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IL · HB1556CMTE · 5 COSPONSORS

ANIMAL WELFARE-PRO BREEDER

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Amends the Animal Welfare Act. Defines "professional breeder". Provides that an animal shelter shall not accept a dog or cat from an animal shelter licensed under the Act or an out-of-state animal control facility, rescue group, or animal shelter that is duly licensed in their state or is a not-for-profit organization unless it obtains documentation attesting that the dog or cat was not obtained through compensation or payment made to a cat breeder, dog breeder, dog dealer, or dog broker. Provid…

Source: OpenStates · fetched March 27, 2026

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