Ill. Admin. Code tit. 8, § 25.120 - Boarding and Training
Persons licensed as kennel operators shall comply with the following rules, in addition to 8 Ill. Adm. Code 25.10 through 25.110:
a) Records shall be maintained for a period
of 12 months after the boarding or training is completed. The record shall
state the owner's name, address, and telephone number; expected duration of the
stay; service to be provided; and owner's agent for emergency
contacts.
b) No dog or cat shall be
accepted for boarding or training unless it has been vaccinated for distemper
and proof of such vaccination has been furnished to the kennel operator.
(Exemption to distemper vaccination requirement is available upon written
recommendation from owner's veterinarian.) Any dog accepted must be in
compliance with the rabies vaccination requirements of the Illinois Animal
Control Act [ 510 ILCS 5 ].
c) Any
animal that appears to be ill shall be promptly examined by a veterinarian of
the owner's choice, if known, or by the veterinarian employed by the licensee,
and a record kept of the examination and treatment.
d) In the event an animal dies while being
boarded or while in training, the body shall be handled in one of the following
ways:
1) The body preserved by refrigeration
or freezing until examined or returned to the owner. The body is to be held for
at least one week after the time the owners are scheduled to return, after
which time the body may be disposed of in compliance with the Illinois Dead
Animal Disposal Act [ 225 ILCS 610 ] or the Companion Animal Cremation Act [
815 ILCS 318 ]; or
2) Bodies are to
be submitted to a licensed veterinarian and a necropsy performed at the kennel
operator's expense, unless prior agreement for payment of such services by the
owner is made. A copy of the necropsy report is to be given to the
owner.
e) Animals shall
not be group-housed unless the owners of the animals provide prior consent and
a record of that consent is maintained by the licensee for 12 months.
f) If the owners of animals do not appear or
contact the kennel operator within 30 days after their stated return time, the
kennel operator has the right to dispose of the animal.
Notes
Amended at 28 Ill. Reg. 13376, effective October 1, 2004
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