HB3728 - Local Working Animal Protection Act

• Creates the Local Working Animal Protection Act guaranteeing the right to utilize working animals for commerce, service, legal hunting, agriculture, husbandry, transportation, ranching, entertainment, education, and exhibition.

• Defines "working animal" as a non-human animal used to perform a specific duty or function in commerce or animal enterprise, including human service, transportation, education, competition, or exhibition.

• Prohibits local governments and home rule units from enacting ordinances or rules that ban, effectively ban, or create undue financial hardship for working animals or animal enterprises.

• Preserves state law and local government authority regarding animal care, public health, and public safety regulations.

• Establishes that state law controls over conflicting local ordinances, and designates this Act as a limitation on home rule powers under the Illinois Constitution.