Any Public Safety Officer or Humane Officer is authorized to
investigate conditions under which an animal is kept or harbored and
to require the owner to exhibit a license for the animal(s). No person
shall hinder, molest or interfere with any officer in the performance
of these duties. It shall be unlawful for any person to violate any
of the provisions of this Article and it shall be unlawful for any
person to interfere with, obstruct or prevent any official or employee
of the City from the performance of his or her duties in the enforcement
of any Section of this Article.
No person shall own or harbor within the City limits any dog
that by loud and frequent or habitual barking, yelping or howling
is an annoyance to the peace of another.
Breeders, as defined by Missouri Statute, must follow all Missouri
Department of Agriculture regulations as allowed by Sections 273.325
to 273.357, RSMo., in order to operate within the City.
No person shall keep or harbor a fierce, vicious or dangerous
dog or other animal without being caged in a manner not to pose a
danger to any inhabitant of the City. Upon a plea or finding of guilt
upon this Section, the dog which is the subject of the violation shall
be removed from the City as part of the sentence ordered by the Municipal
Judge.
Any dog running at large within the City, and whose owner, harborer
or keeper is not readily identifiable, shall be delivered to the new
Nodaway Humane Society.
Dogs that have been impounded for a period of more than seven
(7) days are eligible for adoption or may be disposed of, at the discretion
of the Director of the shelter, pursuant to the regulations of the
Missouri Department of Agricultures' Animal Care Facilities Act (ACFA).
Any fine imposed by any Section of this Chapter shall not exceed
five hundred dollars ($500.00) per charge and any jail sentence imposed
upon a violation of any Section of this Chapter shall not exceed ninety
(90) days per charge.