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City of Manchester, MO
St. Louis County
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[Ord. No. 13-2060 §1, 11-4-2013]
Every person responsible for a dog, cat or other animal shall keep it from being at large as defined in Section 205.060 of this Article.
[Ord. No. 13-2060 §1, 11-4-2013]
A. 
A dog or puppy is at large when it is outside a cage or building from which it cannot escape unless:
[Ord. No. 18-2252, 2-4-2019]
1. 
It is attached to a leash and is held by a person who 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 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 (B) only if:
1. 
It is kept in the residence of a person responsible for it and it can neither escape nor be reached by animals outside the residence; or
2. 
It is on a leash on the premises of a person responsible for it and is supervised by a person responsible for it.
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.
[Ord. No. 13-2060 §1, 11-4-2013; Ord. No. 20-2296, 8-3-2020]
A. 
Section 205.050 of this Article does not apply to:
1. 
Animals while being used in hunting, field trials or dog shows while on public land set aside for those purposes.
2. 
Animals used for tracking in conjunction with police activities.
3. 
Animals of the canine corps of any police force of the City of Manchester, 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. 
Animals 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.
5. 
Beekeeping when in accordance with Article VI.
[Ord. No. 13-2060 §1, 11-4-2013]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
FARM ANIMAL
For the purpose of this Code, An animal that would normally be located on a farm and includes, but is not limited to, horses, donkeys, mules, cows, pigs (including pot-bellied pigs), chickens, and other fowl and poultry.
WILD ANIMAL
For the purpose of this Code, Any living member of the animal kingdom, including those born or raised in captivity, except the following: domestic dogs (excluding hybrids with wolves, coyotes, or jackals), domestic cats (excluding hybrids with ocelots or margays), farm animals, rodents, captive-bred species of common, caged birds, fish, rodents, or reptiles.
[Ord. No. 13-2060 §1, 11-4-2013]
A. 
Except for dogs, cats and nondomestic animals which are otherwise provided for in this chapter, and except for traditional household pets such as caged birds and other similar caged animals and aquarium animals, no person shall keep, raise, harbor, or offer for sale any farm animal or wild animal, including, but not limited to, cattle, cow, bull, hog, horse, donkey, sheep, pig, goat, chicken, goose, duck, turkey, skunk, or raccoon within the City, unless such animal is kept in an enclosed area on a tract of land on property of at least two (2) acres or more in size. No part of the enclosed area referred to in the previous sentence shall be nearer to any adjoining property line than one hundred fifty (150) feet. Persons keeping farm animals, including horses, donkeys, mules, cows, pigs (including pot-bellied pigs), chicken hens and other fowl and poultry on property less than two (2) acres, but more than one (1) acre, as of July 1, 2013, shall be permitted to keep raising said farm animals on their property that is greater than one (1) acre in size. All persons who begin to raise or keep said farm animals after July 1, 2013, shall do so exclusively on property of at least two (2) acres in size. No part of the enclosed area referred to in the previous sentence shall be nearer to any adjoining property line than one hundred fifty (150) feet.
B. 
No person shall own, possess, or have custody on his or her premises any wild animal for display, training or exhibition purposes, whether gratuitously or for a fee.
C. 
No person shall keep or permit to be kept any wild animal as a pet.