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AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8 (POLICE) CHAPTER 4 (ANIMALS) SECTIONS 8-4-21 (FERAL CAT COLONY MANAGEMENT) AND ADDING TITLE 8 (POLICE) CHAPTER 4 (ANIMALS) SECTIONS 8-4-22 (PENALTIES).
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park is a home rule unit by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village, as a home rule unit, may exercise such powers and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs, including, but not limited to the power to regulate for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, the Village recognizes that unmanaged feral cat populations create public health concerns, property nuisances, and animal welfare issues;
WHEREAS, the Village finds the Trap-Neuter-Return (TNR) method of managing feral and community cat colonies has proven to reduce population growth, mitigate nuisance behavior, and improve the health and safety of both animals and residents;
WHEREAS, Section 35 of the Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5/35) authorizes municipalities to adopt programming for the humane management of feral cats, including the registration of feral cat colony caretakers and sponsors;
WHEREAS, the Village desires to adopt a humane, structured, and enforceable program for the care and management of feral cats within its corporate limits, consistent with the authority granted under Illinois law and in full compliance and conjunction of Cook County Ordinance 07-O-72 for the managed care of feral cats;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Orland Park, Cook and Will Counties, Illinois, as follows:
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Title 8 (Police), Chapter 4 (Animals) Section 8-4-21(FERAL CAT COLONY MANAGEMENT) shall hereby be amended in part (additional language marked by underlining and deletions marked with strikethrough) and Title 8 (Police), Chapter 4 (Animals) Section 8-4-22 (Penalty for Violation) as reflected ...
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