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This section provides brief details, citations and links to information regarding the
legal aspects of pet ownership. We have first included a link to the CCHS site for local
laws and citations to the municipal codes for both Champaign and Urbana. The rest of the
page is divided into sections for related Web sites, and citations for books and articles
on this topic.
- Champaign County: Champaign County, Illinois: Animal
Control
- Champaign, Ill.: The Municipal Code of Champaign, Illinois. Chapter
7. Champaign Public Library, Reference, Call Number 348.77366CHA.
Also available at http://www.municode.com/resources/gateway.asp?pid=10520&sid=13.
- Urbana, Ill.: Code of Ordinances, City of Urbana, Illinois. Chapter
4 - Animals and Fowl. Urbana Free Library, Reference, Call Number R 348.77366URB.
Also available at http://www.ci.urbana.il.us/urbana/city_code/TOC006.HTM
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- Barrie, Anmarie. Cats and the Law. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1990.
Provides general
guidelines for cat owners including liability for personal injury or property damage;
buying and selling cats; landlords and tenants; and guidance on where to find specific
legal information.
- Barrie, Anmarie. Dogs and the Law. T.F.H. Publications, Inc., 1990.
Discusses the legal aspects of dog ownership
such as liability for personal injury or property damage; general guidelines for dog
owners; laws regulating buying and selling; landlords and tenants. Also provides guidance
on where to find legal information.
- Cawley, Linda A. Legal Beagle: Diary of a Canine Counselor. New
Horizon Press, 1996.
Attorney specializing in dog law recounts some
of her memorable cases.
- Favre, David, and Peter L. Borchelt. Animal Law and Dog Behavior.
Lawyers & Judges Publishing Co., 1998.
Written by a professor of law (Favre) and an
animal behaviorist (Borchelt) this book provides an overview of animal legal issues, with
a focus on dogs. Discussion emphasizes cases from the 1960s to the present. Issues
discussed include the legal distinction between wild and domestic animals, animal
ownership rights, state and local regulations, animal behavior, the history of
anit-cruelty laws, and so on.
- Francione, Gary L. Animals, Property, and the Law. Temple
University Press, 1995.
This book covers the history of animal welfare
and anticruelty legislation as well as examining the current moral and legal status of
non-human animals in the United States. Case studies are included. Includes a
bibliography.
- Gannon. Deidre E. The Complete Guide to Dog Law. Howell Book House,
1994.
Discusses the legislation concerning dogs and
dog ownership including liability, veterinary practice/malpractice, property damage, and
more.
- Hearne, Vicki. Bandit: Dossier of a Dangerous Dog. HarperPerennial,
1992.
- Illinois Animal Control Act (with regulations). Administered by the
Illinois Department of Agriculture. Bureau of Animal Welfare, 1996.
- Mattison, Chris. The Care of Reptiles and Amphibians in Captivity.
Blandford, 1992, p. 291-296.
This appendix provides information about laws
pertaining to the keeping of reptiles and amphibians.
- Randolph, Mary. Dog Law: A Legal Guide for Dog Owners and Their
Neighbors. Nolo Press, 1994.
This book covers a wide variety of issues:
local rules such as licenses, vaccines, leash laws; regulations and requirements when
buying and selling dogs; landlords, leases and dogs; the owner-vet relationship;
assistance dogs; what to do if your dog is injured or killed and much more. It also
includes an appendix with general information on doing legal research.
- Roche, Michael P. Legal Rights of Guide Dogs, Hearing Dogs and Service
Dogs. Lakewood, CO: Freedom Service Dogs, Inc., 1994.
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ARTICLES
There is a great deal of information available about pet law. Below we
have included a sample selection of articles from popular magazines and newspapers.
- Apisa, Frank. "Letting the cat out of the bag (ordinance requiring residents to
keep cats on leashes in Piscataway, NJ)" Newsweek, v. 123, February 21, 1994, p. 9.
- Gray, Jerry. "Dog's death sentence is reduced to exile" New York Times Late
New York Edition, January 29, 1994, p. 1+.
- Jerome, Richard. "Doggy defender (lawyer M. Rotsten)", in People Weekly, v.
46, December 9, 1996, p. 70-2+.
- Randolph, Mary. "Your rights when buying a dog (excerpt from Dog Law)"
Consumers' Research Magazine. v. 77, June 1994, p. 32-35.
- Scherreik, Susan. "What if Fido turns out to be a lemon?" Business Week. June
27, 1994, p. 106.
- Stryker, Jeff. "The dog walks (op-ed), New York Times (Late New York Edition). Feb
3, 1994. p. A21.
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