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Cross References—Placing glass, etc., on street or city property, §510.060; driving while in intoxicated condition, ch. 342.
A. 
A person commits the offense of abandonment of airtight icebox if he/she abandons, discards or knowingly permits to remain on premises under his/her control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half (1½) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein.
B. 
Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semi-airtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouseman or repairman.
C. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under Subsection (B) of this Section.
[R.O. 2005 §18-56; Ord. No. 2701 §3, 5-18-2005]
A. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms mean:
LITTER
Any organic or inorganic waste material, rubbish, refuse, garbage, trash, hulls, peelings, debris, grass, weeds, ashes, sand, gravel, slag, brickbats, metal, plastic and glass containers, broken glass, dead animals or intentionally or unintentionally discarded materials of every kind and description.
PROPERTY
Public or private property.
B. 
Litter, Prohibited. A person commits the crime of littering if he/she dumps, deposits, throws, leaves, causes or permits the dumping, depositing, placing, throwing or leaving of litter or allows unsecured materials to drop or shift off of vehicle loads onto any property in this City or any waters in this City unless:
1. 
The property is designated by the State or by any of its agencies or political subdivisions for the disposal of such litter and such person is authorized by the proper public authority to use such property; and
2. 
The litter is placed into a receptacle or container installed on such property; or
3. 
The person is the owner of such property, has obtained consent of the owner or is acting under the personal direction of the owner, all in a manner consistent with the public welfare.
C. 
Evidence Of Littering.
1. 
Whenever litter is thrown, deposited, dropped or dumped from any motor vehicle, boat, airplane or other conveyance in violation of this Section, it shall be prima facie evidence that the operator of the conveyance has violated this Section.
2. 
Except as provided in Subsection (C)(1) above, whenever any litter which is dumped, deposited, thrown or left on property in violation of this Section is discovered to contain any article including, but not limited to, letters, bills, publications or other writing which display the name of the person thereon in such a manner to indicate that the article belongs or belonged to such person, it shall be a rebuttable presumption that such person has violated this Section.
D. 
Penalties. In addition to the penalties set out in the general penalty Section of the City Code, the court may:
1. 
Order the violator to reimburse the City for the reasonable cost of removing the litter when the litter is or is ordered removed by the City; and/or
2. 
Order the violator to pick up and remove any and all litter from any public property, private right-of-way for a distance not to exceed one (1) mile or, with prior permission of the legal owner or tenant in lawful possession of private property, any such private property upon which it can be established by competent evidence that he/she has deposited litter, including any litter he/she has deposited and any litter deposited thereon by anyone else prior to the date of execution of sentence.
A. 
If any person or persons shall put any dead animal, carcass or part thereof, the offal or any other filth into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond or lake, every person so offending shall, on conviction thereof, be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
B. 
If any person shall remove or cause to be removed and placed in or near any public road or highway, or upon premises not his/her own, or in any river, stream or watercourse any dead animal, carcass or part thereof, or other nuisance to the annoyance of the citizens of this City, or any of them, every person so offending shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined for every offense not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), and if such nuisance be not removed within three (3) days thereafter, it shall be deemed a second (2nd) offense against the provisions of this Section.
Whoever willfully or maliciously poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring, brook or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes, or whoever willfully or maliciously diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow any spring, brook or other water supply for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for use by any person or persons, corporation, Town or City for their use, shall be adjudged guilty of an ordinance violation and punished by a fine not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00), or by imprisonment in the City or County Jail not exceeding ninety (90) days, or by both such fine and imprisonment, and shall be liable to the party injured for three (3) times the actual damage sustained, to be recovered by suit at law.
[R.O. 2005 §§18-89—18-90; CC 1997 §§18-89—18-90]
A. 
"Fireworks" Defined. The term "fireworks" means and includes any combustible or explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances or article prepared for the purpose of producing a visible or an audible effect by combustion, explosion, deflagration or detonation and includes blank cartridges, toy pistols, toy cannons, toy canes or toy guns in which explosives are used, the type of balloons which require fire underneath to propel the same, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, Dago bombs, sparklers or other fireworks of like construction and any fireworks containing any explosive or flammable compound or any tablets or other device containing any explosive substance. The term "fireworks" shall not include toy pistols, toy canes, toy guns or other devices in which paper caps containing twenty-five hundredths (0.25) grain or less of explosive compound are used, providing they are so constructed that the hand cannot come in contact with the cap when in place for use and toy pistol paper caps which contain less than twenty-five (0.25) hundredths grain of explosive mixture, the sale and use of which shall be permitted at all times. Nothing in this Section is construed as applying to the manufacture, storage, sale or use of signals necessary for the safe operation of railroads or other classes of public or private transportation, nor applying to the military or navy forces of the United States or of this State or to Peace Officers, nor as prohibiting the sale or use of blank cartridges for ceremonial or theatrical or athletic events or agricultural purposes.
B. 
Sale, Use, Etc., Of Fireworks Prohibited—Exceptions.
1. 
No person shall sell, use, manufacture, display or possess fireworks within the City at any time.
2. 
