(A) Bites and attacks. It shall be the duty of every owner of an animal to prevent such animal from biting or attacking any person, animal or property of another. Any animal that, without provocation, bites or attacks any person, animal or property of another is hereby declared to be a public nuisance. It shall be the duty of any person who has been bitten, or having knowledge of a person being bitten, scratched or otherwise injured so as to cause abrasion to the skin of such person being bitten or scratched by any animal kept within the Village, to report the incident to the Police Department or Code Enforcement Officer as soon as reasonably possible, giving the name and address of the owner of such animal, the license number of the animal, if ascertainable, and the time and place of the incident.
(B) Vicious animals. It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor in the Village any vicious animal unless the owner of such vicious animal complies with the requirements of ILCS Ch. 510, Act 5, §§ 1 et seq., as may be amended from time to time.
(Ord. 2008-32, passed 6-5-2008) Penalty, see § 90.99