2024-112 Ordinance Amending City Code - Chapter 47 -Control of Animals, Fowl and Dogs

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ADDITIONS AND SONS CHAPTER 47 - CONTROL OF ANIMALS,FOWL AND DOGS— 8. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. It shall be unlawful for any person to be cruel to any animal in any of the following ways: (a) By over-loading, over-driving, over-working, beating, torturing, tormenting, mutilating, abusing starving,mistreating, or killing any animal or causing or knowingly allowing the same to be done. (b) By cruelly working any animal, including old, maimed, infirm, sick or disabled animals, or causing or knowingly allowing the same to be done. (c) By failing to provide any animal in his or her charge or custody, as owner or otherwise, with proper and necessary food, drink, shelter constructed of solid wood or other weather resistant materials with solid walls on all sides a raised dry floor and sloped roof protected from excessive heat and cold and is of sufficient size to permit the animal to exercise and move about freely, ventilation, heat, air, sanitation or veterinary care including medical care according to commonly accepted veterinary standards in addition to the required rabies vaccination which shall include recommended vaccinations as required by accepted veterinary standards and if diseased or injured, or exhibiting_symptoms of disease receives proper care and is segregated from other animals so as to prevent transmittal of the disease. (d) By abandoning, or leaving an animal without proper care or feeding, or turning out to die any animal, including old, maimed, infirm, sick or disabled animals. (e) By cropping an animal's ears, docking an animal's tail or performing similar surgeries except by a licensed veterinary by the State of Illinois. (f) By tying, confining, or restraining any animal or bird in such a manner that it chokes the animal or bird or prevents it from moving about freely, or such that it forces the animal or bird to stand, lie or sit in its own excrement by use of a choke collar, or any collar too small for the size and age of the animal or by use of any rope, chain, or cord directly attached to the animal's neck or by use of a leash less than twelve (12) feet in length, or by use of any tether or leash without swivels on both ends, or of such unreasonable weight as to prevent the animal from moving about freely. (g)By tethering or confining an animal at a vacant structure or premises for any purpose or time when it is not monitored by a competent adult who is present at the property for the duration of such tethering or confinement.