Owner's Duties (70/3)

Each owner shall provide for each of his/her animals:

(a) Sufficient quantity of good quality, wholesome food and water;
(b) adequate shelter and protection from the weather;
(c) veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering; and
(d) humane care and treatment.

Any person convicted of violating this section of the Act is guilty of a class C misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $500 and/or 30 days in jail.

Cruel Treatment (70/3.01)

• No person or owner may beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal.

• No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.

• Any person convicted of violating this section of the Act is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor. A second conviction is a Class B misdemeanor. A third or subsequent conviction is a Class A misdemeanor.

Aggravated Cruelty (70/3.02)

No person may intentionally commit an act that causes a companion animal to suffer serious injury or death. Aggravated cruelty does not include euthanasia of a companion animal through recognized methods approved by the Department of Agriculture.

Any person convicted of violating this section of the Act is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor, which is punishable by a fine of up to $1,000 and/or 1 year in jail.

Confinement in Motor Vehicle (70/7.1)

No owner or person shall confine any animal in a motor vehicle in such a manner that places it in a life or health threatening situation by exposure to a prolonged period of extreme heat or cold, without proper ventilation or other protection from such heat or cold. In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, an animal control officer, law enforcement officer, or Department of Agriculture investigator who has probable cause to believer that this Section is being violated shall have authority to enter such motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or person.

Any person convicted of violating this section of the Act is guilty of a petty offense. A second or subsequent conviction is a Class C misdemeanor.

From www.anticruelty.org