This article shall be known as the "Dog Ordinance" of the Village
and may be referred to by that title.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions shall
apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different
meaning:
Includes any canine three months of age or more.
Includes any person or corporation owning, harboring, or
keeping a dog within the limits of the Village for more than 10 days.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
No person shall own, possess, or harbor a dog in the Village
without having the dog vaccinated against rabies and without having
obtained a license therefor in compliance with the provisions hereafter
set forth; except that a license or vaccination shall not be required
for dogs under the age of four months. If a licensed veterinarian
determines in writing that a rabies inoculation would compromise an
animal's health, then the animal shall be exempt from the rabies shot
requirement, but the owner must still be responsible for the fees.
A.
RUNNING AT LARGE
For the purpose of this section, the following definition shall apply
unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning:
The presence of a dog at any place except on the premises
of the owner, or except on a suitable or dependable lead, not longer
than eight feet, or except when confined in a motor vehicle so that
the dog cannot escape or jump from the vehicle.
B.
No dog, whether licensed or unlicensed, shall be allowed to run at
large in the Village limits, except on the owner's premises, and also
except where the owner or person in charge of the dog has it on a
suitable and dependable lead, not longer than eight feet.
C.
A dog that is actively engaged in a legal hunting activity, including
training, is not considered to be running at large if the dog is on
land that is open to hunting or on land on which the person has obtained
permission to hunt or to train a dog. A dog that is in a dog-friendly
area or dog park is not considered to be running at large if the dog
is monitored or supervised by a person.
[Added 7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
Every dog over the age of four months shall at all times wear
a substantial, durable collar to which shall be attached securely
the required license tag.
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
A.
The Animal Control Officer shall seize and impound any licensed or
unlicensed dog running at large and shall notify the owner of the
dog by telephone or other means not later than the day after the dog
is seized, that the dog has been seized and is impounded awaiting
redemption on or before a certain specified date, namely five days
after the date of seizure.
B.
No dog shall be redeemed by or released to anyone except the owner
or his or her duly authorized agent.
C.
If the impounded dog is not redeemed and released to the owner, the
dog shall be delivered to the Animal Control Officer or other humane
agency except as provided hereafter.
All dogs found in the Village without being licensed or without
the proper metallic check or tag attached thereto as herein required
are declared a public nuisance and subject to disposal.
[Amended 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-02]
When any dog has bitten a human being, the dog shall be seized
by the Animal Control Officer, any police officer, or other person
designated by the President and shall be impounded with a licensed
veterinarian for a period not exceeding 10 days. If the dog is not
found rabid, it shall be returned to the owner at the expiration of
the 10 days upon the owner paying the actual cost of the impounding.
Any person who keeps, harbors, or owns any dog which by loud, frequent, or habitual barking, yelping, or howling or by constant threat of attacking and biting causes annoyance to the neighborhood or to people passing upon the streets; or any person who refuses to deliver his or her dog or dogs to the Chief of Police when properly requested to do so under the provisions of §§ 91-1 through 91-13; or any person who is cruel or inhumane to a dog, the cruelty and inhumanity consisting of beating, torturing, mutilating, cruelly killing, and failure to provide food, drink, and shelter, and abandoning an old, sick, or disabled dog, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and subject to the penalty provided in this chapter.
Every person owning or keeping any dog shall keep the dog, dog
kennel, or place where any dog is kept in a clean and sanitary condition
so that the dog, its kennel, or place where it is kept shall not become
a nuisance because of any smell or obnoxious odor.
