[Ord. No. 670 §2, 12-2-1953; CC 1976 §33-5]
Any person who has purposely, accidentally or by reason of an
accident, dropped from his person or any vehicle, any tacks, nails,
wire, scrap metal, glass, crockery, sharp stones or other substances
injurious to the feet of persons or animals or to the tires or wheels
of vehicles, including motor vehicles, upon any street in the City
shall immediately make all reasonable efforts to clear the street
of such substances.
[RSMo. §569.090]
A.
A person
commits the offense of tampering in the second degree if he:
1.
Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial
inconvenience to that person or to another; or
2.
Unlawfully rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle,
motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle; or
3.
Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility; or
4.
Tampers with, or causes to be tampered with, any meter or other property
of an electric, gas, steam or water utility, the effect of which tampering
is either:
B.
In any prosecution under Subparagraph (4) of Subsection (A), proof that a meter or any other property of a utility has been tampered with, and the person or persons accused received the use or direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service, with one (1) or more of the effects described in Subparagraph (4) of Subsection (A), shall be sufficient to support an inference which the trial court may submit to the trier of fact, from which the trier of fact may conclude that there has been a violation of such Subparagraph by the person or persons who use or receive the direct benefit of the electric, gas, steam or water service.
[RSMo. §569.080]
A.
A person
commits the crime of tampering in the first degree if:
1.
He for the purpose of causing a substantial interruption or impairment
of a service rendered to the public by a utility or by an institution
providing health or safety protection, damages or tampers with property
or facilities of such a utility or institution, and thereby causes
substantial interruption or impairment of service; or
2.
He knowingly receives, possesses, sells, alters, defaces, destroys
or unlawfully operates an automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat
or other motor-propelled vehicle without the consent of the owner
thereof.
[Ord. No. 2307 §1, 10-1-2002; Ord. No. 3176, 3-3-2020]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to engage in tobacco product distribution
to persons under twenty-one (21) years of age.
B.
A person
selling tobacco products, rolling papers, cigarette wrappers or distributing
tobacco product samples 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).
C.
If a sale of tobacco or tobacco products is made by an employee or an owner of an establishment in violation of this Section, the employee shall be guilty of violating this Section. If a vending machine is used in violation of Subsection (A) of this Section, the owner of the establishment shall be guilty of violating this Section. If a sample is distributed by an employee of a company conducting the sampling, such employee shall be guilty of violating this Section.
D.
Reasonable
reliance on proof of age or on the appearance of the purchaser or
recipient shall be a defense to any action for a violation of this
Section. No person shall be liable for more than one (1) violation
of this Section on any single day.
E.
No
person less than twenty-one (21) years of age shall purchase, attempt
to purchase or possess cigarettes or other tobacco products unless
such person is an employee of a seller of cigarettes or tobacco products
and is in such possession to effect a sale in the course of employment
or as otherwise expressly permitted by State law.
F.
Any
person less than twenty-one (21) years of age shall not misrepresent
his or her age to purchase cigarettes or tobacco products.
