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HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 548 - 8/6/1968 - CATS/ CODE AMENDEDORDINANCE NO. AN ORDINANCE REGULATING CATS AND AMENDING CHAPTER 17 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Elk Grove Village, Counties of Cook and DuPage, Illinois: Section 1: Chapter 17 of the Municipal Code of Elk Grove Village is amended by adding thereto the following: ARTICLE III CATS 17.301 Cats Vaccinated Against Rabies. Each cat more than 3 months of age shall have anti -rabies vaccinations every 12 months, except when a licensed veterinarian shall specifically recommend otherwise. Evidence of vaccination shall be the standard vaccination tag and shall be worn by the animal. It shall be unlawful to keep or harbor a cat which has not been vaccinated against rabies within the preceding 12 months 17.302 Female Cats in Heat.' The owner or keeper of a female cat who permits her, while in heat, to be upon a sidewalk, street, parkway or other public place, or upon private premises other than the premises of the owner or keeper, or upon the unfenced part of the premises of the owner or keeper which is closer to a sidewalk, street oz.varkway than 10 feet, shall be guilty of a misdeameanor. Upon conviction, the court may order the cat committed to a kennel at the owner's expense until her period ofheat shall terminate. 17.303 Capture and Impounding Cats. Any cat which disturbs the peace and quiet of a neighborhood, or is found running at large or abandoned in the village, shall be deemed to be a public nuisance. The police department, immediately upon impounding such cat, shall register the color and sex of the cat and, if bearing an innoculation tag, the number of the,tag shall be recorded. When any cat is impounded, the police department shall take reasonable steps to give notice, by mail or telephone, informing the owner of such cat of the impoundment. -1- 17.304 Redemption or Disposal of Cats. If an impounded cat is redeemed by the owner or keeper thereof, an impounding fee of $5, plus the cost of keeping such cat during its impoundment, shall be paid by such owner or keeper; if an impounded cat is not claimed within 5 days, the cat may be disposed of in a humane manner. Anything in this section to the contrary nothwithstanding, no cat suspected of having rabies shall be released within less than 10 days following its impounding. 17.305 Rabies Control Each cat which bites a person shall be promptly reported to the police department and, thereupon, shall be securely quarantined in a veterinary hospital for a period of 10 days. Upon a demand made by a police officer, the owner shall immediately surrender for supervised quarantine any cat which has bitten a person .or which is suspected of having been exposed to rabies, and the expense of such quarantine shall be born by the owner. An owner or keeper of a cat which has bitten a person, or which is suspected of having rabies, who shall, upon demand by a police officer, refuse to immediately deliver such cat to the officer, shall be guilty of a violation of this ordinance. The police department of the village, upon receipt of any notification or report of a cat bite or that a cat has symptoms indicative of rabies, shall immediately notify the health officer and, in cooperation with the health officer, determine, so far as possible, the identity of each person known or suspected to have been bitten by or come in contact with such cat, so that each person, his.�,parents or guardian, may be given adequate warning. Every veterinarian or any person discovering any cot suffering from rabies shall immediately report this fact to the health officer. This report shall give the name, if known, the place of residence of the person owning or keeping such cat, and the place where the cat can be found. The cat shall be immediately taken up and placed in a veterinary hospital for observation by a licensed veterinarian until the time of its death or recovery. In the event of its death, the head shall be removed, and a suitable pathological examination of the brain made to determine whether or not the cat died of rabies. The owner or keeper of a cat suspected of having, or having, rabies shall be liable for all veterinary and laboratory fees incurred pursuant to any provisions of -this section. 17.306 Penalty Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this article shall be fined not less than $5.00 nor more than $500.00 for each offense, and a separate offense shall be deemed committed on each day during or on which a violation occurs or continues. Section 2: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication according to law. PASSED this 6th day of August 1968. APPROVED this 6th day of August 1968. ATTEST: Village Clerk ?1. PUBLISHED this 14th day of August, 1968 in the Elk Grove Herald and DuPage County Register.