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Index Category: | Preliminary Investigations |
I. | Purpose |
A. | identifies the functions and responsibilities of the City of Chicago Commission on Animal Care and Control ( |
B. | outlines procedures for inventorying animals. |
C. | establishes the required notifications when handling animal-related incidents. |
D. | discontinues the use of Animal Bite Information card (CPD-34.226). |
E. | introduces the use of the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report green card. |
F. | continues the use of the Legal Notice for the City of Chicago Municipal and State Violations Animal Seizure form (CPD-11.468). |
G. | continues the use of the Chicago Animal Care And Control Inventory form (ACC-3230-3). |
II. | General Information |
A. | Department members are responsible for enforcing the following laws relating to animals: |
1. | Animal Care and Control, Chapter 7-12, Municipal Code of Chicago (MCC); |
2. | the Humane Care for Animals Act, 510 ILCS 70/3 et seq., 720 ILCS 5/12-35, 720 ILCS 5/12-36, and 720 ILCS 5/ |
B. | Department members will respond to animal bite incidents, situations where the immediate safety and well-being of a person is threatened by an animal, and reports of animal abuse, animal torture, or animal fighting. |
C. | The |
D. | In every instance where an animal is seized by a Department member, the member will issue the Legal Notice for the City of Chicago Municipal and State Violations |
NOTE: |
If a stray animal is seized on private property, a notice must be issued even if
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E. | The following are approved shelters where Department members may, with a supervisor's approval, bring animals: |
1. | Chicago Animal Care and Control , (24 hour drop-off); |
2. | Animal Welfare League - Chicago , (0800 - 1900 hour drop-off); |
3. | Animal Welfare League - Chicago Ridge , (24 hour drop-off). |
III. | Animal Bite Incidents |
A. | Department members who are assigned to |
1. | arrange for the transportation of the victim to the nearest approved medical facility, if necessary. |
2. | determine if the biter animal is in the care of the owner or keeper. |
a. | If it is not in the care of the owner or keeper, notify |
b. | If the animal is in the care of the owner or keeper, inform the owner or keeper that the animal must be examined by a veterinarian within twenty-four hours after the bite, and the animal must be impounded: |
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(3) | at the Chicago Animal Care and Control facility. |
3. | cite the animal owner or keeper for any Municipal Code violations using an Administrative Notice of Ordinance Violation (ANOV). Hearings will be scheduled according to the Court Citing Date Card for Misdemeanor and City Ordinances (CPD-11.562) using the officer's court key. Cases will be scheduled for a hearing date twenty-one to forty-nine days from the date of the violation. |
complete the |
NOTE: |
When the victim of an animal bite is a juvenile, members will only enter "Minor" in the Victim Information - Name section of the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report.
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5. | notify the Alternate Response Section Administrative Desk by telephone, provide the information on the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report, including the full name of any juvenile animal bite victim, and receive an animal bite report number. |
7. | deposit the completed top portion of the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report in a United States Postal Service mailbox or the Department mail. |
NOTE: |
The bottom portion of the completed Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report will either be given to the owner or keeper of the biting animal or left at the owner's or keeper's residence or location of occurrence when the owner is not available.
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a. | notify his or her immediate supervisor; |
b. | determine if transportation can be accomplished safely and without incident; |
c. | when determined the transportation can be conducted safely, request authorization from his or her immediate supervisor to transport the live animal(s) to: |
(1) | the district station when there is a facility to hold the animal(s); or |
(2) | any of the three approved facilities listed in Item II-E of this directive. |
d. | ensure the animal, with CACC's copy of the inventory form, is transported with the animal to the approved holding facility or is attached to the cage holding the animal at the district station. |
B. | When |
b. | The second copy (yellow part) will be attached to the CACC Inventory Form which is then attached to the district cage housing the animal or given to the animal control officer taking custody of the animal. |
NOTE: |
The animal inventory number will be recorded on the Legal Notice; therefore, members will contact, from the field, the district facility where the animal is to be inventoried and request the assignment of an animal inventory number.
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When the animal bite is reported in a |
1. | the assigned officer will: |
a. | complete the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report and obtain an animal bite number from the Alternate Response Section Administrative Desk. |
NOTE: |
When there is an allegation that the biter animal was sick or diseased, the reporting officer will notify the station supervisor in the district of occurrence, by telephone, to request that an immediate follow-up investigation is initiated.
