lameness. Injured, non-equine animals may be sent directly to slaughter.
c. A downed animal transported in violation of this section shall be euthanized at the
expense of the owner.
d. A downed animal shall not be transported unless segregated.
e. Violation is a felony each day.
7.15 a. No one may maliciously tease or strike a service dog, impede its performance of duties,
or put its handicapped person in danger.
b. No one may hurt or kill a service dog.
c. No one may maliciously allow a dog under their control to injure or kill a service dog

10. performing its duties.
d. Violation is a misdemeanor or felony. The violator may be responsible for veterinary
and replacement costs of the killed or disabled dog.
8.0 ILDA shall administer this act, create rules for this purpose with the approval of the
Advisory Board of Livestock Commissioners, and define methods of humane euthanasia.
The director may seek advice from Illinois humane societies.
9.0 ILDA shall establish qualifications for humane investigators, including knowledge of this
act and investigation of animal welfare complaints, and maintain a listing of
investigators. Investigators must investigate and report violations of this act.
10.0 a. Investigators and law enforcement officials, and AC administrators and wardens in
cases of welfare and cruelty, may enter property during normal business hours to
investigate violations of this act. A warrant is required to nter a residence. State officials
must help if needed. Appropriate sanitation measures must be followed on farms.
Research labs are exempt.
b. Any veterinarian acting in good faith s not liable for his/her actions.
11.0 a. A violator of this act shall be notified and given up to 48 hours to correct the situation.
b. If the violator fails to comply or is unknown and §3 has been violated, the investigator
may seek authorization from ILDA to impound the animal(s).
12.0 a. When corrective action cannot or is not taken by the owner, ILDA may impound the
animal. It shall be cared for by a vet or, if invalid, euthanized, all at the expense of the
owner.
b. In an emergency, an animal may be impounded for critical care or euthanasia, and
ILDA notified.
c. If an animal is impounded, its owner must be given appropriate notice. The owner may
appeal, in which case the impounding facility may request security.
13.0 Normal, good husbandry and wildlife extermination practices are exempt form this act.
The Wildlife and Livestock acts take priority over this one.
14.0 A final administrative decision of ILDA may be reviewed by the circuit court.
15.0 The invalidity of any provision of this act does not invalidate the rest of it.
16.1 Ownership of an animal does not justify violation of this act.
16.2 Corporations are responsible for the actions of their employees and agents.
16.3 The owner of a dog subjected to aggravated cruelty, torture, or injury while being cared
for in bad faith may seek damages from the violator.
The court may protect animals from further mistreatment by the defendant.
16.4 The IL Animal Abuse Fund may be used by ILDA to investigate animal abuse and
neglect under this act.

11. 16.5 Any person who, in good faith, provides free, emergency care or help for an injured or
stray animal is not civilly liable for these actions.
17.0 Except as otherwise states, acts of abuse or neglect or violations of this acts are
misdemeanors, or felonies for each day or repetition.
18.0 a. Officers and investigators who suspect child abuse or neglect or the danger of such
must report it.
b. Department of Children and Family Services specialists must report animal abuse or
neglect, provided doing so does not interfere with their child welfare protection duties.
c. Anyone making or aiding in such a report in good faith is not liable for their actions.
d. Such reports are made confidentially.
e. Home rule units must follow this section.
510 ILCS 72 – Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act
5.0 Definitions
10.0 a. Animal shelters and control must be certified in order to euthanize animals.
b. Veterinarians and instructors may euthanize animals at AC or shelters.
c. An ILDA veterinarian may euthanize an animal or supervise the euthanasia of such by
an ILDA employee.
d. Veterinarians and instructors licensed to euthanize by other states do not need
certification.
15.0 a. The DPR oversees this act, including licensure.
b. The DPR must establish rules for the administration and enforcement of this act,
including for certification, conduct, and discipline.
20.0 An appropriate application and fee must be submitted for certification.
25.0 a. A certified euthanasia agency must
apply for, pay for, and hold a license.
store euthanasia drugs appropriately.
comply with state and federal food and drug acts.
maintain sanitation, equipment, and supplies.
b. A euthanasia agency with federal and state controlled substance licenses may have
schedule II and III drugs for euthanasia.
c. A euthanasia agency must notify the DPR after terminating a euthanasia technician.
35.0 a. An applicant for euthanasia certification must be 18; be moral; submit fingerprints and
a records check fee; be currently certified by the American Humane Association,
National Animal Control Association, IL Federation of Humane Societies, or Humane
Society of the US; and pay a fee.
b. A euthanasia technician must appropriately prepare animals for euthanasia, manage the
drugs, and appropriately euthanize and dispose of animals.

