(A) Notices of apparent violation. Whenever the Health Officer determines that there are reasonable grounds to believe that there has been a violation of any provision of this chapter, the Lake County Health Department shall give notice of such alleged violation to the owner and/or the person who is alleged to have committed this violation. Such notice shall:
(1) Be in writing;
(2) Include a statement of the reasons for the issuance of the notice;
(3) Allow reasonable time as determined by the Health Officer for the performance of any act it requires;
(4) Be served upon the alleged violator; provided that such notice or order shall be deemed to have been properly served upon such alleged violator when a copy thereof has been sent by United States mail to his or her last known address as furnished to the Lake County Health Department; or, when he or she has been served with such notice by any other method authorized by the laws of the State of Illinois; and
(5) Contain an outline of remedial action, which is required to affect compliance with this chapter.
(B) Notice of ordinance violation tickets. As an alternative remedy to any other remedy that may be available to the Health Department in this chapter, the Health Officer may issue a Notice of Ordinance Violation ticket in those instances, as described in this section, where an owner violates this chapter. The ticket shall identify the violation for which it is being issued, the corresponding fine/fee amount as established by the Lake County Board of Health or the Lake County Administrative Adjudication Ordinance (§§ 94.50 through 94.66) and shall provide the alleged violator the option to appear in court on a specified date for trial, to appear before the county’s administrative hearing officer, or pay the established fine/fee. An additional late fee, as established by the current fee schedule adopted by the County Board as codified in § 178.01 or the Lake County Administrative Adjudication Ordinance (§§ 94.50 through 94.66) shall be assessed for Notice of Ordinance Violation tickets not paid within the time frame established in the applicable ordinance. Violations that are subject to the issuance of a Notice of Ordinance Violation ticket are:
(1) Failure to confine a biting animal within 24 hours after receiving notification that confinement and observation is required;
(2) Cruelty to animals;
(3) Failure to have an animal inoculated against rabies in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;
(4) Animal(s) running at large;
(5) Barking or howling dog(s);
(6) Animal(s) in heat not under control;
(7) Failure to register an animal in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;
(8) Failure to have an animal wear evidence of rabies inoculation in accordance with the requirements of this chapter;
(9) Failure to spay or neuter an animal or to provide written verification of a spaying or neutering procedure as specified in § 172.07(A);
(10) Violation of the maximum number of cats and/or dogs allowed in a residence;
(11) Failure to comply with any of the requirements of a dangerous dog, animal- aggressive dog, or vicious dog determination and/or disposition; and
(12) Violation of, or failure to comply with any other provision of this Chapter.
(Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 11-9-1976; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 4-10-1979; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 10-9-1984; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 12-20-1984; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 6-11-1990; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 1-10-1995; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 11-12-1996; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 3-15-2011; Ord. [Bd of Health Ord., Art. X], passed 1-15-2013; Res. 18-0398, passed 4-10-2018)