A. 
This chapter may be cited as the "Animal Control Code."
B. 
This chapter shall be liberally construed to the end that the health and safety of the public shall be protected, with the express purpose of this chapter to:
(1) 
Protect animals from improper use, abuse, neglect, exploitation, inhumane treatment and health hazards;
(2) 
Delineate the animal owner's or harborer's responsibility for the acts and behavior of his animal at all times;
(3) 
Provide security to residents from annoyance, intimidation, injury and health hazards by animals;
(4) 
Encourage responsible pet ownership; and
(5) 
Provide standards for any and all persons and agencies, public or private, engaged in confinement, buying, selling, harboring or dealing in animals in any manner whatsoever.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ANIMAL
Every living creature, other than man, which may be affected by rabies.
[Amended 1-8-2018 by Ord. No. 18-1-8-4]
ANIMAL NUISANCE
When an animal:
A. 
Runs uncontrolled;
B. 
Molests or disturbs persons or vehicles by chasing, barking or biting;
C. 
Attacks other animals;
D. 
Damages property other than that of the owner or harborer;
E. 
Barks, whines, howls, honks, brays, cries or makes other noises excessively;
F. 
Creates noxious or offensive odors;
G. 
Defecates upon any public place or upon premises not owned or controlled by the owner or harborer unless promptly removed by the animal owner or harborer; or
H. 
Creates an insect breeding and/or attraction site due to an accumulation of excreta.
ANIMAL SHELTER
A licensed facility, public or private, used to confine and house animals seized, lost, abandoned or given over by owners.
BITE
To be seized with the teeth or jaws so that a person or animal has been nipped, gripped, wounded, pierced, or resulting in a break or abrasion of the skin.
BOARDING KENNEL
A licensed facility other than an animal hospital or an animal shelter where animals, normally dogs and cats not owned by the proprietor, are temporarily sheltered, fed, watered and exercised in return for a fee.
BREEDER
Any person who harbors five or more animals, normally dogs or cats, or who breeds animals, producing at least two litters in any one calendar year.
CAT
Any member of the animal species Felis catus six months or more in age.
CONTROL
An animal is under control if it is on a leash not more than eight feet in length; is under voice control in the presence of a competent person; is on or within a vehicle being driven or parked; or is within the property limits of its owner or harborer or upon the premises of another person with the consent of that person.
DANGEROUS DOG
A. 
Any dog which, because of its aggressive nature, training or characteristic behavior, is capable of inflicting serious physical harm or death to humans, and which would constitute a danger to human life or property if it were not kept in the manner required by this chapter; or
B. 
Any dog which, when unprovoked, chases or approaches a person in a menacing fashion or apparent attitude of attack on public or private property.
DOG
Any member of the animal species Canis familiaris six months or more in age.
DOMESTIC ANIMAL
Includes dogs, cats, domesticated sheep, horses, cattle, goats, swine, fowl, ducks, geese, turkeys, confined domestic hares and rabbits, pheasants and other birds and animals raised and/or maintained in confinement.
EUTHANASIA
A death brought about by any method which produces rapid loss of consciousness to a painless death.
EXHIBITOR
A person who exhibits animals, normally dogs and cats, for compensation or improvement of the breed.
FACE BITE
A bite anywhere above the shoulders of a human.
GROOMER
A person who performs the service of trimming, bathing or pedicure of animals, normally dogs and cats.
HARBORER
Any person who provides food and shelter for any domesticated animal on other than a periodic or temporary basis.
OWNER
Any person having right of property in any animal; who keeps an animal; who has an animal in his or her care or custody; or who knowingly permits an animal to remain on or about any premises occupied by him or her.
PERSON
Any individual, firm, corporation, partnership, association, trust, estate or other legal entity.
PET SHOP
An establishment operated by a person which acquires animals, birds, reptiles and fish bred by others, whether an owner, agent or on consignment, and sells, offers to sell, exchanges or offers for adoption, with or without charge, such animals, birds, reptiles and fish as domestic pets to the general public at wholesale or retail.
POUND
That facility as designated by the Village Board used to temporarily confine and house animals that have been seized.
TRAINER
A person qualified by training and experience in various facets of animal life, normally dogs.
VACCINATION
The administration of antirabic vaccine by a licensed veterinarian at such intervals as required by state statutes and the State Department of Agriculture.
VICIOUS DOG
Any dog with a propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury to or otherwise threaten the safety of human beings or domestic animals; or any dog, which without provocation, attacks or bites, or has attacked or bitten, a human being or domestic animal; or any dog owned or harbored primarily, or in part, for the purpose of dog fighting or any dog trained for dog fighting, or any dog which has been found to be vicious by a court of competent jurisdiction in a trial or hearing upon a charge of harboring a vicious animal.
VOICE CONTROL
An animal under control:
A. 
Is physically capable of hearing normal commands;
B. 
Is, at the time under consideration, within reasonable proximity to the controller so that shouting or excessively loud commands are not necessary;
C. 
Has been adequately trained in obedience so as to be capable of understanding control commands; and
D. 
