(510 ILCS 5/2.11a)
Sec. 2.11a. "Enclosure" means a fence or structure of at
least 6 feet in height, forming or causing an enclosure suitable to
prevent the entry of young children, and suitable to confine a vicious
dog in conjunction with other measures that may be taken by the owner
or keeper, such as tethering of the vicious dog within the enclosure.
The enclosure shall be securely enclosed and locked and designed with
secure sides, top, and bottom and shall be designed to prevent the
animal from escaping from the enclosure. If the enclosure is a room within a
residence, it cannot have direct ingress from or egress to the outdoors unless it leads directly to an enclosed pen and the door must be locked. A vicious dog
may be allowed to move about freely within the entire residence if it is
muzzled at all
times.
(Source: P.A. 93-548, eff. 8-19-03; 94-639, eff. 8-22-05.)
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