The following words, when used in this Chapter, shall have the
meanings set out herein:
All animals of the canine or feline species, both male and
female.
Any person having a right of property in a dog or cat, or
who keeps or harbors a dog or cat, or who has it in his/her care,
or acts as its custodian, or who knowingly permits a dog or cat to
remain on or about any premises owned or occupied by him/her.
Allowing a dog or cat to be off the private premises of the
owner or keeper, or his/her agent or servant, and not on a leash or
confined to the arms, motor vehicle, trailer or other conveyance of
the owner or keeper, his/her agent or servant.
Physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death
or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment
of the function of any part of the body.
A person upon the premises of the owner or keeper of the
dog in question without license or privilege to be upon said premises.
Any dog running at large or a dog on the premises of its
owner or keeper but not confined to said premises by a leash, fence,
structure or other means that would prevent the dog from leaving such
premises.
Any of the following dogs:
Any dog, whether or not running at large and whether or not
unrestrained, that without provocation has bitten any person not a
trespasser causing serious physical injury to that person.
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that
without provocation has attempted to bite any person not a trespasser
which would cause serious physical injury to that person.
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that
without provocation has placed any person not a trespasser in apprehension
of immediate serious physical injury.
Any dog that has killed another dog, cat or other domestic animal
without provocation.
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (5), which listed pit
bull dogs as vicious dogs, was repealed by Ord. No. 7116, 10-28-2019.
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.010; Code 1950 §1505.1; Prior
Code §5-1]
Any person owning, keeping or harboring within the City any
domestic animal or fowl shall at all times keep the same within a
yard, enclosure or other place surrounded by wire netting or other
fence sufficient to prevent their escape therefrom, and it is unlawful
to permit any such animal or fowl to run or be at large upon any public
places within the City; provided that this Section shall not apply
to the keeping of dogs or cats.
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.020; Code 1950 §1505.2; Prior
Code §5-2; Ord. No. 4671 §1; Ord. No. 4766 §1]
It is unlawful to keep, maintain or allow to remain upon any
one (1) lot, tract or parcel of ground within the City any sheep,
goats, hogs, cows, horses or fowl, excluding ducks, parrots, parakeets,
canaries or any similar small bird kept as a pet and capable of being
domestically caged, except where such animals are kept in the conduct
of a commercial enterprise or business at locations where such a business
is permitted.
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.025; Ord. No. 6652 §1, 2006]
A.
Unlawful. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or allow to remain upon any lot, tract or parcel of ground within the City a chicken, unless a permit to do so is issued as provided in this Section or is allowed under Section 210.020 of this Chapter. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Subsection shall, upon conviction thereof, be fined a sum not less than two hundred dollars ($200.00) per chicken that is in violation thereof.
B.
Permits. The Director of Planning and Development is authorized to administer chicken permits, and to adopt and promulgate rules and regulations to interpret and implement the provisions of this Section to secure the intent thereof and to promote the public health, safety and general welfare. An application for a chicken permit shall be submitted to the Director of Planning and Development, accompanied by a non-refundable application fee in the amount of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) payable to the City. No permit shall be issued for more than seven (7) hen chickens on any platted lot or group of contiguous lots, parcels, or tracts of land, and no permit shall be issued for a rooster. No permit shall be issued for a two-family use or multiple-family use property. A permit shall expire two (2) years after issuance. The permit may be renewed at the time of the biennial inspection pursuant to Subsection (E).
[Ord. No. 7111, 7-8-2019]
C.
