Office of the City Clerk - Record #: SO2020-2827

• Record #: SO2020-2827
• Type: Ordinance
• Status: Passed
• Intro date: 5/20/2020
• Current Controlling Legislative Body: Committee on Health and Human Relations
• Final action: 4/21/2021
• Title: Amendment of Municipal Code Chapter 4-384 to prohibit retail sale of dogs, cats and rabbits
• Sponsors: Hopkins, Brian , Cappleman, James, Reboyras, Ariel, La Spata, Daniel , Sposato, Nicholas, Vasquez, Jr., Andre, Hadden, Maria E. , Sigcho-Lopez, Byron, Waguespack, Scott, Gardiner, James M. , Osterman, Harry, Martin, Matthew J. , Smith, Michele, O'Shea, Matthew J., Villegas, Gilbert, Silverstein, Debra L., Napolitano, Anthony V., Rodriguez Sanchez, Rossana , Rodriguez, Michael D., Reilly, Brendan, Maldonado, Roberto
• Topic: MUNICIPAL CODE AMENDMENTS - Title 4 - Businesses, Occupations & Consumer Protection - Ch. 384 Animal Care

Date	Journal Page Number	Action By	Action	Result
4/21/2021	29618	City Council	Passed as Substitute	Pass
4/12/2021		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Recommended to Pass
4/12/2021		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Substituted in Committee
1/13/2021		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Held in Committee
1/11/2021		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
1/6/2021		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
12/11/2020		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
11/18/2020		Committee on Health and Environmental Protection	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
7/22/2020		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Held in Committee
7/20/2020		Committee on Health and Environmental Protection	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
7/6/2020		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Substituted in Committee
7/6/2020		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Held in Committee
7/1/2020		Committee on Health and Human Relations	Add Co-Sponsor(s)
5/20/2020	17729	City Council	Referred

Committee on Health and Human Relations


SUBSTITUTE ORDINANCE
AS AMENDED
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO:
SECTION 1. Section 4-384-010 of the Municipal Code of Chicago is hereby amended by inserting the language underscored, and by deleting the language struck through, as follows:
4-384-010 Definitions.
For purposes of this chapter, the following terms shall have the meaning ascribed to them in Chapter 7-12 of this Code: "animal", "animal control center", "cat", "commission Commission", "dog", "oxocutive director Executive Director", "horse", "impounded", "microchip", "owner", "pet", "owner", "sterilization", and "veterinarian".
(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
"Animal care facility" means any person engaged in the business of boarding, breeding, training for a fee, letting for hire other than guard dogs, or providing day care for any dog or cat. An "animal care facility" does not include: (1) the animal control center; (2) any animal care facility, kennel, pound or training facility operated by any subdivision of local, state, or federal government; or (3) any humane society, any veterinary hospital, or any research facility subject to inspection under separate provisions of local, state or federal law; (<1) any person who owns, has posseGoion of, or harbors 5 or fowor female dogs or oats oapablo of reproduction; or (5) tho isolated or occasional sale of animals by a person who sells only such animals that he has producod and raised.

(Omitted text is unaffected by this ordinance)
"Pet shop" means any person primarily engaged in the business of selling or offering to sell animals suitable for use as pets; provided that a "pet shop" shall not include: (1) any animal control center, animal care facility, kennel or pound or training facility operated by any subdivision of local, state, or federal government; (2) any research facility subject to inspection under separate provisions of local, state or federal law; or (3) the isol...