G-1527 Ordinance No . G-1527
AN ORDINANCE
GENERALLY AMENDING ARTICLE V OF CHAPTER 18 OF THE CITY CODE
PERTAINING TO THE LICENSING AND CONTROL OF DOGS WITHIN THE
CITY OF ELGIN . -
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ELGIN ,
ILLINOIS :
Section 1 . That Article V of Chapter 18 of the City
Code of Elgin be , and it hereby is , amended by repealing
present Article V thereof in its entirety , and inserting in
lieu thereof the following new Article V , to-wit:
ARTICLE V - Dogs
501 . Rabies , Inoculation and license required
502 . License fees
503 . Dangerous dogs
504. Dogs at Large
505 . Disturbing the Peace
506 . Nuisances
507 . Animal Control Officer
508. Fees for Impounding and Keeping
509 . Public Notice of Impounding
510 . Notice to Owners of Licensed Dogs
511 . Animal Bites
512 . Suspected Rabies
513 . Prohibited Areas
514 . Penalties
18-501 . Rabies Inoculation and License Required . No dog
shall be permitted to be or remain in the City unless properly
inoculated for rabies as provided by Section 23( i ) of Chapter 8
of the Illinois Revised Statutes , and unless being licensed
by the City as hereinafter provided .
18-502 . Licens'e Fees . All dogs kept in the City shall be
registered as to sex , breed , name and address of owner and name
of dog. At the time of such registration such owner shall obtain
a license for such dog and shall pay the following fees : Annual
registration fee , Male dog $1 .00 ; Female Dog $2 .00 ; Spayed Dog ,
$1.00 . Said fees shall be paid to the City Treasurer who shall ,
(a) keep a register of dogs ; (b) deliver a license tax to such
owner. Expressly , provided , however, that prior to issuing a
license for any such dog , the City Treasurer shall , require
that the owner to exhibit a certificate in the form approved
by the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois , indicating
that such dog was inoculated not more than one year prior to
the date of application for such license. It shall be the
duty of said owner to cause such license tag to be securely
attached around the dog ' s neck and kept there at all times
during the license period .
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Any license purchased after July 1st , in any year , for
tow that particular calendar year , shall be subject to a penalty
of , and shall cost , $3 .00 in addition to the normal license fee ;
expressly provided however , that the person owning the dog
for which the license is being purchased has owned said
animal for at least six months on the date the license is
applied for ,
18-503 . Dangerous Dogs . No vicious , dangerous , ferocious
dog or dog sick with or liable to communicate hydrophobia or
other contagious or infectious disease shall be permitted to
run at large in the City .
18-504. Dogs at Large . No person shall cause or
permit any dog owned or kept by him to be at large at any
place within the City , other than on the property of such
owner or keeper , unless such dog is securely fastened and
restrained by a leash . Any dog , not upon the owner ' s or
keeper ' s property , which is not fastened and restrained by
a leash shall be deemed as being at large . All dogs found
being at large , whether or not currently licensed by the City
of Elgin shall promptly be impounded .
18-505 . Disturbing the Peace . No person owning any dog
shall suffer or permit such dog to disturb thepeace and quiet
of the neighborhood by barking , making other loud or unusual
noises , or by running thru or across cultivated gardens or
'' fields .
18-506 . Nuisances .
( a) Any dog found in the City , either with or without a
license , being at large under conditions set forth above ,
is hereby declared to be a nuisance and shall be impounded
as hereinafter provided .
(b) It shall be deemed to be a public nuisance for any
person to cause or permit any dog owned or kept by him to
defecate or urinate upon any public street , sidewalk , or
other public place , or upon any premises not owned or
controlled by the person owning or keeping the dog , provided
however that shall any such defecation be completely and
promptly removed by the owner or keeper of said dog, the
terms of this Section shall not be found applicable .
18-507 . Animal Control Officer . There is hereby created
the position of Animal Control Officer . The Animal Control
Officer is hereby charged with the duty of impounding all
dogs being at large in violation of the provisions of this
article . He shall be a special police officer and shall be ,
and is , hereby authorized to make all necessary arrests in
carrying out the provisions of this article .
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18-508. Fees for Impounding and Keeping .
( a) Licensed Dogs . Any dog for which the license fee
for the current year has been paid , which may during such
year be impounded or taken up for being at large , may be
redeemed by the owner or keeper of such dog upon payment
of a fee to the City of Elgin of five dollars ($5 .00) for the
first redemption , ten dollars ( $10 . 00) for the second redemption
and twenty dollars ( $20 .00) for the third redemption , for
the taking up or impounding of such dog and in addition
paying the cost of keeping such dog while impounded .
If such dog is without a collar or harness with a
current license attached , it shall be deemed a licensed dog ,
for the purpose of this section , if satisfactory proof is
given to a police officer, or the animal control officer ,
by the owner or keeper that such dog is licensed and that
a collar , or harness with a current license tag attached
thereto was placed on such dog, but had subsequently been
lost , or taken from such animal .