Confinement. A chicken shall at all times be safely and securely
confined in a coop or other enclosure. One (1) chicken is permitted
for every four (4) square feet of indoor enclosure space and every
ten (10) square feet of outdoor enclosure area provided to the chicken,
to a maximum of seven (7) chickens. All coops or enclosures shall
not be closer than one and five-tenths (1.5) feet to any property
line except when there is a solid-surface fence sufficient to prevent
the chicken or any part thereof or any waste produced by such chicken
from passing through to the adjacent property, in which case all coops
and cages shall not be closer than ten (10) feet to all residential
dwellings on adjacent parcels. A diagram that indicates the location
of the coop or other enclosure, its size and distance from the property
lines and other structures on the property shall be included with
the chicken permit application. The coop or other enclosure shall
be maintained in good repair, free of noxious odors, and in a clean
and sanitary condition.
[Ord. No. 7111, 7-8-2019]
D.
Nuisances. No chicken shall be allowed to create a nuisance,
or disturb neighboring residents due to noise, odor, damage or injury.
E.
[1]Inspections. The Director of Planning and Development or
his/her designee shall inspect at least once every two (2) years the
premises where any chicken is kept to determine whether there is compliance
with this Section. There shall be a twenty-five-dollar fee per inspection,
which the chicken permit holder shall pay to the City.
[Ord. No. 7111, 7-8-2019]
F.
Responsibility. The owner and occupant of premises where
a chicken is kept, maintained or allowed to remain, and any holder
of a permit for the chicken, shall be responsible for any violations
of this Section.
It is unlawful for any person to keep, maintain or allow to remain on any one (1) lot, tract or parcel of ground within the City more than three (3) animals of the following types or any combination thereof: dogs, cats, monkeys or ducks as provided for in Section 210.020; excluding, however, the young of a litter of animals under three (3) months of age; it shall further be unlawful for any person to keep more than one (1) such pet per dwelling unit in multiple-family buildings of three (3) units or more; provided, however, this Section shall not apply where such animals are kept in the conduct of a commercial enterprise or business at locations where such a business is permitted and duly licensed under Title VI of this Code.
[1]
Editor's Note: Ord. No. 7163 also changed the title of this
Section from "Keeping More Than Two Animals Under Certain Conditions
Unlawful" to "Keeping More Than Three Animals Under Certain Conditions
Unlawful."
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.040; Code 1950 §603.24; Prior
Code §5-3]
It is unlawful for any person to have or permit to remain upon
any lot or premises owned or occupied by him/her in the City any noxious
or offensive hog pen or pig sty nearer to any church, or public, private
or parochial school, private dwelling, hotel, tenement or lodging
house than five hundred (500) feet, or during the time between the
first (1st) day of April and November in each year, to keep or confine,
or permit to be kept or confined, for a longer period than three (3)
days, any swine in any pen or sty nearer to any church, or public,
private or parochial school, dwelling, hotel, tenement or lodging
house than five hundred (500) feet, or within fifteen (15) feet of
any street, sidewalk or public thoroughfare.
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.050; Code 1950 §1505.3; Prior
Code §5-4]
Any cattle, hogs, horses, mules, sheep, goats or other domestic
animals, except dogs, found running at large, or tied, staked or pastured
in, on or along any street, railroad right-of-way, thoroughfare or
other public place in the City shall forthwith be taken up by the
City and impounded in some secure place to be provided by the City.
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.060; Code 1950 §1505.4; Prior
Code §5-5]
It is the duty of the Chief of Police to make diligent search for the owner of any animal impounded pursuant to Section 210.060 and, when found, to notify the owner of such impounding; and thereupon such owner or owners may appear at any time before such animal is sold and reclaim such animal upon payment to the Chief of Police of the expenses and penalties fixed and prescribed by the City.
A.
A person
is guilty of animal neglect when he/she has custody or ownership or
both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control
which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B.
A person
is guilty of animal abandonment when he/she has knowingly abandoned
an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate
care.
C.
Animal
neglect or animal abandonment are ordinance violations. For a first
(1st) offense of either violation, a term of imprisonment not to exceed
fifteen (15) days, or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00),
or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed. For a second (2nd)
or subsequent violation of either offense, a term of imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed.
