§ 4-3. Regulations of general applicability.

(a)

No person shall engage in any conduct or activity that is likely to attract to such person's property or to the property of an adjacent property owner any abandoned, stray, or wild animal, venomous insect, rodent, or other vermin.

(b)

Placement of food outside. It shall be unlawful for any person to place, scatter, leave, or otherwise set food of any kind outside, whether directly on the ground or in a bowl, on any public or private property within the village (including the property owned by such person) so as to be accessible for consumption by any animal. This prohibition shall not include the placement of bird food in containers designed or intended for the feeding of birds and which are maintained at least four feet above the ground and affixed to a tree, pole, apparatus, or other structure.

(c)

Notification of stray. Any person finding a stray or lost animal shall notify the Wilmette Police Department at the earliest possible opportunity but no later than 48 hours after finding such animal.

(d)

Render aid. No person shall fail to:

(1)

Stop immediately and render such aid as may be possible after striking an animal with a motor vehicle; or

(2)

Fail to immediately report the injury to the animal owner, if known; or if the animal owner is not known, to the Wilmette Police Department.

(e)

Placement and burial of animals. No person shall leave, place, or throw onto any public property, street, place or other public right of way, or, offensively expose or bury within the village, the body or any part thereof of any dead or fatally sick or injured animal; nor shall any person keep any dead animal in a place where it may be dangerous to the health or safety of any other animal or person.

(f)

Duty to report bite. Any person having personal knowledge that a person or animal was attacked or bitten by another animal shall report such incident to the Wilmette Police Department as soon as possible, but no later than 24 hours after the attack or bite occurred.

(Code 1993, § 4-1.3; Ord. No. 2011-O-32, 5-10-2011)