(A) It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any dog which has been found to be a vicious dog unless such dog is at all times kept in an enclosure. The only times that a vicious dog may be allowed out of the enclosure are:
(1) If it is necessary for the owner or keeper to obtain veterinary care for the dog; or
(2) To comply with the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the dog is securely muzzled and restrained with a chain having a tensile strength of 300 pounds and not exceeding 3 feet in length and shall be under the direct control and supervision of the owner or keeper of the dog.
(B) Any dog which has been found by an Animal Control Officer or a court to be a vicious dog and which is not confined to an enclosure shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer, or the law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in such area and shall be turned over to a licensed veterinarian to be humanely dispatched.
(C) If the owner of a dog, which has been determined to be vicious and subsequently found not to be confined to an approved enclosure, does not appeal the Village’s impoundment of the animal for purposes of destroying the animal to the Circuit Court of Cook County within 7 working days of impoundment, the dog may be humanely destroyed. A dog found to be a vicious dog, subsequent to impoundment shall not be released to the owner until an Animal Control Officer approves the enclosure as defined in this chapter.
(D) If the owner of the dog has not appealed the impoundment order to the Circuit Court in the county in which the animal was impounded within 7 working days, the dog may be humanely dispatched. A dog found to be a vicious dog shall not be released to the owner until the Animal Control Officer approves the enclosure as defined in this section.
(E) No owner or keeper of a vicious dog shall sell or give away the dog.
(Ord. C0-98-17, passed 9-24-1998) Penalty, see § 93.99