Macon County, Illinois

§ 96.15 BREEDER PERMIT REQUIRED.

No person shall breed any dog or cat without obtaining a permit from Macon County Animal Control. No puppies or kittens shall be advertised, sold or given away without supplying a permit number.

§ 96.17 REGISTRATION PROCEDURES.

(A)   All dogs and cats kept and maintained within the county shall be registered by the owner or owners thereof with Macon County Animal Control through its authorized agents. Such registration shall be valid for one year from the date of a one-year vaccination, and three years from the date of a three- year vaccination. The annual registration fee for dogs and cats registered within 30 days of inoculation against rabies shall be $15 if the dog or cat is spayed or neutered and $50 if the dog or cat is not so altered. The owner or owners thereof shall remit the required registration fee for each dog or cat at the time of inoculation. The veterinarian who inoculated the dog or cat shall collect the registration fees. The veterinarian shall remit the registration fees collected to the Macon County Animal Control through its authorized agent. If the vaccination is obtained out of county, the registration fee must be paid to the authorized agent for collection for Macon County Animal Control. The registration fee for any dog or cat registered more than 30 days after the date of inoculation against rabies shall be double the original fee. Exempt from the registration fee are trained public safety agency owned dogs maintained by public safety officers for use in public safety duties full-time, with proof of such certified by the public safety agency’s chief or other agency head.

§ 96.28 BREEDER’S PERMIT REGULATIONS.

(A)   Any person breeding dogs or cats must obtain a breeder’s permit. With this permit an owner will be allowed to breed the female animal once a year. The female animal will be required to have current vaccinations and be proven to be in good health prior to the breeding. All puppies or kittens will be required to be at least eight weeks of age and must have had their first set of vaccinations before being transferred to their new owner. A copy of the animal’s vaccination record and breeder’s permit number shall be given to the new owner of the animal. The breeder’s permit number must be included in any and all advertising for the puppies or kittens.

(B)   This section shall not apply to persons licensed with the Illinois Department of Agriculture pursuant to 225 ILCS 605/3 and 510 ILCS 5/2.18. These persons will still be required to comply with all other county ordinances.