[R.O. 2011 §210.040; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
A. It
shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to let such dog run at
large, whether licensed or not, at any time, within the City of Cabool,
Missouri; and any dog, or dogs found to be running at large shall
be impounded by the Animal Control Officer of the City of Cabool or
his/her designated agents.
B. Definitions. For the purpose of this Section, the following
words shall have the meanings set out herein:
AT LARGE
Off the premises of the owner, and not under the reasonable
control of the owner, the owners agent or member of his/her immediate
family.
REASONABLE CONTROL
When such dog is on the premises of its owner, or when such
dog is not on the owner's premises with and under the control of its
owner, his/her agent or some member of the owners family.
C. A dog
shall be deemed to be not under reasonable control when such dog,
not being upon the premises of its owner, is not with, or under the
control of its owner, the owner's agent, or some member of the owners
family, or when such dog commits damage to the person or property
of anyone other than its owner, except when the dog is in defense
of its owner, his/her family or property.
[R.O. 2011 §210.050; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
No person shall own, keep or harbor upon his/her premises any
dog that by loud or frequent or habitual barking, yelping or howling
or by threat of attacking or biting, causes fear or annoyance to the
neighborhood, or to persons passing upon the streets and sidewalks.
[R.O. 2011 §210.060; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
Should any person or animal be bitten by a dog or cat upon the
written complaint to the City Animal Control Officer or any Police
Officer, such animal immediately shall be placed in the City pound
or in any reputable animal hospital for a period of ten (10) days
observation. If the owner of such animal wishes it to be held in an
animal hospital, he/she shall make requests in writing to the officer
taking charge of such animal and the officer may deliver the animal
to a reputable animal hospital after arrangement for the expense of
caring for and keeping such animal is agreed upon by the owner of
the animal and the management of the animal hospital. If such animal
placed in an animal hospital is found to be in normal health after
ten (10) days, the owner may redeem such animal by paying all fees
due the animal hospital and all other fees herein provided for. If
such animal be placed into a secure City pound and is found to be
in normal health after ten (10) days, the owner may redeem such animal
by paying to the impounder ten dollars ($10.00) pound fee and one
dollar ($1.00) for each day said animal was held and all fees herein
provided for. If the owner does not redeem such animal after ten (10)
days, it shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to dispose
of such animal and render his/her bill to the City of Cabool for his/her
expenses in boarding and keeping such animal.
[R.O. 2011 §210.070; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
A. No one shall keep, board, harbor or otherwise have on their property four (4) or more dogs over the age of six (6) months unless that person has been authorized by the City of Cabool to operate a kennel as more particularly provided for in Section
210.090 of this Article.
B. No one shall keep, board or harbor or otherwise have on their property more than four (4) cats over the age of six (6) months unless that person has been authorized by the City of Cabool to operate a kennel as more particularly provided for in Section
210.090 of this Article.
[Ord. No. 001-2013 §1, 1-21-2013]
[R.O. 2011 §210.080; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
All structures, pens, and yards wherein dogs and/or cats are
kept or permitted to be, shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary
condition at all times, devoid of all rodents and vermin, and free
from offensive, disagreeable or noxious smell or odor to the injury,
annoyance or inconvenience of any inhabitant of the neighborhood.
The enclosed area of all such constructors shall be constructed in
such a way as to be dry at all times on the inside. The Health Officer
may at any time inspect or cause to be inspected, any structure or
premises and issue any such order as may be necessary to carry out
the provisions of this Section.
[R.O. 2011 §210.090; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983; Ord. No. 001-2013 §2, 1-21-2013]
A. Any person who shall own, keep or harbor upon his/her premises more
than four (4) dogs or more than four (4) cats, other than under the
age of six (6) months, shall be deemed the owner of a kennel. Such
owner shall file an application therefor on a form provided by the
City Clerk, which application shall provide information to indicate
whether or not the proposed kennel and its operation will violate
any provisions of State and City laws and ordinances. If it appears
that such kennel and the operation thereof will not be in violation
of State and City laws, the City Clerk shall issue a kennel license
to the applicant upon the payment of an annual kennel license fee
to the City of Cabool of twenty-five dollars ($25.00). Kennels are
only permitted in a "B-2" Highway Business District.
B. All dogs and cats confined in such kennel shall be licensed in accordance with the provisions of Section
210.100 applying to all dogs and cats in the City limits.
C. Such kennel license shall be renewable on the first day of January
each year, and the license fee shall be prorated if purchased for
less than a twelve-month period. A violation of a Section of this
Article shall constitute sufficient cause for the revocation of said
license.
