A person commits the offense of keeping a dangerous wild animal
if he or she keeps any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah,
margay, mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, hyena, wolf,
bear, non-human primate, coyote, any deadly, dangerous, or poisonous
reptile, or any deadly or dangerous reptile over eight (8) feet long,
in any place other than a properly maintained zoological park, circus,
scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary
hospital, or animal refuge.
[R.O. 2013 §205.030; CC 1984 §6-17; Ord. No. 298 §§1 — 7, 6-3-1955; Ord. No. 1692 §1, 2-6-2006; Ord. No. 1890 §§1 — 2, 5-10-2012; Ord. No. 2139, 10-16-2023]
A. The
keeping, sheltering, and maintaining of any ducks, geese, turkeys,
pigeons or other domestic fowl on residential property or on any public
place is hereby declared to be a public nuisance and is prohibited.
B. The
keeping of chickens shall be allowed on all detached single-family
lots under the following conditions, restrictions, and regulations:
1. Permits And Fees. Upon application submitted with a ten dollar ($10.00)
application fee per household, the City may issue a permit if, after
inspection, it is shown that the location and facilities provided
comply with all regulations as set forth in this Section.
2. Chickens Allowable.
a. No chickens shall be allowed in multi-family complexes, including
condominiums, apartments, and duplexes.
b. No roosters shall be allowed.
3. Enclosure/Containment Requirements.
a. Chickens are not permitted to run at large.
b. Chickens may not be kept inside the habitable areas of the dwelling.
c. A coop with a roof must be provided with a minimum square footage
of three (3) square feet per bird. Design and construction of coop
is to be reviewed and approved by the City. An outdoor pen must be
provided.
d. A pen must not be located indoors, including in a garage, basement,
cellar, or accessory structure. It may not be located in the front
yard.
e. An outdoor coop used exclusively for chickens will not count towards
the maximum number of accessory structures allowed.
4. Maintenance Of Sanitary Conditions.
a. All shelters, chicken coops, aviaries, or other outbuildings, any
appurtenances thereto where any domestic animals permitted by the
City are kept on either a temporary or a permanent basis shall be
maintained so that the premises are in a clean and sanitary condition
and free from all obnoxious smells or substances; otherwise, they
shall be deemed to be a public nuisance. The owner of the premises
and the tenant and custodian must promptly comply with orders of the
City and/or the St. Louis County Department of Health in respect to
any unsanitary condition found to exist.
b. The presence of numerous flies or the presence of fly larvae in the
vicinity of any such premises, enclosures, or structures shall be
evidence of a lack of sanitary maintenance of the premises and shall
constitute a public nuisance.
c. Where manure will remain on the premises in excess of twenty-four
(24) hours, a fly-proof receptacle shall be provided for containing
such manure. Any unnecessary accumulation of debris, refuse, manure,
or other removable material upon any surface within any such enclosed
area or premises, or within any structure used or intended to be used
for the housing of permitted domestic animals shall be evidence of
a lack of sanitary maintenance of the premises, and shall constitute
a public nuisance.
d. Any obnoxious odor or allergen arising from any condition existing
within the enclosure or within any structure used or intended to be
used for the housing of permitted domestic animals shall be evidence
of a lack of sanitary maintenance of the premises, and shall constitute
a public nuisance.
e. All premises, enclosures, or structures used or intended to be used
for the keeping or housing of any such domestic animals permitted
by the City shall be thoroughly cleaned and all debris, refuse, manure,
or other removable material removed therefrom as often as may be necessary
to effect satisfactory compliance with the provisions of this Article.
f. Deceased domestic animals and fowl must be disposed of either through
burial or incineration in accordance with Federal, State, and County
regulations.
g. All enclosures, refuse containers, and all feed containers intended
for the use of domestic animals and fowl permitted by the City shall
be constructed, maintained and kept in such a manner as to be completely
rodent-proof. The floors of every such enclosure shall be smooth and
tight, and maintained so as to prevent accumulation of filth or water
or harboring of vermin thereunder.
5. Distance Regulations.
a. Outdoor pens, unless part of a boundary fence and coop, shall be
situated a minimum often (10) feet from the property line.
b. Pen and coop design, materials and screening shall be subject to
City approval for design, materials, and location.
6. Slaughtering. Any slaughtering of chickens shall not be visible on
premises.
7. Miscellaneous Regulations.
a. No chickens are to be bred for sale or sell any of their by-products.
b. Chicken feed must be stored in rodent-proof containers.
8. Right Of Entry. As a condition of each permit issued hereunder, the
Animal Control Officer, official of the City, official of the St.
Louis County Department of Health, or any other person, firm, corporation,
organization or agency with which the City has contracted according
to the provisions of this Article, and Police Officers, while in pursuit
of a domestic animal or fowl running at large outside their property,
shall have the right of entry to any lots or lands, including those
of the owner of such domestic animal, for the purpose of collecting
any domestic animal found in violation of this Article.
