G-1228 - 01/24/2023 - TEXT AMENDMENT - OrdinancesTHE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK
COOK AND DUPAGE COUNTIES, ILLINOIS
ORDINANCE
2023-WLDLIFE-FEED-G-1228
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 6 (POLICE REGULATIONS) CHAPTER 2
(ANIMAL CONTROL) OF THE VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK CODE
OF ORDINANCES
GOPAL G. LALMALANI, Village President
CHARLOTTE K. PRUSS, Village Clerk
LAURENCE HERMAN
MICHAEL MANZO
JAMES NAGLE
A. SURESH REDDY
EDWARD TIESENGA
ASIF YUSUF
Village Board
Published in pamphlet form by authority of the
President and the Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook
on this the 24th day of January, 2023
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ORDINANCE NO. 2023-WLDLIFE-FEED-G-1228
AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING TITLE 6 (POLICE REGULATIONS) CHAPTER 2 (ANIMAL CONTROL) OF THE
VILLAGE OF OAK BROOK CODE OF ORDINANCES
WHEREAS, the Village of Oak Brook (hereinafter referred to as “Village”) is a
municipal corporation with authority provided for and granted pursuant to the Illinois Municipal
Code to exercise certain powers and perform certain functions pertaining to its local government
and affairs;
WHEREAS, the Village has in full force and effect a codified set of ordinances which are
of a general and permanent nature, which said codified set is known and designated as the Village
Code of the Village of Oak Brook, as amended;
WHEREAS, Title 6 (Police Regulations) Chapter 2 (Animal Control) Section 6-2-3
specifies the prohibited acts relating to animal control regulations enforced by the Village;
WHEREAS, Section 6-2-3 of the Village Code does not contain any restrictions on feeding
or intentionally attracting animals to a specified location despite already prohibiting many of the
consequences that intentionally attracting animals may cause;
WHEREAS, the Village desires to prohibit any act that would intentionally attract animals,
either domestic or wild, to take a more proactive approach when enforcing the intent of the existing
code;
WHEREAS, the Corporate Authorities of the Village of Oak Brook are of the opinion that
the aforementioned amendment to the Village’s Code of Ordinances is in the best interest of the
public safety, health and welfare of the residents of the Village of Oak Brook.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED, in open meeting assembled, by the Village
President and Board of Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook, DuPage and Cook Counties, Illinois
as follows:
Section One – Recitals
The Corporate Authorities hereby find that all of the recitals hereinbefore stated as
contained in the preamble to this Ordinance are full, true and correct and do hereby, by reference,
incorporate and make them part of this Ordinance as legislative findings.
Section Two – Amendment to Title 6
Title 6 (Police Regulations) Chapter 2 (Animal Control) Section 6-2-3 (Prohibited Acts) is
hereby amended to include the following:
S. To place or collect on the ground, any food, feed, seed, salt type licks, or other
substance, used for the purpose of attracting and feeding any domestic or wild animals or
fowl creating an attractive nuisance.
Section Three – Effective Date
This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after its passage, approval and
publication as provided by law.
Section Four - Publication
This Ordinance shall be published in book or pamphlet form as provided by the lllinois
Municipal Code.
Section Five - Recording
This ordinance shall be entered into the minutes and upon the joumals of the Board of
Trustees of the Village of Oak Brook.
PASSED THIS 24th day of January, 2023.
Ayes Truslees Herman, Manzo, Nagle, Reddy, Tiesenga, Yusuf,
Nays None
Absent:None
APPROVED THIS 24th day of January, 2023
Gopal G. Lalmalani
Village President
ATTEST
Charlotte K. Pruss
Village Clerk
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