It shall be unlawful to:
(A) Inhumanely beat, underfeed, overload or abandon any animal;
(B) Fail to provide any animal with proper shelter, protection from weather or veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering;
(C) Keep animals in violation of the State Humane Care for Animals Act, ILCS Ch. 510, Act 70, §§ 1 et seq., or the State Animal Welfare Act, ILCS Ch. 225, Act 605, §§ 1 et seq.;
(D) Intentionally strike geese or other wildlife with a motor vehicle. Geese and other wildlife shall have the right of way when crossing streets within the village. Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes an animal, shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible, or shall immediately report such injury to the animal owner, if known; or to the appropriate law enforcement agency; or to the local humane society;
(E) Torment, shoot at with slingshots, BB or pellet type guns or other firearms, pelt with rocks or otherwise disturb any animals;
(F) Poison or cause to be poisoned any domesticated animal. The only exception will be by written permit from the State Department of Agriculture for the purpose of controlling diseases transmissible to humans or other animals and only when all other methods and means have been exhausted. Any drugs used for euthanasia shall be by or under the direction of a licensed veterinarian;
(G) Leave any animal unattended in a motor vehicle or enclosed trailer when the outside temperature exceeds 86°F (30°C) or contain any animal in such manner that said animal does not have proper air circulation while confined in a motor vehicle, trailer, kennel, dog house or any type of container or structure in which an animal may be confined; and
(H) Own any animal which is known to be infected with any disease transmissible to other animals or humans, including severe parasitism, unless such animal shall be confined in such a manner as not to expose other animals or humans.
(Ord. 09-O-16, passed 8-27-2009)