If a dog or other animal, without provocation, attacks, attempts to attack, or injures any person or animal who is peaceably conducting himself or herself in any place where he or she may lawfully be, the owner of a dog or other animal is liable for damages, to the person, for the full amount of the injury sustained.
(1980 Code, § 90.07) (Res. 99-61, adopted 2-18-1999; Res. 06-122, adopted 3-16-2006; Ord. 24-19, passed 1-18-2024) Penalty, see § 90.99
Statutory reference:
Animal attacks or injuries, see 510 ILCS 5/16