Village of Deerfield Ordinance 13

THE VILLAGE OF DEERFIELD ORDAINS:

Section 1. DOMESTIC ANIMALS AND FOWL

No person shall keep or house any animals or domestic fowl within the Village of Deerfield except dogs, cats, canaries or animals commonly classified as pets which are customarily kept or housed inside dwellings as household pets, and except horses kept or housed at a lawfully established stable.

Section 2. PENALTIES

Every person convicted of a violation of any provision of this Ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 and costs of prosecution or by imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Each act of violation and every day upon which any such violation shall occur shall constitute a separate offense. The penalties provided for by this Ordinance shall apply to any amendment thereto whether or not such penalties are reenacted in the amendatory Ordinance.

YEAS:

NAYS:

ORDINANCE DECLARED ADOPTED ON SEPTEMBER 7, 1965.

Deerfield Village President

CERTIFICATE OF ADOPTION

I,W.J. McNeil, the duly elected Clerk of the Village of Deerfield certify that the foregoing Ordinance is a true and correct copy of the Ordinance enacted by the Village Council of the Village of Deerfield on September 7, 1965.

CERTIFICATE OF POSTING

I, W.J. McNeil, Clerk of the Village of Deerfield, hereby certify that on September 13, 1965, the above Ordinance was posted in three public places in the Village of Deerfield.