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Any person aggrieved by any decision of an animal control officer or other enforcement officer, except the issuance of a municipal infraction citation, may appeal the same by filing an appeal with the Village within seven (7) days of receiving notice of the decision. Any person aggrieved by any decision or order of the Village may appeal the same to the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit Court, Lake County, Illinois.
(Ord. 355, passed 10-8-97; Am. Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
Animal control officers or other designees of the Village Board shall be the enforcement officials for this Chapter. These officials, along with police officers, shall have the authority to act on behalf of the Village and the Village Board in investigating complaints, impounding and destroying animals, issuing citations, and taking other lawful actions as required to enforce the provisions of this Chapter. It shall be a violation of this Chapter to interfere with any animal control officer or other enforcement official in the performance of his duties.
(Ord. 355, passed 10-8-97; Am. Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
A. It shall be a violation of this Chapter to:
1. Fail to comply with any provision of this Chapter;
2. Fail to comply with any lawful order of the Village Board, an animal control officer, or police officer unless such order is lawfully stayed or reversed; or
3. Fail to pay any fines, civil penalties or costs imposed by the Village Board or animal control officer within fifteen (15) days of the imposition of such fines or costs, unless payment thereof is lawfully stayed.
B. Any person who violates any provision of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be punished by a fine as set forth in Chapter 2, Village Government, Article X, Fines and Penalties. A separate offense shall be deemed to have been committed for each and every day during or on which a violation occurs or continues to exist.
(Ord. 355, passed 10-8-97; Am. Ord. 886, passed 11-21-2023)
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