Animal Ordinances in Tinley Park, IL (2026)
8 verified animal ordinances for Tinley Park, Illinois, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Chickens & Livestock
Tinley Park allows up to four female hens per licensed property under Village Code § 91.43, but bans roosters outright and requires a $50 annual poultry license, a building permit for the coop, and setbacks of at least 75 feet from neighboring homes not occupied by the license holder.
Tinley Park Backyard Chicken Keeping Rules
Significant RestrictionsTinley Park Village Code § 91.43
It shall be unlawful to house or keep any live poultry within 75 feet of any school or church, or within 75 feet of any residence other than the residence of the owner of such animals, poultry, or within 75 feet of any public street without a poultry license. ... (3) A maximum of four female hens will be allowed. No roosters are allowed.
Dog Leash Laws
Tinley Park requires every dog or animal off its owner's own property to be under control by leash or another recognized method. The code defines adequate restraint as staying on the owner's premises, being held on a stout leash no more than eight feet long, or heeling obediently beside a competent handler.
Tinley Park Leash and Control Requirement
Some RestrictionsTinley Park, IL Village Code §§ 91.01, 91.09
“RUNNING AT LARGE.” Any dog or other animal shall be deemed to be running at large when it is off the premises of its owner or keeper and not under adequate restraint of a competent person. A dog or animal is under adequate restraint within the meaning of this chapter if it is on its owner’s or keeper’s premises; or under the owner’s or keeper’s or other competent person’s control on a stout le...
Breed Restrictions
Tinley Park does not ban dog breeds by name. Instead, § 91.05 lets the Hearing Officer or a court declare an individual dog “dangerous” after an evidentiary hearing on its behavior, then imposes secure confinement, muzzling, $100,000 liability insurance, mandatory microchipping and behavioral evaluation on the owner, with a separate “vicious dog” tier that can lead to euthanasia.
Tinley Park Dangerous Dog Designation Rules
Significant RestrictionsTinley Park, IL Village Code § 91.05
(A) Designation of dangerous dogs. A dog shall be designated as a dangerous dog when the Hearing Officer or a court having jurisdiction, at the request of the Police Department or Animal Control, has conducted an evidentiary hearing, heard and considered evidence pertaining to the temperament of the dog, and has entered an order determining that the dog behaved in the manner described in § 91...
Exotic Pets
Tinley Park bans keeping live snakes, large cats, swine, cattle, goats and most fowl anywhere in the village under § 91.14(A), and forbids any animal other than an ordinary pet except in a licensed pet shop or animal hospital, so owning a wild or exotic animal as a household pet is flatly prohibited.
Tinley Park Ban on Wild Animals as Pets
Heavy RestrictionsTinley Park, IL Village Code § 91.14(A)
(A) No person shall cause or allow any stable or place where any animal is or may be kept to become unclean, or unwholesome, and it shall be unlawful to keep any live snakes, large cats, swine or pigs, poultry other than licensed chickens, fowl, cattle, goats, or the like in the village. No other animals may be maintained or kept in the village for any purpose other than as pets (except as pe...
Wildlife Feeding
Tinley Park bans ground feeding of wild animals and birds, including deer, geese, raccoons, opossums, skunks and stray cats, on any public or private property in the village under § 91.16, with fines of $100 to $750 per day. Hanging bird feeders remain legal as long as feed stays in a proper feeder and the area beneath it is kept clean.
Tinley Park Ground Feeding of Wildlife Ban
Heavy RestrictionsTinley Park, IL Village Code § 91.16
Any person who performs or permits ground feeding of animals and/or birds, including but not limited to cats, squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice, rabbits, raccoon, opossum, skunk, deer, ducks, geese or any other wild animal on public or private property within the village shall be guilty of a violation of this section and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $750 per...
Pet Limits
Tinley Park caps most households at three dogs and three cats at a time under § 91.15, with licensed kennels exempt, and bars keeping more than one litter of young under three months old. Owners who already exceeded the cap before September 28, 2010 may keep those animals but cannot replace them once the count drops.
Tinley Park Three Dog Three Cat Limit
Some RestrictionsTinley Park, IL Village Code § 91.15
(A) No person having the same location of residence shall apply for, receive or be issued in excess of three dog licenses; provided, however, that kennels, duly licensed by the village, shall be exempted from the provisions of this section. It shall be unlawful to own, keep, maintain or harbor more than three dogs and three cats at any one location at the same time within the village, and it ...
Microchipping
Tinley Park does not require every pet to be microchipped at adoption, but § 91.07(B) makes it mandatory the first time a dog or cat is found running at large: the Hearing Officer or court must order the animal microchipped, at the owner's expense, within 14 days if it is not chipped already.
Tinley Park Microchipping After At-Large Violation
Some RestrictionsTinley Park, IL Village Code § 91.07(B)-(C)
(B) A dog or cat found by the Hearing Officer or the court having jurisdiction to be in violation of this chapter must be microchipped at the owner’s expense, if not already microchipped, within 14 days. ... (C) A dog or cat found by the Hearing Officer or the court having jurisdiction to be in violation of this chapter a second time must be altered at the owner’s expense, if not already al...
Bird Protection
Tinley Park's Village Code makes it a violation to ground feed animals or birds, covering everything from squirrels and rabbits to deer, ducks and geese, on any public or private property. Hanging bird feeders remain legal, but only if the feed stays inside a purpose-built feeder and the ground below is kept clear of spilled food.
Tinley Park Bans Ground Feeding of Birds
Some RestrictionsTinley Park Village Code § 91.16
Any person who performs or permits ground feeding of animals and/or birds, including but not limited to cats, squirrels, chipmunks, rats, mice, rabbits, raccoon, opossum, skunk, deer, ducks, geese or any other wild animal on public or private property within the village shall be guilty of a violation of this section and shall be subject to a fine of not less than $100 and not more than $750 per...
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