O-74-03ORDINANCE NO. 0 -743.= 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER
19 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF DEERFIELD
Published in pamphlet form
this 7th day of January
1974, by the President and
Board of Trustees of Deerfield.
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ORDINANCE NO. 0 -74` 3
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ARTICLE II OF CHAPTER
19 OF- THE MUNICIPAL CODE 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.19.210 of Article II of Chapter 19
ONE: of the Municipal Code 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:
19.210 Vicious Dogs.) It shall be unlawful for
any person to keep or otherwise maintain within
the Village any dog which is known to be vicious
or dangerous or which has evidenced a disposition
to unprovokedly, attack human beings. Upon convic-
tion of any person for a violation of this Section,
he shall, subject to the provisions of Section
19.211, remove such dog from the'Village within
24 hours thereafter or within 24 hours after the
period of observation for rabies has expired if
applicable. Every day that such person fails to
remove such dog shall constitute a separate offense.
If such person fails to comply, then, upon 24 hours
written notice to the owner, such dog shall be
apprehended and removed from the Village by the
person charged with the enforcement of this Article.
SECTION That Section 19.211 of Chapter 19 of the Municipal
TWO: Code 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 skgll 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 and impounded
by a police officer, animal warden, or other person
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 permit
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 department and to immediately place such
dog in a licensed veterinary hospital for
observation and otherwise comply with the provisions
of the Illinois Animal Control Act (Chapter -; ,
Section ^,,,, Illinois Revised Statutes). Prior
to the release of such dog, the owner shall have
the dog examined and shall furnish the police
department with a 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 Section 19.212 of Article II of Chapter 19
THREE: of the Municipal Code 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:
19.212 Disturbing Quiet.) It shall be unlawful for
an owner to keep, harbor or otherwise maintain within
the Village a dog which shall unreasonably disturb
the peace and quiet of any person or neighborhood.
SECTION
That the
Village Clerk
is hereby directed to
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publish
this Ordinance
in pamphlet form.
SECTION
That all
ordinances or
parts of ordinances in
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conflict
herewith are,
to the extent of such
conflict, hereby repealed.
SECTION That this Ordinance shal•1 be in full force and
SIX: effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
AYES: Gavin, Kelm, Moses, Stiehr (4)
NAYS: Neuman (1)
ABSENT: Brust (1)
PASSED this 7th day Of January A.D. 197 :4.
APPROVED this' 7tti day of Jan34�y A.D. 19754.
ATTEST:
VIELAGE CLERK