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AN ORDINANCE
Amending Section 5-10 of the
Code of the City of Evanston
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EVANSTON,
COOK COUNTY, ILLINOIS:
SECTION 1: That Section 5-10 of the Code of the City of
Evanston, 1957, as amended, is hereby further
amended to Bread as follows: -
"Section 5-10. Impoundment of Dogs Running at Large; Dis-
posal of Unredeemed Animals. Unrestrained dogs
may be taken by police or the animal control of-
ficer and impounded in an animal shelter, and
there confined in a humane manner. Impounded
animals shall be kept for not less than seven
days unless reclaimed, upon a showing of proof
of rabies inoculation by their owners. If by a
• permit tag or by other means the owner can be
identified, the animal control warden shall im-
mediately upon impoundment notify the owner by
telephone or mail of the impoundment of the ani-
mal. Animals not claimed by their owners within
seven days, or placed in suitable new homes,
shall be humanely euthanized by the animal con-
trol warden or by an agency delegated by him to
exercise that authority.
SECTION 2: All ordinances or portions of ordinances in con -
herewith are hereby repealed.
SECTION 3: This ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its.passage, approval and publi-
cation in the manner provided by law.
Introduced October 7 21974 •�
Adopted � ,_- ,,, 91974
Approved October 14 ,197L-
/s/ Edgar Vanneman, Jr.
Mayor
Attest:
City t
rc r Clerk
Approved
Approved as to form: /s/ James T Murry
Corporation Counsel
Published: October 31, 1974
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