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Without limiting those powers and duties prescribed by law and ordinance, the Animal Control Officer shall do the following:
(A) Exercise the power and perform the duties contained in this chapter and the Illinois Animal Control Act, being ILCS Ch. 510, Act 5, §§ 1 et seq. as amended;
(B) Impound animals pursuant to provisions of this chapter at the city animal pound or other facility established by the Police Department; and
(C) Perform duties from time to time as directed by the Animal Control Administrator.
(Ord. 2005-29, passed 9-13-2005)
The owner of a dog shall keep the dog under restraint at all times and shall not permit the dog to be at large anywhere within the city, except as otherwise provided by the zoning or other ordinance of the city.
(Ord. 2005-29, passed 9-13-2005) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) The owner of an animal shall not permit the animal to make any distressing loud or unusual noises, or to disturb the peace or quiet of any place, neighborhood, family or person in the city. Such action is a nuisance and shall not be allowed.
(B) In addition to the general restrictions of division (A) above, for the purpose of this section, an owner is in violation of this section if he or she permits a dog to bark in a substantially continuous manner between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for a period of more than 15 minutes, or who allows the animal to bark for numerous periods of time, regardless of duration, so as to disturb the quiet of the neighborhood or of particular neighbors.
(C) In case any animal shall repeatedly disturb the peace or quiet of any place or neighborhood or become a nuisance as defined in this chapter, the city may petition the Circuit Court for an order to destroy the animal.
(D) Any place in which animals are housed or kept which is unreasonably offensive to any person residing nearby, or passing along any street or alley, because of the odor or debris, or which constitutes a health hazard to the person residing nearby, is declared to be a nuisance.
(E) The owner or possessor of any dog or other animal, when allowing or permitting such animal to be off the site of the property of the owner or possessor, whether such animal is on a leash or not, shall at all times carry or possess a bag, sack, or other container capable of being sealed or tied which shall be used to pick up or gather and remove any excrement or fecal material emitted or deposited by such dog or animal. Further, it shall be the responsibility of the owner or possession of any dog or animal to pick up, remove, and properly dispose of any feces or excrement deposited or emitted by such dog or other animal upon either public or private property.
(Ord. 2005-29, passed 9-13-2005; Am. Ord. 2014-25, passed 6-23-2014) Penalty, see §
90.99
In the interest of maintaining adequate sanitation and safety standards, it shall be unlawful to keep livestock and/or non-domesticated animals within city limits. Persons who, at the enactment of this chapter, were already owners of livestock and/or non-domesticated animals within city limits, shall have 60 days in which to sell or move the livestock and/or non-domesticated animals to another location or be subject to the penalties of this chapter.
(Ord. 2005-29, passed 9-13-2005) Penalty, see § 90.99
(A) Biting animals. No owner of an animal shall permit, or fail to prevent an animal from biting or attacking a person or another animal resulting in injury to the person or animal attacked. If such an attack is made upon a person who is or reasonably appears to be in the commission of an act made punishable under the state criminal code, the action is not prohibited if the animal is acting in the defense of the owner or his or her family or premises and the animal remains on its premises. For purposes of this section, it is not necessary that the person bitten or attacked be arrested or convicted of a criminal offense.
(B) Confinement of dangerous dogs and other animals; warning.
(1) No person shall keep within the city any animal known to be dangerous or vicious, unless the person shall keep the animal safely and securely confined so as to protect from injury any person who may come on the premises in the vicinity where the animal may be located.
(2) Adequate warning by sign, or otherwise, shall be given to all persons coming on the premises in the vicinity of any such dangerous animal.
(3) When in a public place, an owner must keep the dangerous animal on a leash and muzzled.
(C) Confinement of vicious dogs. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any dog which has been found to be a vicious dog unless the dog is kept in an enclosure. The only times that a vicious dog may be allowed out of the enclosure are the following:
(1) If it is necessary for the owner to obtain veterinary care for the dog, provided that the vicious dog is on a leash and muzzled;
(2) In the case of an emergency or natural disaster where the dog’s life is threatened; or
(3) To comply with the order of a court of competent jurisdiction, provided that the dog is securely muzzled and restrained with a leash not exceeding six feet in length and shall be under the direct control and supervision of the owner of the dog or muzzled in its residence.
(D) Killing of dangerous or vicious dogs.
(1) The members of the Police Department, or any other person in the city, are authorized to kill any dangerous or vicious dogs when it is necessary for the protection of any person, from serious and unjustified imminent threat of serious physical injury or death.
(2) Any owner seeing his or her own animal, whether that animal is a dog, cat, livestock, poultry or Equidae being injured, wounded or killed by a dog, not accompanied by or not under the supervision of its owner, may kill such dog.
(Ord. 2005-29, passed 9-13-2005)
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