Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 38, September 20, 2024
a) All
kennel operators shall comply with this Part, as applicable, and this
Section.
b) A kennel operator that
maintains cats or dogs for boarding must meet one of the following:
1) Be staffed at all times cats or dogs are
on the premises. A staffing plan shall be maintained on file with the
Department;
2) Have an operational
fire sprinkler system in every building where cats or dogs are located. The
fire sprinkler system must communicate notifications directly to local
emergency responders; or
3) Have an
operational fire alarm system in every building where cats and dogs are
located. For the purposes of this Section, a fire alarm system includes any of
the following:
A) A hard-wired fire alarm
system that communicates notifications directly to local emergency
responders;
B) A wireless fire
alarm system that communicates notifications directly to local emergency
responders;
C) A fire alarm system
that is monitored by a third-party security service, with an active service
contract, when the security service will communicate notifications directly to
local emergency responders.
c)
A qualified fire inspector may
inspect a kennel operator that maintains dogs and cats for boarding during the
course of performing routine inspections. If, during a routine inspection, a
qualified fire inspector determines that the kennel operator does not have a
fire alarm system or fire sprinkler system, the inspector may inform the
Department. [225 ILCS
605/18.2(c)]
d) A kennel operator shall certify in its
license application, and annually certify in its license renewal application,
one of the following:
1) The kennel is
staffed at all times cats or dogs are on the premises. The kennel operator
shall provide the Department with a staffing plan;
2) The kennel has an operational fire
sprinkler system in every building where cats and dogs are located. The kennel
operator shall provide:
A) a picture and
description of the make and model of the system; and
B) if the system has been inspected by a
qualified fire inspector, a copy of the inspection report; or
3) The kennel has an operational
fire alarm system in every building where cats and dogs are located. The kennel
operator shall provide:
A) a picture and
description of the make and model of the system; and
B) if the system:
i) has been inspected by a qualified fire
inspector, a copy of the inspection report; and/or
ii) is monitored by a third-party security
service, a copy of the service contract evidencing that there is third-party
monitoring of the system, or a statement evidencing that there is third-party
monitoring and the service contract is effective and operational.
