The terms used in this article shall comply with Section
3-1-1 of this chapter unless otherwise provided in this article.
The inoculation of dogs required by Section
3-2-2(A) shall be performed by a veterinarian duly licensed to practice his profession in this state. Upon performing such inoculation, such veterinarian shall issue to the owner or keeper a certificate showing such fact and shall also deliver to the owner or keeper a metallic or other suitable tag to be attached to the collar or harness of the dog, which tag shall also certify to the fact of the inoculation against rabies.
The inoculation performed under the provisions of Section
3-2-3 shall be effective until the expiration of the calendar year in which the vaccination was performed or the expiration of such period of time as may be promulgated by the Department of Agriculture.
The tag issued under the provisions of Section
3-2-3 shall be in such form as shall be determined by the Department of Agriculture.
At any reasonable time upon request of any member of the Police Department or Village employee, the owner or keeper of any unmuzzled dog shall exhibit his certificate issued under the provisions of Section
3-2-3, showing the inoculation against rabies of any dog owned or controlled by him.
The owner or keeper of a dog shall keep the dog under restraint at all times and shall not permit such dog to be at large, off the premises of the property of the owner or keeper, unless the dog is under complete control as defined in Section
3-1-1. (See 65 ILCS 5/11-20-9.)
[Ord. No. 01-06, 5-30-2001]
(A) It shall be the duty of such employees and officers of the Police
Department as shall be designated for that purpose by the Mayor to
take up and impound in such place as may be designated and set apart
for that purpose, any dog found running at large, unlicensed or deemed
a nuisance in the Village, contrary to any of the provisions of this
chapter or other regulations of the Village.
(B) When dogs are found running at large or unlicensed or deemed a nuisance
and their ownership is known to the designated employee(s), such dogs
may be impounded at the discretion of such employee(s), but the employee(s)
may cite the owner of such dog to answer charges of violation of this
chapter.
(C) Any dog permitted to run at large within the Village or any dog which
may, in any manner, continually disturb the quiet of any person or
neighborhood or shall destroy or in any manner injure any animal,
plant, shrub or other property not on the premises of its owner or
keeper is hereby declared a nuisance.
(D) The keeping of an unlimited number of dogs and cats is declared to be a public nuisance pursuant to Section
3-1-8 of the Revised Code of Ordinances of Harristown.
(E) Any impounded dog which shall not be redeemed within seven days shall
be humanely destroyed or otherwise disposed of by the poundkeeper.
(F) Any dog impounded by the Village dogcatcher may be reclaimed upon
payment to the Village of Harristown of a fee of $35 for the first
offense and $50 for each offense thereafter upon presentment of a
receipt to the Macon County Animal Control. Further payment of Macon
County Animal Control charges within the period prescribed by Macon
County Animal Control is required. (See 510 ILCS 5/10.)
In case of impounding and where the owner or keeper of such
dog is disclosed by any tax or license tag worn by it or is otherwise
known to the officers impounding the same, the designated official
shall make reasonable attempts to contact the owner, informing him
of the impounding of his dog and shall cite the owner or keeper of
such dog to answer charges of violation of this chapter.
Any person(s) who shall bring any dog into the Village for the
purpose of causing the same to be impounded or any person who shall
resist, hinder or molest the poundmaster or dogcatcher or police officer
while engaged upon the duties imposed upon them by this chapter or
any person who shall break into the dog pound and release or deliver
any dog therefrom without having first paid the fees herein specified,
or any owner or keeper of any dog who shall permit any dog to run
at large shall be in violation of this chapter.
Any dog which shall have bitten or otherwise injured any person
so as to cause an abrasion of the skin shall be immediately taken,
impounded and kept separated from other dogs for 10 days. If, during
that period, such dog develops symptoms of illness, a veterinarian
shall be called to diagnose its condition. If the symptoms disclosed
are such as to indicate the presence of rabies, such dog shall be
destroyed in such a manner, however, as to preserve intact the head,
which shall thereupon be detached and immediately sent to the diagnostic
laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. In case such dog cannot
be safely taken up and impounded, it may be shot, care being taken
to preserve the head intact which shall thereupon be immediately detached
and be delivered to the diagnostic laboratory of the Department of
Agriculture.
If, at the expiration of the 10 days no symptoms of rabies have
developed in such dog so impounded, the same may be redeemed by the
owner upon payment of the redemption fees and charges specified by
this chapter; provided, however, that in case any dog so impounded
for biting a person shall have previously bitten any person, such
dog shall be humanely destroyed by the poundkeeper. After having been
notified that his dog has bitten or otherwise injured any person,
the owner or keeper thereof shall not, under any circumstances, permit
such animal to be at large unless securely muzzled.
Those persons charged with the duty of enforcing this chapter
may employ any method found practical and humane in capturing and
impounding any dog found running at large.
The owner of any animal impounded under this chapter may redeem
the same by paying all the costs and charges assessed, if any, that
have accrued up to the time of making redemption and on paying the
same; it shall be the duty of the authorities to release the animal
from the pound and deliver it to its owner, or certify the release
thereof to any county authority having possession of the animal.
The Village Board shall designate a Village pound.
Any dog which may, in any manner, continually disturb the quiet
of any person or neighborhood or shall destroy or in any manner injure
any animal, plant, shrub or other property not on the premises of
its owner or keeper is hereby declared to be a nuisance, and such
dog shall be taken up and impounded and may be redeemed or disposed
of in the manner provided for under this Code.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any fierce or
dangerous dog or of any female dog, while in heat, to run at large
within the limits of this Village.
No person in control or possession of a female dog or permitting
the same to remain upon his or her premises shall permit any such
female dog, while in heat, to consort with any other dog or dogs in
an indecent manner in any place of public view, whether upon his own
or any other premises.
(See 65 ILCS 5/11-1-1 and 5/11-20-9.)
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