[Ord. No. 101 §2(A), 6-17-1996]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, controlling, possessing, or having the management or care in whole or in part of any dog or cat to permit such dog or cat to run at large or to go off the premises of the owner or keeper thereof unless such dog or cat is securely tied and led by a line or leash not exceeding five (5) feet in length, so as to effectively prevent the dog or cat from biting, scratching, molesting, being with, or approaching any other animal or any person.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(B), 6-17-1996; Ord. No. 764, 4-16-2018]
A. 
No person shall keep any bull, calf, cow, donkey, goat, hog, horse, mule, sheep or domestic fowl within or under any building used for human habitation within this City, nor shall any such animal be kept, held or maintained on any lot or property within the City; except that:
[Ord. No. 776, 10-15-2018]
1. 
Subject to the regulations contained in, and to a permit issued pursuant to Subsection (B), chickens may be kept on lots used wholly or partially for elementary education purposes, and
2. 
Subject to the regulations contained in Subsection (C), chickens may be kept on lots used for single-family residential purposes.
B. 
Educational Permits, Chickens.
1. 
Definitions. For purposes of this Chapter, the following definitions apply:
BROODING
The period of chicken growth when supplemental heat must be provided, due to the bird's inability to generate enough body heat.
CHICKEN
A domesticated bird that serves as a source of eggs or meat.
COOP
The structure for the keeping or housing of chickens permitted by this Section.
EXERCISE YARD
A larger fenced area that provides space for exercise and foraging for the birds when supervised.
HEN
A female chicken.
ROOSTER
A male chicken.
RUN
A fully enclosed and covered area attached to a coop where the chickens can roam unsupervised.
2. 
Permits. The City Administrator may issue an annual permit to an owner/occupant of a lot used substantially for elementary education purposes to allow the owner or occupant to operate an "outdoor classroom" involving the raising of and care for hens, so long as the following conditions are met:
a. 
The lot on which the use is conducted must be five (5) acres or more;
b. 
No more than twelve (12) hens are permitted at any time and no roosters are permitted;
c. 
The elementary school must be the principal use or co-principal use of the lot;
d. 
The elementary school must demonstrate an active, on-going curriculum that includes the raising of and care for hens;
e. 
The placement of the hens, coop, run, exercise yard and related areas must not be within three hundred fifty (350) feet of the property line of any residentially zoned or used lot;
f. 
Chickens must not be housed in a structure designed for human occupancy except for brooding purposes only;
g. 
No more than one thousand (1,000) square feet of the lot is permitted to be used for any part of the coop, run, exercise yard or other part of the outdoor classroom;
h. 
No part of the coop, run, exercise yard or other part of the area used for the hens may be closer than ten (10) feet from the property line;
i. 
The area used for the hens must be constructed in a workmanlike manner and maintained and kept in a clean and orderly fashion and in good condition;
j. 
All grain and food stored for the use of the hens on a premise with a permit shall be kept in a rodent proof container;
k. 
Coop construction and materials must be adequate to prevent access by rodents and shall be kept clean from filth, garbage, and any substances which attract rodents;
l. 
The coop and its surrounding must be cleaned frequently enough to control odor; manure shall not be allowed to accumulate in a way that causes an unsanitary condition or causes odors detectable on another property;
m. 
Hens shall not be kept in such a manner as to constitute a nuisance to the occupants of adjacent property;
n. 
Dead chickens must be disposed of according to all applicable Missouri, St. Louis County and Green Park laws, rules and regulations;
o. 
Hens shall be confined within the coop, run, and/or exercise yard area at all times; and
p. 
Slaughtering of chickens on the property is prohibited.
3. 
Suspension Or Revocation. The City Administrator may suspend or revoke an annual educational permit if the permit holder fails to abide by the terms of the permit including the conditions set forth in Section 205.020(B)(2).
a. 
Procedure; Revocation Hearing. The City Administrator shall conduct a hearing to determine if any permit issued under authority of this Section should be suspended or revoked. The permittee shall be given not less than five (5) days' written notice prior to the hearing.
b. 
