O-71-01i
ORDINANCE NO. 0- 711-1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 19.211 OF
CHAPTER 19 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF
THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
Published in pamphlet form
by the Mayor and Board of
Trustees this 4th day of
January , 197 1
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ORDINANCE NO. 0- 771 -1
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION.19.211 OF
CHAPTER 19 OF THE MUNICIPAL'CODE OF
THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE
VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD, LAKE AND COOK COUNTIES, ILLINOIS, AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION That Section 19.211 of Chapter 19 of the Municipal
ONE: Code of the Village of Deerfield of 1963, as amended,
be and the same is hereby further amended by striking said section in
its entirety and substituting in lieu thereof the following:
"19.211 Dog Bites.) It shall be the duty of the
owner of any dog to prevent such dog from biting
or attacking any person in the Village, and if a
person is bitten by a'dog he shall report the
incident to the police department immediately.
"Any dog which may unprovokedly bite or attack any
person in the Village is hereby declared to be a
public nuisance and such dog may be apprehended
by a police officer, animal warden, or other per-
son charged with'.the enforcement of this article.
"If an owner has notice that his dog has bitten any
person, it shall be unlawful for such owner to kill
such dog, or sell or give such dog away, or to per-
mit or allow such dog to be taken beyond the limits
of the Village except to a licensed veterinary
..hospital, but it shall be the duty of such owner to
immediately report the incident to the police depart-
ment and to immediately place such dog in a licensed
veterinary hospital where such dog shall be quaran-
tined for a period of at least ten days, or upon
the request of any police officer, animal warden or
other person charged with the enforcement of this
article, to deliver such dog to them for such place-
ment. The owner shall immediately furnish the police
department with the name and location of said hospital
and a certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating
whether or not such dog shows symptoms of rabies.
If, however, a licensed veterinarian is presented
evidence that such dog has been inoculated against
rabies within the time prescribed by law prior to
the biting, such dog shall be confined in the house
of its owner or in a manner that will prohibit such
dog from biting.any person for a period of ten
days unless in the judgment,of said licensed veteri-
narian circumstances are such that the dog should be
confined elsewhere. At the expiration of the
quarantine period, and prior to the release of such
dog, the owner shall have the dog examined and
shall furnish the police department with another
certificate of a licensed veterinarian stating
that such dog does not have rabies. All costs
of maintaining such dog in a veterinary hospital
shall be the obligation and responsibility of
the owner and shall be paid by said owner.
"In all cases where any dog has bitten a person
and is slain or dies within ten days from the
time of the bite, it shall be the duty of the
person slaying such dog and the owner of such
dog to notify the police department and to
immediately deliver the head of such dog intact
to said department, or cause the same to be done."
SECTION That all ordinances or parts of ordinances in conflict
TWO: herewith, shall to the extent of such conflict, be
hereby repealed.
SECTION That the Village Clerk is hereby directed to publish
THREE: this Ordinance in pamphlet form.
SECTION That this Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
FOUR: from and after its passage, approval and publication,
as provided by law.
AYES: FIVE (5)
NAYS: NONE (0)
ABSENT: NONE (0)
PASSED this 4th day of January A.D. 19 71.
APPROVED this 4th day of January A.D. 19 71.
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VILLAGE PRESIDENT
ATTEST:
VILLAGE CLERK