Trailer Accident: Proposed Law Would Ban Illinois Double-Deckers
Less than week after a double-decker trailer rollover caused the death of 17 horses, a member of the Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation that would ban the use of such trailers to transport horses for any reason.
Ill. State
- Topics: Adoption, Article, Trailers & Trailer Safety
Less than week after a double-decker trailer rollover caused the death of 17 horses, a member of the Illinois General Assembly introduced legislation that would ban the use of such trailers to transport horses for any reason.
Ill. State Rep. Robert S. Molaro (D-25th) introduced HB4166 on Nov. 2.
The measure amends section 5 of Illinois’ Humane Care For Animals Act, adding: “No person may transport any equidae in any vehicle or trailer containing two or more levels of equidae, one on top of another.”
If passed, the law carries Class B misdemeanor penalties for the first offense, increasing to a Class 4 felony for second or subsequent offenses. The law would be come effective immediately after its passage by the full General Assembly
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Written by:
Pat Raia
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