(A) Enforcement of chapter. The Administrator and the Administrator’s deputies and agents and employees of the County Animal Care and Control Department shall enforce and abide by all provisions of this chapter and all policies and procedures set forth by the Animal Control Administrator and the County Board.
(B) Enforcement of state animal control and humane laws. The Administrator and the Administrator’s deputies and agents or employees of the County Animal Control Department shall enforce and abide by all sections of the State Animal Control Act, 510 ILCS 5/1 et seq., the State Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act, 225 ILCS 605 et seq., the State Humane Care for Animals Act, 510 ILCS 70, and the Illinois Animal Welfare Act, 225 ILCS 605, including the rules and regulations relating to the same as duly promulgated by the State Department of Agriculture.
(C) Control and prevention of rabies. It shall be the duty of the Administrator or Deputy Administrator, through sterilization, humane education, rabies inoculation, stray control, impoundment, quarantine and any other means deemed necessary in his or her discretion, to control and prevent the spread of rabies in the county and to exercise dog and cat overpopulation control pursuant to 510 ILCS 5/5. It shall also be the duty of the Administrator to investigate and substantiate all claims made under Section 19 of the Animal Control Act. Pursuant to 510 ILCS 5/5, those duties may include return, adoption, transfer to rescues, or other animal shelter, and an other means of ensuring live outcomes for homeless dogs and cats through sterilizations, community outreach, impoundment of pets at risk, and any other humane means deemed necessary to address strays and ensure live outcomes for dogs and cats that are not a danger to the community or suffering irremediably.
(1993 Code, § 50.019) (Ord. 92-10, passed 11-18-1992; Ord. 2003-08, passed 11-19-2003; Ord. 2006-07, passed 6-21-2006; Ord. 2022-01, passed 3-16-2022)