Skip to content. Jelani Day 1 hour ago. Back to Article. Close Menu. Any owner that partakes in the off-leash areas is required to have a permit and tag for each off-leash animal. Even the most faithful animal can run the risk of being labeled a stray, as well as become the victim of pet theft. Stray animals can become impounded by animal control, citizen complaints can be reported to animal control, and owners can be subjected to fines for an unrestrained pet.
Just as there are designated dog-friendly areas at Chicago Park District parks, there are also specific beaches that allow for animals to be kept off-leash. Sue for nuisance. As a last resort, you can sue in small claims court. For money damages alone, you can use small claims court. Of course, what you really want is for the nuisance to stop. But getting a small claims court to order your neighbor to pay you money can be amazingly effective.
How much money should you sue for? Especially if several neighbors complain, the landlord will probably order the tenant to comply with the lease or face eviction. Research solidly supports claims that noise is a health hazard, not just a nuisance. Exposure to sounds of decibels for 15 minutes a day causes hearing loss, according to the League of the Hard of Hearing www. A noisy restaurant checks in at 80 decibels, a subway train at , live rock music at About 28 million Americans now suffer from impaired hearing.
Not surprisingly, noise affects the ability to concentrate and learn. Schoolchildren exposed to excessive noise — for example, in schools close to airports or elevated trains — have been found to have problems with reading and memory.
Usually, problems with barking dogs can be resolved without resorting to police or courts. If you do eventually wind up in court, however, a judge will be more sympathetic if you first made at least some effort to work things out informally. Ask your neighbor to keep the dog quiet. If you can establish some rapport with the neighbor, try to agree on specific actions to alleviate the problem: for example, that your neighbor will take the dog to obedience school or consult with an animal behavior specialist, or that the dog will be kept inside after 10 p.
After you agree on a plan, set a date to talk again in a couple of weeks. Try mediation. No owner or person shall confine any animal in a motor vehicle in such a manner that places it in a life or health threatening situation by exposure to a prolonged period of extreme heat or cold, without proper ventilation or other protection from such heat or cold. In order to protect the health and safety of an animal, an animal control officer, law enforcement officer, or Department of Agriculture investigator who has probable cause to believe that this Section is being violated shall have authority to enter such motor vehicle by any reasonable means under the circumstances after making a reasonable effort to locate the owner or person.
Dog owners who enjoy dining at outdoor cafes are permitted to bring their pet with them to restaurants that are licensed appropriately. Restaurants wishing to participate must apply for a city issued permit and are required to post a sign in a visible location stating that dogs are allowed in the outdoor dining area. Dogs are not allowed on the table, countertop or similar surface, and employees may not touch the dog for sanitary reasons.
Remember to feed your dog before you go to dine as food cannot be provided to your pet while in the outdoor dining area. In addition, your dog must be on a leash and on its best behavior. If your pet bites a person or another domestic animal, local ordinances require you to take certain steps, often within 24 hours of the incident.
Regardless of rabies vaccination status, Chicago law mandates the owner to take the pet to a veterinarian within 24 hours to begin a day observation for rabies. The veterinarian will examine the dog then mail and fax a report to Animal Care and Control. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any animal, when notified that such animal has bitten any person to sell or give away such animal or to permit or allow such animal to be taken beyond the limits of the city.
A case of severe human injury will require emergency care and the hospital must call the police. In Chicago, in cases where the bite victim does not go to the emergency room, the victim must go to a police station to report the bite in person. The police report is automatically sent to Animal Care and Control. The owner is required to pay all costs incurred by Animal Care and Control for housing, care and treatment.
This section refers to any animal exposed to a confirmed or suspected rabid animal. Wild mammalian carnivores especially raccoons, skunks, coyotes, foxes or bats that are not available or suitable for testing should be regarded as rabid animals. Small mammals such as squirrels, rats, mice, hamsters, guinea pigs, gerbils, chipmunks, rabbits, and hares are almost never found to be infected with rabies and have not been known to cause rabies among humans in the United States.
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