All fines and penalties for a first (1st) conviction of animal neglect
or animal abandonment may be waived by the court provided that the
person found guilty of animal neglect or abandonment shows that adequate,
permanent remedies for the neglect or abandonment have been made.
Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected
or abandoned animals may not be waived.
D.
In
addition to any other penalty imposed by this Section, the court may
order a person found guilty of animal neglect or animal abandonment
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
1.
The care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals within
the person's custody or ownership;
2.
The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's
custody or ownership;
3.
The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate
area of the neglect or abandonment; and
4.
The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created
by the neglect or abandonment of the animals.
A.
A person
is guilty 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 Sections 578.005 to
578.023 and 273.030, RSMo.;
2.
Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suffering to an animal;
or
3.
Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide
adequate care or adequate control.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
[R.O. 2011 §6.04.120; Code 1950 §1505.9; Prior
Code §5-10]
It is unlawful for any person to molest, injure or disturb any
small birds (except hawks, sparrows, vultures and owls) or the nest,
young or brood of any such small birds within the City.
Every person owning or caring for any animal that has died from
any cause shall dispose of the animal carcass within twenty-four (24)
hours after knowledge of such death, either by arranging for a person
permitted under Chapter 269, RSMo., to dispose of or transport it,
or by the owner or person entitled to such body causing the same to
be deposited in a permitted sanitary landfill notwithstanding any
other provision of the law or rule to the contrary, allowing it to
be buried in a sanitary landfill or buried, incinerated, composted,
or disposed of in a manner approved by the State Veterinarian within
the twenty-four (24) hour period upon his/her own or any other available
premises, provided that such disposition is in accordance with the
provisions of Subsection (2) of Section 269.020, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 6978 §1, 1-26-2015]
A.
It shall be unlawful to:
1.
Cause bodily injury or death to a police service animal;
2.
Engage in any conduct likely to cause bodily injury or death
to a police service animal;
3.
Lay out, place or administer any poison, trap, substance or
object which is likely to cause bodily injury or death to a police
service animal;
4.
Taunt, torment, strike or otherwise assault a police service
animal;
5.
Throw any object or substance at, or in the path of a police
service animal;
6.
Interfere with or obstruct a police service animal or attempt
such interference or obstruction;
7.
Interfere with a handler in such a manner as to inhibit, restrict
or deprive the handler of his or her control of a police service animal;
8.
Release a police service animal from its area of control or
to trespass within such area;
9.
Place any food, object or substance into a police service animal's
area of control without the permission of the handler.
B.
As used in this Section, "area of control" means a vehicle, kennel,
pen, enclosure or other surroundings in which a police service animal
is temporarily or regularly kept or maintained.
C.
As used in this Section, "handler" means an officer of a law enforcement
agency who has been trained in law enforcement activities, performs
law enforcement-related duties and uses a police service animal in
the performance of those duties.
D.
As used in this Section, "police service animal" means any dog used
by a law enforcement agency, which is specifically trained for law
enforcement work, or any animal contracted to assist a law enforcement
agency in the performance of law enforcement duties.
E.
A police service animal must comply with immunization requirements provided for in Section 210.190; however, a police service animal, while under proper law enforcement supervision, is exempt from all other ordinances that usually apply to animals.
F.
This Section does not apply to a Law Enforcement Officer or veterinarian
that may perform euthanasia in emergency situations when delay would
cause the dog or other police service animal undue suffering and pain.
[Ord. No. 7142, 2-8-2021]
A.
COMMUNITY CAT
COMMUNITY CAT CAREGIVER
EAR-TIPPING
TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN
As
used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
A free-roaming cat who may be cared for by one (1) or more
residents of the immediate area who are known or unknown; a community
cat may or may not be feral.
A person who, in accordance with and pursuant to a process
of trap-neuter-return, provides care, including food, shelter or medical
care to a community cat, while not being considered the owner, harborer,
controller, or keeper of a community cat.
