(A) Any person violating any provision of this chapter for which no specific penalty is provided shall be punished as set forth in § 10.99.
(B) Any person violating or aiding in or abetting the violation of any provision 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 Animal Control Officer or any authorized officer in enforcing this chapter, or refusing to produce for inoculation any dog or cat in his possession not confined at all times to an enclosed area, or who removes a tag from a dog or cat for purposes of destroying or concealing its identity, is guilty of a petty offense for a first or second offense and shall be fined not less than $50 nor more than $1,000, and for a third and subsequent offense, is guilty of a Class C misdemeanor as defined in the Illinois Criminal Code.
(C) If any violation be continuing, each day’s violation shall be deemed a separate violation.
(D) If any person is found guilty of being cruel to animals, all permits issued to said person to own animals shall be immediately revoked and no new permit shall be issued for minimum of one year and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $500 nor more than $1,000.
(E) If an animal without provocation attacks or injures any person who is peaceably conducting himself in any place where he may lawfully be, the owner of the animal is liable in damages to such person for the full amount of the injury sustained and shall, in addition thereto, be in violation of this chapter for failure to control the animal and shall be subject to penalties as provided under this chapter.
(F) When the existence of a dangerous or vicious animal is established, the owner of such animal shall be in violation of this chapter and subject to penalty imposed herein and in addition the court may enter a decree restraining the owner from maintaining such a dangerous or vicious animal and the court may decree such animal be humanely dispatched.
(G) Any person found to be in violation of § 93.30 shall be subject to a fine of not less than $200 nor more than $1,000. Upon a person being found guilty of a third violation of § 93.30 within a calendar year, all permits issued to said person to own animals shall be immediately revoked and no new permit shall be issued for a minimum of 1 year. Where a Pit Bull is subsequently found to be on the premises occupied by an owner whose permits have been revoked pursuant to this division, said Pit Bull shall be impounded and may be placed for adoption, humanely euthanized, or otherwise disposed of in accordance with Illinois law.
(1997 Code, § 13.17) (Ord. 75-4, passed 6-26-1975; Am. Ord. C0-00-21, passed 11-20-2000; Am. Ord. C0-06-11, passed 5-2-2006)