Animal Ordinances in Schaumburg, IL (2026)
12 verified animal ordinances for Schaumburg, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Schaumburg bans keeping horses, cattle, swine, sheep, goats, chickens, rabbits, or other fowl anywhere in the village. Village Code § 92.30(F) makes the prohibition villagewide, with the only way around it being a parcel zoned agricultural, a special use permit, or a village license, none of which cover an ordinary residential backyard coop.
Schaumburg Bans Backyard Chickens & Livestock
Heavy RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.30(F)
(F)To harbor or keep any live horse, cattle, swine, sheep or goat or to raise any chickens, rabbits, fowl anywhere in the village. Exceptions are animals allowed in agricultural zoning districts or as allowed under special use or village license.
Dog Leash Laws
Any dog or other animal off its owner's property must be on a leash no longer than six feet, held by someone able to control it, under Village Code § 92.30(K). An animal running loose on a public street or another person's premises is a stray animal under § 92.01 and can be seized and impounded as a nuisance.
Schaumburg Leash Law: Six-Foot Limit
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.30(K)
(K)To permit any animal upon a public street or highway, or upon any premises other than those of the person owning such animal unless such other animal is on a leash securely fastened to a collar or harness. The overall length of the leash including the handle shall not exceed six feet (6') and be held by its owner or other person able to control such animal and while lawfully on the premises ...
Breed Restrictions
Schaumburg does not regulate dogs by breed. Instead, Village Code § 92.07 lets the chief of police or a designee declare any animal dangerous, potentially vicious, or vicious after documented incidents, triggering mandatory muzzling, a six-foot leash, and a secure enclosure or run line. Owners get a written finding and 30 days to appeal to the village manager under § 92.08.
Schaumburg Dangerous & Vicious Animal Rules
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.07
The chief of police or designee may determine that an animal is dangerous, potentially vicious or vicious and notify the owner of the animal of the determination by a written finding. The determination may also include conditions under which the animal is to be maintained while in the corporate limits.
Beekeeping
Village Code § 154.72 lets Schaumburg residents keep honey bees as an accessory hobby use, but caps it at five colonies per lot, confines hives to the rear yard with strict setbacks, and requires a flyway barrier near property lines. Beekeepers must also register with the Illinois Department of Agriculture within 30 days of installing a colony.
Schaumburg Backyard Beekeeping Rules
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 154.72(A),(B)(2)
The intent of these standards is to establish safe and effective practices related to the keeping of bees for hobby purposes to benefit the environment.(A)Accessory Use: The keeping of honey bees, of the European species Apis mellifera, is considered an accessory use to a principal use.(B)(2)Colony Density:a.Two (2) full beehives (hives) and two (2) "nucleus hives" shall be permitted on lots up...
Exotic Pets
Schaumburg treats keeping a wild animal as a village code violation whenever doing so already breaks federal, state or local law, per Section 92.90(M). Because Illinois' Dangerous Animals Act bars most exotic and dangerous pets without a state permit, the local rule lets police cite an owner in village court instead of leaving enforcement to the state alone.
Schaumburg Wild Animal Pet Ban
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.90(M); definitions at § 92.01
No person shall keep or permit to be kept or display for exhibition purposes any wild animal contrary to federal, state, and local laws or regulations.
Wildlife Feeding
Schaumburg bars putting out table scraps, seed, or other food that attracts raccoons, coyotes, skunks, deer, foxes, squirrels, or geese, and bans ground feeding outright under Village Code § 92.30(O). Above-ground bird feeders are still allowed, but only if all feed sits in a proper feeder mounted at least four feet off the ground.
Schaumburg Bans Ground-Feeding Wildlife
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.30(O)
For any person to place table scraps, seed or other food out of doors in any zoning district of the village, outside of appropriate waste containers and in such a manner as to harbor or attract wild animals, including without limitation, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, deer, possums, foxes, squirrels, or geese and thereby cause such wild animals to become habituated to humans. Ground feeding and con...
