A.Â
The owner or keeper of a dog shall keep such dog under
restraint at all times and shall not permit such animal to be at large.
B.Â
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any horses,
cattle, swine, sheep, chickens, ducks, geese or other animals or fowl,
except as otherwise provided by ordinances of the Village of Williamsville,
to be at large anywhere within the Village. The herding of any animals
or fowl or the tethering of animals for grazing purposes shall be
deemed to be at large.
C.Â
Any person convicted of violating this section shall
be fined not less than $75 for first violation and not less than $150
for each violation thereafter.
[Amended 6-26-2006 by CY Ord. No. 2006-05]
A.Â
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper to suffer
or permit any such animal by barking, howling, crying or other distressing
or loud or unusual noise to disturb the peace or quiet of any place
or neighborhood or family or person in the Village. The disturbing
of said neighborhood or persons by any such animal is hereby declared
to be a nuisance, and it shall be unlawful for any such person to
suffer or permit any such nuisance to exist.
B.Â
In addition to the general restrictions of Subsection
A, for the purpose of this section, an owner or keeper is in violation
of this section if he permits a dog to bark in a substantially continuous
manner between the hours of 10:00 p.m. and 7:00 a.m. for a period
of more than 15 minutes, or who allows such animal to bark for numerous
periods of time, regardless of duration, so as to disturb the quiet
of the neighborhood or of particular neighbors.
C.Â
In case any animal shall repeatedly disturb the peace
or quiet of any place of neighborhood or become a nuisance as defined
in this chapter, the Village may petition the Circuit Court of Sangamon
County for an order to destroy said animal.
Any pen, stable or place in which animals are
housed or kept which is unreasonably offensive to persons residing
in the vicinity of the same, due to associated debris or odors, or
to persons passing along any street or alley near the same, or which
constitute a hazard to the health of persons residing nearby are hereby
declared to be unlawful and a nuisance.
It is unlawful for any owner or keeper of an
animal to suffer, permit or fail to prevent an animal from biting
or attacking a person or another animal resulting in injury to the
person or animal attacked, provided that such an attack upon a person
who is or reasonably appears to be in the commission of an act made
punishable under the Criminal Code of the State of Illinois, is not
prohibited if the animal is acting in the defense of the owner or
keeper or his family or premises, and the animal remains on its premises.
For purposes of this section, it is not necessary that the person
bitten or attacked be arrested or convicted of a criminal offense.
No person shall own, keep or harbor within the
Village an animal known to be dangerous or vicious, unless such person
shall keep such animal safely and securely confined so as to protect
from injury any child or other person who may come upon the premises
in the vicinity where such animal may be located; adequate warning
by signs, or otherwise, shall be given to all persons coming upon
the premises in the vicinity of any such vicious or dangerous animal.
It shall be unlawful for any person to kill
or wound or attempt to kill or wound by the use of firearms, sling
shot, bow and arrow, BB gun, air rifle or any other dangerous weapon
any animal within the Village limits, provided that this section shall
not prohibit a person from defending himself or another from attack
by an animal. Police officers may use weapons to destroy animals which
are seriously injured to avoid unnecessary suffering or in self defense
or defense of others.
It shall be unlawful for any person to commit
acts of cruelty to animals. The following acts shall be deemed to
be examples of cruelty to animals and are not intended to be a complete
list of acts which may constitute cruelty. Doctors of veterinary medicine,
in the performance of their profession, are not subject to the provisions
of this section.
A.Â
Overloading, overdriving, overworking, beating, torturing,
tormenting, mutilating or killing any animal or causing or knowingly
allowing the same to be done.
B.Â
Cruelly working any old, maimed, injured, sick or
disabled animal or causing or knowingly allowing the same to be done.
C.Â
Failing to provide any animal in one's charge or custody,
as owner or keeper, with proper food, drink, shelter, air, sanitation
or medical care.
D.Â
Abandoning any animal without making provisions for
its care and feeding.
It shall be unlawful for any person to use or
keep animals or be in any way connected with the management of any
place kept or used for the purpose of fighting or baiting any dogs,
cocks or other animals or permit such place to be kept or used on
premises owned or controlled by such persons.
A.Â
The owner or keeper of an animal shall be responsible
for the disposal of such animal's remains upon its death, from whatever
cause, and regardless of the location of the remains of such animals.
B.Â
Animals remains shall be disposed of:
(1)Â
By burial beneath at least 18 inches of compacted
soil on the property of the animal's owner or keeper or any other
location, with the express permission of the owner of the property;
or
(2)Â
By or through the Sangamon County Animal Pound; or
(3)Â
By or through a licensed veterinarian; or
(4)Â
By action of the Williamsville Police Department.
C.Â
Police officers may issue a written notice to any
owner or keeper who has failed to properly dispose of the remains
of an animal as prescribed herein. Such person shall have 24 hours
from receipt of such notice to properly dispose of such remains. The
notice shall be served upon the violator personally or by leaving
such notice at his usual place of abode with some person of the family
of the age of 13 years or upwards and informing that person of the
contents thereof.
D.Â
The Village of Williamsville may dispose of any animal
remains without notice to the owner or keeper when:
(1)Â
Such remains are located on a public roadway.
(2)Â
The remains bear no owner identification tags as required
by this chapter.
(3)Â
The remains are located on the property of a person
other than the owner or keeper.
(4)Â
Service of a notice upon the owner or keeper is refused
or not readily possible within a short time.
E.Â
In any case where a disposal notice is required in
accordance with Subsection C above, upon failure of a person served
a notice to properly dispose of such remains within the time allowed,
the remains may be disposed of by employees of the Village of Williamsville,
and all costs of such removal shall be paid by the owner or keeper
of the dead animal to the Village of Williamsville.
F.Â
A minimum charge of $50 for each hour or part of an
hour spent by Police officers or other Village employees in disposing
of the remains shall be levied against the owner or keeper when the
Village of Williamsville disposes of the remains. The Village's Counsel
is hereby authorized to institute legal proceedings to collect any
amount owing by the owner or keeper, provided that such suit is filed
within two years of the issuance of the notice or disposal of the
remains if no notice is required.
A.Â
Any animal discovered injured or dead on a public
way of this Village shall be impounded or picked up by the Village
of Williamsville Police Department.
B.Â
Seriously injured animals which are wearing owner
identification tags will be taken to a doctor of veterinary medicine,
who shall contact the owner for treatment instructions and who shall
maintain the animal, painlessly, if possible, until instructions are
received. The owner or keeper shall be responsible for the costs of
the impoundment and treatment.
C.Â
Seriously injured animals which do not bear owner
identification tags shall be impounded and euthanized forthwith by
a doctor of veterinary medicine to avoid unnecessary suffering to
the animal.
D.Â
Injured animals wearing owner identification tags
shall be released to the pound within 48 hours if the owner cannot
be contacted and treatment is completed, or if the animal requires
treatment beyond treatment to minimize suffering or pain, such treatment
may be provided at the owner's or keeper's expense.
E.Â
No animal will be released by a veterinarian from
impoundment to the owner or keeper following treatment of an injury
until a release is received from the Village of Williamsville showing
payment of impoundment fees.
It shall be unlawful for any person to, in any
way, interfere with any person who is known to such person to be or
who identifies himself or herself to be and is in fact a Village or
county employee or officer enforcing the provisions of this chapter
or engaged in catching or impounding any animal under the authority
of this chapter. Any person convicted of a violation of the provisions
of this section will be fined not less than $100 nor more than $500.