Aurora, Illinois

Sec 9-19 Humane Care For Animals

(a) Every owner shall provide for each of his or her animals:

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(2) Adequate shelter and protection from the weather;

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b. Animal must be brought into a temperature controlled structure when the temperature is at or below 10 degrees Fahrenheit or at or above 85 degrees Fahrenheit, or when a heat advisory, wind chill warning, or tornado warning has been issued by local, state, or national authority, except when the animal is in visual range of a competent adult who is outside with the animal.

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(b) To lawfully tether a dog outdoors, an owner must ensure that the dog:

(1) Does not suffer from a condition that is known, by that person, to be exacerbated by tethering;

(2) Is tethered in a manner that will prevent it from becoming entangled with other tethered dogs;

(3) Is not tethered with a lead that exceeds one-eighth of the dog’s body weight or is a tow chain or a log chain;

(4) Is tethered with a lead that measures, when rounded to the nearest whole foot, at least 10 feet in length;

(5) Is tethered with a properly fitting harness or collar other than the lead or a pinch, prong, or choke-type collar;

(6) Is not tethered in a manner that will allow it to reach within the property of another person, a public walkway, or road;

(7) Has unrestricted access to adewuate shelter at all times;

(c) Prohibited tethering, No person shall:

(1) Tether an animal to a motorized vehicle such as an automobile, truck, or motorcycle;

(2) Tether an intact animal for any period of time;

(3) Tether an animal between the hours of 11 p.m. and 6:00 a.m.;

(4) Tether or confine an animal in or about an unoccupied structure or property for any purpose unless the animal is continuously monitored by an adult who is physically on site throughout the period of tethering or confinement;

(5) Tether an animal under six (6) months of age;

(6) Tether more than three (3) animals simultaneously at the same location;

(d) Subsection (b) of this Section shall not be construed to prohibit:

(1) A person from walking a dog with a hand-held leash;

(2) The tethering of a dog while at an organized and lawful animal function, such as hunting, obedience training, performance, and conformance events, or law enforcement training, or while in the pursuit of working or competing in those endeavors