§ 92.90. STANDARDS OF CARE; PROHIBITED CONDUCT.
(A)
No owner shall fail to provide his animals with sufficient wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection for the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and with humane care and treatment.
(B)
No person or owner shall beat, cruelly treat, torment, starve, overload, overwork or otherwise abuse an animal.
(C)
No person shall own, keep, harbor, or otherwise maintain within the village any breed of fowl that are or will be used in the pursuit of and staging of cockfighting on any premises.
(D)
No person shall promote, stage, hold, manage, conduct, or carry on any animal fight of a similar nature, nor any simulated version of same that involves baiting or inciting an animal toward intent to fight.
(E)
No person shall hold a greased pig contest.
(F)
No person shall be permitted to keep animals in violation of the "Illinois Humane Care For Animals Act" or the "Illinois Animal Welfare Act".
(G)
No owner may abandon any animal where it may become a public charge or may suffer injury, hunger or exposure.
(H)
No person shall keep any animal within a building or upon any premises without food, water, or proper care and attention for a period of time sufficient to cause undue discomfort or suffering, if the owner cannot be located after reasonable search, or if the owner shall be known to be absent due to injury, illness, incarceration or other involuntary circumstances, it shall be the duty of the authorized person to act upon the complaint as directed by the "Illinois Humane Care For Animals Act".
(I)
No person shall give away or use any live animal as a prize for or as an inducement to enter any contest, game, or other compensation or as an inducement to enter a place of amusement or offer such animal as an incentive to enter any business agreement whereby the offer was for the purpose of attracting trade.
(J)
No person shall bring or cause to have brought into the village, sell, offer for sale, barter or display living baby chicks, ducklings or other fowl or rabbits which have been dyed, colored or otherwise treated so as to impart to them an artificial color, or give away as pets or sell, offer for sale, barter or give away at no cost or as novelties or prizes. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit legitimate commerce in poultry for agricultural or food purposes.
(K)
No person may knowingly poison or cause to be poisoned any domesticated animal. The only exception will be by written permit from the Illinois Department of Agriculture for the purpose of controlling diseases transmissible to humans or other animals and only when all other methods and means have been exhausted. Any drugs used for euthanasia shall be by or under the direction of a licensed veterinarian.
(L)
No person shall take the nest or eggs or young of any bird that is protected by federal or state law.
(M)
No person shall keep or permit to be kept or display for exhibition purposes any wild animal contrary to federal, state, and local laws or regulations.
(N)
No person shall leave any animal unattended in a motor vehicle or enclosed trailer when the outside temperature shall exceed eighty-six degrees Fahrenheit (86°F), (30°C), or contain any animal in such manner that said animal does not have proper air circulation while confined in a motor vehicle, trailer, kennel, doghouse, or any type of container or structure in which an animal may be confined.
(O)
No person shall own any animal which is known to be infected with any disease transmissible to other animals or man, including severe parasitism, unless such animal shall be confined in such a manner as not to expose other animals or man.
(P)
Any person who, as the operator of a motor vehicle, strikes an animal shall stop at once and render such assistance as may be possible; or shall immediately report such injury to the animal owner, if known; or to the appropriate law enforcement agency; or to the local humane society.
(Q)
No owner of a dog or cat that is a companion animal shall expose the dog or cat in a manner that places the dog or cat in a life-threatening situation for a prolonged period of time in extreme heat or cold conditions that results in injury to or death of the animal; or results in hypothermia, hyperthermia, frostbite, or similar condition as diagnosed by a doctor of veterinary medicine.
(Ord. 1590, passed 7-25-1978; Am. Ord. 92-142, passed 12-8-1992; Am. Ord. 18-095 , passed 8-14-2018)