CRIM CD-DANGEROUS ANIMALS

Illinois General Assembly - Full Text of HB5415

Select Language

×

The Illinois General Assembly offers the Google Translate™ service for visitor convenience. In no way should it be considered accurate as to the translation of any content herein.

Visitors of the Illinois General Assembly website are encouraged to use other translation services available on the internet.

The English language version is always the official and authoritative version of this website.

NOTE: To return to the original English language version, select the "Show Original" button on the Google Translate™ menu bar at the top of the window.

Choose Language

English

Afrikaans

Albanian

Arabic

Armenian

Azerbaijani

Basque

Bengali

Bosnian

Catalan

Croatian

Czech

Danish

Dutch

Esperanto

Estonian

Filipino

Finnish

French

Galician

Georgian

German

Greek

Gujarati

Haitian Creole

Hausa

Hawaiian

Hebrew

Hindi

Hungarian

Icelandic

Indonesian

Interlingua

Interlingue

Inuktitut

Irish

Italian

Japanese

Javanese

Kannada

Khmer

Korean

Latin

Latvian

Lithuanian

Luxembourgish

Macedonian

Malagasy

Malayalam

Maltese

Maori

Marathi

Myanmar

Nepali

Norwegian

Odia

Pashto

Punjabi

Romanian

Russian

Samoan

Sango

Sanskrit

Sardinian

Sindhi

Sinhala

Slovak

Slovenian

Somali

Southern Sotho

Spanish

Sundanese

Swahili

Swedish

Tamil

Telugu

Thai

Tigrinya

Tonga

Turkish

Ukrainian

Urdu

Vietnamese

Welsh

Xhosa

Yiddish

Yoruba

Zulu

Powered by
Translate

Close

Illinois General Assembly

Top Navigation Bar

Translate

Learn

Select General Assembly

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter search terms for legislation, members, committees, or schedules.

ILGA.GOV

LEGISLATION & LAWS

Bills & Resolutions

Public Acts

Illinois Compiled Statutes

Illinois Constitution

Search Legislation

Glossary

Guide

Reports & Inquiry

Legislative Reports

Special Reports

FTP Site

Legislator Lookup

Capitol Complex Phone Numbers

Rules & Regulations

Illinois Register

Administrative Rules

Senate

Members

Schedules

Committees

Request for Remote Testimony

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

Senate Employment Opportunities

Media Guidelines

House

Members

Schedules

Committees

Submit testimony for House Committees

Journals

Transcripts

Rules

Audio/Video

FOIA Information

House Employment Opportunities

Log In

Mobile Top Bar

Search the 104th General Assembly

Enter keywords to search the Illinois General Assembly website.

Full Text of HB5415

Home

Legislation

Full Text

HB5415 - 104th General Assembly

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Select Menu

Bill Status

Full Text

Votes

Witness Slips

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Printer Friendly Version

Introduced

Open PDF

104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
State of Illinois
2025 and 2026
HB5415

Introduced 2/13/2026, by Rep. Eva-Dina Delgado

SYNOPSIS AS INTRODUCED:

720 ILCS 5/48-10

Amends the Criminal Code of 2012. Provides that any person who
violates the statute concerning dangerous animals is subject to a minimum
fine of $300 if the violation does not result in severe injury or death to
any person or damage to another person's property. Provides that, if the
violation results in severe injury or death to any person, then any person
violating this provision is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and subject to
a fine of not less that $1,000 and not to exceed $10,000. Provides that, if
the violation results in damage to another person's property, then any
person violating the provision is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and
subject to a fine not less than $300 and not to exceed $1,000.
LRB104 18271 RLC 31710 b

A BILL FOR

HB5415
LRB104 18271 RLC 31710 b
1

AN ACT concerning criminal law.

2

Be it enacted by the People of the State of Illinois,
3
represented in the General Assembly:

4

Section 5.
The Criminal Code of 2012 is amended by
5
changing Section 48-10 as follows:

6

(720 ILCS 5/48-10)
7

Sec. 48-10.
Dangerous animals.
8

(a) Definitions. As used in this Section, unless the
9
context otherwise requires:
10

"Dangerous animal" means a lion, tiger, leopard,
11

ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, lynx,
12

bobcat, jaguarundi, bear, hyena, wolf or coyote. Dangerous
13

animal does not mean any herptiles included in the
14

Herptiles-Herps Act.
15

"Owner" means any person who (1) has a right of
16

property in a dangerous animal or primate, (2) keeps or
17

harbors a dangerous animal or primate, (3) has a dangerous
18

animal or primate in his or her care, or (4) acts as
19

custodian of a dangerous animal or primate.
20

"Person" means any individual, firm, association,
21

partnership, corporation, or other legal entity, any
22

public or private institution, the State, or any municipal
23

corporation or political subdivision of the State.