Either continually demonstrates, or is able to demonstrate on demand, response to a command that will cause the animal to immediately come into close proximity to the controller and cease any kind of aggressive behavior or action that would be offensive to other persons or animals.
WORK DOG
Any member of the animal species Canis familiaris trained for and actively engaged in rescue, law enforcement or as a guide for the blind or deaf.
A. 
The Chief of Police shall be responsible for administering this chapter.
B. 
The Chief of Police or an agent, or any officer of the law, may:
(1) 
Enter upon private premises to apprehend a stray animal, a vicious animal, a dangerous animal, a wild creature or an animal suspected of being infected with rabies;
(2) 
Enter upon private premises to investigate complaints of irresponsibility or inhumane animal care; and
(3) 
Seize, impound or dispose of any vicious animal of any kind when necessary for the protection of any person or animal.
A facility for proper impoundment of animals on a temporary basis shall be designated from time to time by the Village Board.
It shall be unlawful for any owner or harborer of a domestic animal not to provide for his or her animal:
A. 
Sufficient quantity of good and wholesome food and water;
B. 
Proper protection and shelter from the weather;
C. 
Veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering;
D. 
Humane treatment; and
E. 
Prompt removal and sanitary disposal of all excreta deposited by his or her animal anywhere in the Village.
A. 
It shall be the duty of every person, firm or corporation owning, keeping or harboring any dog or cat in the Village to register the same with the Clerk and to pay a license fee of $3 for each dog or cat.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having custody of any dog or cat to cause or allow the same to be in any public place anywhere in the Village unless such dog or cat shall be wearing a collar to which a tag is securely fastened, upon which tag is inscribed the name, address and telephone number, if any, of the owner or harborer of the animal; further, each such animal shall have affixed to its collar a tag evidencing inoculation against rabies for the current year. Any dog or cat found in any public place not wearing a collar and tags for the current year shall be deemed a stray animal and shall be seized.
It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, care for, have custody of or knowingly permit at any time more than four dogs or cats, in any combination thereof, excluding work dogs, to be upon any property in the Village, excluding properly licensed animal shelters, animal hospitals and clinics; grooming parlors; animal training schools and boarding kennels; and the premises of breeders granted a permit.
A. 
License required. It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain or operate a boarding kennel or pet shop or be a breeder as defined by this chapter without having first obtained a license therefor. Application for such license shall be made on forms provided by the Village. Such application shall specify existing district zoning of the premises and the precise location upon the premises of the kennels or pens in which animals are to be kept. No such kennels or pens shall be located less than 10 feet from the nearest public place or lot line bounding the premises.
B. 
Investigation. Upon receipt of such application, the Chief of Police shall cause an investigation to be made as in his judgment is necessary for making proper recommendations to the full Village Board. The Village Board may, in its sole discretion, cause a license to be issued to the applicant upon payment of the license fee.
C. 
License fees.
(1) 
The license for any boarding kennel, pet shop or breeder shall expire on the 31st day of December following its issuance. The annual fees for such licenses shall be as follows:
(a) 
Pet shop: $50.
(b) 
Kennel with a capacity of 10 animals or fewer: $150.
(c) 
Kennel with a capacity of 25 animals or fewer: $250.
(d) 
Kennel with a capacity of over 25 animals: $500.
(e) 
Breeder: $250.
(2) 
Should the business of buying, selling or dealing in birds, dogs or other small animals as household pets or for domestic purposes be conducted, operated, managed or carried on in connection with a boarding kennel on the same premises by the same person, only one license need be obtained. The amount of such license shall be the highest license fee applicable to a kennel. The licensee of any kennel or pet shop shall be held responsible for the proper licensing of each dog and cat which may be owned, kept or harbored at such kennel or pet shop in the Village.
D. 
Sanitation requirements. Every kennel, pet shop and breeding premises shall be kept in a sanitary condition and shall be free and clear from decaying food and filth of any kind. All kennels and pens shall be cleaned and disinfected on a regular schedule, and shall be kept in a sanitary condition satisfactory to the Chief of Police, who shall have the right to cause an inspection of the premises to be made from time to time.
E. 
Revocation of license. If a report of the Chief of Police consistently indicates that the person conducting such kennel, pet shop or breeding operation has not complied with the provisions of this chapter and with Village ordinances regulating health, safety and sanitation, the Village Board may revoke any license granted hereunder.
A. 
The owner or harborer of any dog or cat requiring veterinary, impounding, licensing, destruction or disposition services as a result of any violations of this chapter shall be responsible for all such expenses. Failure to assume such expenses shall be deemed an act of disclaiming and the dog or cat involved shall be considered a stray animal.
B. 
The Village may apply to any court of competent jurisdiction to recover costs not assumed by any owner or harborer, including the attorney fees and costs incurred in such application.
Any violation of this chapter is hereby declared to be a nuisance. In addition to any other relief provided by this chapter, the Village Attorney may apply to a court of competent jurisdiction for an injunction to prohibit the continuation of any violation of this chapter. Such application for relief may include seeking a temporary restraining order, temporary injunction and permanent injunction and may include a judgment against the offending person for the costs of such action, including reasonable attorney fees.