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b. | forward the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report to the review officer in the district of occurrence via Department mail. |
2. | the review officer in the district of occurrence will, upon receipt of the original Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report, notify the station supervisor of the required follow-up investigation. |
3. | the station supervisor in the district of occurrence will, upon receipt of the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report, assign a member to complete the investigation. |
4. | the investigating officer in the district of occurrence will ensure: |
a. | that the provisions in Items III-A-2 through III-A-8 and, when appropriate, III-B of this directive are followed. |
b. | all necessary information is provided to the CACC, by telephone, including the animal bite report number previously assigned to the incident. |
c. | the name and badge/star number of the CACC person contacted is noted on the Cook County Animal & Rabies Control Animal Bite Report. |
When a person is bitten by a |
IV. | Crimes Against Animals |
A. | Field personnel assigned to investigate animal abuse, animal torture, breeding animals for fighting, training animals for fighting, or animal fighting incidents will respond to the scene to conduct a preliminary investigation. If bonafide, members will: |
1. | notify |
NOTE: |
If there are dead animals at the scene which may have evidentiary value, members will inform
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2. | request an evidence technician to photograph the animal(s) and scene. |
3. | notify the Animal Crimes Team (ACT), which may conduct a follow-up investigation. If there is evidence of crimes against animals, ACT will contact the |
4. | complete a case report consistent with the Incident Reporting Guide. The report will indicate that an extra |
impound the animal(s) for a violation of the appropriate section of 510 or 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes |
a. | The member will: |
(1) | complete the |
(2) | contact, from the field, the district facility where the animal is to be inventoried, request an inventory number, and record that number on the notice. |
b. | The original |
7. | complete the inventory of the animal(s) as outlined in this directive. |
B. | If an arrest is made, the arresting officer will: |
1. | charge the offender with a violation of the appropriate section of 510 or 720 Illinois Compiled Statutes |
NOTE: |
See the
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2. | obtain the approval of the station supervisor in the district of arrest to notify and confer with the assistant |
3. | notify |
C. | Station Supervisor Duties |
1. | ensure that the required notation appears in the narrative of the Arrest Report if an animal is seized but ownership is not relinquished. |
2. | follow current bonding procedures |
NOTE: |
If the appropriate charge is a Class A misdemeanor and the owner/keeper of the seized animal has not relinquished ownership, the station supervisor will not allow the offender to post bond nor be given an I-Bond. The arrestee will be sent to the first court call following the arrest for the court to set bond and the State's Attorney's Office to file a petition for forfeiture of the animal(s) involved.
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V. | Dead or Destroyed Animals |
A. | Department members observing or |
1. | If there is evidence of criminal activity, the member will complete the appropriate case report, request an evidence technician to photograph the animal, and, after photographing, request CACC removal of the animal through OEMC. |
2. | If there is no evidence of criminal activity, the member will request Department of Streets and Sanitation removal of the animal through OEMC. |
B. | When |
VI. | Stray Animals |
A. | Complaints regarding stray animals will be directed to the 311 Non-Emergency City Service Request Telephone Number. |
NOTE: |
Per MCC 7-12-040, CACC will be responsible for impounding stray animals.
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B. | When a stray animal presents an immediate threat to the safety of any person, members will notify |
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D. | Department members will ensure that the animal shelter name and inventory number is included in |
VII. | District Animal Inventory |
A. | Members will |
1. | only inventory live animals as a last resort when other options are not feasible. |
2. | immediately notify the Station Supervisor of any inventoried animal(s). |
B. | The purpose of inventorying animals is to: |
1. | provide protection of evidence, and |
2. | furnish the Department with a record of the actions involved in accepting or releasing animals. |
NOTE: |
Animals
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1. | The original (white) copy will be attached to the cage housing the animal and given to the CACC officer taking custody of the animal. |
NOTE: |
If the animal is turned over to the Animal Welfare League, the original will be mailed to CACC.
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D. |
1. | ensure that the cage door is secured and the white and buff copies of the inventory form are attached to the door. |
2. | ensure that CACC is notified and the inventoried animal is picked up by CACC personnel. Inventoried animals should not be in Department custody longer than eight hours. |
3. | ensure that the animal is provided with food and water if CACC personnel are unable to pick up the animal within a short period of time. |
4. | renotify CACC at the beginning of each shift if an animal has not been picked up. |
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1. | S04-12-01 - Animal Care Statutes and Ordinance |