No domestic animal afflicted with a contagious disease shall be allowed to run at large or be exposed in any public place whereby the health of man or beast within the city may be affected nor shall any diseased animal be shipped or removed from the premises of its owner, except under the supervision of the Board of Health or the State Veterinarian. It is made the duty of the Board of Health to secure such disposition of any diseased animal and such treatment of infected premises as to prevent the communication or spread of the contagion or infection, except in cases where the State Veterinarian is empowered to act. In such cases the Board of Health shall cooperate with the State Veterinarian so far as necessary to protect the health of the city.
('69 Code, § 13-5) Penalty, see § 10.99
Cross-reference:
Domestic animals with contagious diseases, see § 90.09
Statutory reference:
Reporting requirement, see ILCS Ch. 510, Act 50 § 22
Diseased animals running at large, see ILCS Ch. 720, Act 575 § 258