(A) No person owning, possessing or harboring any animal within the county shall permit said animal to become a nuisance. An animal, other than a dog trained for law enforcement in the performance of its duty, shall be considered a nuisance if said animal:
(1) Substantially damages property other than the owner’s;
(2) Causes unsanitary, dangerous or unreasonably offensive conditions (this subsection does not apply to animals defined as “livestock” in 510 ILCS 505 through 510);
(3) Causes a disturbance by excessive barking, caterwauling or other noisemaking (this subsection does not apply to animals defined as “livestock” in 510 ILCS 505 through 510);
(4) Chases vehicles;
(5) Chases, molests, attacks, bites, interferes with or physically intimidates any person while on or off the premises of the owner; and
(6) Chases, molests, attacks, bites, or interferes with other domestic animals while off the premises of the owner.
(B) The Administrator or animal shelter manager or delegate, upon reasonable grounds, shall impound any animal creating a nuisance by being in violation of subsections (5) or (6) above and not restrained by a competent person.
(Ord. 0-2007.1, passed 3-13-2007; Ord. 2008.03, passed - -2008; Ord. O-2012.02, passed 3-13-2012; Ord. O-2014.01, passed 2-11-2014) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Animal Control Act, see 510 ILCS 5/27
Criminal Jurisprudence Act, see 740 ILCS 55/221