Cross Reference: See § 210.480, Leaving Animals In Vehicles.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.010; Ord. No. 140 § 1, 9-1-1995]
No wildlife or game shall be pursued,
taken, killed, possessed or disposed of except in the manner, to the
extent and at the time or times permitted by such rules and regulations
of the State of Missouri; and any pursuit, taking, killing, possession
or disposition thereof, except as permitted by such rules and regulations,
are hereby prohibited.
[Ord. No. 2725, 9-12-2022]
A.
Purpose.
The attracting and feeding of white-tailed deer within the City limits
results in the deposit of refuse, debris, fecal matter and other offensive
substances and in the attraction of wildlife, promoting disease transmission
and creating traffic hazards, property damage, and nuisance and annoyance
of other persons.
B.
Unless
otherwise expressly permitted by law, no person shall deposit, place,
distribute or leave any fruit, grain, hay, vegetable, mineral, salt,
or other food, of any kind or nature, with the intent to attract or
feed white-tailed deer on public or private lands.
C.
A property
owner shall immediately remove any materials placed on their property
by others in violation of this Section.
D.
Nothing
contained in this Section shall prohibit any person from depositing,
placing, distributing or leaving any fruit, grain, hay, vegetable,
mineral, salt, or other food, of any kind or nature, for the purpose
of feeding domesticated animals, such as cattle, horses, llamas, goats,
sheep, fowl or hogs, as permitted pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance
of Wildwood, Missouri. Naturally growing plants, gardens, residue
maintained as a mulch pile, and unmodified commercially purchased
bird feeders or their equivalent are not prohibited under this Section.
E.
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 feeding of domestic animals.
F.
The
City Administrator may authorize temporary feeding for purposes of
counting wildlife population or other public purposes.
G.
City
Officials shall issue a written warning for a first (1st) offense
under this Section. Thereafter, offenses shall be subject to standard
procedures for ordinance violations.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.020; Ord. No. 140 § 2, 9-1-1995]
A.
Every person responsible for a dog, cat,
puppy, kitten or other animal shall keep it from creating a nuisance.
B.
Animal Nuisance Defined. A dog, cat, puppy,
kitten or other animal creates a nuisance if it:
1.
Soils, defiles or defecates on urban
property other than property of a person responsible for the animal
unless such waste is immediately removed by a person responsible for
the animal and deposited in a waste container or buried on ground
where the person responsible for the animal has permission or the
right to bury it.
2.
Damages public property or property
belonging to a person other than a person responsible for the animal.
3.
Causes unsanitary or dangerous conditions.
4.
Causes a disturbance by excessive
barking, howling, meowing or other noisemaking audible within one
hundred (100) yards or other reasonable distance.
5.
Chases vehicles, including bicycles.
6.
Molests, attacks, bites or interferes
with persons or other animals on public property or property not belonging
to a person responsible for the animal.
7.
Impedes refuse collection, mail delivery,
meter reading or other public service activities by annoying persons
responsible for such activities.
8.
Tips, rummages through or damages
a refuse container.
C.
Urban Property Defined. For the purpose of Subsection (B)(1) of this Section, "urban property" is:
1.
Property in areas developed for industrial
uses;
2.
Property in areas developed for commercial
uses;
3.
Property in areas developed for residential
uses except those residential subdivisions with developed lots larger
than forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty (43,560) square feet,
one (1) acre; and
4.
Property in areas with mixed uses
shall be treated as urban property.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.030; Ord. No. 140 § 3, 9-1-1995]
Every person responsible for a dog, cat or other animal shall keep it from being "at large" as defined in Section 205.040 of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.040; Ord. No. 140 § 4, 9-1-1995]
A.
A dog or puppy is at large when it is outside
a cage or building from which it cannot escape unless:
1.
It is attached to a leash held by
a person that is capable of and is in fact controlling the dog or
puppy in question.
2.
It is within a vehicle from which
the animal cannot escape while the vehicle is being driven, is parked
or stopped.
3.
It is not more than fifty (50) feet
from a person to whose commands the dog or puppy is obedient if such
dog or puppy is not annoying any human or domestic animal, or trespassing
on private property, or in public areas where dogs or puppies are
forbidden.
4.
It is on the real property of a person
responsible for it.
B.
A dog or cat is at large if it is not kept
securely confined while in heat or estrus. A dog or cat in heat or
estrus is confined within the meaning of this Subsection only if:
C.
Any animal other than a dog or cat is at
large if it is not in a cage which restrains it from interfering with
any person while it is in a place of public assembly or public commerce.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.050; Ord. No. 140 § 5, 9-1-1995]
A.
Section 205.030 of this Chapter does not apply to animals:
1.
While being used in hunting, field
trails and dog shows while on public land set aside for those purposes.
2.
Used for tracking in conjunction
with Police activities.
3.
Of the canine corps of any Police
Force of the City of Wildwood, St. Louis County, the Missouri State
Highway Patrol, any Federal law enforcement agency or the Armed Forces
of the United States, while being used to conduct official business
or being used for official purposes.
4.
Which are trained to assist persons
with impaired sight, hearing or other disability and are not at large
when accompanying the person they are trained to assist. Full and
equal access to all public facilities and transportation shall be
allowed to such animals accompanying disabled persons.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.060; Ord. No. 140 § 6, 9-1-1995]
[R.O. 1997 § 205.070; Ord. No. 140 § 7, 9-1-1995]
A.
A person commits the offense of animal
abuse when a person:
1.
Intentionally or purposely kills
an animal in any manner not allowed by or expressly exempted from
the provisions of this Chapter;
2.
Purposely or intentionally causes
injury, suffering, or pain to an animal;
3.
Overworks or overloads an animal,
or drives or works an animal unfit to work; or
4.
Having ownership or custody of an
animal knowingly fails to provide adequate care, which results in
substantial harm to the animal.
A person is guilty of animal trespass if a person having ownership
or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide adequate control
for a period equal to or exceeding twelve (12) hours.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.080; Ord. No. 140 § 8, 9-1-1995]
Normal and prudent attention to the needs of an animal, including
wholesome food, clean water, shelter and health care as necessary
to maintain good health in a specific species of animal.
To reasonably restrain or govern an animal so that the animal
does not injure itself, any person, any other animal, or property.
Every living vertebrate except a human being.
To feed or shelter an animal at the same location for three
(3) or more consecutive days.
The destruction of an animal accomplished by a method approved
by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel on Euthanasia
(JVMA 173; 59-72, 1978); or more recent editions, but animals killed
during the feeding of pet carnivores shall be considered humanely
killed.
When used with respect to conduct or attendant circumstances,
means a person is aware of the nature of his or her conduct or that
those circumstances exist; or
When used with respect to a result of conduct, means a person
is aware that his or her conduct is practically certain to cause that
result.
In addition to its ordinary meaning, any person who keeps
or harbors an animal or professes to be owning, keeping, or harboring
an animal.
Any individual, partnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation,
association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
When used with respect to a person's conduct or to a result
thereof, means when it is his or her conscious object to engage in
that conduct or to cause that result.
