A. License Required: No person shall possess any vicious dog for a period of more than fifteen (15) days after the dog's designation as a vicious dog is final without having first obtained an annual vicious dog license therefor from the village.
B. Application For License: An application for a license to possess a vicious dog shall be filed with the village clerk and shall provide the following information:
1. Verification of the identity of the owner and current address by providing a photostatic copy of the owner's driver's license.
2. Proof of ownership of the vicious dog.
3. A copy of the current immunization and health record of the vicious dog prepared by a veterinarian licensed to practice in the state of Illinois.
4. A certificate of insurance evidencing coverage in an amount not less than one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000.00), insuring said person against any claim, loss, damage or injury to persons, domestic animals or property resulting from the acts, whether intentional or unintentional, of the vicious dog.
5. Two (2) photographs of the vicious dog to be licensed taken not less than one month before the date of the application. One photograph shall provide a front view of the vicious dog and shall clearly show the face and ears of the vicious dog. One photograph shall show a side view of the vicious dog.
6. An annual license fee of seven hundred fifty dollars ($750.00).
7. Such other information as may be required by the village clerk.
C. Inspection: Upon receipt of an application, the village clerk shall forward such application to the village code enforcement inspector, if such a person exists, who shall cause an inspection of the premises on which the vicious dog shall be kept to determine that there has been compliance by the applicant with all provisions of this section 5-2-4 relating to confinement and posting of signs. Should there be no code enforcement inspector, the village clerk shall perform such actions. Upon completion of the inspection, the code enforcement inspector or the village clerk shall notify the village in writing of the results of the inspection.
D. Approval Or Denial Of License: Upon receipt of the results of the inspection, the village clerk shall notify the applicant of the approval or denial of the license. In the event that the license is denied, the notification shall be provided in writing, and the reasons for such denial shall be stated. Upon denial, the owner or keeper of the vicious dog shall, within forty eight (48) hours, either remedy the reasons for denial, if possible, and immediately reapply or remove the vicious dog from the village. Upon approval of the application, the clerk shall issue a license to the applicant.
E. Expiration Of License; Annual Renewal Required: A vicious dog license expires annually. No one shall own, possess, keep or maintain a vicious dog without applying annually for a new vicious dog license as provided in this section to avoid owning, possessing, or maintaining a vicious dog for which the license has expired. (Ord. 708, 9-13-2012)