12. c. A euthanasia technician may professionally, but not personally, use schedule II and III
euthanasia drugs.
d. A euthanasia technician may only perform euthanasia while employed by a euthanasia
agency.
e. Euthanasia duties do not count as veterinary medicine.
40.0 The DPR shall certify applicants who qualify and pay the fee.
45.0 b. An expired or inactive certificate can be restored by filing an appropriate application
and paying a fee.
c. Active practice in another jurisdiction may qualify a person for reactivation.
d. A person whose certificate expires while they are occupied with the military is exempt
from restoration fees for 2 years after their release.
e. A euthanasia technician may inactivate their certification.
55.0 An applicant who is certified in another state with similar requirements does not need to
be examined, provided they submit the fee and fingerprints.
57.0 a. Euthanasia must occur within an animal shelter or control facility, or by a vet in the
field in an emergency. Companion animals must be put down using euthanasia drugs or
by a vet using CO.
c. Animals cannot be transported out of state to evade §57a.
60.0 Unless waived by the DPR Director, a false payment results in a $50 fine.
65.0 The DPR may withhold or withdraw certification from or discipline a euthanasia agency
or technician for violating euthanasia law or committing a felony, misdemeanor of
dishonesty, or crime in their profession.
80.0 An approved instructor is not liable for the misdeeds of their student.
A vet who euthanizes an animal in good faith at a shelter or animal control is not liable
for their actions.
85.0 a. When someone violates this act, the DPR Director may petition to enjoin the violation
or enforce compliance with this act and the court may issue a restraining order and
punishment
b. The DPR may give the violating agency 7 days to explain why a cease and esist order
should not be issued.
90.0 a. The DPR shall hold a hearing and asses a civil penalty for anyone who practices or
advertises as certified without being certified.
b. The DPR may investigate any uncertified activity.
c. Someone licensed in another state does not need to be certified to teach humane
euthanasia techniques.
95.0 The DPR may conduct random or nonrandom inspections to uphold certification. A
euthanasia agency which fails inspection has its certification suspended, must have a

13. veterinarian or certified euthanasia agency perform euthanasias, incurs a penalty, and
may appeal.
100.0a.The DPR may investigate anyone holding or claiming to hold a certificate.
b. Before refusing a certificate or taking disciplinary action, the DPR must notify the
person of the charges; the date of the hearing, which shall be at least 30 days after
notification; and that the person must respond within 20 days or forfeit their cause.
105.0 The DPR must keep records of the proceedings to refuse a certificate or discipline a
certified person.
110.0 The court may require witnesses or materials.
115.0 The hearing officer shall report the hearing findings, which shall be the basis of the
DPR’s decision but which shall not be used as evidence in criminal proceedings.
120.0 The respondent has 20 days after receipt of the report or a transcript to motion for
rehearing before action is taken.
125.0 The DPR Director may order a rehearing where certification is denied.
130.0 The Director may appoint the hearing officer.
135.0 The signature of the DPR Director on a certified, sealed order shall be trusted.
140.0 The DPR may temporarily suspend a certificate before the hearing is held to prevent
cruelty or imminent danger to the public, provided the hearing occurs within 30 days.
155.0 The Administrative Review Law applies.
160.0 The plaintiff must file a receipt of payment for the DPR to certify a record.
165.0 Violation of this act is a misdemeanor, or felony upon repeat, and shall be prosecuted
locally or by the state.
170.0 The IL Administrative Procedure Act applies except for §10-65.
175.0 Euthanasia shall be regulated by the state only, not home rule units.
180.0 Monies collected under this act are for the DPR’s use.
510 ILCA 92 – IL Public Health & Safety Animal Population Control Act
5.0 Dog and cat population and rabies control benefits public health, safety, and taxes.
10.0 Definitions

14. 15.0 There is an income tax checkoff for the Pet Population Control Fund.
20.0 The IL PHS Animal Population Control Program will reduce the surplus dog and cat
population through sterilization and vaccination. The program redistributes funds.
25.0 An Illinois resident who owns a dog or cat and is eligible for a food stamp or social
security disability OR a resident who manages a feral cat colony and a recognized trap,
sterilize, and return program is eligible for the program at a reduced rate of $15.
Veterinarians participate voluntarily.
30.0 Any vet who files the appropriate paperwork and fee schedule may participate. The PH
director determines reimbursement rates.
Veterinarians must file appropriate paperwork with the DPHS and the owner to receive
reimbursement. The PH director shall notify participating vets of the program’s
suspension and resumption. Vets may decline to treat feral cats.
The PH director shall also reimburse vets for presurgical examination and immunizations.
35.0 The PH director shall regulate coverage, paperwork, and funding.
40.0 Violation of or dishonesty in this act may result in a $500 fine for each offense.
45.0 The Pet Population Control Fund shall be fed by Animal Control Act public safety fines
and voluntary donations and shall fund the Pet Population Control program and fund.