[CC 1978 §275.010; Ord. No. 546 §3]
Hereafter, all horses, mules, jacks, jennets, hogs, goats, sheep
and cattle of any description shall be prohibited from running at
large within the City of Chaffee outside of the enclosure of the owner
or keeper thereof. Any and all such animals found running at large
within the limits of this City shall be taken up by the City Chief
of Police, or by any officer of the City, or by any person designated
by the Mayor in writing as a pound master of the City.
[CC 1978 §275.020; Ord. No. 546 §2; Ord. No. 728 §4, 7-21-1975]
A.
No person
owning, possessing, or otherwise having under his/her control or custody
any domestic animal or fowl of any kind shall permit the same to run
at large in or upon any of the streets or public places or unenclosed
lands of the City, or to tie or tether same in such a way that such
animal or fowl may go across or upon any of such places.
B.
Any owner or keeper of a horse, mule, jack, jennet, hog, goat, sheep, cow, or any cattle of any description, who shall permit the same to run at large within the limits of this City, and outside the enclosure of the owner or person having them in charge, shall be guilty of an ordinance violation, and upon conviction shall be fined as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code.
[CC 1978 §275.030; Ord. No. 546 §1]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any stock to
tie or stake out the same on any unenclosed lot, commons or other
place at a place where said stock, while so tied or staked out, may
get within ten (10) feet of any sidewalk, walkway, street, alley or
any shade or ornamental tree within this City, whether said shade
or ornamental tree be enclosed or not.
[CC 1978 §275.040; Ord. No. 533 §18; Ord. No. 542 §§11—131; Ord. No. 546 §§4—6, 9]
A.
It is
hereby made the duty of the Chief of Police or any Police Officer,
and of every person designated by the Mayor in writing as pound master
of the City, to take up all such stock found running at large, and
place and keep it in a secure pen or pound until released as hereinafter
provided.
B.
It shall
be the duty of the City Council to provide and maintain in a safe
and suitable condition an enclosure which shall serve as a City pound
for the confinement of any and all domestic animals and fowls of any
description whatsoever found at large within the City contrary to
the provisions of this Chapter. Such pound shall be securely enclosed
and shall be under the control of the proper City Officer.
C.
Whenever
any animals of the kind enumerated above shall be taken up, it shall
be the duty of the person impounding the same to post a description
thereof at the City Hall in this City. Such notice shall be dated
the day it is put up and shall state that the property described therein
is held at the City pound, and if not redeemed within ten (10) days
from the date of advertisement, will be sold to pay the fees and cost
of impounding, advertising, feeding, caring for and selling the same.
The Police judge shall give judgment that the property thus
advertised shall be sold to pay said fees and costs. Said sale to
take place on the first (1st) Saturday that follows the date of the
judgment by the Police judge at the hour of 1:00 P.M., said sale to
be held in front of the City Hall in Chaffee, Missouri.
D.
Impounded
animals and fowl may be redeemed by a payment of the four dollar ($4.00)
redemption fee, and payment of such boarding fees as may be established
by the Mayor.
E.
Any animal
impounded by virtue of this Chapter may be redeemed by the owner at
any time before sale by paying the cost of taking up and feeding same.
[CC 1978 §270.050; Ord. No. 546 §8]
If any person shall willfully break or otherwise open any pen or pound and let out any animal impounded by virtue of this Chapter, or shall interfere with any person in the discharge of his/her duty under this Chapter by taking out of his/her possession or custody, or by attempting to take any animal out of his/her possession or custody that he/she may have impounded or that he/she may be driving or taking to the pound shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction shall be fined as set forth in Section 100.220 of this Code.
