CHAPTER 6
ANIMALS
Sec. 6-1. DEFINITIONS.
Unless the context otherwise requires, the following terms as used in this ordinance shall be construed according to the definitions given below:
DOMESTIC AND/OR FARM ANIMALS. Horses, cows, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, donkeys, mules, burrows, asses, rabbits, ferrets, mink, or any animal raised and/or kept for the purpose of work, meat, milk, or pelt fur or skin.
DOMESTIC AND/OR FARM FOWLS. Chickens (large or bantam), ducks, geese, turkeys, guineas, or any fowls raised and/or kept for the purpose of meat, eggs, or plumage.
PETS. Dogs, cats, birds, or any animal large or small, fowl large or small, fish or reptiles owned or kept as a family or household pet.
STABLES, PENS, STIES, AND HUTCHES. Herein is defined as any place, enclosure, or premises domestic or farm animals are housed or kept.
COOPS, LOFTS, PENS, OR RUNWAYS. Herein defined as any place, enclosure, or premises domestic and/or farm fowl are housed or kept.
KENNELS. Any establishment or premises wherein or whereon dogs are kept for the purpose of breeding, boarding, sale, exchange, or sporting.
CATTERIES. Any establishment or premises wherein cats are kept for the purpose of breeding, boarding, sale, exchange, or sporting.
PET AND/OR ANIMAL DEALERS. Any person engaged in the business of dealing in domestic or farm animals, domestic and/or farm fowl, and or pets.
VETERINARY HOSPITAL. Any place institution or enclosure used for harboring or reception for care and treatment of any animals, domestic and/or farm, fowl, domestic and/or farm, and pets.
VILLAGE POUND. Any place or enclosure designated by the President, and Board of Trustees, to be used for the impounding of any animals or dogs found running at large in the Village of New Milford, Illinois, contrary to any of the provisions of the ordinances of the Village of New Milford, Illinois.
Sec. 6-2. DOG RUNNING AT LARGE – GENERALLY.
(a) No dog shall be permitted to run at large within the Village unless said animal is secured on the owner’s premises in a fenced-in area or by a leash.
(b) Any dogs found running at large are declared to be a public nuisance and subject to be abated, destroyed, and removed.
(c) If any owner or possessor of a dog shall permit the same to run at large at any time within the limits of the Village, he shall be subject to the penalties imposed by this code.
Sec. 6-3. STABLES, PENS, STIES, AND HUTCHES.
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, harbor, or maintain a stable, pen, sty, hutch, coop, loft, or runway within the Village of New Milford, Illinois.
Sec. 6-4. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS.
It shall be unlawful for any person to be guilty of cruelty to any animal by overloading, overdriving, overworking, beating, torturing, tormenting, mutilating, or failing to provide any animal in his charge or custody as owner or otherwise with proper food, drink, and shelter, abandon any animal or any age or condition, or causing or knowingly allow the same to be done.
Sec. 6-5. KILLING PROHIBITED.
It shall be unlawful to kill or attempt to kill or wound, by the use of firearms, air gun, bow, and arrow, pelting with stone or otherwise, or by the use of snip-snaps or slingshot, any bird or squirrel within the Village of New Milford, Illinois.
Sec. 6-6. REMOVAL OF DEAD ANIMALS.
Any person having a dead animal, or an animal past recovery which is not killed for meat, or is improper to use as meat, or in an offensive condition, or sick with an infectious or contagious disease on his premises within the Village of New Milford, Illinois, and every person whose animal or any animal in his charge or under his control in any street or place may die or become, or be in a condition past recovery, shall at once remove or cause the removal of such animal.
Sec. 6-7 through 6-15. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-16. LICENSE AND FEE REQUIRED.
Every person within the Village owning, keeping, or harboring any dog within the Village, shall register the dog with the Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division, which shall keep a record of all dogs so registered. It shall be the further duty of such person to pay such assessed fee to the Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division, and each dog licensed shall have a rabies tag.
Sec. 6-17. COLLARS AND BADGES ARE REQUIRED TO BE WORN BY ANIMALS.
Every person keeping or harboring any dog licensed under the provisions of this Article shall keep and maintain a collar around the neck of the dog with rabies badges and badges required by the County fastened thereto. Every dog found in the Village without such badges shall, for the purpose of this Article, be deemed an unlicensed dog.
Sec. 6-18. REDEMPTION FEE – UNREDEEMED DOGS.
For every dog taken up and impounded, as provided in this Article for which no license fee has been paid, there shall be paid to the Village Clerk for the pound masters fee and the use of the Village by any person desiring to purchase or redeem such dog the following fees; a purchase or redemption fee of Five Dollars ($5.00), a license fee of One Dollar ($1.00) for male dogs, Two Dollars ($2.00) for female dogs for the license year, and the sum of One Dollar ($1.00) to be paid to the pound master for taking up and or impounding such dog. Two Dollars ($2.00) of the purchase or redemption fee shall be paid to the pound master. Any person purchasing or redeeming any such dog shall, in addition to the above fees, pay to the. Village Clerk the cost of keeping any such dog while in the pound at the rate of not to exceed One Dollar ($1.00) per day or fraction thereof. If such amounts are paid by any person desiring to redeem or purchase any such dog so impounded within three (3) days after the impounding thereof, such person shall be entitled to redeem or purchase such dog. If such dog not be redeemed within three (3) days after being impounded, such dog may be destroyed or taken to the Humane Shelter at the discretion of the Pound Master and/or the approval of the Humane Shelter.
