Every owner of an animal shall contain such animal to the confines of the owner's real property unless the animal is under restraint and shall not permit such animal to be at large. Any animal found running at large in unincorporated areas of the county in violation of this section may be apprehended and impounded. The provisions shall not apply to:
(A) Dogs being used in hunting, field trials;
(B) Dog shows while on public lands set aside for those purposes;
(C) Blood hounds or other dogs used for tracking in conjunction with police activities;
(D) Dogs of the Canine Corps of any police force, the state police, any federal law enforcement agency, or the Armed Forces while being used to conduct official business or being used for official purposes;
(E) Dogs confined upon the property of another with the permission of the property owner or resident of such property;
(F) Dogs and cats which are not located within the unincorporated areas of the county which have been subdivided for residential purposes.
(Ord. O-67-6-07, passed 4-9-2009)
Statutory reference:
Similar state law, see 510 ILCS 5/9 through 510 ILCS 5/24