{"data":{"id":"us-il/510-ilcs-70-7.15","jurisdiction":"us-il","citation":"510 ILCS 70/7.15","heading":"Guide, hearing, and support dogs.","body":"(a) A person may not willfully and maliciously annoy, taunt, tease, harass, torment, beat, or strike a guide, hearing, or support dog or otherwise engage in any conduct directed toward a guide, hearing, or support dog that is likely to impede or interfere with the dog's performance of its duties or that places the blind, hearing impaired, or person with a physical disability being served or assisted by the dog in danger of injury.\n(b) A person may not willfully and maliciously torture, injure, or kill a guide, hearing, or support dog.\n(c) A person may not willfully and maliciously permit a dog that is owned, harbored, or controlled by the person to cause injury to or the death of a guide, hearing, or support dog while the guide, hearing, or support dog is in discharge of its duties.\n(d) A person convicted of violating this Section is guilty of a Class A misdemeanor. A second or subsequent violation is a Class 4 felony. A person convicted of violating subsection (b) or (c) of this Section is guilty of a Class 4 felony if the dog is killed or totally disabled, and may be ordered by the court to make restitution to the person with a disability having custody or ownership of the dog for veterinary bills and replacement costs of the dog.","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":"516c198c884d0517350df6af8c6aa93a9bedb35822642c99428ab23cdedf5da0","source_id":"us-il","stale":false,"prev":"us-il/510-ilcs-70-7.5","next":"us-il/510-ilcs-70-8"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}