Boone County, Illinois

Sec. 14-30. – Inoculation against rabies required; registration and inoculation of dogs and cats; fees; tags.

(b) Within 30 days from the date of inoculation for rabies, the owner shall register such dog or cat by presenting to the administrator or his authorized agent, a certificate of inoculation together with the appropriate registration fee. The registration fees are as follows:

The registration shall correspond with the duration of the rabies vaccination. The owner shall be supplied with a rabies inoculation tag for each animal registered and such tag shall be worn by each animal that is required to be registered whenever said animal is off the property of its owners and not within a motor vehicle. The tag shall be in a form and color approved by the State Department of Agriculture. The method and distribution of said tag and collection of registration fees shall be determined by the county board. Ten dollars from the sale of all intact animal registration tags shall be placed in the County Animal Population Control Fund. The money shall be used to (1) spay/neuter or sterilize adopted dogs or cats; (2) spay/neuter dogs or cats owned by low-income residents who are eligible for the food stamp program. Five dollars from the sale of all animal registration tags shall be deposited in the Animal Services Building and Maintenance Fund.

Sec. 14-32. – Additional fees.

(d) Prior to the return to its owner of an impounded dog, the owner will pay a $25.00 public safety fine to be deposited into the county animal population control fund. The fine shall be waived if it is the dog’s first impoundment and the owner has the animal spayed or neutered within 14 days.

Sec. 14-36. – Non-redemption/adoption/spaying or neutering.

(b) An unredeemed dog or cat shall not be released for adoption unless the animal has been microchipped, vaccinated, and spayed or neutered. A person wishing to adopt an animal prior to the surgical procedure shall have executed a written agreement promising to have such service performed within 30 days of adoption. Failure to fulfill the terms of the agreement shall result in seizure and impoundment of the animal by the administrator.

(c) The adoption fee for dogs (per animal, includes: rabies vaccination, microchip, one year registration, and spay/neuter) is $150.00 for dogs over eight years of age, and $175.00 for dogs under eight years of age. The adoption fee for cats (per animal, includes: rabies vaccination, microchip, and spay/neuter) is $85.00. There is no charge for transferring an animal to a licensed shelter or rescue organization.