[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §1, 6-9-1986]
It shall be unlawful for any person to permit a dog possessed, kept or harbored by him/her, to run at large, unless leashed, on the streets, alleys, or public places or on private premises not under control of such owner, within the City, whether a license for such dog shall have been secured or not. The owner of any dog who fails to keep his/her dog under restraint shall be held liable for all damages caused by said dog. Any dog found running at large and which cannot be safely staked up and impounded, then the Animal Control Officer or any Police Officer, is hereby authorized to use such force as may be necessary to capture said dog including the killing of such dog.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §2, 6-9-1986]
The City shall provide a suitable place for a pound and maintain same in a sanitary condition. Usual hours of the City Pound to be open to the public are 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, except on holidays.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §3, 6-9-1986]
A. 
It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer to take up any dog found running at large within the City and confine such dog in the City Pound seven (7) days, during which time the owner, upon satisfactory proof to the Animal Control Officer of ownership, may redeem his/her dog upon payment of a pound fee of twenty dollars ($20.00), plus two dollars ($2.00) for each day the dog is confined and upon payment of all other fees provided by this Article.
B. 
Any person desiring to dispose of a dog may do so by delivering it to the City Pound and paying a fee of twenty dollars ($20.00).
C. 
A twenty dollar ($20.00) fee shall be charged for each additional redemption of a dog in any year.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §4, 6-9-1986]
A. 
The Animal Control Officer shall make a diligent effort to determine the owner of any impounded dog by:
1. 
Checking the dog for a collar which might bear a name and address, or license number which may be on file in the registration books of the City.
2. 
Checking with local veterinarians for a rabies tag, owner's name and dog identification.
B. 
The Animal Control Officer shall, within twenty-four (24) hours of impoundment, notify the person so found or deemed to be the owner of said dog, by ordinary mail addressed to the last known address of the owner, advising as to the date on which the dog was impounded.
C. 
If the owner of any dog impounded pursuant to the provisions of this Article shall not apply to the Animal Control Officer and pay such fees as are provided in Section 210.120 within seven (7) days from the time the dog is confined in the City Pound, the Animal Control Officer is hereby authorized to dispose of such dog in the most humane manner possible and in keeping with the other provisions of this Article, provided however, that a competent person may select a dog which has been unclaimed for seven (7) days but must comply with the same provisions of this Article as an owner.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §5, 6-9-1986]
An owner of a dog or other domesticated animal or fowl, shall be liable for the disposal of such animal or fowl. It is unlawful to dispose of same by placing the animal in garbage cans, or dumping on public streets or parks, County roads and rights-of-way. It shall not be the duty of the Animal Control Officer, any Police Officer or any other City employee to assist in the retrieval or removal of any dead dog, opossum, raccoon or other small wild animal, whether such animal belongs to the owner of the property where the dead animal is found, or if it was deposited or strayed upon such property.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §7, 6-9-1986]
Complaints may be filed by any person having knowledge of the terms of this Article. The Animal Control Officer or Seneca Police Department may file complaints in the name of the City of Seneca in those instances where they have personal knowledge of the violation complained of.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §8, 6-9-1986]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to allow any vicious or dangerous dog to run at large within the City limits. Any owner allowing such animal to run at large shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and on conviction thereof be fined not less than twenty-five dollars ($25.00) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500.00).
B. 
The Animal Control Officer of the City shall pick up all dogs which are running at large that are vicious and dangerous, and such dogs shall be disposed of as follows:
If the owner of such vicious and dangerous dog is known, such owner shall be notified. He/she is then herein given the right to make application for and have a proper trial before the Municipal Court on the issue of fact as to whether such dog be vicious and dangerous. If no such application is received within three (3) days from the date of such notice, or if such dog be found by the Municipal Court to be vicious and dangerous, it shall be killed and the owner thereof shall be liable for all costs of court and for the costs of impounding and caring for such dog. If the owner of such vicious dog is unknown, the same may be summarily destroyed in an emergency.
[Ord. No. 1986-9 Art. II §10, 6-9-1986]
Any female dog "in heat" found running at large within the City of Seneca, Missouri, shall be impounded and the owner thereof, if he/she be known or can be ascertained, be notified of the impounding of said dog and unless said dog shall be claimed within fifteen (15) days after impounding, then said dog shall be disposed of as hereinabove provided.