Notice. The notice shall set out the reasons for which the hearing is called and shall command the permittee to be present at such hearing and show cause, if any, why such license should not be suspended or revoked. Such notice shall be served by mailing, e-mailing or hand-delivering to the licensee at the address/e-mail address given in the application for the permit hereunder.
c. 
Decision; Appeal. The City Administrator shall render a final decision and report such decision to the permittee within five (5) business days after the date of the hearing. The licensee shall have the right to appeal the decision of the City Administrator as set out in Chapter 150 of the Municipal Code (Administrative Procedure for Review of Certain Actions).
4. 
Permit Fees. The City Administrator may set a reasonable permit fee related to the City's actual cost of administration and inspections.
C. 
Chickens On Residential Lots. The definitions in Subsection (B)(1) above shall apply to this Subsection (C) as well. Keeping of chickens shall be subject to the following regulations:
[Ord. No. 776, 10-15-2018]
1. 
Number Of Chickens. No more than four (4) hens are permitted at any time and no roosters are permitted.
2. 
Enclosures. All chickens kept in the City shall be securely restrained and enclosed in a suitable coop upon the premises of the owner thereof and shall not be permitted to be at large at any time. Coops:
a. 
Must be located no closer than six (6) feet from a side lot line and no closer than ten (10) feet from rear lot line;
b. 
Shall have a maximum area of one hundred forty-four (144) square feet including fenced outdoor areas;
c. 
Must not be placed nearer than ten (10) feet to any portion of any residence or living quarters;
d. 
Must be kept in a clean and sanitary condition, so that no offensive odor shall escape therefrom; and
e. 
Are limited to one (1) per lot.
3. 
Sanitation. All droppings and other refuse removed from the building or other enclosure in which chickens are kept, shall not be permitted to accumulate upon the premises but shall be promptly disposed of in a sanitary manner. It shall be the duty of all persons to promptly comply with the orders of the City or the St. Louis County Health Commissioner in respect to any unsanitary condition found to exist upon such premises.
4. 
Acknowledgement. Prior to owning, harboring, or keeping chickens, an owner or occupant of any residentially-used property shall complete and submit to the City Clerk an "Acknowledgement" on a form created by the City agreeing that the owner/occupant understands the duty to:
a. 
Comply with this Section and with all noise (Section 205.280), odor, and other nuisance ordinances; and
b. 
Have their coop inspected by City Hall for compliance.
5. 
Control Of Chickens. It shall be unlawful for any person owning, harboring, or keeping chickens to:
a. 
Fail to keep the same within a yard or other place surrounded by wire netting or other fence sufficient to prevent their escape therefrom;
b. 
Permit any chicken to run at large, or go upon any street, alley or public place in the City, or in or upon the premises of another within the City; or
c. 
Permit any chicken, at any time, to be kept in any building used or occupied for residential purposes.
6. 
Additional Regulations. The regulations set forth in Subsection (B)(2)(ip) above shall also apply to chickens kept under this Subsection (C).
7. 
Ordinance Effect. All regulations except the coop location requirements of this Section shall apply to all coops constructed or placed after the date of adoption of this Subsection.
8. 