The removal of the distal one-quarter (1/4) of a community
cat's left ear, which is approximately three-eighths (3/8) inch, or
one (1) cm, in an adult and proportionally smaller in a kitten. This
procedure is performed under sterile conditions while the cat is under
anesthesia, in compliance with any applicable Federal or State law,
and under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian. Ear-tips are
designed to identify a community cat as being sterilized and lawfully
vaccinated for rabies.
The process of humanely trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating
for rabies, ear-tipping, and returning community cats to their original
location.
B.
Permitted
Acts. The following actions shall be permitted as part of trap-neuter-return:
1.
Trapping, for the sole purpose of sterilizing, vaccinating for rabies,
and ear-tipping community cats, in compliance with any applicable
Federal or State law, and under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian,
where applicable.
2.
An ear-tipped cat received by local shelters shall be returned to
the location where trapped unless veterinary care is required. A trapped
ear-tipped cat shall be released on site unless veterinary care is
required.
3.
Community cat caregivers are empowered to reclaim impounded community
cats without proof of ownership solely for the purpose of carrying
out trap-neuter-return or returning ear-tipped community cats to their
original location.
4.
A person who returns a community cat to its original location while
conducting trap-neuter-return is not deemed to have abandoned the
cat.
5.
Trap-neuter-return shall be the preferred disposition for impounded
community cats. Animal control officers and local animal shelters
are authorized and encouraged to conduct trap-neuter-return or to
direct impounded community cats to a trap-neuter-return program unless
the cat is adopted.
6.
Except as explicitly stated herein, this Section does not change
or repeal any ordinances relating to nuisances, animals, or any other
subject.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.010; Prior Code §5-15; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
This Article shall be known and may be cited as "the Rabies
Control Code".
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.020; Prior Code §5-16; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
Every resident person who owns, controls, manages, possesses
or has part interest in any dog kept any time during the year shall
have such dog inoculated against rabies, but such inoculation requirements
shall not apply to dogs less than four (4) months of age. Such dogs
must be inoculated at least once each year unless a three (3) year
type vaccine, approved by the Director of Health, is administered,
in which case the dogs shall be inoculated at least once every three
(3) years.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.030; Ord. No. 6835, §1, 11-8-2010]
A.
An
annual license fee of three dollars ($3.00) for each male or female
dog is imposed upon every resident person who owns, controls, manages,
possesses or has part interest in any dog four (4) months of age or
older, kept any time during the year, or upon every resident person
who permits a dog four (4) months of age or older to come upon, on
or in, and to remain in or about his/her home, place of business or
other premises in the City. An applicant for a dog license for any
dog shall present to the Director of Finance a certificate of inoculation
against rabies signed by a licensed veterinarian, which certificate
shall have been executed some time during the previous thirty-six
(36) month period if a three (3) year type vaccine approved by the
Director of Health was administered, or during the previous twelve
(12) month period for all other vaccines, and which certificate shall
bear thereon information as to the type vaccine used, sex of the dog,
and, if a female, whether or not it has been spayed. The Director
of Finance shall not issue a license unless such certificate shall
be presented. Applications for a dog license shall be made, and the
license obtained on or before the first (1st) day of March of each
year, for the calendar year period. The full license fee shall be
paid and collected for part of a year.
B.
The
transfer of ownership or custody of any dog shall be reported to the
Director of Finance by the transferee within ten (10) days after such
transfer by written notice, at which time the transferee shall pay
the Director of Finance a transfer fee of twenty-five cents ($.25).
There shall be no charge for a license for any dog duly and properly
trained to assist blind persons when any such dog is actually being
used by a blind person for the purpose of aiding or assisting such
blind person in going from place to place. Any owner of a dog who
suffers the loss of his/her dog license tag shall report such loss
promptly to the Director of Finance, and exhibit the original license,
at which time the owner shall be issued a new license tag at a cost
of twenty-five cents ($.25).
