A. No person shall be permitted to keep animals in violation of the Humane Care for Animal Act (510 ILCS 70/1 et seq.) or the Animal Welfare Act (225 ILCS 605/1 et seq.).
B. No owner shall fail to provide his/her animal with:
1. Adequate Food
2. Adequate Water
3. Adequate Shelter: means a moisture proof structure which has four (4) sides, a roof, floor, and bedding of suitable size to allow the pet to stand up, lie down, and turn around in a natural position and allow retention of body heat, made of durable material with a solid floor raised off the ground as to not allow water to pool in the structure and with the entrance protected from direct wind and rain. The shelter shall be placed to provide shade from the sun and protection from the weather.
4. Adequate care: Regular and sufficient veterinary care to prevent suffering and maintain health.
5. No person shall keep any animal within a building or upon any premises without food, water, or proper care and attention for a period of time sufficient to cause undue discomfort or suffering. If the owner cannot be located after reasonable search, or if the owner shall be known to be absent due to injury, illness, incarceration or other involuntary circumstances, it shall be the duty of the Administrator or a Humane Investigator to act upon the complaint as directed by the Humane Care for Animals Act (510 ILCS 70/1 et seq.).
6. A dog may not be left in a crate for an extended period of time that causes undue discomfort for the dog
7. No animal may be confined in such a manner that it must lie in its' own excrement.
C. Restrictions on tethering a dog: It shall be unlawful for an owner to tether a dog outdoors unless the following conditions are met:
1. A tethered dog must have access at all times to water, adequate shelter, and dry ground.
2. If there are multiple dogs, each dog must be tethered separately and each dog must have separate food, water and shelter.
3. A dog must be tethered in such a manner as to prevent injury, strangulation or entanglement, and the tether must be at least ten (10) feet long.
4. The tether must be attached to the dog by a properly fitting collar or harness with a rotating toggle attachment. Pinch, prong, or choke collars shall not be used. The tether shall not wrap directly around the dog's neck.
5. No dog shall be tethered with a log chain or a tow chain.
6. Tether may not exceed one eighth (1/8) of the weight of the dog being tethered
7. No dog shall be tethered in such a manner so as to allow it to reach within five (5) feet on public property or public right-of-way, such as a sidewalk or street.
8. No dog may be tethered in the case of extreme weather conditions, including when a heat advisory, a wind chill warning or tornado warning has been issued by local, state, or national authority.
D. Abandonment of animal unlawful:
1. No owner shall knowingly abandon any animal where it may become a public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
2. It is unlawful to surrender a person's own animal as a stray dog or cat or to present a dog or cat whose owner is known as an unknown dog or cat for the purpose of surrendering the animal.
3. Any animal whose owner is known and does not reclaim said animal from impound or sign an owner relinquish form and pay the required fee is guilty of abandoning an animal.
4. Any person in violation of this section shall be fined no less than two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00) and no more than five hundred ($500.00). (Ord. 07-22-001, 7-21-2022)