Any dangerous, fierce, or vicious dog running at large in any place within the city, whether upon private premises or not, and any dog which unduly disturbs the quiet and peace of any person or neighborhood within the city, or any dog that shall bite any person or injure any person, shall be declared a nuisance and that dog shall be taken up and impounded in the manner provided in this subchapter.
(1969 Code, § 5-27) Penalty, see § 10.99
Statutory reference:
Authority to declare, prevent, and abate nuisances, see ILCS Chapter 65, Act 5, § 11-60-2
Liability of keeper of dog for injury to person by dog, see Ill. Rev. Stat., Chapter 510, Act 5, § 15