9. Interference With Enforcement Officials. Any person who shall interfere
with or obstruct a City Official in the reasonable performance of
his/her duty in apprehending any domestic animal or fowl, or investigation
under this Article, or any person who shall refuse to deliver up his/her
domestic animal or fowl, upon request by a proper City Official, whenever
such official has reasonable cause to believe that such animal or
fowl is unlicensed or such permit for keeping the animal or fowl has
been revoked under the provision of this Article shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished as
hereinafter provided.
10. Penalty For Violation. Any person who violates any provision of this
Article may be fined not less than ten dollars ($10.00) or more than
one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) for each violation and each day
or part of a day shall be considered a separate violation.
[R.O. 2013 §205.040; CC 1984 §6-18; Ord. No. 146 §§1 — 6, 12-4-1936; Ord. No. 1060 §1, 2-3-1992]
A. Horses,
mules, jennets, bulls, cows, sheep, hogs and goats are hereby prohibited
from running at large within the corporate limits of this City, and
all such animals found running at large within said City limits shall
be taken up and impounded by the Police in some suitable enclosure
to be selected by him/her, and any of the animals named and specified
above which shall be staked on any private lot in such manner as to
permit their running over any public or private property of another
owner without due permission of said owner or his/her agent shall
be taken up and impounded hereunder.
B. When
any of the animals specified in the preceding Subsection shall have
been taken up and impounded as herein provided, and no owner shall
appear and claim the same after the expiration of three (3) days from
the date of such impounding, the City shall advertise such animals
for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, giving
five (5) days' notice of the time and place of such sale by written
or printed handbills posted in at least ten (10) public places within
the City, which handbills shall contain a brief description of the
animals to be sold, specifying therein the color, marks or brands
of same.
C. The
owner of any animal taken up and impounded as provided in this Section
may reclaim the same at any time on or before the date of the sale
by paying to the City such necessary expense as may have been incurred
by reason of the detention of such animal, and thereupon the City
shall forthwith deliver the animal or animals so redeemed to the owner
thereof or his/her legal representative.
D. The
City Clerk shall keep an accurate record of every sale made under
the provisions of this Section, which record shall contain a minute
description of the animal sold, the price paid and to whom sold.
E. The
Mayor and Board of Aldermen may at any time before the expiration
of six (6) months refund money paid into the Treasury under this Section
upon due proof by affidavit or other evidence that the person claiming
such money was the legal owner of the animal or animals from the sale
of which such money was paid into the City Treasury.
F. A minimum
of two (2) acres in total area shall be required to keep, maintain,
tether, confine, or house sheep, horses, goats, cattle, swine, mules
or similar domestic animals anywhere in the City. It shall be unlawful
for more than three (3) such animals, in any combination, to be upon
such premises. The shelter for such animals in any structure, whether
temporary or permanent, must be one hundred fifty (150) feet distant
from any public property, church or any building used for residence
including the owner of such animals.
[R.O. 2013 §205.050; CC 1984 §6-19; Ord. No. 136 §1, 9-6-1935]
It shall be unlawful for any person to maintain a hog pen in
the City.
[R.O. 2013 §205.060]
Every person owning or caring for any animal that has died from
any cause shall dispose of the animal carcass within twenty-four (24)
hours after knowledge of such death, either by arranging for a person
permitted under this Chapter to dispose of or transport it, or by
the owner or person entitled to such body causing the same to be deposited
in a permitted sanitary landfill notwithstanding any other provision
of the law or rule to the contrary, allowing it to be buried in a
sanitary landfill or buried, incinerated, composted, or disposed of
in a manner approved by the State veterinarian within the twenty-four
(24) hour period upon his/her own or any other available premises,
provided that such disposition is in accordance with the provisions
of Subsection (2) of Section 269.020, RSMo.
[Ord. No. 2145, 2-20-2024]
A. Every
person responsible for a dog, cat, puppy, kitten, or other animal
shall keep it from creating a nuisance.
B. A dog,
cat, or other animal creates a nuisance if it:
1. Soils, defiles, or defecates on property within the City other than
property of a person responsible for the animal unless such waste
is immediately removed by a person responsible for the animal and
disposed of in a waste container or buried in the ground where the
person responsible for the animal has permission or the right to bury
it;
2. Damages public property or property belonging to a person other than
a person responsible for the animal;
3. Causes unsanitary or dangerous conditions;
4. Causes fear or annoyance to the neighborhood, or to a person or persons
passing upon the streets or sidewalks, by excessive barking, howling,
meowing or other noise making;
5. Chases vehicles, including bicycles;
6. Molests, attacks, bites, or interferes with persons or domestic animals
on public property or property not belonging to a person responsible
for the animal;
7. Interferes with or impedes refuse collection, mail delivery, meter
reading, or other public service activities; or
8. Tips, rummages through, or damages a refuse container.