ANIMAL CONTROL ACT-ATTACK

Summary

The bill changes the Illinois Animal Control Act to make owners of dogs or other animals criminally liable if they negligently fail to provide adequate care or control and the animal attacks or injures a person. Depending on the harm—damage over $750, serious injury, or death—the owner faces a misdemeanor, a Class 4 felony, or a Class 3 felony, in addition to civil damages. It also defines “animal attack,” “serious bodily injury,” and “victim of the animal attack.”

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