Title
Animal Control - Village Code Amendment 8-4 - Ordinance
History
The police department is requesting that the animal control ordinance be amended to address several issues.
We would like additional language to allow for "reasonable restraint requirements to safeguard the public from dangerous animals in addition to such things as muzzles, chains, cages and warning signs that is already in the ordinance.
We would also like to clarify the ordinance to provide that an officer has the authority to slay an animal that poses an imminent threat of loss of life not only to humans but to domestic animals also.
The county animal control ordinance has also recently added ferrets to the list of domestic animals that must have a rabies vaccination and we are proposing this change in our ordinance also.
Finally, we are proposing the elimination of section 16, 17, 18, and 19 from Title 8, Chapter 4 related to the requirement to register and license cats and dogs in Orland Park. The purpose of this licensing is to help insure cats and dogs have their rabies vaccinations. The requirement for rabies vaccination will still be in the ordinance. The dog/cat tag is rarely used for identification. We keep a list and description of lost animals that are reported to us which is used more often for identification.
Finally, this ordinance will eliminate a group of fees for our residents and the biannual requirement to register and license their animals.
On February 9, 2009, this item was reviewed and approved by the Public Safety Committee and referred to the Board for approval.
Financial Impact
The finance department has calculated the biannual revenue for the licenses is approximately $6,000 however the staff time saved as well at the elimination of the purchase of these licenses will compensate for the loss of revenue.
Recommended Action/Motion
I move to pass Ordinance Number 4458, entitled: AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 8, CHAPTER 4 OF THE ORLAND PARK VILLAGE CO...
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