D. Kennel premises shall be maintained in a clean and satisfactory sanitary
condition at all times, and sanitary methods shall be used to obliterate
or prevent any offensive odors. The Animal Control Officer and the
City Police shall have the right to inspect such kennels at reasonable
hours.
E. No personal dog or cat kennel shall be licensed to operate within
two hundred (200) feet of a building used or occupied as a residence,
except for the keeper of the kennels, and kennel dogs and cats shall
be continuously confined within the kennel building and exercise runways
and not be allowed to run at large. Upon written application for a
kennel license, the Board of Aldermen shall notify in writing all
heads of households occupying residences within a two-hundred-foot
radius of the proposed kennel of said application. Thereafter a public
hearing on said application shall be scheduled at least three (3)
days following the publication of the notice of hearing in a local
newspaper. The Board of Aldermen, after proper notice and a public
hearing, may grant a variance to allow the operation of a kennel within
a distance of two hundred (200) feet from other residences.
[R.O. 2011 §210.100; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
A. Every
person owning, keeping, harboring or permitting a dog or cat to remain
on his/her premises shall register and secure a license for such animal
if over the age of six (6) months. Dog and cat licenses shall be issued
by the City License Officer upon payment of the license fee of four
dollars ($4.00) for each dog and cat. Application for a dog or cat
license shall be made by the owner on a printed form, provided by
the City for the purpose, upon which he/she shall state his/her name
and address, and the name, breed, color and sex of each dog owned
or kept by him/her. Before any dog or cat license shall be issued,
the owner shall present to the Licensing Officer a certificate or
vaccination from a licensed veterinarian showing that such veterinarian
has vaccinated said dog to be licensed with any anti-rabies vaccine.
The provisions of this Article shall not apply to a dog or cat whose
owner is a non-resident temporarily within the City for a period not
to exceed thirty (30) days nor to "leader" dogs which have been vaccinated,
and are trained and actually used to assist a handicapped person.
Licenses shall be issued for the calendar year beginning May first
(1st) and shall be delinquent after May fifteenth (15th) after which
the applicant shall be assessed an additional penalty of fifty percent
(50%) of the license fee.
B. If
during the license period, ownership of a dog is transferred, the
new owner shall within thirty (30) days after said transfer, make
application to the City for a transfer of license on the form to be
provided. The transfer fee shall be fifty cents ($.50).
C. Upon
payment of a license fee, the City Collector shall issue to the owner,
a license certificate and a metallic tag for the dog or cat so licensed.
The license tag shall have stamped thereon the year for which it was
issued and the number corresponding with the number on the certificate.
Every owner shall be required to provide each dog and cat with a collar
to which the license tag shall be affixed, and shall see that the
collar and tag are worn constantly unless the dog, accompanied by
owner, is engaged in hunting or other sport where a collar might endanger
the dogs safety. In this instance, the owner shall produce the tag
or other proof of ownership if so requested by the Animal Control
Officer. In case a license tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate shall
be issued by the Licensing Officer upon presentation of a certificate
showing the license fee paid for the current year, and the payment
of a fifty cent ($.50) fee for such duplicate. Animal tags shall not
be transferable from one (1) animal to another and no refunds be made
on any animal license tax because of a death or loss of the animal
or the owners leaving the City before the expiration of the license
period.
[R.O. 2011 §210.110; Ord. No. 525 §2, 2-7-1983]
A. Dogs
or cats not licensed pursuant to this Article, or found running at
large or abandoned, may be picked up and impounded by any Police or
Animal Control Officer. Impoundment may be in any animal shelter designated
by the Board of Aldermen. The City Police shall be notified immediately
on the day any animal is impounded and the City Clerk on the next
following work day.
B. If
the dog or cat wears a license tag or if the owner can by any other
reasonable means be identified and located, the owner shall be notified
by the City Clerk as soon as possible that the dog or cat has been
impounded.
C. If
a dog or cat is not redeemed by the owner within ten (10) days after
impoundment, the dog or cat may be destroyed by the Animal Control
Officer or released for adoption by a new owner who shows evidence
of ability and intention to provide the dog or cat with appropriate
home and humane care.
D. An
owner redeeming a dog or cat from impoundment or a person adopting
such impoundment of dogs shall pay, before release, an impoundment
fee of ten dollars ($10.00) plus a boarding charge of $1.00, for each
twenty-four (24) hours or fraction thereof that the dog or cat has
been impounded. Such fee shall be delivered by the Animal Control
Officer to the City Clerk.
E. Any
new owner adopting an impounded dog or cat shall first obtain a license
for the dog or cat.