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VILLAGE OF RIVERTON, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
ADOPTING ORDINANCE
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
TITLE XI: BUSINESS REGULATIONS
TITLE XIII: GENERAL OFFENSES
TITLE XV: LAND USAGE
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§ 90.03 KEEPING OF CERTAIN ANIMALS PROHIBITED.
   (A)   Except for horsekeeping as permitted in § 157.026 of this code of ordinances, the keeping of livestock and poultry within the corporate limits of the village is prohibited.
   (B)   The keeping of rodents and undomesticated animals anywhere within the village is prohibited.
   (C)   The keeping of more than three dogs or three cats on one zoning lot within the village is prohibited; provided, this division (C) does not apply to a litter of pups or kittens less than five months of age.
   (D)   The keeping of animals within the corporate limits of the village in violation of this section is hereby declared a nuisance.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-3) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006; Ord. 12-002, passed 2-20-2012; Ord. 15-028, passed 10-5-2015) Penalty, see § 90.99
Cross-reference:
   Pilot program for keeping of chickens, see §§ 90.50 and 90.51
§ 90.04 INOCULATION OF DOGS; INOCULATION TAG AFFIXED TO COLLARS.
   Each calendar year, or at such intervals as may hereafter be promulgated by the Department of Agriculture, every owner or keeper of a dog which is four months of age or older shall cause such dog to be inoculated against rabies. Such owner or keeper of such dog shall cause a serially numbered tag evidencing such inoculation to be attached to a collar or harness worn by the dog at all times.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-4) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.05 INOCULATION TO BE PERFORMED BY LICENSED VETERINARIAN; ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE.
   (A)   The inoculation of dogs required by this chapter shall be performed by a veterinarian, duly licensed to practice in the state or in the state where the inoculation occurred. On performing such inoculation, such veterinarian shall issue to the owner or keeper a certificate of such fact.
   (B)   Each owner or keeper is responsible for obtaining annually from the County Clerk a metallic tag suitable for attaching to the collar of such dog which tag shall also certify to the fact of inoculation against rabies. The tag shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Department of Agriculture and adopted for use by the County Clerk.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-5) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.06 DURATION OF INOCULATION.
   The inoculation performed under the provisions of § 90.04 of this chapter shall be effective until the expiration of a calendar year in which the vaccination was performed or the expiration of such period of time as may be promulgated by the Department of Agriculture.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-6) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)
§ 90.07 EXHIBITION OF CERTIFICATE ON REQUEST.
   At any reasonable time, on request of any member of the Police Department or Animal Control Officer, the owner or keeper of any dog shall exhibit any current, valid certificate, required under the provisions of this code, certifying the inoculation against rabies of any dog owned or kept by him or her.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-7) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)
§ 90.08 RESTRAINT OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS.
   Owners and keepers of dogs and other animals shall keep the dogs and other animals under restraint at all times and shall not permit such dogs and other animals to be at large. Any animal found running at large contrary to provisions of this chapter may be apprehended and impounded.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-8) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.09 ANIMALS AS NUISANCES.
   (A)   The owner or keeper of an animal shall not suffer or permit the animal to bark, howl, cry or make other distressing or loud or unusual noise or to disturb the peace or quiet of any place, neighborhood, family or person in the village. The disturbing of any neighborhood or persons by any such animal is declared to be a nuisance, and no person shall suffer or permit any such nuisance to exist.
   (B)   In addition to the general restrictions of division (A) above, for the purpose of this section, an owner or keeper is in violation of this section if he or she permits a dog to bark in a substantially continuous manner between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for a period of more than 15 minutes, or who allows such animal to bark, howl or cry for numerous periods of time, regardless of duration, so as to disturb the quiet of the neighborhood or of particular neighbors.
   (C)   In case any animal shall repeatedly disturb the peace or quiet of any place or neighborhood or become a nuisance as defined in this code, the Village Police Department may contact Animal Control to remove the animal for placement in the county animal pound.
   (D)   The owner may redeem the animal from the county animal pound pursuant to § 90.22 of this chapter. Failure to redeem the animal will result in its disposition pursuant to § 90.23 of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-9) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
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