City of Ellisville, MO Article XIV Miscellaneous Offenses

Section 210.680 Lodging Accommodations — Registration Under Fictitious Name.

[R.O. 2005 §18-3; CC 1997 §18-3]

No person in the City shall write, cause to be written or knowingly permit to be written in any register in any hotel, lodging place, rooming house or other place whatsoever where transients are accommodated in the City any other or different name or designation than the true name of the person so registered therein or the name by which the person is generally known.

Section 210.690 Feeding of Certain Wildlife.

[Ord. No. 3101 §§1—4, 2-20-2013]

A. The feeding of Canada geese, ducks, other migratory fowl, and/or white-tailed deer within the City limits, which feeding results in the deposit of refuse, debris, fecal matter or other offensive substance or in the attraction of wildlife creating the prejudice or annoyance of any person, unless otherwise permitted by law, is prohibited.

B. No person shall deposit, place, distribute or leave any food, of any kind or nature, with the intent to feed Canada geese, ducks, other migratory fowl, and/or white-tailed deer on public or private lands within the City of Ellisville.

C. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any resident or agent of the City authorized to implement a wildlife management program and who possesses the necessary permits from the Missouri Department of Conservation, nor shall it apply to any public officer or public employee in the performance of his or her duties. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to the feeding of domestic animals.

D. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of this Section may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or confinement not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both. Each act in which a person violated this Section shall be considered a separate incident and may be punished as a separate occurrence.

Section 210.700 Interference with Lawful Wildlife Control, Management and Hunting Activities.

[Ord. No. 3241 §1, 11-4-2015]

A. No person may, for the purpose of hindering or preventing the lawful management, control, and/or hunting of wildlife, engage in any of the following conduct:

1. Intentionally interfere with the lawful taking of wildlife by another; or

2. Intentionally harass, drive or disturb any game, animal or fish for the purpose of disrupting lawful wildlife control, management and/or hunting activities; or

3. Intentionally interfere with, disassemble or disturb baiting sites or traps utilized for lawful wildlife control, management and/or hunting activities; or

4. Set out, or attempt to set out, animal baits, scents, lures or human scent; use any other natural or artificial visual, aural, olfactory or physical stimuli, or engage in any other similar action or activity in order to interfere with lawful wildlife control, management and/or hunting activities; or

5. Erect a barrier with the intent to deny ingress or egress from any area where lawful wildlife control, management and/or hunting activities are being conducted; or

6. Make or attempt to make unauthorized physical contact with, or in any way interfere with, a person lawfully engaged in lawful wildlife control, management and/or hunting activities.

B. Any person who shall violate or fail to comply with the provisions of this Section may, upon conviction, be punished by a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or confinement not to exceed ninety (90) days, or both. Each act in which a person violated this Section shall be considered a separate incident and may be punished as a separate occurrence.

Section 210.710 Social Hosting of Underage Drinking and Loud and Unruly Gatherings.

[Ord. No. 3468, 11-4-2020]

A. Definitions. For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE

A substance containing alcohol as an active agent.

CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE

Any substance so classified under Section 102(6) of the Controlled Substances Act, 21 U.S.C. Section 802(6) and includes all substances listed in Schedules I through V of 21 CFR Part 1308, as they may be revised from time to time; and any controlled substance as defined in Chapter 195, RSMo., in effect upon the passage of or as amended.

JUVENILE

Any person under seventeen (17) years of age.

LOUD OR UNRULY GATHERING

A party or gathering of five (5) or more persons at or on a residence or other private property upon which loud or unruly conduct occurs. Such loud or unruly conduct includes but is not limited to:

a. Excessive noise;

b. Excessive and/or restrictive traffic;

c. Obstruction of public streets, or crowds which have spilled onto public streets;

d. Public drunkenness, unlawful public consumption or possession of alcohol or alcoholic beverages by underage persons;

e. Service to, or consumption of, alcohol or alcoholic beverages by any underage person, except as permitted by City Code, State law or Missouri Constitution;

f. Assaults, batteries, fights, domestic violence or other disturbances of the peace;

g. Vandalism;

h. Litter; and

i. Any other conduct which constitutes a threat to public health, safety, quiet enjoyment of residential property or general welfare.

RESPONSE COSTS

The costs associated with responses by law enforcement, fire and other emergency response providers to loud or unruly gatherings, including, but not limited to:

a. Salaries and benefits of law enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel for the amount of time spent responding to, remaining at or otherwise dealing with loud or unruly gatherings and the administrative costs attributable to such response(s).

b. The cost of any medical treatment to or for any law enforcement, fire or other emergency response personnel injured responding to, remaining at or leaving the scene of a loud or unruly gathering.

c. The cost of repairing any City or emergency services equipment or property damaged and the cost of the use of any such equipment in responding to, remaining at or leaving the scene of a loud or unruly gathering.

RESPONSIBLE PERSON

A person or persons with a right of possession in the residence or other private property on which a loud or unruly gathering is conducted, including, but not limited to:

a. An owner of the residence or other private property;

b. A tenant or lessee of the residence or other private property;

c. The person(s) responsible for management or maintenance of the residence or other private property; and

d. The person(s) who organizes, supervises, officiates, conducts or controls the gathering or any other person(s) accepting responsibility for such a gathering.

UNDERAGE PERSON

Any person under twenty-one (21) years of age.

B. Responsibility For Proper Management Of Property. Every responsible person, occupant, lessee or holder of any possessory interest of a residence or other private property within the City is required to maintain, manage and supervise the property and all persons thereon in a manner so as not to violate the provisions of this Section.

C. Prohibited Acts.

1. No responsible person shall allow, permit or host a loud or unruly gathering at a residence or other private property.

2. No responsible person shall allow a gathering of five (5) or more people to take place or continue at a residence or other private property if an underage person at the party obtains, possesses or consumes any alcoholic beverages or controlled substances and the responsible person knows or reasonably should know that the underage person has obtained, possesses or is consuming alcoholic beverages or controlled substances at the residence or other private property.

a. Whenever a responsible person is present, or, whether a responsible person is present or not, if an underage person related to a responsible person by blood, marriage or adoption is present at such residence or private property at the time an underage person obtains, possesses, or consumes any alcoholic beverage or controlled substance, it shall be prima facie evidence that such responsible person had the knowledge or should have had the knowledge that the underage person obtained, possessed or consumed an alcoholic beverage or controlled substance at such residence or other private property.

D. Law Enforcement Response.

1. When a law enforcement, fire or other emergency response provider official makes an initial response to a loud or unruly gathering at a residence or other private property within the City, such official shall verbally inform any responsible person(s) present at such residence or private property:

a. That it has been determined that a loud or unruly gathering exists; and

b. That the responsible person(s) will be in violation of the law if any person(s) who are not lawful residents of the premises remain on the premises after the expiration of fifteen (15) minutes from this warning; and

c. That this verbal warning shall be the only warning before all responsible person(s) shall be responsible for response costs associated with each and all subsequent loud or unruly gatherings at such residence or private property.

E. Violations. Any responsible person may be charged with an offense under this Section and upon and upon conviction shall be punished by fine or imprisonment as provided in Section 100.110 hereof.

F. Response Cost Restitution. All responsible persons convicted of a violation of this Section shall be jointly and severally liable for response costs associated with the gathering which was the basis for such conviction.