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Ordinance 1974-67 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING DOGS BE IT ORDAINED by the City Council of the United City of the Village of Yorkville , Kendall County, Illinois , that : SECTION 1. License . Every person who harbors or keeps a dog of over the age of three months in the City shall pay an annual tax on such dog of $3 .00 if it be an unspayed female , and $1 .00 if it be a male , or a spayed female , which tax shall be paid in advance on or before the first day of January of each year. The Clerk shall keep a record of all dog taxes paid and shall furnish to each person paying such tax a metal tag, having stamped thereon numbers indicating the year for which the tax is paid. A duplicate to replace a lost or destroyed tag may be issued by the Clerk upon the payment of twenty—five cents . The tax required by this ordinance shall be paid to the City Collector and shall be by him turned over to the Treasurer. SECTION 2 . Tags . It shall be unlawful to permit any dog to be on any public street , sidewalk, alley or other public place unless such dog has a collar firmly attached around his neck, with a license tax for the current year attached to such collar. SECTION 3 . Running at Large . It shall be unlawful to permit any dog to run at large within the City. Any dog found upon any public street , sidewalk, alley or any unenclosed place , shall be deemed running at large unless dog is firmly held on a leash, or is in an enclosed vehicle . SECTION 4. Disturbances . Any dog, within t -ie corporate limits of the City which shall be barking, biting, howling, whining, or in any other manner disturbing the quiet of, or becoming a source of annoyance to any person, or persons , whatsoever, is hereby de- clared to be a nuisance ,�'and upon complaint being made to the City Dog Warden, or his assistant or to the Police Department of the City, the same being satisfied of the truth of the complaint shall thereafter notify the owner or person having the possession of such dog, or the owner or occupant of the premises on which such dog may be kept , and the person so notified shall , within the twenty—four 67 -2— hours next following the receipt of such notice abate such nuisance . SECTION 5 • Inoculation. It shall be unlawful to per- mit any dog which is not on a leash, under control , or muzzled to be in any public street , parkway, sidewalk, park, in any store or place of public gathering or in any place in the City other than in an enclosed area unless such dog has been inoculated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian within the preceding year. SECTION 6. Dog Bites . It shall be the duty of the owner or person having custody of any dog which bites any human being to keep such dog locked up in an enclosure for a period of two weeks following the time the dog has bitten a person and to have the dog / examined by a physician or licensed veterinarian at the commence- . �L' ment and termination of this two week period. If such dog during this period shall die or shall show definite signs of illness , it shall be the duty of such owner or person having custody of the dog to turn the dog over to the health officer or, Chief of Police , or City Dog Warden, so that it can be determined whether or not the dog had rabies . SECTION 7• Impounding. Any dog found upon any public street or highway running at large , or any dog for which the annual tax has not been paid as hereinabove provided, shall be impounded by the Police Department and shall be boarded at the place or places from time to time designated by the City Dog Warden. If such dog shall not have been redeemed within five days after being impounded, it shall be disposed of in the manner prescribed by the City Council. Upon confinement and impoundment , the City Dog Warden or the Police Department shall notify the owner, if known, of such im- poundment . If the owner of any dog impounded hereunder is unknown, such dog shall be boarded for a period of five (5 ) days and there- after, if no claim has been made for such dog, shall be disposed of -3- by injection by a licensed veterinarian or physician or released to any person desiring said dog upon payment of a Twenty ($20.00) Dollars release fee plus a fee of Five ($5 .00) Dollars for rabies shots . Efforts shall be made hereunder to find suitable homes for any unclaimed dogs or dogs whose owners are unknown, either directly by the City Dog Warden and the Police Department or with the assis- tance of the Animal Welfare League . The owner of any dog impounded hereunder may redeem the same by paying to the City Collector a boarding fee in the amount of Three ($3 .00) Dollars per day for each day said dog has been impounded plus a release--redemption fee according to the following schedule: For first offense --a redemption fee of $ 5 .00 For second offense--a redemption fee of $10.00 For third offense --a redemption fee of $20.00 For all offenses thereafter --a redemption fee of $10.00 In addition to the foregoing, any such owner shall pay the annual tax if not already paid, and the Five ($5 .00) Dollars fee for rabies shots , if applicable . SECTION $. City Dog Warden. The Mayor, with the advice and consent of the City Counsel, shall have the authority to appoint a City Dog Warden and an Assistant City Dog Warden whose duties shall be the enforcement of the Ordinance. SECTION 9. Definition of "dog" . The word "dog" as used in this ordinance shall include all animals , regardless of sex, of the canine species . The word "Person" as used in this ordinance shall include any individual, association of individuals or any corporation. SECTION 10. Method of Destruction. Whenever it shall become necessary to destroy any dog, the method of destruction shall accord with the latest accepted practices from a humane standpoint . SECTION 11. Penalty. Any person, firm or corporation violating this ordinance shall be fined not less than $10.00 nor more than $100.00 for each offense , and a separate offense shall -4- be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues . SECTION 12 . Resisting Officer. It shall be unlawful for any person to molest , resist , interfere with, hinder, or pre- vent any officer or person in the discharge of the duties or powers conferred upon them by this ordinance . SECTION 13 . Any ordinance in conflict herewith is re- pealed. SECTION 14. This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication as required by law. Signed and approved this 10th day of October, A.D. , 1974. Passed this 10th day of October , A.D. 1974. /City Clerk Approved by me as Mayor of the United City of the Village of Yorkville this 10th day of October , A.D. 1974. Ma/yo Published by authority of the Corporate Authorities this 1 ;7 _ day of A.D. 1974.