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No person shall fight or bait, conspire to fight or bait or keep, train or transport for the purpose of fighting or baiting any pit bull and/or vicious dog.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007) Penalty, see § 91.99
(A) Impoundment of pit bull and/or vicious dogs, generally.
(1) Any pit bull and/or vicious dog shall be subject to immediate impoundment by the Village Police Department in a humane facility.
(2) If the incident giving rise to the impoundment has resulted in an injury to a person, the Chief of Police or his or her designee shall notify the County Animal Control and shall transfer control of the pit bull and/or vicious dog to its location.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007)
(B) Impoundment of pit bull and/or vicious dog that is running at large. Any pit bull and/or vicious dog found to be running at large by any member of the Village Police Department shall be presumed to be in violation of this chapter and shall be subject to impoundment by the police in a humane facility for seven days from the date of its impoundment, and after that time the pit bull and/or vicious dog shall be disposed of unless the licensee notifies the village, in writing, that it intends to redeem the impounded dog pursuant to § 91.18.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007)
An owner of a pit bull and/or vicious dog holding a license pursuant to this chapter may redeem the impounded dog if it has been impounded or if it has not caused an injury to a person and/or real property, and/or personal property, subject to all of the following conditions:
(A) Proof of a valid license issued by the village; and
(B) Payment in the amount of $50 per day for the village’s confinement of the dog commencing the day it was confined and including the day of its release.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007)
(A) A license granted pursuant to this chapter shall be automatically revoked upon any violation by the licensee of any provision of this chapter.
(B) In the event of a revocation of the license, the licensee forfeits the license fee, and the village shall retain the fee, and it is free to pursue any punishment/penalty against the non-compliant licensee, as found in this chapter.
(C) In the event of revocation, the owner may apply for another license after the passage of ten days from the date of revocation, and the licensee must abide by the licensee requirements of this chapter.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007)
This chapter shall not apply to any K-9 dogs or police dogs, as defined in § 91.02.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007)
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