Pet Limits
No Schaumburg household may keep more than four dogs, four cats, or a combination of the two over six months old, under Village Code § 92.30(G). Anyone keeping more than two additional animals for compensation or resale needs a licensed veterinary, pet-shop, pound, or shelter use rather than a residential exemption.
Schaumburg Caps Pets at Four Per Home
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.30(G)
(G)To keep on the premises more than four (4) dogs or four (4) cats or any combination thereof over six (6) months of age, or more than two (2) such animals boarded for compensation or kept for sale with the exception of regularly established and zoned veterinary hospitals, pet shops, pounds or shelters.
Cat Rules
Cats four months and older must carry current rabies protection to stay in Schaumburg. Village Code § 92.20 requires Cook County-side cats to display the county rabies tag, while DuPage-side cats need proof of inoculation on request. Section 92.09 separately requires any female cat in heat to be confined indoors or in a secure enclosure except for planned breeding.
Schaumburg Cat Licensing & Heat Rules
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code §§ 92.09, 92.20(A), (C)
Every owner, except animal shelters, animal impounding facilities and laboratory animal facilities, of a dog, cat, or ferret, four (4) months or more of age shall cause such dog, cat or ferret to be inoculated with rabies vaccine by a licensed veterinarian at such intervals as approved by the Illinois Department of Agriculture. ... Any dog or cat that is kept or maintained in the village within...
Coyote Management
Feeding coyotes, deer or other wild animals in Schaumburg is illegal under Village Code Section 92.30(O). Ground feeding of any kind is banned outright, and elevated bird feeders must stand at least four feet high and hold only bird feed in a dedicated container. Violators face the Village's general fine under Section 10.99.
Schaumburg Wildlife Feeding & Coyote Rules
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.30(O)-(P)
For any person to place table scraps, seed or other food out of doors in any zoning district of the village, outside of appropriate waste containers and in such a manner as to harbor or attract wild animals, including without limitation, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, deer, possums, foxes, squirrels, or geese and thereby cause such wild animals to become habituated to humans. Ground feeding and con...
Pet Groomer Rules
Schaumburg zones pet grooming as an "Animal Services" use, and the village's summary of permitted and special uses confines it to a special use permit in the B-2 general business and B-4 retail, service, and automobile business districts only. It doesn't appear as a permitted or special use in any other business, office, residential, or manufacturing district table, so the Village Board must approve every grooming shop's location.
Schaumburg Pet Grooming Special-Use Zoning
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code, Ch. 154, Appendix A (Business Districts Use Table)
Service Animal Services S S Animal daycare center Animal grooming Animal hospital and veterinary clinics Animal pounds/shelters/kennels
Veterinary Clinic Zoning
Schaumburg requires a village license before anyone opens an animal hospital, and section 92.65 confines that use, like kennels and pet shops, to zones set out in the village zoning code. The use table backs that up: animal hospitals and veterinary clinics carry a special use designation only in the B-2 general business and B-4 retail, service, and automobile business districts.
Schaumburg Veterinary Clinic License and Zoning
Significant RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.65 - License Required
It shall be unlawful to keep or maintain any kennel, pet shop, shelter, pound or animal hospital, zoo, carnival animal exhibit, circus, petting zoo, or animal ride within the village without first obtaining a license therefor. Kennels, pet shops, shelters, pounds or animal hospitals, zoos, carnival animal exhibits, circuses, petting zoos, or animal rides shall be permitted only in areas as prov...
Bird Protection
Schaumburg's animal code protects wild birds directly: § 92.90(L) bars taking the nest, eggs, or young of any federally or state-protected bird. The same chapter caps hanging bird feeders at four per lot under § 92.30(P) and requires an annual license for every pigeon kept in the village under § 92.22.
Schaumburg Bird Nest, Feeder & Pigeon Rules
Some RestrictionsSchaumburg Village Code § 92.90(L); § 92.30(P); § 92.22
No person shall take the nest or eggs or young of any bird that is protected by federal or state law. ... (P)To keep or maintain on any zoning lot more than four (4) hanging feeders as defined in this chapter. No hanging feeder shall have a base exceeding one hundred (100) square inches. Hanging feeders must be designed to minimize any nuisances, including but not limited to excessive spillage ...
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