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510 ILCS 70/2.01a (2026)

Companion animal

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(510 ILCS 70/2.01a)
    Sec. 2.01a. Companion animal. "Companion animal" means an animal that is commonly considered to be, or is considered by the owner to be, a pet. "Companion animal" includes, but is not limited to, canines, felines, and equines.
(Source: P.A. 92-454, eff. 1-1-02.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: People v. Brown, 2025 IL App (5th) 220415-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025).
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People v. Brown, 2025 IL App (5th) 220415-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2025). “” 510 ILCS 70/2.01a (West 2016). An owner is “any person who (a) has a right of property in an animal, (b) keeps or harbors an animal, (c) has an animal in his care, or (d) acts as a custodian of an animal.”
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