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It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or trap animals within the Village without proper permits and authorization from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources. This prohibition does not affect the trapping and extermination of animal pests such as rats, mice, or moles, skunks, etc.
(Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal to fail to keep such animal under control or to permit such animal to run at large upon the streets and public ways of the Village.
1. Any dog, while on a street, sidewalk, public way or in any park, public square, or other public space, or upon any private property without the consent of the owner of such private property, shall be secured by a leash or chain of sufficient tensile strength to restrain the particular dog, or shall be supervised and under control. Any dog confined within any vehicle shall be deemed to be on the enclosed premises of the operator thereof, and any dog securely tied or chained so as to be confined within any unenclosed lot or premises shall be deemed to be on an enclosed lot or premises.
2. Any horse that is not under saddle or being driven, while on a street, sidewalk, other public way or in any park, public square, or other public space, or upon any private property without the consent of the owner of such private property, shall be secured by a harness or rope or like device, capable of physically restraining the movement of such horse. Any horse confined within any vehicle or horse trailer shall be deemed to be on the enclosed premises of the operator thereof.
B. No owner or custodian of any animal shall fail to exercise proper care and control of such animal to prevent the same from becoming a public nuisance.
C. Every female dog or cat in heat shall be confined in a building or other enclosure in such a manner that such female dog or cat cannot come into contact with another animal except for planned breeding.
(Ord. 355, passed 10-8-97; Am. Ord. 705, passed 10-18-2011)
A. It shall be unlawful for any owner or resident of any property to keep or maintain upon such property dogs or cats or a combination thereof in a number not more than the lesser of fifteen (15) the resultant quotient obtained by dividing the total square foot area of the single family residential lot upon which the animals are to be maintained by 10,000.
B. Notwithstanding the foregoing a litter of such animals may be kept for a period of time not exceeding five (5) months from birth.
(Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
Every owner of a dog or cat four (4) months or more of age shall cause such dog or cat to be inoculated with rabies vaccine by a licensed veterinarian at such intervals as approved by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. Every owner of a dog or cat four (4) months or more of age shall have readily available proof of current rabies inoculation for the dog or cat upon request.
(Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
A. Every owner of a guard dog shall keep such dog confined in a building, compartment or other enclosure. Any such enclosure shall be completely surrounded by a fence at least six (6) feet in height and shall be topped with an anti-climbing device constructed of angle metal braces with at least three (3) strands of equally separated barbed wire stretched between them.
B. All anti-climbing devices shall extend inward at an angle of not less than forty-five (45) degrees nor more than ninety (90) degrees when measured from the perpendicular.
C. The areas of confinement shall have gates and entrances thereto securely closed and located, and all fences properly maintained and escape proof.
D. The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs owned or controlled by government law enforcement agencies.
(Ord. 355, passed 10-8-97; Am. Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
A. No person shall keep, maintain or harbor any vicious or dangerous animal within the Village.
B. It is no defense to this section that the violating person has attempted to domesticate the dangerous or vicious animal.
(Ord. 355, passed 10-8-97; Am. Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
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