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.040; Prior Code §5-18; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
The Director of Finance shall have prepared dog license plates
made of metal or other suitable material to be issued to applicants
securing a license. Such license plates shall be numbered and the
numbers thereon shall correspond to the number appearing on the license
and on the application for such license. Such license plate shall
be securely fastened on the collar or harness of the dog for which
the license is issued, and shall be worn at all times.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.050; Prior Code §5-18.1; Ord. No. 4480 §1]
Every resident person who owns, controls, manages or possesses
any dog kept any time during the year shall have securely fastened
on the collar or harness of the dog a tag which shall be worn at all
times, which shall state the name and address of the owner of the
dog.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.060; Prior Code §5-19; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
All female dogs shall be kept securely confined in an enclosed
place while in heat.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.070; Prior Code §5-20; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
A.
The
Director of Health, Chief of Police or any person designated by either
of them shall have the power to catch, confine and impound dogs and
other animals as follows:
1.
All dogs which are required to have licenses and which are without
a license displayed in the manner provided herein; and all dogs running
off the owner's premises and not securely led by leash;
2.
All female dogs, licensed or unlicensed, not securely confined in
an enclosed place while in heat;
3.
All dogs or other animals affected with rabies and all dogs and other
animals suspected of being exposed to or affected with rabies, including
dogs or other animals known to have been bitten by a rabid animal,
whether such dog or other animal is running at large or on a leash,
and whether it is licensed or unlicensed;
4.
All dogs with vicious propensities.
B.
Dogs
or other animals impounded in accordance with this Section shall be
impounded in a place designated by and under the supervision of the
Director of Health.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.080; Prior Code §5-21; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
The Director of Health or a person designated by the Director
of Health shall dispose of any dog or other animal affected with rabies,
and the Director of Health shall have the power to examine and impound
any animal bitten by or exposed to any animal affected with rabies.
The Director of Health shall have the power to require the owners
of such dogs to take necessary measures to prevent further spread
of rabies, and to dispose of any exposed animal if such necessary
measures are not taken by the owners.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.090; Prior Code §5-21.1; Ord. No. 4437 §1]
In addition to its other authority in this Title, the Board
of Health shall have jurisdiction under this Title to hear and determine
wherein it is alleged that any dog has vicious propensities and is
vicious. The Board of Health shall fix the time and place for the
hearings and the procedures therein shall be governed by the Administrative
Review Act under the terms of Chapter 536, RSMo.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.100; Prior Code §5-21.2; Ord. No. 4438 §1]
The Director of Health, or a person designated by the Director of Health, shall dispose of any dog found to be vicious under the terms of Section 210.260, and the Director of Health shall have the power to impound any such dog. The Director of Health shall have the power to require the owners of such dogs to take necessary measures to dispose of any such dog having been found to have vicious propensities, and the Director of Health is further authorized to dispose of such dog if necessary measures are not taken by the owner.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.120; Prior Code §5-22; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
Any dog captured and impounded as authorized by this Chapter
and determined not to be affected with rabies by the Director of Health
may be redeemed by the owner or other person having the right of possession
of such animal upon the presentation of a proper license and upon
payment of a redemption fee as established by the City. If the animal
is not redeemed in the manner provided herein within five (5) days
(excluding Sundays and holidays) after the animal's capture, such
animal shall be disposed of as directed by the Director of Health.
