HomeMy WebLinkAboutORDINANCE - 237 - 7/10/1962 - DOG BITES/AMENDEDORDINANCE NO. 237
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 17.206 OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE
OF ELK GROVE VILLAGE RELATING TO DOG BITES
WHEREAS, it is deemed desirable that the Village of Elk
Grove Village conform its ordinances to State statutes relating
to the handling of dog bite cases,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT
Board of Trustees of the Village
of Cook and DuPage, Illinois,
ORDAINED by the President and
of Elk Grove Village, Counties
Section 1. That Section 17.206 of the Municipal Code
of Elk Grove Village be and is hereby amended to read as follows:
"17.206. Dog Bite. Whenever any dog bites a person,
the owner of said dog will immediately notify the Chief of Police
and the Village Health Officer. Whenever the Chief of Police
receives information that any ;person has been bitten by a dog
he shall immediately have said dog confined to a pound or with
a veterinarian for a period of ten (10) days and have the dog
observed and tested by a licensed veterinarian. If at the end
of the ten days a veterinarian is convinced that the dog is free
from rabies and so certifies, the dog shall be released. If the
dog dies while confined, its head shall be sent to the State
Department of Health for examination for rabies. All costs incurred
by the Village in either keeping, observing or testing of a dog
who has bitten a person shall be paid by the owner."
Section 2. That this ordinance shall be in full force
and effect from and after its passage, approval and publication,
according to law.
PASSED this 10th day of July, 1962.
APPROVED this 10th day of July, 1962.,
James R. Gibson
President
Attest:
Eleanor G. Turner
Village Clerk
PUBLISHED this /gz�day of 2mg 1962, in the
Elk Grove Hearld