Office of the City Clerk - Record #: O2018-178

• Record #: O2018-178
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 1/17/2018
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Finance
• Final action: 2/28/2018
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 2-16 by adding new Section 2-16-040 requiring executive director of Department of Animal Care and Control to develop written animal euthanasia policy
• Sponsors: Lopez, Raymond A.
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 2 - City Government & Administration - Ch. 16 Animal Care & Control

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
2/28/2018		City Council		Pass
2/28/2018	65921	City Council	Passed	Pass
2/26/2018		Committee on Finance	Recommended to Pass
1/17/2018	65801	City Council	Referred

ORDINANCE

BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:

SECTION 1. Chapter 2-16 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by adding a new section 2-16-040, as follows:

2-16-040 Animal Euthanasia Policy.

The Executive Director shall develop a written animal euthanasia policy that is consistent with applicable law and professional standards. Such policy shall specify the grounds for selecting animals for euthanasia and humane procedure for conducting animal euthanasia.