A. No owner shall fail to provide his/her animal(s) with sufficient wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering, and with humane care and treatment.
B. No person shall beat, torment, overload, overwork or otherwise abuse an animal.
C. No person shall own, keep, harbor, or otherwise maintain within the city, any breeds of fowl that are or will be used in the pursuit of and staging of cockfighting on any premises.
D. No person shall promote, stage, hold, manage, conduct, or carry on any animal fight or any other type of contest, game, or fight of a similar nature, nor any simulated version of same that involves baiting or inciting an animal toward intent to fight.
E. No person shall hold a greased pig contest.
G. No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
H. No person shall keep any animal within a building or upon any premises without food, water, or proper care and attention for a period of time sufficient to cause undue discomfort or suffering. If the owner cannot be located after reasonable search, or if the owner shall be known to be absent due to injury, illness, incarceration or other involuntary circumstances, it shall be the duty of the chief of police or his/her designee to act upon the complaint as directed by the "Illinois humane care for animals act".
I. No person shall give away or use any animal as a prize for or as an inducement to enter any contest, game, or other competition or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement or offer such animal as an incentive to enter any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade.
J. No person shall bring or cause to have brought into the city, sell, offer for sale, barter or display living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed, colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color, or give away as pets or sell, offer for sale, barter or give away at no cost or as novelties or prizes. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit legitimate commerce in poultry for agricultural or food purposes.
K. No person may knowingly poison or cause to be poisoned any domesticated animal. The only exception will be a written permit from the Illinois department of agriculture for the purpose of controlling diseases transmissible to humans or other animals and only when all other methods and means have been exhausted. Such a permit shall name a person or persons conducting the poisoning, specify the products to be used, give the boundaries of the area involved and specify the precautionary measures to be employed to ensure the safety of humans and other animals. Such license shall be presented to the chief of police or his/her designee before such methods are to be performed. Any drugs used for euthanasia shall be by or under the direction of a licensed veterinarian.
L. No person shall kill or wound, attempt to kill or wound, or take the nest or eggs or young of any bird that is protected by federal or state law. Birds that are regulated by the Illinois department of conservation are excluded from this restriction during the period of regulation.
M. No person shall keep or permit to be kept or display for exhibition purposes any wild animal contrary to federal, state and local laws or regulations.
N. No person shall permit at any time his/her animal to:
1. Run uncontrolled;
2. Molest persons or vehicles by chasing, barking or biting;
3. Attack other animals;
4. Damage property other than the owner's; or
5. Bark, whine, howl or make excess noises so as to cause a nuisance.
O. No person shall allow animal feces to accumulate in any yard, pen or premises in or upon which an animal shall be confined or kept so that it becomes offensive to those residing in the vicinity or a health hazard to the residing animal.
P. No person shall fail to remove feces deposited by his/her animal, except service animals, upon the public ways or within public places of the city or upon the premises of any person other than the owner without the person's consent.
Q. No person shall leave any animal unattended in a motor vehicle or enclosed trailer when the outside temperature shall exceed thirty degrees Celsius (30°C) (86°F) or contain any animal in such manner that said animal does not have proper air circulation while confined in a motor vehicle, trailer, kennel, doghouse, or any type of container or structure in which an animal may be confined.
R. No person shall own any animal which is known to be infected with any disease transmissible to other animals or humans, including severe parasitism, unless such animal shall be confined in such a manner as not to expose other animals or humans.
S. Any animals which are on any public way or public place and which appear to be injured or severely diseased and for which care is not being provided on the scene by the owner, or any injured or severely diseased animal that has strayed onto private premises shall be removed, if possible, to the care of the nearest municipal pound, Cook County department of animal and rabies control, to the nearest humane society or to the nearest veterinarian or veterinary hospital willing to accept same without guarantee of payment. If immediate removal shall not appear practical or possible or if the removed animal is in critical condition such animal may be deprived of life by the most humane method available on the scene unless the owner shall come forward beforehand and assume responsibility for immediate removal and care.
T. Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes an animal shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible; or shall immediately report such injury to the animal owner, if known; or the Des Plaines police department.
U. Any person having a dead animal within his/her possession or control or upon any premises owned or occupied by such person without the proper permit shall dispose of the dead animal in compliance with the Illinois dead animal disposal act 3
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V. Every person in possession or control of a stable or place open for public use where any animals are kept, shall maintain the stable or place at all times in a clean, sanitary condition and conform to city/state fire prevention regulations. (Ord. M-13-09, 4-6-2009)
Notes
| 1 | 1. 510 ILCS 70/1 et seq. |
| 2 | 2. 225 ILCS 605/1 et seq. |
| 3 | 1. 225 ILCS 610/1 et seq. |