No person shall cruelly treat any animal in the Village in any
way. Any person who inhumanely beats, underfeeds, overloads, or abandons
any animal shall be deemed guilty of a violation of this section.
No person shall permit any dangerous animal or vicious animal
of any kind to run at large within the Village. Exhibitions or parades
of animals which are ferae naturae in the eyes of the law may be conducted
only upon securing a permit from the Chief of Police.
No person shall harbor or keep any animal which disturbs the
peace by loud noises at any time of the day or night.
Every person owning or keeping any animal shall keep the animal
or place where any animal is kept in a clean and sanitary condition
so that the animal or place where it is kept shall not become a nuisance
because of any smell or obnoxious odor.
[Amended7-27-2016 by Ord.
No. 16-16]
No person shall permit any cats, cattle, horse, swine, sheep, goats, or poultry to run at large in the Village. Any animal running at large in any public place in the Village shall be impounded in the manner provided in § 91-6. It shall further be unlawful to picket or tie any animal in any of the streets of the Village for the purpose of grazing or feeding.
The members of the Police Department are authorized to kill
any dangerous animals of any kind when it is necessary for the protection
of any person or property.
[Amended 11-22-1999 by Ord. No. 99-19]
A.
No domestic animal afflicted with a contagious or infectious disease
shall be allowed to run at large, or to be exposed in any public place
whereby the health of human or beast may be affected; nor shall the
diseased animal be shipped or removed from the premises of the owner
thereof, except under the supervision of the Chief of Police.
B.
It is the duty of the Chief of Police to secure the disposition of
any diseased animal and the treatment of affected premises to prevent
the communication and spread of the contagion or infection, except
in cases where the state veterinarian is empowered to act.
[Amended 7-27-2022 by Ord. No. 22-16]
Other than those properties located within an agriculturally
zoned property, no person shall cause or allow any stable or place
where any animal is or may be kept to become unclean or unwholesome.
It shall be unlawful to keep any live, including any hooved animals
such as swine or pigs, in the Village. Those animals that qualify
as fowl, must comply with the requirements contained herein.
[Amended 7-27-2022 by Ord. No. 22-16]
One must abide to the requirements within this section to keep
fowl on residential property within Coal City. Any poultry yard may
be no closer than 75 feet from any building used for residential property
by anyone other than the one maintaining the subject poultry yard.
A.
For the purpose of this section, "poultry yard" shall be an enclosed
space within the rear yard restricting fowl from roaming throughout
the entirety of the property, in which a chicken coop is maintained
to house one or more live fowl; the term "fowl" includes only those
animals herein listed: chickens, and domesticated geese.
B.
Fowl must be kept within a small enclosure, also known as a "chicken
coop," constructed in a manner and maintained to be impenetrable by
rats or rodents. Such an enclosure must provide a minimum of four
square feet per chicken or hen, maintained at all times, and cannot
exceed eight feet in height.
C.
Keeping chickens is lawful according to adherence to all of the provisions
provided below:
(1)
Chickens,
hens, coops and the designated poultry yard are restricted to a rear
yard.
(2)
A barrier
surrounding the designated poultry yard to restrict chickens from
fleeing elsewhere must be utilized. This barrier must consist of a
hardware wire cloth consisting of galvanized or stainless steel or
of a more durable material. Said barrier must be at least four feet
in height.
(3)
There
must be a minimum of 20 square feet per chicken or hen of open yard
space within the fenced in poultry yard.
(4)
There
shall be no roosters.
(5)
The
total amount of chickens on the property may not exceed five chickens.
(6)
All
chickens must be returned and placed in the coop by nightfall.
(7)
No
slaughtering of chickens may occur on the property.
(8)
No
breeding of chickens or hens may take place on the property.
(9)
All
feed must be kept in tightly sealed containers except when feed is
being placed for consumption by the chickens.
(10)
Chicken
and hen coops and yards must be cleaned on a regular basis and must
remain free from accumulated waste.
(11)
Deceased
chickens or hens must be disposed in a sanitary manner.
(12)
Chicken
and hen health must be maintained with proper water and feed as animal
cruelty standards require.
D.
Every poultry
yard shall be adequately maintained so as to be impenetrable by rats
or other rodents. The presence of any rats in any poultry yard shall
be prima facie evidence that the yard is maintained in violation of
the provisions of this section.
[Added 6-10-1996 by Ord. No. 96-16; amended 9-23-1996 by Ord. No.
96-30; 4-26-1999 by Ord. No. 99-2; 10-25-1999 by Ord. No. 99-17]
A.
It shall be unlawful to keep pigeons for any purpose, including breeding, training or racing within the Village limits, except as authorized in Subsection B of this section.
B.
Pigeons may be kept within the Village limits only if the following
conditions are met:
(1)
The activity is expressly authorized by the Carrier, Racing, Hobby
and Show Pigeon Act, ILCS Ch. 510, Act 45, as amended from time to
time;
[Amended 7-27-2016 by Ord. No. 16-16]
(2)
The activity is conducted in an orderly fashion; and
(3)
The activity is conducted pursuant to an annual permit issued by
the President, the permit being in effect for 365 days, and the fee
for the annual permit being $50.
