[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.