[CC 1974 §4-71; Ord. No. 1290 §2, 11-19-1986]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the
meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
ADEQUATE CARE
Normal and prudent attention to the needs of an animal, including
wholesome food, clean water, shelter and health care as necessary
to maintain good health in a specific species of animal.
ADEQUATE CONTROL
To reasonably restrain or govern an animal so that the animal
does not injure itself, any person, any other animal or property.
ANIMAL
Every living vertebrate except a human being.
ANIMAL SHELTER
A facility which is used to house or contain animals and
which is owned, operated or maintained by a duly incorporated humane
society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, or other not-for-profit organization devoted to the welfare,
protection and humane treatment of animals.
FARM ANIMAL
An animal raised on a farm or ranch and used or intended
for use in farm or ranch production, or as food or fiber.
HARBOR
To feed or shelter an animal at the same location for three
(3) or more consecutive days.
HUMANE KILLING
The destruction of an animal accomplished by a method approved
by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel on Euthanasia
(JAVMA 173; 59-72, 1978) or more recent editions, but animals killed
during the feeding of pet carnivores shall be considered humanely
killed.
OWNER
In addition to its ordinary meaning, any person who keeps
or harbors an animal or professes to be owning, keeping or harboring
an animal.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation,
association, trust, estate or other legal entity.
PESTS
Birds, rabbits or rodents which damage property or have an
adverse effect on the public health but shall not include any endangered
species listed by the United States Department of the Interior nor
any endangered species listed in the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
[CC 1974 §4-74; Ord. No. 1290 §5, 11-19-1986]
A. The
provisions of this Article shall not apply to:
1. Care or treatment performed by a licensed veterinarian within the
provisions of Chapter 340, RSMo.;
2. Bona fide scientific experiments;
3. Hunting, fishing or trapping as allowed by Chapter 252, RSMo., including
all practices and privileges as allowed under the Missouri Wildlife
Code;
4. Facilities and publicly funded zoological parks currently in compliance
with the Federal "Animal Welfare Act" as amended;
5. Rodeo practices currently accepted by the Professional Rodeo Cowboy's
Association;
6. The killing of an animal by the owner thereof, the agent of such
owner, or by a veterinarian at the request of the owner thereof;
7. The lawful, humane killing of an animal by an Animal Control Officer,
the operator of an animal shelter, a veterinarian, or law enforcement
or health official;
8. With respect to farm animals, normal or accepted practices of animal
husbandry;
9. The killing of an animal by any person at any time if such animal
is outside of the owned or rented property of the owner or custodian
of such animal and the animal is injuring any person or farm animal
but shall not include Police or guard dogs while working;
10. The killing of house or garden pests; or
11. Field trials, training and hunting practices as accepted by Professional
Houndsmen of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 1860 §1, 2-12-2003]
A person commits the crime of killing or disabling a Police
animal when such person knowingly causes the death of a Police animal
or knowingly disables a Police animal to the extent it is unable to
be utilized as a Police animal, when that animal is involved in a
law enforcement investigation, apprehension, tracking or search and
rescue or the animal is in the custody of or under the control of
a Law Enforcement Officer, Department of Corrections Officer, Municipal
Police Department, Fire Department and a rescue unit or agency.