For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Any animal, other than human, which may be affected by rabies.
(510 ILCS 5/2.02)
ANIMAL CONTROL WARDEN. Any person appointed by the Mayor and approved by the City Council to perform duties enforcing this chapter or any animal control official appointed and acting under authority of the City Council.
(510 ILCS 5/2.03)
AT LARGE. Any dog shall be deemed to be AT LARGE when it is off the property of its owner and not under the control of a responsible person.
CAT. Any feline, regardless of age or sex.
CONFINED. Restriction of an animal at all times by the owner or his or her agent to an escape-proof building or other enclosure away from other animals and the public.
(510 ILCS 5/2.05)
DANGEROUS DOG.
(1) Any individual dog anywhere other than upon the property of the owner or custodian of the dog and unmuzzled, unleashed, or unattended by its owner or custodian that behaves in a manner that a reasonable person would believe poses a serious and unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death to a person or companion animal; or
(2) A dog that, without justification, bites a person and does not cause serious injury.
(510 ILCS 5/2.052A)
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. The Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois.
(510 ILCS 5/2.06)
DOG. All members of the family Canidae.
(510 ILCS 5.211)
ENCLOSURE.
(1) A fence or structure of at least six feet in height, forming or causing an enclosure suitable to prevent the entry of young children, and suitable to confine a vicious dog in conjunction with other measures that may be taken by the owner or keeper, such as tethering of the vicious dog within the enclosure.
(2) The ENCLOSURE shall be securely enclosed and locked and designed with secure sides, top, and bottom and shall be designed to prevent the animal from escaping from the enclosure.
(3) If the ENCLOSURE is a room within a residence, it cannot have direct ingress from or egress to the outdoors unless it leads directly to an enclosed pen and the door must be locked. A vicious dog may be allowed to move about freely within the entire residence if it is muzzled at all times.
(510 ILCS 5/2.11a)
FERAL CAT. A cat that:
(1) Is born in the wild or is the offspring of an owned or feral cat and is not socialized;
(2) Is a formerly owned cat that has been abandoned and is no longer socialized; or
(3) Lives on a farm.
(510 ILCS 5/2.11b)
HAS BEEN BITTEN. Has been seized with the teeth or jaws so that the person or animal seized has been nipped, gripped, wounded, or pierced and further includes contact of saliva with any break or abrasion of the skin.
(510 ILCS 5/2.12)
INOCULATION AGAINST RABIES. The injection of an anti-rabies vaccine approved by the Department.
(510 ILCS 5/2.13)
KENNEL. Any structure or premises or portion thereof on which more than three dogs, cats, or other household domestic animals over four months of age are kept or on which more than two such animals are maintained, boarded, bred, or cared for in return for remuneration or are kept for the purpose of sale.
LEASH. A cord, rope, strap, or chain which shall be securely fastened to the collar or harness of a dog or other animal and shall be of sufficient strength to keep such dog or other animal under control.
(510 ILCS 5/2.14)
LICENSED VETERINARIAN. A veterinarian licensed by the state in which he or she engages in the practice of veterinary medicine.
(510 ILCS 5/2.15)
OWNER. A person having a right of property in a dog or other animals or who keeps or harbors a dog or who has a dog in his or her care or who acts as its custodian or who knowingly permits a dog or other domestic animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by him or her.
(510 ILCS 5/2.16)
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG. A dog that is unsupervised and found running at large with three or more other dogs.
(510 ILCS 5.17c)
POUND. Any facility approved by the Administrator and licensed as such by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of enforcing this chapter and used as a shelter for seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs or other animals.
(510 ILCS 5/2.18)
REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE. A printed form prescribed by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of recording pertinent information as required by the Department under the Animal Control Act.
(510 ILCS 5/2.19)
RESTRAINT. A dog is under RESTRAINT, within the meaning of this chapter, if it is controlled by a leash, within an enclosed vehicle being driven or parked on the streets, or within the property limits of his or her owner or keeper.
SHADE. Protection from the direct rays of the sun during the months of June through September.
SHELTER. As it applies to dogs, shall mean a moisture-proof structure of suitable size to accommodate the dog and allow retention of body heat, made of durable material with a solid floor raised at least two inches from the ground and with the entrance covered by a flexible, wind-proof material. Such structure shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of suitable bedding to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness.
UNOWNED STRAY DOG. Any dog not on the premises of the owner or keeper or under control by leash or other recognized control methods and which does not, at that time and place, bear a current rabies inoculation tag issued pursuant to the provisions of this chapter by means of which, by reference to records of current registration certificates, the Administrator or his or her deputies or assistants may determine the name and address of the owner or keeper thereof or some other means of identification from which the Administrator or his or her deputies or assistants may directly determine the name and address of the owner or keeper thereof.
(510 ILCS 5/2)
VICIOUS ANIMAL. Any animal which has previously attacked or bitten any person or which has behaved in such a manner that the person who harbors said animal knows or should reasonably know that the animal is possessed of tendencies to attack or bite persons.
WILD ANIMAL. Any live monkey or ape, raccoon, skunk, fox, snake, or other reptile, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx, or any other animal or any bird of prey which can normally be found in the wild state.
(510 ILCS 5/24)
(Prior Code, § 3-1-2)