This Section shall not apply to public demonstrations or displays of fireworks; provided, that such public demonstrations or displays of fireworks are conducted under the supervision of the Police Department to ensure public health and safety in the operation and display of fireworks, after application has been made in writing and presented to the Council and a permit has been issued for such demonstration or display.
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State Law References—Fireworks regulations, §§320.106 et seq., RSMo.; cities may grant permits for public displays, §320.126, RSMo.
[R.O. 2005 §18-91; CC 1997 §18-91]
A. 
No person shall kindle, set fire to or burn any leaves, paper, trash, tree branches or other inflammable material whatsoever in or upon any public street or gutter.
B. 
No person shall burn, ignite, set fire to or maintain in any manner the burning of garbage, refuse, waste, trash, straw, paper, weeds, leaves, grass clippings or other similar combustible material within the City at any time.
[Ord. No. 3184 §2, 10-1-2014]
A. 
Except as otherwise provided in this Section, no person over twenty-one (21) years of age operating a moving motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of Ellisville, Missouri, shall, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, send, read, or write a text message or electronic message because it poses a serious health risk.
B. 
The provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section shall not apply to a person operating:
1. 
An authorized emergency vehicle; or
2. 
A moving motor vehicle while using a hand-held electronic wireless communications device to:
a. 
Report illegal activity;
b. 
Summon medical or other emergency help;
c. 
Prevent injury to a person or property; or
d. 
Relay information between a transit or for-hire operator and that operator's dispatcher, in which the device is permanently affixed to the vehicle.
C. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed or interpreted as prohibiting a person from making or taking part in a telephone call, by means of a hand-held electronic wireless communications device, while operating a noncommercial motor vehicle upon the roads exclusively within the jurisdiction of the City of Ellisville.
D. 
As used in this Section, "electronic message" means a self-contained piece of digital communication that is designed or intended to be transmitted between hand-held electronic wireless communications devices. "Electronic message" includes, but is not limited to, electronic mail, a text message, an instant message, or a command or request to access an internet site.
E. 
As used in this Section, "hand-held electronic wireless communications device" includes any hand-held cellular phone, Palm Pilot, Blackberry, or other mobile electronic device used to communicate verbally or by text or electronic messaging, but shall not apply to any device that is permanently embedded into the architecture and design of the motor vehicle.
F. 
As used in this Section, "making or taking part in a telephone call" means listening to or engaging in verbal communication through a hand-held electronic wireless communications device.
G. 
As used in this Section, "send, read, or write a text message or electronic message" means using a hand-held electronic wireless telecommunications device to manually communicate with any person by using an electronic message. Sending, reading, or writing a text message or electronic message does not include reading, selecting, or entering a phone number or name into a hand-held electronic wireless communications device for the purpose of making a telephone call.
H. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to:
1. 
The operator of a vehicle that is lawfully parked or stopped;
2. 
Any of the following while in the performance of their official duties: a law enforcement officer; a member of a Fire Department; or the operator of a public or private ambulance;
3. 
The use of factory-installed or aftermarket global positioning systems (GPS) or wireless communications devices used to transmit or receive data as part of a digital system;
4. 
The use of voice-operated technology;
5. 
The use of two-way transmitters or receivers by a licensee of the Federal Communications Commission in the amateur radio service.
I. 
A violation of this Section is an offense against public safety, and, notwithstanding any other provision of the Code of Ordinances, the fine for the infraction of violation of public safety shall be set by the Municipal Court from time to time, but under no circumstances may a person be imprisoned for such an infraction.
[Ord. No. 3496, 10-20-2021]
A. 
Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:
AGGRESSIVE MANNER
1. 
Approaching, speaking to, or following a person in a manner as would cause a reasonable person to fear bodily harm to oneself or to another, or damage to or loss of property, or otherwise be intimidated into giving money or other thing of value; or
2. 
Continuing to solicit from a person after the person has given a negative response to such soliciting; or
3. 
Intentionally touching or causing physical contact with another person without that person's consent in the course of soliciting; or
4. 
Intentionally blocking or interfering with the safe or free passage of a pedestrian or vehicle by any means, including unreasonably causing a pedestrian or vehicle operator to take evasive action to avoid physical contact in the course of soliciting; or
5. 
Using violent or threatening gestures toward a person solicited.
SOLICITATION
Seeking a ride, seeking employment, seeking or offering services, transacting the sale of goods or services, seeking donations or contributions, or distributing materials, whether for commercial or charitable or non-profit purposes.
B. 
Prohibited Acts. It shall be unlawful for any person to commit any of the following acts:
1. 
Solicitation in an aggressive manner in any public place.
2. 
Solicitation of any occupant of a motor vehicle operating on a roadway.
3. 
Obstructing any public street, public highway, public sidewalk, public right-of-way, or public place by hindering or impeding the free and uninterrupted passage of vehicles, traffic or pedestrians in the course of solicitation.
C. 
Exception. Acts authorized as an exercise of a person's constitutional right to picket, protest, or speak and acts authorized by a permit or license issued by the City of Ellisville shall not constitute unlawful activity under this Section.