(b ) Unlicensed dogs . Any unlicensed dog which shall
have been impounded may be redeemed by the owner or keeper
of such dog upon payment to the City of Elgin of the sum of
ten dollars ( $10 .00) for the first redmmption , fifteen
dollars ($15 .00) for the second redemption , and twenty-five
r dollars ($25 .00) for the third redemption , as a fee for
taking up or impounding such dog, plus the annual license
fee provided in section 18-502 , of this Article ,
and the cost of keeping such dog while impounded .
18-509 . Public Notice of Impounding . Immediately
after impounding any dog hereunder, it shall be the duty
of the Animal Control Officer to record the date of impounding ,
a description of the dog impounded , and a record as to
whether or not such dog has been licensed and tagged as
required by the ordinance.
Public notice of the impounding of such dog shall
be given by posting a description of such dog and date of
impounding at the place of impoundment. Any such dog not
redeemed by the owner or keeper thereof within three days
after the posting of such notice by the Animal Control
Officer shall be and is hereby declared to be a public
nuisance . Immediately _thereafter such dog shall be disposed
of by the person so designated .
18-510 . Notice to Owners of Licensed Dogs . It shall be
the duty of the Animal Control Officer to cause notice to
be served by registered , or certified mail , return receipt
requested , upon the registered owner of any licensed dog
r impounded under the provisions of this article, such notice
to be mailed to the last known address of the owner, at least
three days prior to the posting of public notice of
impounding hereinbefore provided .
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18-511 . Animal Bites .
( a) It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of
any dog or other animal when notified that such dog or
animal has bitten or scratched any person or has otherwise
injured any person so as to cause an abrasion of the skin , to
sell or give away such dog or animal or to permit or allow
such dog or animal to be taken away beyond the limits of the
country , but it shall be the duty of such owner, upon
receiving notice of the character aforesaid to immediately
place such dog or animal in a duly licensed veterinary
hospital where such dog or animal shall be confined for a
period of at least ten days for observation or deliver, or
cause to be delivered , any such dog or animal to the Animal
Control . Officer for such placement. In case such dog or
animal is delivered to a veterinary hospital , notice of the
name and location of such hospital shall be immediately
furnished to the Animal Control Officer by the owner of such
dog or animal , and upon receipt of such dog or animal , the
veterinary hospital shall submit to the Animal Control Officer,
a certificate stating that such dog or animal either shows . no
symptoms of rabies or does show symptoms of rabies . If, at
the expiration of the ten days of confinement in such
veterinary hospital , the veterinary hospital shall submit
to the Animal Control Officer a second certificate stating
that the dog or animal does not have rabies , the dog or
animal may then be released by the Animal Control Officer.
( b) If, however, evidence is presented that such dog or
animal has been inoculated against rabies within the time
prescribed by law prior to the biting , such dog or animal
shall be confined in the house of its owner or in a manner
that will 'prohibit such dog or animal from biting any person
for a period - of ten days , unless in the judgment of the Animal
Control Officer , Rabies Inspector, or the licensed veterinarian
circumstances are such that the dog or- animal should be
confined elsewhere . - Such dog or animal so confined shall
be examined by a licensed veterinarian on the first , fifth ,
and tenth day during confinement. If, at the expiration
of the ten days of confinement the veterinarian shall submit
a certificate stating that the dog or animal- does not have
rabies the dog or animal may then be released by the Animal
Control Officer.
18-512 . Suspected Rabies . The owner or custodian of any
dog or other animal suffering from, or suspected to be suffering
from , rabies as provided in this ordinance shall surrender
possession of ,such dog or animal to the Animal Control Officer
or any police officer - of,-.the City on demand .
18-513 . Prohibited Areas . It shall be unlawful for any dog ,
even though on a lease , to go or be upon any - school premises , public
playground , public swimming pool or public park within the City
or upon a path or sidewalk extending through .or within any
school premises , public playground, or public park within
the City.
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18-514 . Penalties . Any person violating any provision
of this Ordinance shall be subject to a fine or penalty not
to exceed five hundred dollars ( $500.00) for each offense and
a like fi ne for each .day such violation continues .
Section 2 . That all ordinances or parts thereof in
conflict herewith be , and the same hereby are , repealed and
of no further force and effect.
Section 3 . That this Ordinance shall be in full force
and effect .as provided by law and shall be published in
pamphlet• form _ by •authority of the City _ Council . -
s/ W, E. Rauschenberger
W . E . Rauschenberger, Mayor
Presented: July 26, 1972
Passed: July 26, 1972
Vote : Yeas 7 Nays 0
Recorded : July 26, 1972
Published:• July 26, 1972
Attest:
s/ Margaret A, Clink
Margaret A. Ol i nk, City Clerk
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