(A) An animal is hereby declared to be a nuisance and may be taken up and impounded:
(1) That is unlawfully running at large;
(2) Which bites any person or injures any person so as to cause an abrasion of the skin; or
(3) That is a dog that commits acts or behaves in a manner within the definition of a “dangerous dog” and/or a “vicious dog” as defined by the State Animal Control Act, 510 ILCS 5/1 et seq.
(B) Dogs may be impounded by taking them to the County Animal Control Center or its designee or, if otherwise unavailable, to a licensed veterinarian all of which are hereinafter known as the impounder. The owner or keeper of any dog so impounded is hereby required to pay the fees of the impounder and for the keeping of the dog before the dog is released, at the regular rates charged for those services by the impounder in charge. In effecting the capture of a dog or dogs running at large, officers are authorized and directed to use traps, nets, or tranquilizer guns.
(C) Unclaimed stray dogs will be kept for a period of seven days and then either adopted or otherwise disposed of.
(D) A dog that commits acts or behaves in a manner within the definition of a “dangerous dog” and/or a “vicious dog” may be reported to the County Animal Control Administrator, for possible investigation under the state’s Animal Control Act, 510 ILCS 5/1 et seq.
(E) (1) If there appears to be imminent danger to the public, any dangerous animal located on public property or in the alternative located on private property with invitation to the village by its resident or owner found not in compliance with the provisions of § 90.21 shall be subject to seizure and may immediately be placed in an approved facility.
(2) Upon the conviction of a person for a violation of this section, the animal with regard to which the conviction was obtained shall be confiscated and placed in an approved facility, with the dangerous animal owner responsible for all costs connected with the seizure and confiscation of the animal. Approved facilities include, but are not limited to, the county’s Animal Control Center, a zoological park, federally licensed exhibit, humane society, veterinary clinic or hospital, or animal refuge.
(Ord. 18-O-10, passed 4-17-2018) Penalty, see § 90.99