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ILLINOIS SERVICE DOG LAWS

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UNDER HUMAN CARE FOR ANIMALS ACT (DEFINITION)

"Service animal" an animal trained in obedience and task skills to meet the needs of a person with a disability. 510 ILCS 70/2.01c

 

UNDER ASSISTANCE ANIMAL DAMAGE ACT (DEFINITION)

“Guide dog” means a dog that is trained to lead or guide a blind person.

"Hearing ear dog” means a dog that is trained to assist a deaf person.

“Assistance animal” means any animal trained to assist a physically impaired person in one or more daily life activities, including but not limited to:

- guide dogs;

- hearing ear dogs;

- an animal trained to pull a wheelchair;

- an animal trained to fetch dropped items; and

- an animal trained to perform balance work. IL ST CH 740 § 13/5

 

ACCOMMODATION LAW

Public Accommodation Law

Every totally or partially blind or hearing impaired person, person who is subject to epilepsy or other seizure disorders, or person who has any other physical disability or a trainer of support dogs, guide dogs, seizure-alert dogs, seizure-response dogs, or hearing dogs shall have the right to be accompanied by a support dog or guide dog especially trained for the purpose, or a dog that is being trained to be a support dog, guide dog, seizure-alert dog, seizure-response dog, or hearing dog, in any of the places listed in this Section without being required to pay an extra charge for the guide, support, seizure-alert, seizure-response, or hearing dog; provided that he shall be liable for any damage done to the premises or facilities by such dog. IL ST CH 775 § 30/3

 

Violation is a Class A misdemeanor. IL ST CH 775 § 30/4

 

SERVICE ANIMALS IN CLASSROOMS

Service animals such as guide dogs, signal dogs or any other animal individually trained to perform tasks for the benefit of a student with a disability shall be permitted to accompany that student at all school functions, whether in or outside the classroom.

105 I.L.C.S. 5/14-6.02

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SERVICE ANIMALS IN PUBLIC SWIMMING POOLS

It is the duty of a licensee under this Act to allow the use of service animals if the service animal has been trained to perform a specific task or work in the water and the use of such animal does not pose a direct threat to the health and safety of the patrons of the facility or the function or sanitary conditions of the facility. 625 I.L.C.S. 60/15

 

HOUSING ACCESS WITH SERVICE ANIMALS

It is a civil rights violation for the owner or agent of any housing accommodation to:

- Refuse to sell or rent after the making of a bonafide offer, or to refuse to negotiate for the sale or rental of, or otherwise make unavailable or deny property to any blind or hearing impaired person or person with a physical disability because he has a guide, hearing or support dog

- Discriminate against any blind or hearing impaired person or person with a physical disability in the terms, conditions, or privileges of sale or rental property, or in the provision of services or facilities in connection therewith, because he has a guide, hearing or support dog. 775 I.L.C.S. 5/3-104.1

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• HARASSMENT OF/INTERFERENCE WITH SERVICE DOGS

70/4.04. Injuring or killing service animals:

Unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously torture, mutilate, injure, disable, poison, or kill any service animal.

 

Class 4 felony if the animal is not killed or totally disabled.

 

Class 3 felony if the animal is killed or totally disabled. 510 ILCS 70/4.04

 

§ 7.15. GUIDE, HEARING, AND SUPPORT DOGS

A person may not willfully and maliciously annoy, taunt, tease, harass, torment, beat, or strike a guide, hearing, or support dog or otherwise engage in any conduct directed toward a guide, hearing, or support dog that is likely to impede or interfere with the dog's performance of its duties.

(b) A person may not willfully and maliciously torture, injure, or kill a guide, hearing, or support dog.

(c) A person may not willfully and maliciously permit a dog that is owned, harbored, or controlled by the person to cause injury to or the death of a guide, hearing, or support dog while the guide, hearing, or support dog is in discharge of its duties.

Violation is a Class A misdemeanor.

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A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony.

 

A person convicted of violating subsection (b) or (c) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony if the dog is killed or totally disabled, and may be ordered by the court to make restitution to the disabled person.

510 ILCS 70/7.15

 

UNDER ASSISTANCE ANIMAL DAMAGES ACT

May bring an action for economic and non-economic damages

If action causes death or if injuries sustained prevent the animal from returning to service, the measure of economic damages includes:

- veterinary medical expenses

- replacement value of an equally trained assistance animal, without any differentiation for the age or the experience of the animal

- costs of temporary replacement assistance services, whether provided by another assistance animal or a person

 

If animal returns to service, damages include:

- veterinary medical expenses

- costs of temporary replacement assistance services, whether provided by another assistance animal or a person

- any other costs and expenses incurred by the physically impaired person or owner as a result of the theft of or injury to the animal IL ST CH 740 § 13/10