[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011]
No one shall keep, board, or otherwise have on their property
more than three (3) dogs, cats or combination thereof over the age
of four (4) months.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011; Ord. No. 2017-02 §§1 — 2, 1-9-2017]
Dogs are permitted in City parks only when restrained in accordance with the provisions set forth in Section
215.180.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011]
A. Any
dog found running at large on any street or public place in this City,
unleashed and unmuzzled, shall be taken up and impounded by any agent
duly authorized by the City Council. Any dog so impounded may be redeemed
by its owner at any reasonable hour at a place designated by the officers
or agents of the City, or at the Humane Society in St. Louis County,
Missouri,
B. Owner shall provide satisfactory evidence of ownership, inoculation, compliance with licensing provisions as set forth in Section
215.140, and provided further that a payment to the City or its agent in the amount of fifteen dollars ($15.00) shall be made for each occurrence in addition to any other fees which may be imposed by the Humane Society.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011]
A. A person
is guilty of animal neglect when he/she has custody or ownership or
both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control
which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B. A person
is guilty of animal abandonment when he/she has knowingly abandoned
an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate
care.
C. Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section
100.150 of this Code. All fines and penalties for a first (1st) conviction of animal neglect or animal abandonment may be waived by the court provided that the person found guilty of animal neglect or abandonment shows that adequate permanent remedies for the neglect or abandonment have been made. Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals may not be waived.
D. In
addition to any other penalty imposed by this Section, the court may
order a person found guilty of animal neglect or animal abandonment
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
1. The care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals within
the person's custody or ownership;
2. The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's
custody or ownership;
3. The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate
area of the City of Overland created by the neglect or abandonment;
and
4. The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created
by the neglect or abandonment of the animals.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011]
The parent or guardian of a minor child is responsible for the
adequate care of any animal owned by, or in the control of, or harbored
by that minor child.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011]
A. A person
is guilty of animal abuse, abandonment, or neglect when he/she:
1. Fails to provide adequate food, water, or housing (shelter) for the
animal for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours.
2. Leaves an animal without the apparent intent to recover or resume
custody.
3. Fails to provide the animal with sanitary living conditions including
shelter proper for the species and sufficient to protect the animal
from extreme temperatures, wind, and rain, snow, and sun.
4. Fails to provide the animal with the opportunity for adequate daily
exercise.
5. Fails to provide the animal with veterinary care when needed to treat
injury or illness unless the animal is instead promptly euthanized.
6. Transports an animal in an open vehicle from which it can escape.
7. Allows an animal to remain in a vehicle when the temperature within
such vehicle is reasonably likely to cause sickness or injury to the
animal.
8. Leaves an animal tethered outdoors for more than ten (10) continuous
hours for a total twelve (12) hours in a twenty-four (24) hour period.
9. Tethers an animal except by means of a properly fitting harness or
collar of nylon or leather construction and a tether in proportion
to the size of the animal. The tether must be at least fifteen (15)
feet in length with a swivel at both ends.
10. Tethers an animal outdoors under conditions where the animal or tether
can become entangled on the tether, another animal, or some other
object or where the tether can restrict the animal's access to suitable,
edible, and sufficient food, clean water (cool in summer and unfrozen
in winter), and appropriate shelter.
11. Tethers an animal outdoors in unsafe or unsanitary conditions or
when said tether does not allow the animal to defecate or urinate
in an area separate from the area where it must eat, drink, or lie
down.
12. Tethers an animal outdoors unattended during extreme weather conditions,
including when the actual temperature or effective outdoor temperature
is thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32°F) or lower or when the actual
or effective temperature is ninety degrees Fahrenheit (90°F) or
higher.
13. Beats, torments, overloads, overworks, or otherwise abuses an animal.
14. Owns, captures, breeds, trains, or leases any an animal which he
or she knows is intended for use in any show, exhibition, program,
or other activity featuring or otherwise involving a fight between
the animal and any other animal or human, or the intentional killing
of any animal for the purpose of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
15. Promotes, conducts, carries on, advertises, collects money for or
in any other manner assists or aids in the presentation for purposes
of sport, wagering, or entertainment of any show, exhibition, program,
or other activity involving a fight between two (2) or more dogs or
any dog and human, or the intentional killing of any dog.
16. Sells or offers for sale, ships, transports, or otherwise moves,
or delivers or receives any dog which he or she knows has been captured,
bred, or trained, or will be used, to fight another dog or human or
be intentionally killed for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
17. Manufactures for sale, shipment, transportation, or delivery any
device or equipment which he or she knows or should know is intended
for use in any show, exhibition, program, or other activity featuring
or otherwise involving a fight between two (2) or more dogs, or any
human and dog, or the intentional killing of any dog for purposes
of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
18. Owns, possesses, sells, or offers for sale, ships, transports, or
otherwise moves any equipment or device which he or she knows or should
know is intended for use in connection with any show, exhibition,
program, or other activity featuring or otherwise involving a fight
between two (2) or more dogs, or any human and dog, or the intentional
killing of any dog for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
19. Knowingly makes available any site, structure, or facility, whether
enclosed or not, that he or she knows is intended to be used for the
purposes of conducting any show, exhibition, program, or other activity
featuring or otherwise involving a fight between two (2) or more dogs,
or any human and dog, or the intentional killing of any dog or knowingly
manufactures, distributes, or delivers fittings to be used in a fight
between two (2) or more dogs or a dog and a human.
20. Attends or otherwise patronizes any show, exhibition, program, or
other activity featuring or otherwise involving a fight between two
(2) or more dogs, or any human and dog, or the intentional killing
of any dog for purposes of sport, wagering, or entertainment.
21. Ties or attaches or fastens any live animal to any machine or device
propelled by any power for the purpose of causing the animal to be
pursued by a dog or dogs.
22. Owns or possesses any of the cockfighting implements, commonly known
as gaffs and slashers, or any other sharp implement designed to be
attached to the leg of a gamecock.
23. Manufactures, sells, barters, or exchanges any of the cockfighting
implements, commonly known as gaffs and slashers, or any other sharp
implement designed to be attached to the leg of a gamecock.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011]
Any person violating or failing to comply with any of the provisions of this Chapter shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction thereof, shall be punished as provided in Section
100.150 of this Code.
[Ord. No. 2011-35 §§1
— 2, 11-14-2011; Ord. No. 2012-19 §§1 — 2, 5-14-2012]
A. It
shall be the duty of every dog owner to remove any feces left by said
dog on any sidewalk, gutter, street, park or other public area, or
on any private property used by said dog for depositing any feces,
if the same is done in the presence of the owner of said dog, or in
the presence of any person exercising control over said dog at the
time of said offense.
B. It
is unlawful for the owner or handler of any animal to fail to have
in their possession the equipment necessary to remove their animal's
fecal matter when accompanied by said animal on public property or
public easement, or private property of another.
C. Any violation of this Section shall constitute an offense punishable as provided in Section
100.150 of this Code.
D. The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying
any blind person.