(A) Any animal or dog which bites (as defined in the Illinois Animal Control Act, as from time to time amended) a person or so injures any person so as to cause an abrasion of the skin is hereby declared to be a nuisance.
(B) Whenever the Police Department receives information that any person has been bitten by a dog or other animal, the Chief of Police or his/her designee shall order the dog or other animal confined and observed by a licensed veterinarian for a period of ten (10) days beginning within twenty-four (24) hours of the biting incident. (Ord. 4595, 11-1-10)
(C) The veterinarian shall report, in writing, to the appropriate Rabies Control office of Cook or Will Counties within 24 hours after the dog or other animal is confined by him or her, the owner's name, address, and date of confinement, the breed, description, age, and sex of the dog or other animal. The veterinarian shall confine the dog or other animal for ten days and notify the appropriate Rabies Control office in writing of the final disposition of the dog or other animal at the termination of the period of confinement.
(D) It is unlawful for any person having knowledge that any person has been bitten by a dog or other animal to fail to notify the Police Department within twenty-four (24) hours of said bite. (Ord. 4595, 11-1-10)
(E) It is unlawful for the owner of such dog or other animal to sell or give away or otherwise dispose of the dog or other animal that is known to have bitten a person until it is released by the Police Department or its authorized agent. It is unlawful for the owner of the dog or other animal to refuse or fail to comply with the written or printed recommendations of the licensed veterinarian in any particular case.
(F) The written or printed recommendations shall, if possible, be delivered in person by the Police Department or its properly authorized agent. If such recommendations cannot be delivered in person, they shall be mailed by regular mail, postage prepaid, and addressed to the owner of the dog or other animal. The affidavit or testimony of the police officer or other properly authorized agent of the Police Department who delivered or mailed such recommendations shall be prima facie evidence of the receipt of such recommendations by the owner of the dog or other animal.
(G) Any expense incurred in the handling of any dog or other animal shall be borne by the owner.