(A) The corporate authority of the village hereby adopts the following sections.
(B) The corporate authority of the village hereby finds as follows:
(1) Certain breeds of dogs and dangerous animals present a unique hazard and threat to the health, safety and welfare of the people and property in the village; and
(2) It is necessary that the corporate authorities adopt reasonable regulations governing the keeping and licensing of the dogs; to provide reasonable standards of conduct for the owners of the dogs; to provide for the protection of the dogs themselves; and to address the desire of the citizens of the village to be protected from the potential threat of attack or damage.
(C) This chapter is adopted pursuant to the powers granted to municipalities in ILCS Ch. 65, Act 5, §§ 11-1-1, 11-5-6 and 11-20-9.
(Ord. passed 7-10-2007)