[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. I §1, 6-9-1986]
No person shall permit any horse, mule, mare, jack, jenny, colt, swine, sheep, bull, goat, steer, cow, heifer, calf or other animal or domestic fowl to run at large upon the streets, alleys, or public places within the limits of the City.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. I §2, 6-9-1986]
A. 
No person owning, controlling or in possession of any cow, mule, horse, sheep, hog, goat or other domestic animal shall allow or permit such animal to run at large upon, over or across the lot, garden or enclosure of another, to his/her damage or annoyance.
B. 
Any person impounding any animals or fowls running at large shall be entitled to recover from the owner thereof a reasonable amount for such care or feed.
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, including, but not limited to, knowingly abandoning an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate care which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B. 
Animal neglect is a misdemeanor upon first conviction and for each offense, punishable by imprisonment or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both, and a misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment or a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or both upon the second and all subsequent convictions. All fines and penalties for a first 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 may not be waived.
A. 
A person is guilty of animal abuse when a person:
1. 
Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not allowed by or expressly exempted from the provisions of Sections 578.005 to 578.023 and 273.030, RSMo.;
2. 
Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suffering to an animal; or
3. 
Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide adequate care or adequate control.
B. 
Animal abuse is a misdemeanor.
C. 
For purposes of this Section, "animal" shall be defined as a mammal.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. I §5, 6-9-1986]
It shall be the duty of any Police Officer or Animal Control Officer to summarily kill and dispose of any animal suffering from rabies; provided however, that extreme caution shall be used not to unnecessarily kill or dispose of any such animal at such an early time or in such a manner or way that it will interfere with a proper determination of whether the animal is suffering from rabies or the identification of the animal by persons who may have been exposed, and all such persons shall use extreme care to comply with proper procedures prescribed by veterinarians and medical doctors for the protection of human and animal life and safety in such cases. It is hereby made the express duty of all such persons to familiarize themselves with such proper, safe and desirable procedures in such cases, together with safe animal detention methods and devices.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. I §6, 6-9-1986]
No person shall keep or harbor any animals or fowl in such number or in such close proximity to the dwelling place of another that the same shall become offensive, noisome or disagreeable to the community in which the same may be located. Any dog kennel or pen hereinafter defined, shall be offensive per se if such kennel is not confined by adequate pens and located no closer than three hundred (300) feet to the closest residence which is not owned by the owner of the kennel or pen.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. I §7, 6-9-1986]
No person shall keep chickens, ducks, geese, turkeys, pigeons, or other fowl in an enclosure which is less than fifty (50) feet from any dwelling, church or school, as measured from the exterior boundary of such enclosure, nor shall any person permit the accumulation of manure in any such enclosure.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. I §8, 6-9-1986]
No person shall erect, operate or maintain any barn, stable, hen house, hutch or pen of any kind whatsoever, and permit the same to become offensive, noisome, disagreeable or obnoxious to the community in which the same may be located.
The keeping of horses, cows, mules, sheep, goats, rabbits, poultry, or other domesticated animals commonly referred to as livestock is hereby prohibited within the City limits except as specifically provided in this Chapter, or unless allowed in the Zoning District or existing at the time of annexation.