Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 996 - ANIMAL POPULATION CONTROL CODE
Section 996.400 - Application Requirements and Proof of Eligibility
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) An owner of a companion animal shall submit an Application/Eligibility Voucher For Low-Cost Spay/Neuter (application) and proof of eligibility to the Department. Applications are available on the Department's website at http://www.idph.state.il.us/pdf/Spay_Neuter_Eligibility_Appplication.pdf [File Link Not Available]. (Section 25 of the Act) An owner may submit applications for no more than two companion animals during any State Fiscal Year. The owner shall complete a separate application for each companion animal.
b) Only one proof of eligibility is required to be submitted to the Department with the application or applications. The following shall be considered proof of eligibility:
c) A manager of a feral cat colony shall submit to the Department an application and a copy of a letter from the municipality or county that recognizes the trap, sterilize, and return program and identifies the manager of the feral cat colony. A manager may submit applications for no more than five feral cats during any State Fiscal Year. The manager shall submit a separate application for each feral cat. Only one copy of the letter recognizing the trap, sterilize, and return program is required to be submitted with the application or applications.
d) The Department will review the application or applications to ensure compliance with this Section.
e) If the companion animal owner or feral cat colony manager has not presented an eligibility voucher to a participating veterinarian within six months after the issue date, that eligibility voucher is void.