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Animal Control employs one full-time professionally
trained animal control officer who address stray and wild animal problems.
The division also licenses pets with an annual program.
Facts About Keeping Animals in Oak Park
•All dogs over four months old must be licensed.
•All cats over four months old that run at large must be licensed.
•Licenses must be purchased within 10 days of moving to Oak
Park or acquiring a new animal.
•All licensed animals must wear license tags when off their
owner's premises.
•All dogs and cats must be inoculated against rabies.
•All cats must be neutered or spayed.
•To license a cat it must be spayed or neutered.
•Indoor cats are not required to have a license.
•Animal licenses must be renewed each May. Applications may
be filed in person or by mail with the Department of Public Health, 123
Madison St., Oak Park, IL 60302.
•Each license application must be accompanied by a current
rabies inoculation certification.
•Village ordinance limits the number of animals on private
premises.
•Animals are prohibited from public buildings, including food
establishments and stores, with exceptions specified by law, such as dogs
accompanying sight-impaired persons.
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708.358.5680
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Facts About Keeping Animals in Oak Park
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