(A) It shall be unlawful for an owner of a dog to cause or permit it to run at large within the village, and any dog so running at large shall be deemed a public nuisance and may be impounded. A dog so impounded may be redeemed as provided in this chapter.
(B) It shall be unlawful for any person having a dog in his or her custody or control to permit the dog to enter upon the private property of another within the village, without the consent of the owner of the private property, or to permit any dog in his or her custody or control to deposit any excreta of its body or to defecate on any private property. A dog so entering upon the premises of another or depositing any excreta or defecating upon private property is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be impounded. A dog so impounded may be redeemed as provided in this chapter.
(C) It shall be unlawful for any person having a dog in his or her custody or control to permit the dog to defecate on any lands or properties owned by the village or the Kenilworth Park District, including, without limitation, any street, sidewalk, parkway, park, conveyance or other public place or facility, unless the excrement is immediately and effectively removed from the property for proper disposal. A dog so defecating upon any lands or properties owned by the village or the Kenilworth Park District is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and may be impounded. A dog so impounded may be redeemed as provided in this chapter.
(D) It shall be unlawful for any owner or person having control of any dog to knowingly cause or permit the dog to be on any lands or properties owned by the village or the Kenilworth Park District including without limitation any street, sidewalk, parkway, park, conveyance or other public place or facility, unless the person has in his or her immediate possession a device for the removal, and a depository for the transportation, of animal excrement from the property.
(E) It shall be unlawful for any person having custody or control of any dog while causing or permitting the dog to be on any lands or properties owned by the village or the Kenilworth Park District to knowingly fail to remove from the property excrement left by the dog.
(F) It shall be unlawful for any person having a dog in his or her custody or control to take or permit the dog, even though on a leash, upon any school, public playground, public bathing beach or public park premises within the village, or upon a path or sidewalk extending through or within any premises, and unlawful for any person to take or permit the dog, even though on a leash, to enter or be upon any premises where food is sold or offered for sale or consumed by the public anywhere within the village during the time any premises are open for use by the public or persons entitled to use the same; provided, however, that the provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs leading blind persons and dogs on school or Kenilworth Park District property as authorized in connection with a school or Kenilworth Park District program. A dog so entering upon the premises, path, sidewalk or place, is hereby declared to be a nuisance and may be impounded. A dog so impounded may be redeemed as provided in this chapter.
(G) It is unlawful for the owner of any female dog to permit the dog, even though on a leash, to be upon any street or other public place or on any private premises without the express consent of the owner or lawful occupant thereof, while the dog is in heat, and the owner of any dog shall at all times confine the dog either by a fence or by a leash adequate to restrain it upon the premises on which it is permitted to be kept. Any dog not so restrained is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be impounded while it is in heat at the cost of the owner. A dog so impounded may be redeemed as provided in this chapter.
(Ord. 812, passed 5-9-1994)