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6-4-2: DEFINITIONS:
The following words and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall, for the purposes of this chapter, have the meanings respectively ascribed to them in this section, except when the context otherwise requires and except where another definition set forth in another section of this chapter and applicable to that section or a designated part thereof is applicable:
 
CHICKEN:
The common domestic fowl, species - Gallus gallus.
COOP:
A small building for housing chickens.
DANGEROUS DOG:
Means and includes:
A. Any dog which is known to his keeper or harborer, or reasonably should be known to his keeper or harborer, to have a propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic animals. It is hereby declared to be the policy of the City that keepers and harborers of dogs that are of a size and breed that allow the animal to be capable of inflicting life threatening injuries upon human beings are hereby held to a very high standard of care regarding their knowledge of such propensity, tendency or disposition as to their animal; or
B. Any dog which has attacked a human being or domestic animal without provocations; or
C. Any dog kept or harbored primarily, or in part, for the purpose of dogfighting, or any dog trained for dogfighting; or
D. Any dog not owned by a governmental or law enforcement unit used primarily to guard public or private property.
DOG:
Any animal, male or female, of any kind, age and description, of the canine species, which is more than two (2) months of age.
HEN:
An adult female domestic chicken.
PERSON:
Any person, firm, corporation or association.
ROOSTER:
An adult male domestic chicken. (Ord. 2006-O-12, 3-21-2006; amd. Ord. 21-O-27, 11-2-2021)
 
6-4-3: DOG RABIES TAGS:
   A.   Rabies Vaccination Required:
      1.   Every owner of a dog within the City limits shall obtain a rabies vaccination and tag from Lake County Health Department pursuant to the Lake County, IL Code of Ordinances chapter 172.
   B.   Rabies Tag And Collar:
      1.   Rabies Tag And Collar Required: The owner of a dog shall keep a collar upon the dog's neck with a metallic or plastic tag securely fastened thereto that identifies the dog and provides the date of the rabies vaccination. Any dog found within the City without a tag so fastened upon its neck shall be deemed a nuisance and shall be disposed of as provided in this chapter.
      2.   Removing Collar And Tag Prohibited; Expired Tags: No person shall remove or take away the collar or tag from any dog, or entice or decoy any dog out of any house or enclosed lot or from without the City limits to within the City for the purpose of impounding such dog. When any dog is at large within the City and a tag for any preceding year is attached to the dog, the owner of the dog shall be notified where possible and required to procure a current tag. (Ord. 19-O-04, 4-16-2019)
6-4-4: DOGS AT LARGE:
   A.   Leash Required: No owner of a dog shall permit the dog to run at large in any part of the City at any time. Any dog off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner or a member of his immediate family over ten (10) years of age, by leash, shall be considered "at large". "Leash" means a cord, thong or chain, not more than ten feet (10') in length, by which a dog is controlled by the person accompanying it. A dog within the car of its owner shall be deemed to be upon the owner's premises.
   B.   Removal Of Excrement: It shall be unlawful for any person to cause or permit a dog to be on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person unless such person has in his immediate possession a device for the removal of excrement and a depository for the transmission of excrement to a receptacle located upon property owned or possessed by such person. Further, it shall be unlawful for any person in control of, causing or permitting any dog to be on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person, to fail to remove excrement left by such dog to a proper receptacle located on property owned or possessed by such person.
   C.   Impoundment: Any dog found at large on any street of the City contrary to the provisions of this section shall be impounded according to the directions of the Chief of Police. (Ord. 2006-O-12, 3-21-2006)
6-4-5: IMPOUNDMENT, REDEMPTION AND DISPOSITION OF DOGS:
   A.   Impoundment: Any dog found within the City not having a collar upon its neck and a current rabies tag attached thereto shall be caught and impounded at the direction of the Chief of Police.
   B.   Records; Notice Of Impoundment; Failure To Redeem: The City official, upon receiving any dog, shall make a complete registry, entering the breed, color and sex of such dog, and whether tagged. If tagged, he shall enter the name, address, and telephone number of the owner and the number of the tag. Tagged dogs shall be separated from untagged dogs. Not later than eight (8) hours after the impounding of any dog, the owner shall be contacted by phone. If the owner does not retrieve the dog, or if the owner of the dog is unknown, the County Animal Control Office will be contacted to retrieve the animal.
   C.   Redemption: The owner of any tagged dog so impounded or the person claiming to be the owner of any untagged dog may redeem such dog in accordance with the provisions of this chapter upon payment of an impounding fee and a maintenance charge, all as provided in section 3-2A-1 of this Code. All fees and charges shall be paid to the City Collector, and upon presentation of a proper receipt from the City Collector, the City official in possession of the dog shall release such dog in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. (Ord. 19-O-04, 4-16-2019)
6-4-6: DANGEROUS DOGS:
   A.   Confinement Requirements: Any person who keeps or harbors a dangerous dog shall keep such dog confined, except as set forth hereinafter. "Confined", as that term is used in this section, shall mean such dog is securely kept indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or dog run area made of, at least, 9-gauge chainlink with no more than one inch (1") spacing. Said pen or run must be locked with a key or combination lock whenever such dog or dogs are within the structure. Said pen or dog run area must have sides at least six feet (6') high and be secured over the top. If the pen or dog run area has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less than one foot (1') deep.
   B.   Unconfined; Muzzle And Chain Required: Any person keeping or harboring a dangerous dog, at any time said dog is not confined, shall ensure such dog is securely muzzled and restrained with a chain having a minimum tensile strength of three hundred (300) pounds and not exceeding three feet (3') in length.
   C.   Warning Sign: Any person keeping or harboring a dangerous dog shall display, in a prominent place on the premises where the dog is kept, a sign, easily readable by the public, using the words "Beware Of Dog". In addition, a similar sign shall be posted on the pen or run of such animal.
   D.   Destruction Of Dog: In addition to any penalties the court may prescribe for violation of this section, if the court finds, after notice to the keeper or harborer and an opportunity for hearing, that such dangerous dog represents a continuing threat of serious harm to human beings or other domestic animals, the court may order such animal destroyed. (Ord. 2006-O-12, 3-21-2006)
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