{"data":{"id":"us-il/510-ilcs-70-16.1","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"510 ILCS 70/16.1","heading":"Defenses.","body":"It is not a defense to violations of this Act for the person committing the violation to assert that he or she had rights of ownership in the animal that was the victim of the violation.","path":["CHAPTER 510 ANIMALS","Humane Care for Animals Act."],"source_url":"https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/ILCS/details?ActID=1717\u0026ChapterID=41\u0026ChapAct=FullText\u0026Print=True","current_through":"at least Public Act 104-790","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-15T04:46:38Z","sha256":"099bad083a95a7b3979c631b9c545d86ff0098467a28211372260bb1e4285a6b","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/510-ilcs-70-16","next":"us-il/510-ilcs-70-16.2"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}