(A) It shall be unlawful to permit any dangerous animal or any vicious animal of any kind to run at large within the Village; exhibitions or parades of animals which are fierce in nature in the eyes of the law may be conducted only upon securing a permit from the Chief of Police.
(B) If a confined dog is declared to be dangerous, fierce, or vicious by either a licensed veterinarian, or the Chief of Police or his/her designee, the owner or keeper of such dog shall immediately provide extraordinary precautions to insure the safety of the public. Precautions that can be mandated may include spaying, neutering, muzzles, chains, cages, warning signs or any reasonable constraint or requirement as may be necessary to safeguard the public. Any dog at large which by its actions is deemed by the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, to be dangerous, fierce, or vicious, and cannot safely be taken up and impounded, may be tranquilized by the Police Department. It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, or his/her designee to forthwith deliver such tranquilized dog to a licensed veterinarian provided, however, that a police officer shall have the right to slay any dog or animal when in his/her determination it poses an imminent threat of loss of life or serious bodily injury to humans, dogs, cats or other domesticated animals. (Ord. 4458, 2-16-09; Amd. Ord. 4595, 11-1-10)
(C) Dogs that are maintained at a residential, commercial, or other establishment for protection only, shall be contained by a secure fence at all times when outdoors, including when on the owner's property. The Police Department must be notified, by the property owner, of the use of such guard dogs on any property located in the Village of Orland Park.