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VILLAGE OF RIVERTON, ILLINOIS CODE OF ORDINANCES
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TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS
TITLE III: ADMINISTRATION
TITLE V: PUBLIC WORKS
TITLE VII: TRAFFIC CODE
TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS
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§ 90.18 INTERFERENCE WITH ENFORCEMENT.
   No person shall, in any way, interfere with any person who is known to such person to be or who identifies himself or herself to be and is in fact, a village or county employee or other officer enforcing the provisions of this chapter or engaged in catching or impounding any animal under the authority of this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-18) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.19 AUTHORITY TO IMPOUND ANIMALS AND ENTER ONTO PRIVATE PROPERTY.
   (A)   It shall be the duty of police officers to request the County Animal Control personnel to take up and impound in the county animal pound any animal found at large or any dog found in the village without inoculation tags contrary to any of the provisions of this chapter or statutes of the state.
   (B)   Police officers and County Animal Control personnel are authorized to go on private property in order to enforce this chapter or to take up any animal which is believed to be at large or take up any dog found without required inoculation tags; however, such persons may not enter a private dwelling house for this purpose without a valid warrant or the consent of the occupant. Nor shall such persons remove an animal believed to be at large without reasonably attempting to ascertain whether the property on which the animal is found is owned by the owner or the authorized keeper of the animal.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-19) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)
§ 90.20 IMPOUNDMENT OF DOGS OR OTHER ANIMALS WHICH HAVE BITTEN PERSONS.
   (A)   (1)   Any dog, whether under restraint or not, which shall have bitten or otherwise injured any persons so as to cause an abrasion of the skin shall be immediately taken by the Police Department or County Animal Control personnel, impounded at the county pound and kept separated from other animals for ten days. The Chief of Police and County Animal Control personnel may reduce such period of confinement. The victim of such bite shall notify the Police Department of the bite within 24 hours.
      (2)   If, during that period, such animal develops symptoms of illness, a veterinarian shall diagnose its condition.
      (3)   If the symptoms disclose or are such as to indicate the presence of rabies, the animal shall be destroyed in such manner, however, as to preserve intact the head, which shall be detached and immediately sent to the diagnostic laboratory of the Department of Agriculture.
      (4)   In case the animal cannot be safely taken up and impounded, it may be killed, care being taken to preserve the head intact, which shall be detached and immediately delivered to the diagnostic laboratory of the Department of Agriculture.
   (B)   If, at the expiration of the period of ten days, no symptoms of rabies have developed in such animal so impounded, the same may be redeemed by the owner or keeper on payment of the redemption fees and charges specified by this code.
   (C)   (1)   After having been notified that his or her animal has bitten or otherwise injured any person, the owner or keeper thereof shall not, under any circumstances, permit such animal to be outside of his or her premises, except on a leash with a responsible adult until the procedures prescribed in divisions (A) and (B) above have been completed.
      (2)   An owner who has knowledge that his or her animal has bitten or otherwise injured any person and knows that the Police Department or County Animal Control center is investigating a claim shall not, under any circumstances, trade, sell or give away the animal until such investigation is complete.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-20) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.21 NOTICE TO OWNERS OR KEEPERS OF IMPOUNDMENT AND VIOLATION.
   (A)   General. The Police Department shall make best efforts to notify the owners or keepers of animals impounded pursuant to this chapter, if known to them, of the fact of impoundment and the procedures for redemption of the impounded animal. Such notification shall be independent of any citation for ordinance violation, but may be served together with a citation for ordinance violation. Notice shall be sufficient if substantially in the form set out in division (B) below. Notice shall be given within 24 hours of impoundment, either by personal service or, if the owner is not at home when service is made, by taping the notice to the front door of the residence of the owner, if known.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-21)
   (B)   Notice.
 
