Action Alert! Ban In Chicago! ILOVEREPTILES! WOLFCHAN! PLEASE READ
This effects RATS, FERRETS, HEDGEHOGS, SUGAR GLIDERS, POSSIBLY EVEN HUSKY DOGS! REPTILES AS WELL!
Everyone,
This is a law that is going to be proposed in Chicago- we are in DIRE need of help here. Our animals are threatened by this and we need to take action. It doesn't matter where you're located, ANY objections voiced to the aldermen at the bottom will help. Please post this wherever you can.
-Danny
ORDINANCE
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago is a home rule unit of government as
defined in Article VII, Section 6(a) of the Illinois Constitution, and
as such may exercise any power and perform any function pertaining to it
government and its affairs; and
WHEREAS, the protection of the health and welfare of its citizens is a
matter pertaining to the government and affairs of the City of Chicago;
and
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WHEREAS, bites from wild animals and contact with a infected wild animal
have led to serious illnesses and death of persons; and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago seeks to further protect the health and
welfare of the residents of Chicago;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF CHICAGO,
SECTION 1. Section 7-12-360 of the Municipal Code of the City of Chicago
is hereby amended by inserting the underlined language and deleting the
stricken through language as follows:
7-12-360. Wild animals prohibited.
(a) No person shall sell or give to another person, possess, harbor or
keep wild animals identified in subsection (b) of this section or in
regulations promulgated by the Commissioner pursuant to subsection (e)
of this section other than in:
(1) A zoological park or aquarium; or
(2) A circus or native wildlife rehabilitator licensed by federal or
state agencies; or
(3) A place which has received the approval of the Department to exhibit
or use such animals, and which has protective devices, which are
adequate to prevent such animal from escaping or injuring the public.
The Department may impose reasonable conditions and time limits on the
granting of such approval.
(b) For the purposes of this Code, wild animals are deemed to be any
animals which are naturally inclined to do harm and capable of
inflicting harm upon human beings and are hereby prohibited pursuant to
subsection (a). Such animals shall include: (i) any animals specified by
the Commissioner in regulations promulgated pursuant to this section;
(ii) any native or exotic wildlife whose possession or sale is
prohibited because they are designated as protected or endangered
pursuant to any federal, state or local law, regulation, or rule; and
(iii) any of the following animals:
(1) All dogs other than domesticated dogs (Canis familiaris), including,
but not limited to, wolf, fox, coyote, hyaena, dingo, jackal, dhole,
fennec, raccoon dog, zorro, bush dog, aardwolf, cape hunting dog and any
hybrid offspring of a wild dog and domesticated dog.
(2) All cats other than domesticated cats (Felis catus), including, but
not limited to, lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, puma, panther,
mountain lion, cheetah, wild cat, cougar, bobcat, lynx, serval, caracal,
jaguarundi, margay and any hybrid offspring of a wild cat and
domesticated cat.
(3) All bears, including polar, grizzly, brown and black bear.
(4) All fur bearing mammals of the family Mustelidae, including, but not
limited to, weasel, marten, mink, badger, ermine, skunk, otter, pole
cat, zorille, wolverine, stoat and ferret.
(5) All Procyonidae: All raccoon (eastern, desert, ring-tailed cat),
kinkajou, cacomistle, cat-bear, panda and coatimundi.
(6) All carnivorous mammals of the family Viverridae, including, but not
limited to, civet, mongoose, genet, binturong, fossa, linsang and
suricate.
(7) All bats (Chiroptera).
(8) All non-human primates, including, but not limited to, monkey, ape,
chimpanzee, gorilla and lemur.
(9) All squirrels (Sciuridae).
