[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §1, 5-15-1983]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit an animal possessed, kept or harbored by him/her, to be allowed to run at large. Failure to provide adequate control, to reasonably restrain or govern an animal so that the animal does not injure itself, any person, any other animal or property as set by Section 578.005, RSMo., is deemed animal neglect and/or animal abuse, unless leashed, on the street, alleys or public places or on private premises not under control of such owner within the City whether a license for such animal shall have been secured or not. The owner of any animal who fails to keep his/her animal under restraint shall be held liable for all damages caused by said animal. Any animal found running at large and which cannot be safely taken up and impounded, then the Animal Control Officer or any Police Officer is hereby authorized to use such force as may be necessary to capture said animal, including the killing of such animal.
B. 
Whenever an animal is at large, known to be owned, harbored, kept or fed at a certain residence or by a certain family, then the head of such residence or family or any adult living there is hereby deemed to be the owner of said animal and shall be charged with a violation of this Section even though the animal is not captured; and the officer may upon request search the premises where he/she believes the animal is kept to attempt to verify that said animal is being kept by such person.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §2, 5-15-1983; Ord. No. 2001-334 §2, 8-7-2001]
The City shall provide a single place for a pound and maintain same in a sanitary condition. Usual hours for the City Pound to be opened to the public are Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 7:30 A.M. to 3:30 P.M., except on holidays.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §3, 5-18-1983; Ord. No. 2001-334 §3, 8-7-2001]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to take up any dog or cat found running at large within the City and confine such dog or cat in the City Pound for one (1) week, during which time the owner, upon satisfactory proof to the Animal Control Officer of ownership, may redeem his/her dog or cat upon payment of a pound fee of ten dollars ($10.00) plus two dollars ($2.00) for each day the dog or cat is confined and upon payment of all other fees provided by this Article.
B. 
A ten dollar ($10.00) fee shall be charged for each additional redemption of a dog or cat by one (1) owner in any licensed year.
Every officer impounding a dog or cat under this Chapter shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after such impounding, enter upon a registry open to the public and in plain public view at the City Hall of the City a description of such dog or cat, including breed, color and approximate size and the date apprehended and if the owner or keeper is known, the name and address of such owner or keeper; or the owner or keeper shall be given actual notice of the impoundment of such dog or cat before disposition of such dog or cat.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §4, 5-18-1983]
A. 
The Animal Control Officer shall make a diligent effort to determine the owner of any impounded dog or cat by:
1. 
Checking the dog or cat for a collar which might bear a name and address or license number which may be on file in the registration books of the City;
2. 
Checking with local veterinarians for a rabies tag, owner's name and dog identification.
B. 
The Animal Control Officer shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of impoundment, notify the person so found or deemed to be the owner of said dog or cat by ordinary mail addressed to the last known address of the owner advising as to the date on which the dog or cat was impounded.
C. 
If the owner of any dog or cat impounded pursuant to the provision of this Article shall not apply to the Animal Control Officer and pay such fees as are provided in Section 205.040 within one (1) week from the time the dog or cat is confined in the City Pound, the Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized to dispose of such dog or cat in the most humane manner possible and in keeping with the other provisions of this Article, provided however, that any competent person may select a dog or cat which has been unclaimed for one (1) week but must comply with the same provisions of this Article as an owner.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §5, 5-15-1983]
An owner of a dog, cat or other domesticated animal or fowl shall be liable for the disposal of such animal or fowl. It is unlawful to dispose of same by placing the animal in garbage cans or dumping on public streets or parks, County roads and rights-of-way. It shall not be the duty of the Animal Control Officer, any Police Officer or any other City employee to assist in the retrieval or removal of any dead dog, cat, opossum, raccoon or other small wild animal, whether such animal belongs to the owner of the property where the dead animal is found or if it was deposited or strayed upon such property.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §6, 5-15-1983]
No person shall keep a dog which by loud, frequent barking or howling disturbs the surrounding neighborhood and no person shall keep a cat which by loud, frequent meowing or other noises disturbs the surrounding neighborhood.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §7, 5-15-1983]
Complaints may be filed by any person having knowledge of the terms of this Article. The Animal Control Officer or Goodman Police Department may file complaints in the name of the City of Goodman in those instances where they have personal knowledge of the violation complained of.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §9, 5-15-1983]
The provisions of Section 205.240 of Article IV of this Chapter relative to rabid animals shall be applicable to dogs and cats.
Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in the City, the Mayor shall, according to the necessity of the case, issue a quarantine order requiring every owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs within the limits of the City to either kill or impound his/her dog or dogs or to have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published once in the paper officially publishing the business of the City and, in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in case of sales of personal property. The Mayor is authorized by proclamation to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in his/her judgment, the necessity for it no longer exists.
[Ord. No. 1983-199 Art. II Div. 1 §10, 5-15-1983]
Any female dog "in heat" found running at large within the City of Goodman, Missouri, shall be impounded and the owner thereof, if he/she be known or can be ascertained, be notified of the impounding of said dog and unless said dog shall be claimed within fifteen (15) days after impounding, then said dog shall be disposed of as hereinabove provided.
Any person in physical possession and control of any animal shall remove excreta or other solid waste deposited by the animal in any public or private area not designated to receive such wastes including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, parking lots, public parks or recreation areas and private property. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person.