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House Bill 168, an amendment to the Humane Care for Animals Act, got full approval from the House Judiciary-Criminal committee of which Illinois State Rep. Tony McCombie (R-Savanna) is a member.
With only a short debate during the session, McCombie was one of the members who asked for a clarification on the bill.
She asked the bill’s primary sponsor State Rep. Daniel Didech (D-Buffalo Grove) if the bill’s agenda is not necessarily to increase penalty but to serve as a preventive measure, to which Didech agreed and recalled his earlier pronouncements that the bill is meant to serve as a strong deterrent to animal cruelty.
According to the Illinois General Assembly website, Illinois House Bill 168 "Amends the Humane Care for Animals Act. Provides that in addition to any other penalty, the court may order that a person and persons dwelling in the same household may not own, harbor, or have custody or control of any other animal if the person has been convicted of 2 or more of the following offenses: (1) a violation of aggravated cruelty; (2) a violation of animals for entertainment; or (3) a violation of dog fighting.”
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