(A) (1) In case the owner or caretaker of any impounded dog or cat desires to make redemption thereof, he or she may do so by doing the following:
(a) Presenting proof of current rabies inoculation, and registration, if applicable;
(b) Paying for rabies inoculation of the dog or cat and registration, if applicable;
(c) Paying the pound for the board of the dog or cat for the period it was impounded;
(d) Paying into the Animal Control Fund an additional impoundment fee as prescribed by the Board as a penalty for the first offense and for each subsequent offense;
(e) Paying a $25 public safety fine to be deposited into the Pet Population Control Fund: if it is the dog’s or cat’s first impoundment and the owner has the animal spayed or neutered within 14 days of redemption and provides proof of same to the Administrator, the fine shall be refunded; and
(f) Paying for microchipping and registration if not already done.
(2) The payments required for redemption under this section shall be in addition to any other penalties invoked under this chapter and the State Public Health and Safety Animal Population Control Act, 510 ILCS 92/1 et seq.
(B) If an intact dog or cat has been impounded by the Administrator for a second or subsequent time, the animal may only be redeemed if the owner or other individual desiring to redeem the animal makes arrangements approved by the Administrator to spay or neuter the animal within 30 days of redemption. The redeeming individual must pay a deposit of $150 to the Administrator as a guarantee that he or she will comply with this sterilization requirement. If the redeeming individual submits satisfactory proof of sterilization to the Administrator at or before the end of the 30-day period, the deposit shall be refunded. If the redeeming individual fails to submit such proof, the $150 deposit shall be forfeited to the county, and if the animal is a dog, the Administrator shall impound it.
(C) This shall be in addition to any other penalties invoked under state law or statutes and this chapter.
(1993 Code, § 50.043) (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)