A. 
A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of a child if:
1. 
He with criminal negligence acts in a manner that creates a substantial risk to the life, body or health of a child less than seventeen (17) years old; or
2. 
He knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen (17) years old to engage in any conduct which causes or tends to cause the child to come within the provisions of paragraph (d) of Subdivision (2) of Subsection 1 or Subdivision (3) of Subsection 1 of Section 211.031, RSMo; or
3. 
Being a parent, guardian or other person legally charged with the care or custody of a child less than seventeen (17) years old, he recklessly fails or refuses to exercise reasonable diligence in the care or control of such child to prevent him from coming within the provisions of paragraph (c) of Subdivision (1) of Subsection 1 or paragraph (d) of Subdivision (2) of Subsection 1 or Subdivision (3) of Subsection 1 of Section 211.031, RSMo; or
4. 
He knowingly encourages, aids or causes a child less than seventeen (17) years of age to enter into any room, building or other structure which is a public nuisance as defined in Section 195.130, RSMo.
B. 
Nothing in this Section shall be construed to mean the welfare of a child is endangered for the sole reason that he is being provided nonmedical remedial treatment recognized and permitted under the laws of this State.
[Ord. No. 12192016C § VIII, 12-19-2016]
A. 
Definitions.
COLLISION
The act of motor vehicle coming into contact with an object or a person.
INJURES
To cause physical harm to the body of a person.
MOTOR VEHICLE
Any automobile, truck, truck-tractor, or any motor bus or motor propelled vehicle not exclusively operated or driven on fixed rails or tracks.
UNATTENDED
Not accompanied by an individual fourteen (14) years of age or older.
B. 
A person commits the offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle if such person knowingly leaves a child less than eleven (11) years of age unattended in a motor vehicle and such child injures another person by causing a motor vehicle collision or by causing the motor vehicle to injure a pedestrian.
C. 
The offense of leaving a child unattended in a motor vehicle is an ordinance violation.
[RSMo. §568.060]
A. 
A person commits the offense of abuse of a child if he:
1. 
Knowingly inflicts cruel and inhuman punishment upon a child less than seventeen (17) years old, or
2. 
Photographs or films a child less than eighteen (18) years old engaging in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of such an act or who causes or knowingly permits a child to engage in a prohibited sexual act or in the simulation of such an act for the purpose of photographing or filming the act.
B. 
As used in this Section "prohibited sexual act" means any of the following, whether performed or engaged in either with any other person or alone: sexual or anal intercourse, masturbation, bestiality, sadism, masochism, fetishism, fellatio, cunnilingus, any other sexual activity or nudity, if such nudity is to be depicted for the purpose of sexual stimulation or gratification of any individual who may view such depiction.
[RSMo. §568.070]
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful transactions with a child if:
1. 
Being a pawnbroker, junk dealer, dealer in secondhand goods, or any employee of such person, he with criminal negligence buys or receives any personal property other than agricultural products from an unemancipated minor, unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented in writing to the transaction; or
2. 
He knowingly permits a minor child to enter or remain in a place where illegal activity in controlled substances, as defined in Chapter 195, RSMo, is maintained or conducted; or
3. 
He with criminal negligence sells blasting caps, bulk gunpowder, or explosives to a child under the age of seventeen (17), or fireworks as defined in Section 320.110, RSMo, to a child under the age of fourteen (14), unless the child's custodial parent or guardian has consented in writing to the transaction. Criminal negligence as to the age of the child is not an element of this offense.
B. 
Unlawful transactions with a child is a misdemeanor.
[Ord. No. 143B §5, 6-7-1971; Ord. No. 12192016C § XV, 12-19-2016[1]; Ord. No. 08062018, 8-6-2018]
A. 
No person shall sell or distribute any tobacco product or electronic tobacco product to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age. This Subsection shall not apply to the distribution by family members on property that is not open to the public.
B. 
All vending machines that dispense tobacco products or electronic tobacco products shall be located within the unobstructed line of sight and under the direct supervision of an adult responsible for preventing persons less than twenty-one (21) years of age from purchasing any tobacco product or electronic tobacco product from such machine or shall be equipped with a lock-out device to prevent the machines from being operated until the person responsible for monitoring sales from the machines disables the lock. Such locking device shall be of a design that prevents it from being left in an unlocked condition and which will allow only a single sale when activated. A locking device shall not be required on machines that are located in areas where persons less than twenty-one (21) years of age are not permitted or prohibited by law. An owner of an establishment whose vending machine is not in compliance with provisions of this Subsection shall be subject to the penalties contained in Subsection (D) of this Section. A determination of non-compliance may be made by a local law enforcement agency or the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control. Nothing in this Section shall apply to a vending machine if located in a factory, private club or other location not generally accessible to the general public.
C. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in tobacco product or electronic tobacco product distribution to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age.
D. 
Any person, including, but not limited to, a sales clerk, owner or operator, who violates Subsection (A), (B), or (C) shall be fined as follows:
1. 
For the first offense, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
2. 
For the second offense, one hundred dollars ($100.00); and
3. 
For a third and subsequent offense, two hundred fifty dollars ($250.00).
E. 
The owner of an establishment at which tobacco products or electronic tobacco products are sold at retail or distributed or through vending machines shall cause to be prominently displayed in a conspicuous place at every display from which tobacco products or electronic tobacco products are sold or distributed and on every vending machine where tobacco products are purchased a sign that shall contain in lettering at least one-half (1/2) inch high on a white background, the following:
"IT IS A VIOLATION OF THE CITY OF PECULIAR CITY CODE FOR TOBACCO PRODUCTS OR ELECTRONIC TOBACCO PRODUCTS TO BE SOLD TO ANY PERSON UNDER THE AGE OF TWENTY-ONE (21)."
F. 
A person selling or distributing tobacco products or electronic tobacco products shall require proof of age from a prospective purchaser or recipient if an ordinary person would conclude on the basis of appearance that such prospective purchaser or recipient may be under the age of twenty-one (21).
G. 
Any owner of the establishment where tobacco products or electronic tobacco products are sold or distributed who violates Subsection (C) of this Section shall not be penalized pursuant to this Section if such person documents the following:
1. 
An in-house or other tobacco compliance employee training program was in place to provide the employee with information on the State and Federal regulations regarding sales of tobacco products or electronic tobacco products to minors. Such training program must be attended by all employees who sell tobacco products, alternative products or electronic tobacco products to the general public;
2. 
A signed statement by the employee stating that the employee has been trained and understands the State laws and Federal regulations regarding the sale of tobacco to minor products or electronic tobacco products; and
3. 
Such in-house or other tobacco compliance training meets the minimum training criteria, which shall not exceed a total of ninety (90) minutes in length, established by the Division of Alcohol and Tobacco Control.
H. 
The exemption in Subsection (G) of this Section shall not apply to any person who is considered the general owner or operator of the outlet where tobacco products or electronic tobacco products are available for sale if:
1. 
Four (4) or more violations per location of Subsection (C) of this Section occur within a one-year period; or
2. 
Such person knowingly violates or knowingly allows his/her employees to violate Subsection (C) of this Section.
I. 
If a sale is made by an employee of the owner of an establishment in violation of this Section, the employee shall be guilty of an offense established in Subsections (A), (B), and (C) of this Section.
J. 
A person cited for selling or distributing any tobacco product or electronic tobacco product to any individual less than twenty-one (21) years of age in violation of Subsection (A), (B) or (C) of this Section shall conclusively be presumed to have reasonably relied on proof of age of the purchaser or recipient, and such person shall not be found guilty of such violation if such person raises and proves as an affirmative defense that such individual presented a driver's license or other government-issued photo identification purporting to establish that such individual was twenty-one (21) years of age or older.
K. 
Any person adversely affected by this Section may file an appeal with the Administrative Hearing Commission which shall be adjudicated pursuant to the procedures established in Chapter 621, RSMo. (RSMo. § 407.931, 2014)
L. 
Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
DISTRIBUTE or DISTRIBUTION
To furnish, give, provide, or to attempt to do so, whether gratuitously or for any type of compensation.
DISTRIBUTOR
A person who distributes a tobacco product.
ELECTRONIC TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any device that can be used to deliver aerosolized or vaporized nicotine to the person inhaling from the device, including, but not limited to, an e-cigarette, e-cigar, e-pipe, vape pen or e-hookah. Electronic smoking device includes any component, part, or accessory of such a device, whether or not sold separately, and includes any substance intended to be aerosolized or vaporized during the use of the device. Electronic smoking device does not include drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.
PERSON
Any natural person, partnership, joint venture, society, club, trustee, trust, association, organization, or corporation, or any officer, agent, employee, factor, or any other personal representative thereof, in any capacity.
PROOF OF AGE
A driver's license or other generally accepted means of identification that contains a picture of the individual and appears on its face to be valid.
RECIPIENT
Any person who obtains or attempts to obtain a tobacco product.
