Naperville, IL Animal Ordinances: Exotic Pets (2026)

Keeping Of Wild Animals: No person shall keep or permit to be kept on their premises any wild animal as a pet or for display or exhibition purposes unless they have obtained a State permit. This Subsection shall not apply to zoological parks performing animal exhibitions or circuses. The animal control officer or any police officer shall have the power to release or order the release of any wild animal capable of surviving in the wild and/or turn same over to an agency with a State permit to house wildlife.

3.Nuisance: It is unlawful for any owner to permit their dog or cat to discharge such animal's excrement upon any public or private property within the City, other than the owner's property, if such owner does not immediately thereafter remove and clean up such animal's excrement from the public or private property. This Subsection shall not apply to an owner who is visually handicapped if such owner's dog is a seeing eye guide dog.4.Reserved.5.Diseased Animals: It shall be unlawful for an owner to permit a domestic animal afflicted with a contagious disease to run at large or to be exposed in any public place whereby the health of any other animal or man may be affected.6.Hunting Animals:6.1.Game: It shall be unlawful to hunt or trap game animals within the City limits.6.2.Hunting: It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in killing any animal other than as prescribed by law in the City.