4 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 2 cities in DuPage County, Illinois.
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DuPage County amended its zoning ordinance in 2020 to allow up to five hens (no roosters) as an accessory use on residential lots in unincorporated areas. Chickens must be kept in a permitted coop located behind the principal building, with a fence, and meet setback requirements. Building and zoning permits are required for the coop and fence.
DuPage County Code Ch. 5 (Animals) implements the Illinois Animal Control Act (510 ILCS 5) county-wide. Every dog and cat in DuPage County must be vaccinated against rabies and registered with the county. DuPage County Animal Services (DCAS) directly enforces at-large and dangerous-dog rules in unincorporated areas; incorporated municipalities enforce their own leash codes, but rabies and bite-reporting rules apply to every animal in the county.
DuPage County has no breed-specific dog ban. The Illinois Animal Control Act, 510 ILCS 5/15, expressly states that "vicious dogs shall not be classified in a manner that is specific as to breed," and the DuPage County Code Ch. 5 follows this behavior-based framework. Dangerous- and vicious-dog determinations in DuPage are made on the individual animal's conduct, not its breed.
Beekeeping in DuPage County is governed primarily by the Illinois Bees and Apiaries Act. Every person keeping one or more colonies of bees in DuPage County must register annually with the Illinois Department of Agriculture (IDOA). Registration is free and provides a registration number for each apiary the beekeeper controls.
510 ILCS 20/2, 20/2-1, 20/2a (Illinois Bees and Apiaries Act)
Every person keeping one or more colonies of bees shall register with the Department annually. All bees, colonies, or items of bee equipment, where bee diseases, bee parasites or exotic strains of bees exist...are declared to be nuisances to be regulated as prescribed by the Department. No person shall transport a colony of bees or items of used bee equipment between counties within this State ...
2 cities in DuPage County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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