NOTICE OF IMPOUNDMENT OF ANIMAL
 
To:                                                                                                
Name and address of person believed to be animal’s owner
 
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following animal has been captured and impounded:
 
Type of Animal:             Dog                  Cat                  Other
Breed:                                           
Color:                                           
Tag No., if applicable:                               
Other identifying characteristics:                                  
 
The animal was found running at large at                                        , Riverton, IL on                    , 20         at                 a.m./p.m. and was therefore captured and impounded in accordance with the animal control provisions of the Village of Riverton Code of Ordinances.
 
The Village of Riverton believes that you may be the owner of the animal. The animal may be redeemed from the Sangamon County Animal Control Center, 2100 Shale Road, Springfield, IL 62703, after payment of impoundment fees, costs, and all applicable County charges to the Sangamon County Animal Control Center. You should pay all fees directly to the Sangamon County Animal Control Center.
Please note that the Sangamon County Animal Control Center will require cash, certified check, or cashier’s check.
 
Dated this                      day of                                     , 20             
                                                                                     Police Officer
 
Also, please take notice of the following:
1. As set forth in § 90.21(A) of the Village of Riverton Code of Ordinances, the Village of Riverton’s impoundment fee is $100. Any other violations of Ch. 90 of the code of ordinances other than those pertaining to vicious, dangerous or biting animals shall be fined not less than $250, or more than $750, per offense.
2. Impoundment checks should be paid directly to the Sangamon County Animal Control Center.
 