Sec. 6-19. NUMBER OF DOGS – LIMITATION
(a) Except as hereinafter provided, it shall be unlawful for any person, persons, associations, or corporations to keep more than two (2) dogs over four months of age of either sex in any home, trailer, pen, yard, or building within the Village of New Milford.
(b) Any person, persons, associations, or corporations desiring to keep more than two (2) dogs as described in paragraph (a) hereof, shall first obtain the appropriate zoning and a Small Animal Dealers License.
(c) The annual license fee for a Small Animal Dealers License required by any person, persons, associations, or corporations owning or keeping, for any purpose, more than two (2) dogs as described in paragraph (a) hereof, shall be Twenty-five Dollars ($25.00).
Sec. 6-20 through 6-30. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-31. KENNELS FOR BREEDING AND BOARDING ARE PROHIBITED.
No kennels for the breeding or boarding of dogs shall be allowed in the Village.
Sec. 6-32 through 6-40. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-41. CATTERIES – CONFINING ANIMALS TO LIMITS’ OF PREMISES.
No cat shall be permitted to stray or be taken anywhere outside the limits of the cattery unless such animal is on a leash or is taken out temporarily for the purpose of breeding, trial, show, or exhibition.
Sec. 6-42. CATTERIES – SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.
All catteries shall be kept free and clean from any decaying food and from the filth of any kind. The cattery, buildings, and pens shall be white-washed or disinfected from time to time and shall be kept in a sanitary condition satisfactory to the commissioner of health of the Village of New Milford.
Sec. 6-43. CATTERIES – INSPECTION.
The Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division shall periodically inspect each such cattery to determine whether the provisions of this ordinance are being complied with.
Sec. 6-44 through 6-50. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-51. PET AND/OR ANIMAL DEALERS – CONFINING PETS AND/OR ANIMALS TO LIMITS OF PREMISES.
No pet or other animal shall be permitted to stray or be taken outside the limits of the dealer’s premises unless such pet or other animal is on a leash, sold, or is taken out temporarily for the purpose of trial, show, or exhibition.
Sec. 6-52. PET AND/OR ANIMAL DEALERS – SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.
All pet and animal dealers’ premises shall be kept free and clean from any decaying food and from the filth of any kind. The dealer’s buildings and pens shall be white-washed or disinfected from time to time and shall be kept in a sanitary condition satisfactory to the Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division.
Sec. 6-53. PET AND/OR ANIMAL DEALERS – INSPECTION.
The Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division shall periodically inspect each such pet and animal dealer’s establishment to determine whether the provisions of this ordinance are being complied with.
Sec. 6-54 through 6-60. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-61. VETERINARY HOSPITAL – SANITATION REQUIREMENTS.
All veterinary hospitals shall be kept free and clean from decaying food and from the filth of any kind. All parts of such buildings, premises, or enclosures shall be disinfected from time to time and shall be kept in a sanitary condition satisfactory to the Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division.
Sec. 6-62. VETERINARY HOSPITAL – INSPECTION.
The Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division shall periodically inspect each such place of business to determine whether the provisions of this ordinance are being complied with.
Sec. 6-63 through 6-70. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-71. LICENSE.
(a) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to engage in the business or occupation of a kennel, cattery, pet and/or animal dealer, or Veterinary Hospital within the limits of the Village of New Milford, Illinois without first having obtained a license, therefore, in accordance with the terms and provisions of this ordinance. No person shall be deemed fully licensed until a license has been issued and delivered to the applicant, therefore. A separate license shall be required for each location, place, or premises where such business or occupation is proposed to be carried on.
(b) Application for such license shall be made to the Village Clerk in writing, signed by the applicant if an individual, or by a duly authorized agent thereof, if a firm or corporation, verified by oath or affidavit, and shall further contain the following information and statements.
1. The name and address of the applicant in case of an individual, the name and address of the firm or corporation, and the name of the authorized agent of the firm or corporation.
2. The character of the business of the applicant.
3. The location and description of the premises or place of business that is to be operated under such license.
4. A statement that the applicant has or has not made a similar application for a similar or other license on premises other than described in this application and the disposition of such application.
5. A statement that the applicant will not violate any of the laws of the United States, the State of Illinois, or any ordinance of the Village of New Milford, Illinois.
Sec. 6-72. LICENSE AND FEES.
(a) License for kennels, catteries, pet and/or animal dealers, and Veterinary Hospitals, and the fees, therefore, shall be as follows:
1. The license fee for kennels shall be $25.00.
2. The license fee for catteries shall be $25.00.
3. The license fee for pet and/or animal dealers shall be $25.00.
4. The license fee for a Veterinary Hospital shall be $25.00.
(b) Applicants for a license hereunder shall, at the time of application for such license, pay to the Village Clerk at the annual rate specified for the type of license for which he makes an application. In the event the license applied for is denied, the fee shall be returned to the applicant; if the license is granted, the fee shall be deposited in the General Fund.
(c) All licenses provided for by this ordinance shall terminate and expire on the 31st day of December next after the issuance thereof.
Sec. 6-73. RESTRICTIONS ON LICENSE.
No license shall be issued to:
1. A person who is not of good character and reputation in the community in which he lives.
2. A person whose license was issued under this ordinance has been revoked for cause.
3. A firm or corporation, unless the owners or officers of such firm or corporation shall be qualified to obtain a license.
Sec. 6-74 through 6-90. RESERVED.
Sec. 6-91. The Winnebago County Health Department Animal Control Division is hereby authorized to enforce the .provisions of this ordinance.
Sec. 6-92. Except as provided to the contrary under this chapter, any person who violates any provisions of this chapter shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than Ten Dollars ($10.00) nor more than Two Hundred Dollars ($200.00) for each offense.
