§ 90.99 PENALTY.

 

Code Sections	1st offense	2nd offense	3rd offense
90.10, 90.23, 90.25	$500	$1,000	$1,500
90.04, 90.05, 90.06, 90.09, 90.22	$250	$500	$1,000
90.08, 90.11, 90.13, 90.14, 90.18	$100	$150	$300

 

   (A)   Each day a person fails to comply constitutes a separate offense.

   (B)   If the owner of a dog subject to enclosure neglects to do the following, then the owner shall be guilty of a Class A misdemeanor:

      (1)   Fails to maintain or keep the dog in an enclosure;

      (2)   The dog inflicts great bodily harm, permanent disfigurement, or permanent physical disability upon any other person or causes the death of another person; and

      (3)   The attack is unprovoked in a place where the person is peaceably conducting himself or herself and where the person may lawfully be.

   (C)   Unless the owner knowingly allowed the dog to run at large or failed to take steps to keep the dog in an enclosure, then the owner shall be guilty of Class 4 felony.

   (D)   The penalty in this division shall be in addition to any other criminal or civil sanction provided by law.

   (E)   The owner of the animal must, in addition to payment of the fine, present evidence that the animal has been inoculated against rabies, as specified in this chapter.

(1980 Code, § 90.99) (Res. 99-61, adopted 2-18-1999; Res. 06-122, adopted 3-16-2006; Am. Ord. 11-287, passed 8-18-2011; Ord. 24-19, passed 1-18-2024)

Statutory reference:

   Exercise of corporate powers, see 55 ILCS 5/5-1004