CHAPTER 3
ANIMALS
ARTICLE I – GENERAL REGULATIONS
3-1-1  SHORT TITLE.
   This Chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Animal Control Code.  (See 510 ILCS 5/1)
3-1-2     DEFINITIONS.
   For the purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions are adopted and shall be used:
“ANIMAL” shall mean any animal, other than man, which may be affected by rabies.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.02)
“ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER” means any person appointed by the Mayor and approved by the Village Board to perform duties enforcing this Code or any animal control official appointed and acting under authority of the County Board.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.03)
“AT LARGE”.  Any animal shall be deemed to be at large when it is off the property of its owner and not under the control of a responsible person.
“CAT” shall mean any feline, regardless of age or sex.
“CONFINED” means restriction of an animal at all times by the owner, or his agent, to an escape-proof building or other enclosure away from other animals and the public.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.05)
“DANGEROUS DOG”.  “Dangerous dog” means any individual dog which when either unmuzzled, unleashed,a or unattended by its owner, or a member of its owner’s family, in a vicious or terrorizing manner, approaches any person in an apparent attitude of attack upon streets, sidewalks, or any public grounds or places.  (See 510 ILCS 5/15(2))
“DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE” means the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.06)
“DOG”.  "Dog" means all members of the family Canidae.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.11)
“HAS BEEN BITTEN” means has been seized with the teeth or jaws so that the person or animal seized has been nipped, gripped, wounded, or pierced, and further includes contact of saliva with any break or abrasion of the skin.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.12)
“INOCULATION AGAINST RABIES” means the injection of an anti-rabies vaccine approved by the Department.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.13)
“LEASH” means a cord, rope, strap, or chain which shall be securely fastened to the collar or harness of a dog or other animal and shall be of sufficient strength to keep such dog or other animal under control.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.14)
“LICENSED VETERINARIAN”.  “Licensed veterinarian” means a veterinarian licensed by the State in which he engages in the practice of veterinary medicine.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.15)
“OWNER”.  For the purpose of this Code, the word "owner" means a person having a right of property in an animal or who keeps or harbors an animal, or who has an animal in his care, or who acts as its custodian, or who knowingly permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by him.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.16)
“POUND”.  “Pound” means any facility approved by the Administrator and licensed as such by the Department of Agriculture for the purpose of enforcing this Code and used as a shelter for seized, stray, homeless, abandoned, or unwanted dogs or other animals.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.18)
“REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE”.  “Registration Certificate” means a printed form prescribed by the Department for the purpose of recording pertinent information as required by the Department under this Code.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2.19)
“RESTRAINT”.  A dog is under "restraint" within the meaning of this Code if he is controlled by a leash; at "heel" beside a responsible person; within a vehicle being driven or parked on the streets; or within the property limits of his owner or keeper.
“SHADE” shall mean protection from the direct rays of the sun during the months of June through September.
“SHELTER”, as it applies to dogs, shall mean a moisture-proof structure of suitable size to accommodate the dog and allow retention of body heat, made of durable material with a solid floor raised at least two inches (2") from the ground and with the entrance covered by a flexible, windproof material.  Such structure shall be provided with a sufficient quantity of suitable bedding to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness.
“UNOWNED STRAY DOG”.  “Unowned stray dog” means any dog not on the premises of the owner or keeper or under control by leash or other recognized control methods, and which does not, at that time and place, bear a current rabies inoculation tag issued pursuant to the provisions of this Code, by means of which, by reference to records of current registration certificates, the Administrator or his deputies or assistants may determine the name and address of the owner or keeper thereof, or some other means of identification from which the Administrator or his deputies or assistants may directly determine the name and address of the owner or keeper thereof.  (See 510 ILCS 5/2)
“VICIOUS ANIMAL” shall mean any animal which has previously attacked or bitten any person or which has behaved in such a manner that the person who harbors said animal knows or should reasonably know that the animal is possessed of tendencies to attack or bite persons.
“WILD ANIMAL” shall mean any live monkey or ape, raccoon, skunk, fox, snake, or other reptile, leopard, panther, tiger, lion, lynx or any other animal or any bird of prey which can normally be found in the wild state. (See 510 ILCS Sec. 5/24)
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