(A) 
No person or owner shall abandon, cruelly beat, torment, overload, overwork, or otherwise abuse animals in a manner to cause unnecessary suffering.
(B) 
No person shall sell, offer for sale, or give away as a pet any rabbit or fowl which has been dyed, colored, or otherwise treated to impart an artificial color thereto. Baby chicks, ducklings, goslings, or turtles shall not be sold, offered for sale, bartered or given away as pets or novelties.
(C) 
No person shall give away live animals, fish, reptiles or birds as a prize, or as an inducement to any business agreement for the purpose of attracting trade.
(D) 
No person shall expose any known poisonous substance, whether mixed with food or not, so that the same shall be liable to be eaten by any animal, provided that it shall not be unlawful for a person to expose on his own property common rat poison mixed only with vegetable substances.
It shall be unlawful for any person, other than a police officer, Animal Control Officer, licensed veterinarian or owner, to remove the collar, license tag or muzzle from any dog or cat within the limits of the City without the consent of the owner of such animal.
It shall be unlawful for any animal, even though on a leash, to be in or enter any public building, food establishment, or any store except a store for the sale of animals, anywhere within the City during the time that any of said places are open for use by the public. The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs leading blind persons, nor to animal exhibits or animal obedience training classes.
(A) 
No owner shall permit any vicious animal to be on any street, alley, or other public place within the City or upon the private premises of any person other than the owner of such animal, unless such animal is securely muzzled or caged. Vicious animals on the premises of the owner shall be restrained so that they cannot attack persons lawfully on the premises, and the premises shall be maintained so that children cannot gain access thereto. Any animal found in violation of this section shall be impounded.
(B) 
If any vicious animal cannot be safely taken and impounded when necessary for the protection of any person or property, such animal may be slain by a police officer or person authorized by the City; provided, however, that in all cases where any animal so slain has bitten any person or caused an abrasion to the skin of such person, no injury shall be done to the head of the animal and it shall be the duty of the person slaying the animal to immediately deliver the carcass to a licensed veterinarian to prepare the head and brain for delivery to the Cook County Rabies Control Department.
(C) 
If any animal such as a mouse, rat, squirrel, or any other animal bites a person or other animal and subsequently expires, the bite shall be reported and the carcass delivered to the City Department of Public Health.
No domestic animal afflicted with a contagious disease or an infectious disease shall be allowed to run at large or to be exposed in any public place whereby the health of other animals or man may be affected.
It shall be unlawful for any person to kill or wound, or attempt to kill or wound, any squirrel, rabbit, or bird, or for any person to take the eggs or young of any bird within the limits of the City.
No person shall instigate, cause or procure any dog fight, cockfight or any public or private fighting, or in any manner instigate, cause or procure, or assist in any indecent or immoral show or exhibition of any animal.
No person shall trap, snare, dig a hole, pit or use any other method or device to capture animals which are ferae naturae or domesticated in the City. The placing of any such trap, snare, hole, pit or device is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and shall be summarily abated.