TOBACCO PRODUCT
Any product that is made from or derived from tobacco, and is intended for human consumption or is likely to be consumed, whether smoked, heated, chewed, absorbed, dissolved, inhaled or ingested by any other means, including, but not limited to, a cigarette, a cigar, pipe tobacco, chewing tobacco, snuff, snus, or an electronic smoking and/or vaping device. The term includes any component or accessory used in the consumption of a tobacco product, such as filters, rolling papers, pipes, or liquids used in electronic smoking and/or vaping devices. Tobacco product does not include drugs, devices, or combination products authorized for sale by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, as those terms are defined in the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. This is to include a tobacco product distributed to members of the general public at no cost or at nominal cost for product promotional purposes.
VENDING MACHINE
Any mechanical, electric or electronic self-service device which, upon insertion of money, tokens or any other form of payment, dispenses tobacco products or electronic tobacco products.
[1]
Editor’s Note: Section XV also changed the title of this Section from “Selling or Supplying Cigarettes To Minors” to “Selling Or Supplying Cigarettes, Tobacco Products, Alternative Tobacco Products, Or Vapor Products To Minors.”
[Ord. No. 11012021A, 11-1-2021]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or other person, by their acts, to:
1. 
Encourage any juvenile to smoke or use marijuana (except as authorized by law); or
2. 
Encourage any juvenile to use any controlled substance as defined in Chapter 195, RSMo., or
3. 
Encourage, cause or contribute to the delinquency of such a juvenile so that the juvenile may become a delinquent or neglected child as defined by the Statutes of this State.
[Ord. No. 143B §6, 6-7-1971]
No boy under ten (10) years and no girl under sixteen (16) years of age shall sell, or expose or offer for sale, newspapers, magazines, periodicals, or other merchandise, in any street or any other public place. No parent, guardian, or other person having the legal custody of any boy under the age of ten (10) years or any girl under the age of sixteen (16) years shall permit such boy or girl to sell, or expose or offer for sale, any such publications or merchandise in the street or any other public place. No person shall knowingly sell to any boy under the age of ten (10) years or any girl under the age of sixteen (16) years, any merchandise, magazines, newspapers, or periodicals for the purpose of sale by such boy or girl upon the streets of the City or in any other public place.
[Ord. No. 143B §7, 6-7-1971; Ord. No. 042004C §1, 4-20-2004]
A. 
False Identification. It shall be unlawful for a minor to make false statements, or to furnish, present, or exhibit any fictitious or false registration card, identification card, or note or other document, or to furnish, present, or exhibit such documents or document issued to a person other than the one presenting the same, for the purpose of gaining admission to prohibited places or for the purpose of procuring the sale, gift, or delivery of prohibited articles, including beer, liquor, or wine.
B. 
It shall be unlawful for a minor to engage or utilize the services of any other person, whether for remuneration or not, to procure for such minor any article which the minor is forbidden by law to purchase.
C. 
Clinging to Moving Vehicles. It shall be unlawful for any minor to hang on to any moving vehicle.
D. 
(Reserved)[1]
[1]
Editor’s Note: Former Subsection (D), which provided that it was illegal for any person under eighteen (18) to possess cigarettes or tobacco products, was repealed 8-6-2018 by Ord. No. 08062018.
[Ord. No. 051705 §§1 — 4, 5-17-2005]
A. 
No parent, guardian or other person in this City having charge, control or custody of a child between the age of seven (7) years and sixteen (16) years shall, without excuse or exemption, knowingly permit such child to absent himself from any public, private, parochial, parish or home school on such dates and during such hours that such school may regularly be in session.
B. 
No parent, guardian or other person who has registered a child to attend school within the corporate limits of the City of Peculiar, Missouri, shall, without excuse or exemption, knowingly permit such child to absent himself from any public, private, parochial, parish or home school on such dates and during such hours such school may regularly be in session.
C. 
In addition to other relevant evidence, such parent, guardian or other person shall be deemed to have the knowledge of a child's continued, unexempted, unexcused absence from the school after having received initial notification of same from a Police Officer or school representative.
D. 
Any person convicted of a violation of this Section shall be fined not less than fifty dollars ($50.00) nor more than two hundred dollars ($200.00) for the first violation, two hundred seventy-five dollars ($275.00) for the second violation, three hundred fifty dollars ($350.00) for the third violation, and four hundred fifty dollars ($450.00) for the fourth and any subsequent violations, for offenses committed within a twelve-month period; or imprisoned not more than five (5) days in jail, or by both fine and jail. Each day that any violation hereunder continues shall constitute a separate offense, subject to the penalty provided in this Section.
[Ord. No. 12052016 § XIV, 12-5-2016]