A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog, cat or other animal who is notified by the health department that such dog, cat or other animal has bitten any person or other animal, to sell or give away, conceal or otherwise dispose of such dog, cat or other animal or to permit or allow such dog, cat or other animal to be taken beyond the limits of the county. It shall be the duty of such owner of a biting animal, upon receiving notice from the health department to deliver the biting animal to a licensed veterinarian for confinement and observation at the expense of the animal owner for a period of ten (10) days. The veterinarian confining and observing the biting dog, cat or other animal shall report immediately by telephone, fax, in person, or by other than use of the mail and shall confirm in writing to the health department within twenty four (24) hours after the dog, cat or other animal is presented for confinement and observation, the clinical condition of the dog, cat or other animal, the owner's name, address and the date of confinement, the breed, description, age and sex of the dog, cat or other animal on forms provided by the health department. Within twenty four (24) hours after the end of the confinement and observation period, the licensed veterinarian shall submit a written report to the health department advising of the final disposition (free from signs or evidence of rabies) of such dog, cat or other animal on forms provided by the health department.
B. If, however, the dog, cat or other animal is examined by a licensed veterinarian within twenty four (24) hours after notification by the owner to the health department and found to be free of signs of rabies and the administrator or other licensed veterinarian is presented evidence that such dog, cat or other animal has been inoculated against rabies more than thirty (30) days prior to the biting and less than one year if a one year immunity vaccine is used or less than three (3) years if a three (3) year immunity vaccine is used, such dog, cat or other animal may be confined in the house of its owner or in a manner that will prohibit such dog, cat or other animal from escaping and from biting any person or animal for the ten (10) day period if the administrator or other licensed veterinarian judges such confinement satisfactory. Should the animal become ill, die or escape during the ten (10) day confinement period, the owner shall present the dog, cat or other animal for reexamination by the licensed veterinarian. If the dog, cat or other animal is confined as described in this subsection, the licensed veterinarian shall report to the health department the clinical condition of the dog, cat or other animal immediately, by telephone, fax, in person or by other than the use of the mail as described in the previous subsection with subsequent written reports within twenty four (24) hours of the beginning of confinement and twenty four (24) hours after the completion of confinement. If the owner fails to present the dog, cat or other animal for reexamination by the licensed veterinarian within twenty four (24) hours of the completion of the ten (10) day confinement period, the licensed veterinarian shall notify the health department of this fact immediately, by telephone, fax, in person, or by other than use of the mail.
C. If the dog, cat or other animal escapes from the house of its owner, or from such other place of confinement by its owner, during the ten (10) day confinement period or if the owner fails to deliver the dog, cat or other animal to a licensed veterinarian for reexamination within twenty four (24) hours of the completion of the ten (10) day confinement period, the owner is hereby declared to be in violation of this section and is subject to the penalties provided elsewhere in this chapter. In addition, the owner of an escaped dog, cat or other animal shall immediately apprehend it and deliver it to a licensed veterinarian for an additional confinement of ten (10) additional days, at the owner's expense.
D. The health department may, by part 30, section 30.110 of the state of Illinois animal control act, permit such confinement to be reduced to a period of less than ten (10) days if an animal has bitten a person in the owner's immediate family, residing at the same address and the animal is not currently vaccinated. The owner may, through the approval of the village or authorized agent or law enforcement agency, confine the biting dog or cat in the house of its owner, provided the biting animal is presented to a licensed veterinarian for examination on the first day after the bite, the fifth day and for a final examination following the tenth day after the initial examination. If a dog or cat less than four (4) months of age is involved in a bite, the animal may be placed on home confinement with first, fifth and tenth day examinations by a licensed veterinarian. If an animal has bitten a person in the owner's immediate family, residing at the same address and the animal is currently vaccinated, home or hospital confinement may be reduced through consent of the village upon written request of the owner.
E. For the purpose of carrying out the provisions of this section, the administrator, village of Beach Park, authorized agent for the village or any officer of the law is authorized to enter upon private premises to apprehend or seize a biting animal. If, after request therefor, the owner of such animal shall refuse to deliver the biting animal to a licensed veterinarian for rabies observation, the owner shall be in violation of this section.
F. The owner of a dog or cat four (4) months or older, not currently inoculated against rabies, as provided elsewhere in this chapter must have the dog or cat inoculated against rabies at the time of release from confinement.
G. All costs of examination, confinement, observation, notification and inoculation shall be borne by the owner of the dog, cat or other animal.
H. The village of Beach Park has the authority to disallow an animal that has bitten or charged unprovoked in an attacking manner on one reported occasion from returning back into the corporate limits of Beach Park. This subsection applies to all sections of this chapter on one reported instance regarding a dangerous/vicious animal as so referenced in section 6.06.020, "Definitions", of this chapter. (Ord. 2007-O-84 § 2)