HB5415
- 2 -
LRB104 18271 RLC 31710 b
1

"Primate" means a nonhuman member of the order
2

primate, including but not limited to chimpanzee, gorilla,
3

orangutan, bonobo, gibbon, monkey, lemur, loris, aye-aye,
4

and tarsier.
5

(b) Dangerous animal or primate offense. No person shall
6
have a right of property in, keep, harbor, care for, act as
7
custodian of or maintain in his or her possession any
8
dangerous animal or primate except at a properly maintained
9
zoological park, federally licensed exhibit, circus, college
10
or university, scientific institution, research laboratory,
11
veterinary hospital, hound running area, or animal refuge in
12
an escape-proof enclosure.
13

(c) Exemptions.
14

(1) This Section does not prohibit a person who had
15

lawful possession of a primate before January 1, 2011,
16

from continuing to possess that primate if the person
17

registers the animal by providing written notification to
18

the local animal control administrator on or before April
19

1, 2011. The notification shall include:
20

(A) the person's name, address, and telephone
21

number; and
22

(B) the type of primate, the age, a photograph, a
23

description of any tattoo, microchip, or other
24

identifying information, and a list of current
25

inoculations.
26

(2) This Section does not prohibit a person who has a

HB5415
- 3 -
LRB104 18271 RLC 31710 b
1

permanent disability with a severe mobility impairment
2

from possessing a single capuchin monkey to assist the
3

person in performing daily tasks if:
4

(A) the capuchin monkey was obtained from and
5

trained at a licensed nonprofit organization described
6

in Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of
7

1986, the nonprofit tax status of which was obtained
8

on the basis of a mission to improve the quality of
9

life of severely mobility-impaired individuals; and
10

(B) the person complies with the notification
11

requirements as described in paragraph (1) of this
12

subsection (c).
13

(d) A person who registers a primate shall notify the
14
local animal control administrator within 30 days of a change
15
of address. If the person moves to another locality within the
16
State, the person shall register the primate with the new
17
local animal control administrator within 30 days of moving by
18
providing written notification as provided in paragraph (1) of
19
subsection (c) and shall include proof of the prior
20
registration.
21

(e) A person who registers a primate shall notify the
22
local animal control administrator immediately if the primate
23
dies, escapes, or bites, scratches, or injures a person.
24

(f) It is no defense to a violation of subsection (b) that
25
the person violating subsection (b) has attempted to
26
domesticate the dangerous animal. If there appears to be

HB5415
- 4 -
LRB104 18271 RLC 31710 b
1
imminent danger to the public, any dangerous animal found not
2
in compliance with the provisions of this Section shall be
3
subject to seizure and may immediately be placed in an
4
approved facility. Upon the conviction of a person for a
5
violation of subsection (b), the animal with regard to which
6
the conviction was obtained shall be confiscated and placed in
7
an approved facility, with the owner responsible for all costs
8
connected with the seizure and confiscation of the animal.
9
Approved facilities include, but are not limited to, a
10
zoological park, federally licensed exhibit, humane society,
11
veterinary hospital or animal refuge.
12

(g) Sentence.
13

(1)
Any person violating this Section is guilty of a
14

Class C misdemeanor
and is subject to a minimum fine of
15

$300 if the violation does not result in severe injury or
16

death to any person or damage to another person's
17

property.
18

(2) If the violation results in severe injury or death
19

to any person, then any person violating this Section is
20

guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and subject to a fine of
21

not less that $1,000 and not to exceed $10,000.
22

(3) If the violation results in damage to another
23

person's property, then any person violating this Section
24

is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor and subject to a fine
25

not less than $300 and not to exceed $1,000
.
26

(4)
Any corporation or partnership, any officer,

HB5415
- 5 -
LRB104 18271 RLC 31710 b
1

director, manager or managerial agent of the partnership
2

or corporation who violates this Section or causes the
3

partnership or corporation to violate this Section is
4

guilty of a Class C misdemeanor.
5

(5)
Each day of violation constitutes a separate
6

offense.
7
(Source: P.A. 98-752, eff. 1-1-15; 99-143, eff. 7-27-15.)

Footer

Disclaimer

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.

Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn

This site is maintained for the Illinois General Assembly by the
Legislative Information System, 705 Stratton Building, Springfield, Illinois 62706.
Contact ILGA Webmaster

ILGA.gov uses cookies to ensure you get the best experience on our website. By continuing to browse ILGA.gov you consent to our use of cookies.
Read About Cookies

ILGA.GOV

2026 ILGA.gov | All Rights Reserved |
ADA

|
Disclaimers
|
Learn