Palos Hills, Illinois

6.08.040 – Running at large.

E. When not redeemed by the owner a dog, cat, or ferret must be scanned for a microchip. If a microchip is present, the registered owner or chip purchaser, if the purchaser was a nonprofit organization, animal shelter, animal control facility, pet store, breeder, or veterinary office, must be notified. After contact has been made or attempted, dogs, cats, or ferrets deemed adoptable by the animal control facility shall be offered for adoption, or made available to a licensed animal shelter or rescue group. The animal may be humanely dispatched pursuant to the Humane Euthanasia in Animal Shelters Act. An animal control facility or animal shelter shall not adopt or release any dog, cat, or ferret to anyone other than the owner or a foster home unless the animal has been rendered incapable of reproduction and microchipped. Nothing herein shall prevent humane societies or animal shelters from engaging in activities set forth by their charters; provided, they are not inconsistent with provisions hereof. No animal shelter or animal control facility shall release dogs, cats, or ferrets to an individual representing a rescue group, unless the group has been licensed by the Department of Agriculture or is a representative of a not-for-profit out-of-state organization, animal shelter, or animal control facility.