(10) Reptiles (Reptilia). All Helodermatidae (gila monster and Mexican
beaded lizard); all front-fanged venomous snakes, even it devenomized,
including, but not limited to, all Viperidae (viper, pit viper), all
Elapidae (cobra, mamba, krait, coral snake), all Atractaspididae
(African burrowing asp), all Hydrophiidae (sea snake), all Laticaudidae
(sea krait); all venomous, mid-or rear-fanged, Duvernoy-glanded members
of the family Colubridae, even if devenomized; any member, or hybrid
offspring of the family Boidae, including, but not limited to, the
common or green anaconda and yellow anaconda; any member of the family
Pythonidae, including but not limited to the African rock python, Indian
or Burmese python, Amethystine or scrub python; any member of the family
Varanidae, including the white throated monitor, Bosc's or African
savannah monitor, Komodo monitor or dragon, Nile monitor, crocodile
monitor, water monitor, Bornean earless monitor; any member of the
family Iguanidae, including the green or common iguana; any member of
the family Teiidae, including, but not limited to the golden, common, or
black and white tegu; all members of the family Chelydridae, including
snapping turtle and alligator snapping turtle; and all members of the
order Crocodylia, including, but not limited to alligator, caiman and
crocodile.
(11) Birds and Fowl (Aves): All predatory or large birds, including, but
not limited to, eagle, hawk, falcon, owl, vulture, condor, emu, rhea and
ostrich; roosters, geese, ducks and turkeys prohibited or otherwise
regulated pursuant to §161.19 of this Code, the Agriculture and
Markets Law or applicable federal law.
(12) All venomous insects, including, but not limited to, bee, hornet
and wasp.
(13) Arachnida and Chilopoda: All venomous spiders, including, but not
limited to, tarantula, black widow and solifugid; scorpion; all venomous
arthropods including, but not limited to, centipede.
(14) All large rodents (Rodentia), including, but not limited to,
gopher, muskrat, paca, woodchuck, marmot, beaver, prairie dog, capybara,
sewellel, viscacha, porcupine, gambien rats and hutia.
(15) All even-toed ungulates (Artiodactyla) including, but not limited
to, deer, antelope, sheep, giraffe and hippopotamus.
(16) All odd-toed ungulates (Perissodactyla) other than domesticated
horses (Equus caballus), including, but not limited to, zebra,
rhinoceros and tapir.
(17) All marsupials, including, but not limited to, Tasmanian devil,
dasyure, bandicoot, kangaroo, wallaby, opossum, wombat, koala bear,
cuscus, numbat and pigmy, sugar and greater glider.
(18) Sea mammals (Cetacea, Pinnipedia and Sirenia), including, but not
limited to, dolphin, whale, seal, sea lion and walrus.
(19) All elephants (Proboscides)
(20) All hyrax (Hydracoidea).
(21) All pangolin (Pholidota).
(22) All sloth and armadillo (Edentata).
(23) Insectivorous mammals (Insectivora): All aardvark (Tubildentata),
anteater, shrew, otter shrew, gymnure, desman, tenrec, mole and hedge
hog.
(24) Gliding lemur (Dermoptera).
© In addition to domesticated dogs and cats, an animal may be kept,
possessed, harbored or sold, provided that possession of the animal is
not otherwise prohibited by law, including federal, state and local laws
regulating domestic animals and livestock or protecting wildlife and
endangered species. Such animals include, but are not limited to,
gerbil, hamster (Mesocricetus auratus), guinea pig, domesticated rabbit
and fowl or small birds such as parakeet, parrot, canary and finch.
(d) An animal whose possession is prohibited pursuant to this section
may be seized by any authorized employee, officer or agent of the
Department or of any other agency, and the Commissioner shall provide
for such animal's appropriate disposition.
(1) An order issued by the Commissioner pursuant to this section shall
contain a notice that the owner of such animal may, within three
business days of receipt of the order, request an opportunity to be
heard with respect to whether the animal is a prohibited animal and its
appropriate disposition. The Commissioner shall provide such an
opportunity to be heard as soon as practicable, but no later than 15
days after receipt of such request.
(2) With the written consent of the Department, an owner of any animal
whose possession is prohibited pursuant to this section, may remove such
animal to another jurisdiction where its possession is not prohibited
pursuant to any local or other law.
(e) The Commissioner may promulgate such regulations as may be necessary
to add to the list in subsection (b) any animal which the Commissioner
determines is naturally inclined to do harm and capable of inflicting
bodily harm upon human beings.
(f) If provision of this section is adjudged invalid by any court of
competent jurisdiction, such judgment shall not affect or impair the
validity of the remainder of this section.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall take effect upon passage and
publication.
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Alderman Edward M. Burke, 14th Ward Alderman Shirley A. Coleman, 16th
Ward
