(A) Failure to comply with § 90.06 is a violation for which such person shall pay a penalty of $50 for first violation, $100 for second violation occurring within any 12-month period and $200 for the third and each subsequent violation within any 12-month period. The dog’s owner shall pay a $25 public safety fine, $20 of which shall be deposited into the Pet Population Control Fund and $5 of which shall be retained by the county or municipality. A dog found running at large to the provisions of this chapter a second or subsequent time must be spayed or neutered within seven days at the owner’s expense after being reclaimed unless already spayed or neutered; failure to comply shall result in impoundment of animal.
(B) Any person violating or aiding the violation of this chapter or counterfeiting or forging any certificate, permit or tag, or making any misrepresentation in regard to any matter prescribed by this chapter, or resisting, obstructing or impeding the Administrator or any authorized officer in enforcing this chapter, or who removes a tag from a dog for purposes of destroying or concealing its identity, shall pay a penalty of not less than $50 and not more than $500 for the first violation, not less than $75 and not more than $500 for the second violation occurring within a 12-month period and not less than $200 and not more than $500 for the third and each successive violation within a 12-month period. Each day a person fails to comply constitutes a separate offense.
(C) The Administrator or any law enforcement officer may issue a ticket in those instances where an owner violates this chapter by permitting his or her animal to run at large; by failing to have his or her animal currently inoculated against rabies; by failing to register his or her animal; or by failing to have his or her animal wear evidence of current rabies inoculation; or harboring a barking dog. The ticket would allow the owner to satisfy the violation without a court appearance by a written plea of guilty and payment of the minimum fine prescribed in this chapter, along with the applicable costs. If the person wishes to contest the violation charged, he or she may enter a plea of not guilty on or before the court appearance date found on the ticket. Where the offense charged is for an animal not currently inoculated against rabies, not registered, not wearing evidence of current rabies inoculation, the owner of the animal must, in addition to payment of the fine, present evidence that the animal has been inoculated against rabies.
(D) Any county officer failing, refusing or neglecting to carry out the provisions of this chapter shall be guilty of a petty offense and shall be fined not less than $25 nor more than $100 for each offense.
(E) Any person found in violation of § 90.15(E) shall pay a penalty of $50 for the first violation, $100 for the second violation, and $500 for the third and subsequent violations. This section requires the support of the complainant for issuance of a violation complaint.
(G) Any person found guilty of a violation of this chapter, unless otherwise stated in this chapter, shall pay a fine of not less than $500. A penalty under this section shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any action taken.
Statutory reference:
Authority, counties, see 55 ILCS 5/5-1005.4 and 55 ILCS 5/5-1071.1
Source, animals, see 510 ILCS 5/15
(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)