CITY COUNCIL AGENDA ITEM
ACTION REQUESTED:
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Pass the ordinance amending Chapter 4 (Animal Control) of Title 10 (Police Regulations) of the Naperville Municipal Code
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DEPARTMENT: Legal Department
SUBMITTED BY: Kristen Foley, Senior Assistant City Attorney
BACKGROUND:
City Council conducted the first reading of the ordinance at the June 5, 2018 City Council meeting. Fourteen people spoke at the meeting about the ordinance. The ordinance was originally considered at the December 5, 2017 City Council meeting, but was tabled based upon proposed state legislation effecting pet stores in Will and DuPage County. Senate Bill 2280, amending the state Animal Welfare Act, was filed by Senator Michael Connelly on January 10, 2018 and currently sits in Assignments Committee. Three Council members requested the ordinance be brought back to Council for action.
At the June 5, 2018 City Council meeting, Council directed staff to make seven (7) changes to the proposed ordinance. The changes were as follows:
• Change the time for barking dogs from 20 minutes to 10 minutes
• Require stores and shelters be a secondary point of contact on required microchipping
• Provide the 48-month warranty for congenital and hereditary conditions to begin at birth, and not date of sale
• Make the effective date of the ordinance 30 days from passage
• Require pet stores to have most recent USDA inspection reports prior to the date the animal was transferred to the pet store;
• Require 48-month warranty to cover up to the purchase price of the animal if warranty provisions are met
• Change the temperature restrictions for leaving animals in cars to the internal temperature of a vehicle.
Staff consulted with Animal Control and determined Animal Control does have equipment to measure the internal temperature of a vehicle. The changes recommended by Council are reflected in the attached ordinance.