Illinois Compiled Statutes 510 ILCS 45 — Carrier, Racing, Hobby, and Show Pigeon Act of 1993.

This Act may be cited as the Carrier, Racing, Hobby, and Show Pigeon Act of 1993

This Act may be cited as the Carrier, Racing, Hobby, and Show Pigeon Act of 1993. (Source: P.A. 88-136.)

As used in this Act: (a) "Carrier pigeon" means homing and racing pigeons which have the name of the owner stamped upon the wing or tail, or are banded upon the leg with the name or initials of the owner or with an identification or registration number stamped on the band. (b) "Racing pigeon" means a pigeon registered…

(a) The construction of a loft shall comply with the building code regulations of the municipality or county in which it is erected

(a) The construction of a loft shall comply with the building code regulations of the municipality or county in which it is erected. (b) The loft shall at all times be in compliance with regulations prescribed by the department and be maintained in a clean, orderly condition, kept in good repair and inspected annually.…

(a) The requirements of zoning regulations relating to restrictions on the location of stables and poultry enclosures shall not apply to a loft for which a permit has been issued

(a) The requirements of zoning regulations relating to restrictions on the location of stables and poultry enclosures shall not apply to a loft for which a permit has been issued. (b) A person to whom the department has issued a carrier, hobby, or show pigeon permit may erect and maintain a loft of carrier, hobby, or s…

(a) An owner of pigeons to whom the department has issued a carrier, hobby, or show pigeon permit, or his agent, shall be allowed to fly the pigeons for necessary exercise and training

(a) An owner of pigeons to whom the department has issued a carrier, hobby, or show pigeon permit, or his agent, shall be allowed to fly the pigeons for necessary exercise and training. (b) The owner, or his agent, is not required to restrict his training and conditioning program unless duly proven to be in violation o…

Any person not the owner thereof, who shall shoot, kill, maim or injure any Antwerp or homing pigeon, commonly called "carrier pigeon," hobby, or show pigeon knowing the same to be such, or who shall entrap, catch, detain, or shall remove any mark, band or other means of identification from such pigeon, provided that s…

A municipality located in a county having fewer than 3,000,000 inhabitants or a county shall not enact an ordinance to prohibit the orderly keeping of carrier, racing, hobby, or show pigeons, except that (i) any municipality located in a county having 3,000,000 or more inhabitants may enact an ordinance to prohibit or…

This Act applies to all municipalities and counties and pursuant to paragraph (i) of Section 6 of Article VII of the Constitution, this Act is a limitation upon the power of home rule units to enact ordinances contrary to this Act. (Source: P.A. 83-1526.)