 
(Prior Code, Ch. 90, App. A)
(Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)
§ 90.22 REDEMPTION OF IMPOUNDED ANIMALS.
   (A)   (1)   An animal impounded under the provisions of this chapter, except an animal that may have bitten any person, shall, unless sooner redeemed, be held until it may be disposed of pursuant to § 90.23 of this chapter in order to afford opportunity to the owner or keeper thereof to redeem the same. Any owner or keeper desiring to redeem an impounded animal shall pay an impounding fee of $100 per animal payable to the County Animal Control Center in the form of cash, cashier’s check or money order in addition to the fees and set forth in division (B) below.
      (2)   Prior to disposition, animals shall be held for a minimum of three calendar days, if the owner is not known, and for a minimum of seven calendar days, if the owner is known, in order to give the owner an opportunity to redeem the animal. Animals which have bitten persons are subject to an impoundment of at least ten days in the county pound.
   (B)   Pursuant to an intergovernmental agreement with the village, the county will remit the impounding fee to the village. Any owner or keeper desiring to redeem an impounded animal shall, as a condition of release:
      (1)   Show proof of inoculation or pay the requisite deposit as set forth in division (D) below; and
      (2)   Pay to County Animal Control Officer, or reimburse the village, for all fees charged by the county pound or to be charged by the county pound for responding to any and all calls with respect to the animal, picking up the animal and boarding the animal. County Animal Control’s hourly charges and boarding fees for impounded animals are established by the county and are outside the village’s control.
   (C)   (1)   If the animal is in the county pound, it may be released only upon the owner’s showing of proof of inoculation or by payment by the owner of the county pound’s charges for inoculation.
      (2)   If the owner cannot show proof of inoculation, then, in addition to all other charges, the owner shall pay County Animal Control the amount of money required for inoculation, which fee is established by the county.
   (D)   (1)   The owner of an impounded animal shall pay the County Animal Control center directly for all impoundment fees, costs and services rendered.
      (2)   In the event that the village is billed for the fees, costs and services rendered, the village will be entitled to collect costs from the owner in the amount of $80 per hour for each call with a minimum one hour charge and boarding fees for impounded animals of $10 per day.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-22) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)
§ 90.23 DISPOSITION OF ANIMALS.
   Any dog or other animal, which has not been redeemed within the time specified in § 90.22 of this chapter shall be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the Director of the county animal pound.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-27) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006)
§ 90.24 EXCREMENT REMOVAL REQUIRED.
   (A)   No person shall appear with an animal upon the public ways or within public places or upon the property of another, absent that person's consent, without some means for the removal of excrement; nor, shall any person fail to remove any excrement deposited by such an animal. This section shall not apply to a blind person while walking his or her guide dog.
   (B)   Any person convicted of a violation of this section shall be fined $100 for the first offense and $150 for second and subsequent offenses within a two-year period.
(Ord. 21-014, passed 6-21-2021)
DANGEROUS, VICIOUS ANIMALS
§ 90.35 VICIOUS DOGS, ANIMALS.
   (A)   In order to have an animal deemed vicious, an Animal Control Officer, Chief of Police or the Village Attorney must give notice of the infraction that is the basis of the investigation to the owner. The Police Department shall conduct a thorough investigation, interview any witnesses, including the owner, gather any existing medical records, veterinary medical records or behavioral evidence, and make a detailed report recommending a finding that the animal is a vicious animal and give the report to the State’s Attorney’s Office and the owner. The State’s Attorney, Village Attorney or Animal Control Officer may file a complaint in the Circuit Court to deem a dog to be a vicious dog. Testimony of a certified applied behaviorist, a Board-certified veterinary behaviorist or another recognized expert may be relevant to the Court’s determination of whether the dog’s behavior was justified. The petitioner must prove the dog is a vicious dog by clear and convincing evidence. County Animal Control shall determine where the animal shall be confined during the pendency of the case. The provisions and appeal rights of this section shall be carried out pursuant to § 15 of the Animal Control Act, 510 ILCS 5/15.
   (B)   If the dog is found to be a vicious dog, the dog shall be spayed or neutered within ten days of the finding at the expense of its owner and microchipped, and subject to enclosure. A dog found to be a vicious dog shall not be released to the owner until the Animal Control Warden, or Chief of Police, approves the enclosure. No owner or keeper of a vicious dog shall sell or give away the dog without Court approval. Whenever an owner of a vicious dog relocates, he or she shall notify both the Administrator of County Animal Control where he or she has relocated and the Administrator of County Animal Control where he or she formerly resided.
   (C)   (1)   It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or maintain any dog which has been found to be a vicious dog unless the dog is kept in an enclosure. The only times that a vicious dog may be allowed out of the enclosure are:
         (a)   If it is necessary for the owner or keeper to obtain veterinary care for the dog;
         (b)   In the case of an emergency or natural disaster where the dog’s life is threatened; or
         (c)   To comply with the order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that, the dog is securely muzzled and restrained with a leash not exceeding six feet in length, and shall be under the direct control and supervision of the owner or keeper of the dog or muzzled in its residence.
      (2)   Any dog which has been found to be a vicious dog and which is not confined to an enclosure shall be impounded by the Administrator, an Animal Control Warden or the law enforcement authority having jurisdiction in such area.
      (3)   If the owner of the dog has not appealed the impoundment order to the Circuit Court in the county in which the animal was impounded within 15 working days, the dog may be euthanized.
      (4)   Upon filing notice of appeal, the order of euthanasia shall be automatically stayed pending the outcome of the appeal. The owner shall bear the burden of timely notification to Animal Control in writing.
      (5)   Guide dogs for the blind or hearing impaired, support dogs for the physically disabled and sentry, guard or police-owned dogs are exempt from this section; provided, an attack or injury to a person occurs while the dog is performing duties as expected. To qualify for exemption under this section, each such dog shall be currently inoculated against rabies in accordance with § 8 of the Animal Control Act. It shall be the duty of the owner of such exempted dog to notify the Administrator of changes of address. In the case of a sentry or guard dog, the owner shall keep the Administrator advised of the location where such dog will be stationed. The Administrator shall provide Police and Fire Departments with a categorized list of such exempted dogs, and shall promptly notify such departments of any address changes reported to him or her.
(Prior Code, § 90-1-23) (Ord. 2006-014, passed 7-10-2006) Penalty, see § 90.99
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