In case any impounded dog is unlicensed and uninoculated, the owner
thereof may redeem such dog by filing an application for a license
and paying the redemption fee, and depositing the sum of ten dollars
($10.00) with the Director of Finance. It shall be the duty of such
owner to furnish an inoculation certificate to the Director of Finance
within five (5) days thereafter, and upon furnishing such certificate
the deposit shall be returned. Failure to exhibit such certificate
to the Director of Finance within the required time shall subject
the owner or person redeeming such animal to the penalties provided
for the violation of this Code.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.130; Prior Code §5-23; Ord. No. 4270 §1; Ord. No. 4479 §1]
The redemption fee provided for by Section 210.290 shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for the first (1st) time any dog is impounded, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the second (2nd) time such dog is impounded and fifty dollars ($50.00) for each time thereafter such dog is impounded. This schedule of fees is to apply to any one (1) calendar year.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.140; Prior Code §5-24; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
Whenever rabies becomes prevalent within the City or nearby
areas, or whenever, in the judgment of the Director of Health, there
is a potential outbreak thereof, a quarantine order affecting any
portion of the City may be issued by the Director of Health. The Director
of Health shall take proper measures to inform the people of the City
of the existence of the quarantine order and of the penalties for
the violations of such order. A quarantine order shall direct the
owner or person having custody of any dog to securely confine or restrain
on a leash in the hands of a competent person such animal during the
period of quarantine. The quarantine may be terminated by the Director
of Health after the necessity therefor no longer exists. No quarantine
shall remain effective for more than six (6) months from the date
of the issuance of the quarantine order unless such quarantine order
is specifically extended by order of the Director of Health.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.150; Prior Code §5-25; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
It is unlawful for any person to conceal an animal or interfere
with the Director of Health or persons designated by the Director
of Health in the performance of their duties as provided in this Chapter.
If in pursuit of a dog or animal the Director of Health, or persons
designated by the Director of Health, shall have the right of entry
to any unenclosed lots or lands for the purpose of collecting any
such stray, unlicensed dog, rabid or exposed to rabies, or any animal
running at large. The Director of Health, or his/her duly appointed
representative, shall have the right to require that a dog believed
to be a stray, unlicensed or rabid animal or having been exposed to
rabies be produced on any property or premises within any quarantine
area during the period of any quarantine for the purpose of examining
such dog suspected of having rabies or having been exposed to rabies.
If the person believed to have custody of any dog believed to be a
stray, unlicensed, rabid or exposed to rabies shall refuse to produce
such animal within any quarantine area, then the Director of Health,
or person designated by the Director of Health, shall have the right
of entry on such premises.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.160; Prior Code §5-26; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
It is unlawful for any person having ownership, control, management
or possession of any animal subject to rabies to abandon such animal
in any locality in the City.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.170; Prior Code §5-27; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
A.
It
shall be the duty of any person bitten by any animal, or the parent
or guardian of any minor child bitten by an animal, to report the
same to the Director of Health immediately. Such report shall contain
the name and address of the owner of the animal if known, the day
and time bitten, the bodily area where bitten, and a general description
of the animal.
B.
The
Director of Health shall immediately take such animal into custody
or have the same confined by the owner thereof for ten (10) days under
the supervision of the Director of Health to determine whether such
animal be affected with rabies. If the owner shall not confine such
animal in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Health, such animal
shall be forthwith surrendered to the Director of Health, or to a
person designated by the Director of Health, upon demand.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.180; Prior Code §5-28; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
It shall be the duty of every physician to report immediately
to the Director of Health the full name, age and address of any person
under the physician's care or observation who has been bitten by an
animal affected with rabies or suspected of being affected with rabies,
and every veterinarian treating or having under observation any animal
affected with rabies or suspected of being rabid, or suspected of
having been exposed to rabies, shall report to the Director of Health
the license number of such animal and the owner's name and address.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.190; Prior Code §5-29; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
Any person destroying an animal affected with rabies or suspected
of being affected with rabies shall immediately notify the Director
of Health, and shall surrender the carcass of such animal upon demand.
The owner or custodian of any such destroyed animal shall immediately
provide the Director of Health with full particulars thereof, including
the time, date, location, the names and addresses of all persons bitten
by such animal, and also the name and address of the owner or person
having custody of any animal exposed to the animal destroyed.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.200; Prior Code §5-30; Ord. No. 3895 §1]
When any fierce or dangerous dog or one that has previously
bitten any person is kept upon any premises, it shall be the duty
of the owner and of the keeper of such dog to post a notice on the
premises conspicuously visible to the public and reading in letters
not less than two (2) inches high "Bad Dog Here" or "Beware Bad Dog".
