A. Every owner of any dog kept in the City limits, or who harbors a dog on the premises owned or occupied by that person in the City limits, shall have the dog vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian in compliance with the State Animal Control Act 1 and to keep the dog properly tagged showing compliance with this section. If a vaccine capable of conferring immunity for more than one (1) year is used, additional tags designating those years shall be obtained and displayed.
B. Violation of this section shall be an absolute liability offense.
C. Any person violating any provision of this section shall be fined no less than seventy five dollars ($75.00) nor more than one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each offense, and a separate offense will be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. (Ord. 2007-12-10, 12-10-2007)
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| 1 | 1. 510 ILCS 5/1 et seq. |