No Vested Rights. All regulations in this Chapter are enacted and authorized pursuant to the City's police power granted by Chapters 67, 71, 79, RSMo., and not through the City's zoning authority granted under Chapter 89, RSMo. As a result, nothing herein is intended to, and is expressly declared not to, create a vested property right to the use of property. Because the intention of this Section is to allow a limited exception for the keeping of chickens under very specific controlled conditions designed to protect the health, safety and welfare of all citizens, the City's decision to permit such activity is not intended to, and expressly does not, create a vested right in the continuation of any exception to the prohibition of keeping livestock in the City. Notice is hereby given that the City may, at its sole discretion based upon the health, safety and welfare of the citizens of the City of Green Park and the community as a whole, amend this Section to remove the exception at any time with or without prior actual notice to an owner.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(C), 6-17-1996]
No person shall keep or maintain any non-domestic animals within the City. The term "non-domestic animals" shall include all felines (other than the domestic house cat), non-human primates, bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, venomous reptiles, constrictor reptiles over ten (10) feet in length, and any crossbreed of such animals which have similar characteristics of the animals specified herein.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(D), 6-17-1996]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any animal, which such person knows or should know, in the exercise of ordinary care, to be an animal which has a tendency to injure persons whether in play or in anger unless such animal shall be kept securely restricted to an area within such person's house, garage or fenced-in area, where fences are permitted, and then only after adequate warning thereof is given to all persons who might come near such animal.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(E), 6-17-1996]
No person shall keep, harbor or house on any premises within the City more than three (3) dogs; except, however, that upon the occasion of the birth of a litter of dogs, it shall be permissible under this Section that such litter may be kept together with their mother until they reach the age of eight (8) weeks, and except that this Section does not apply to a duly licensed animal shelter.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(F), 6-17-1996]
No person shall keep, harbor or house on his/her premises or on the premises of others, within the City, more than three (3) cats; except, however, that upon the occasion of the birth of a litter of cats, it shall be permissible under this Chapter that such litter may be kept together with their mother until they reach the age of eight (8) weeks, and except that this Section does not apply to a duly licensed animal shelter.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(G), 6-17-1996]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or in control of any animal to permit or allow such animal to defecate upon any public property, or upon any private property other than that of the person owning or in control of the animal, unless such person shall remove immediately all feces so deposited by such animal.
[Ord. No. 101 §2(H), 6-17-1996]
No person shall permit a dog, cat, horse, cow, goat, sheep, chicken, duck, goose, or any other domesticated or wild fowl or animal of any kind whatsoever, owned by him/her or within his/her custody or control, to habitually emit loud noises thereby reasonably causing the peace of any person of ordinary temper and disposition to be disturbed. A dog, cat, horse, cow, goat, sheep, chicken, duck, goose or any other domesticated or wild fowl or animal of any kind whatsoever which habitually emits loud noises, thereby reasonably causing the peace of any person of ordinary temper and disposition to be distributed, is declared to be a public nuisance.
[Ord. No. 354 §1, 2-19-2002]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for a person acting without the consent of the owner or custodian of any animal to intentionally release any such animal that is lawfully confined for the purpose of companionship or protection of persons or property or for recreation, exhibition or educational purposes.
B. 
As used in this Section, "animal" means every living creature, domesticated or wild, but not including Homo sapiens.
C. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a public servant acting in the course of such servant's official duties.
[Ord. No. 101 §3(A), 6-17-1996]
As used in this Article the following terms shall have the meanings as set out herein:
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.
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.
[Ord. No. 101 §3(B), 6-17-1996]
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 trails, training and hunting practices as accepted by the Professional Houndsmen of Missouri.
[Ord. No. 101 §3(C), 6-17-1996]
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 neglect is hereby prohibited. All fines and penalties for a first (1st) conviction of animal neglect may be waived by the court provided that the person found guilty of animal neglect shows that adequate, permanent remedies for the neglect have been made. Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected animals as otherwise may be provided by ordinance may not be waived.
[Ord. No. 101 §3(D), 6-17-1996]
A. 
A person is guilty of animal abuse, which is hereby prohibited, when a person:
1. 
Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not allowed by or expressly exempted from the provisions of this Chapter or Sections 578.016 through 578.023, RSMo.;
2. 
Purposely, intentionally or recklessly causes injury, suffering, or pain to an animal;
3. 
Abandons an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate care;
4. 
Overworks or overloads an animal, or drives or works an animal unfit to work; or
5. 
Having ownership or custody of an animal willfully fails to provide adequate care or adequate control.
[Ord. No. 101 §3(E), 6-17-1996]
The parent or guardian of a minor child is responsible for the adequate care of any animal owned by, in the control of, or harbored by that minor child.
[Ord. No. 101 §4, 6-17-1996]
Any person convicted of violating this Chapter shall be punished as provided by Section 100.140 of this Code.