In case a minor is the keeper or owner of such dog, the duty of posting
this notice shall devolve upon the adult person in whose family the
minor lives, or who is in charge of the premises where such dog is
kept.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.210; Prior Code §5-31; Ord. No. 3895 §1; Ord. No. 4744 §1]
It is unlawful for any person owning, controlling, possessing
or having the management or care, in whole or in part, of any dog,
whether licensed or not, to fail to keep the dog on the premises of
the owner or keeper thereof, unless being off the premises it is securely
tied or led by a line or leash of a length of no more than six (6)
feet.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.215; Ord. No. 6835 §1, 11-8-2010; Ord. No. 6944 §1, 11-12-2013]
A.
Notwithstanding Section 210.380, the City Manager may designate an area of City property for off-leash dog use if the City Manager determines that there is a need for such an area and it will be maintained so as not to create a nuisance. The area shall be known as a "dog play area."
B.
Use
of a dog play area shall be subject to rules and regulations established
by the City Manager to promote the health, safety and welfare of dog
play area users and the general public.
C.
Only
dogs licensed by the City to use the dog play area shall be permitted
therein.
D.
The annual license fee for a resident to use a dog play area shall be forty dollars ($40.00) for the first dog and twenty dollars ($20.00) for each additional dog, which shall be in addition to the annual dog license fee required by Section 210.200. The dog tag issued to the applicant and worn by the dog as required by Sections 210.210 and 210.220 shall indicate that the dog is permitted to use the dog play area.
E.
The annual license fee for a nonresident to use the dog play area shall be sixty dollars ($60.00) for the first dog and thirty dollars ($30.00) for each additional dog. The provisions of Sections 210.200 through 210.220 applicable to residents shall apply to nonresidents, except for the annual fee imposed on residents. The dog tag issued to the applicant and worn by the dog as required by Sections 210.210 and 210.220, and this Section, shall indicate that the dog is permitted to use the dog play area. The City Manager may limit the number of nonresident dog licenses issued in order to promote the health, safety and welfare of dog play area users and the general public.
F.
The
City Manager may enter into an agreement with a person to operate,
manage or maintain a dog play area, and compensate such person in
an amount not to exceed the total annual license fees paid to the
City to use the dog play area.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.220; Prior Code §5-31.1; Ord. No. 5088 §1]
A.
No
person shall keep, harbor or maintain any domestic animals or fowl
in any premises within the City in any manner which will cause insanitary,
unwholesome or offensive conditions to arise therefrom.
B.
Whenever any person shall be convicted of a violation of this Section, the penalty may be as provided in Section 100.190 of the University City Municipal Code; provided that the minimum court fine shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for the first (1st) offense, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the second (2nd) offense, and fifty dollars ($50.00) for the third (3rd) such offense.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.230; Prior Code §5-32; Ord. No. 4478 §1]
Whenever any person shall be convicted of a violation of Section 210.380, the penalty may be as provided in Section 100.190 of the University City Municipal Code; provided that the minimum court fine shall be ten dollars ($10.00) for the first (1st) offense, twenty-five dollars ($25.00) for the second (2nd) offense and fifty dollars ($50.00) for the third (3rd) such offense. The minimum schedule of fees provided herein is to apply in any twelve (12) month period.
[R.O. 2011 §6.08.240; Prior Code §5-33; Ord. No. 5169 §1]
It is unlawful for any person owning, controlling, possessing
or having the management or care, in whole or in part, of any animal,
whether licensed or not, to allow or permit such animal to defecate
upon any private property owned by another, condominium common elements,
or public property, unless such person shall remove all feces so deposited
by such animal.
