[CC 1991 §210.300; CC 1970 §4-60; Ord. No. 96 §8, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §8, 7-17-1972]
It shall be the duty of any person bitten by a dog or the parent or guardian of any minor child bitten by a dog to immediately report the same to the Chief of Police or his/her deputies. Such report shall contain the name and address of the owner of the dog, the day and time bitten, the street location where bitten and a general description of the dog.
[CC 1991 §210.310; CC 1970 §4-61; Ord. No. 96 §8, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §8, 7-17-1972]
The Chief of Police or his/her deputies shall immediately take any dog which has bitten a person into custody or have the dog confined by the owner under his/her supervision to determine whether the animal is affected with rabies. If the owner shall not confine the dog in a manner satisfactory to the Chief of Police or his/her deputies, the dog shall be forthwith surrendered to him/her upon demand.
[CC 1991 §210.320; CC 1970 §4-62; Ord. No. 96 §4, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §4, 7-17-1972]
The Chief of Police or his/her deputies shall have the power to catch, confine and impound in a suitable place all dogs, whether running at large or on a leash, suspected of being rabid whether they manifest such symptoms or not or affected with rabies or infected with any other disease transmissible to humans or any dog disclosing vicious propensities running at large. The Chief or his/her deputies shall also have the power to take into custody and impound and isolate for examination any dog known or suspected of having been exposed to rabies; provided however, that the power to impound diseased animals or animals disclosing vicious propensities shall not be exercised when the owner or custodian of any dog affected by rabies, suspected of rabies or having been exposed to rabies or of any dog disclosing vicious propensities shall confine and isolate such animal under the supervision of and in a manner satisfactory to the Chief or his/her deputies.
[CC 1991 §210.330; CC 1970 §4-63; Ord. No. 96 §5, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §5, 7-17-1972]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his/her deputies to dispose of any dog affected with rabies and he/she shall carefully examine any dog bitten by or exposed to any dog affected with rabies or suspected of being rabid and shall have the power in his/her discretion to dispose of such animal; provided however, that such animal shall not be disposed of if the owner thereof shall confine and isolate such animal under the supervision of and in a manner satisfactory to the Chief or his/her deputies.
[CC 1991 §210.340; CC 1970 §4-64; Ord. No. 96 §9, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §9, 7-17-1972]
No person shall destroy any animal suspected of being rabid unless it cannot be confined with undue risk of exposure to the disease. Any person destroying an animal affected with rabies or suspected of being affected with rabies shall immediately notify the Chief of Police or his/her deputies and shall surrender the carcass of such animal upon demand. The owner or custodian of any such destroyed animal shall immediately provide the Chief of Police or his/her deputies with full particulars thereof, including the time, date, location, the names and addresses of any persons bitten by the animal and also the name and address of the owner or person having custody of any animal exposed to the animal destroyed.
[CC 1991 §210.350; CC 1970 §4-65; Ord. No. 96 §§7, 28, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §§7, 26, 7-17-1972]
A. 
Redemption of a dog, under observation, which has bitten a person or another animal or is otherwise suspected of having rabies shall be made upon payment of a fee of five dollars ($5.00) for a maximum of ten (10) days' impoundment. For redemption of a dog impounded for a period of more than ten (10) days for observation, an additional fee of fifty cents ($.50) per day shall be collected for each day in excess of the maximum ten (10) days' impoundment.
B. 
The fees charged for confining and isolating any animal, including domestic animals, under the provisions of these regulations are hereby adopted and no person shall be exempt from the payment thereof and the custody of any such animal shall be retained until the owner or person having had custody of such animal shall have paid the fees charged for confining the same. Such fees shall be paid within five (5) days after the owner or person having had custody of such animal shall have received notice thereof. Failure to pay such fees shall authorize the disposal of such animal in the discretion of the Chief of Police or his/her deputies. Provided however, that the disposal of or destruction of any such animal during the period of observation shall not exempt the owner or person having had custody thereof from the fees to be charged hereunder.
[CC 1991 §210.360; CC 1970 §4-66; Ord. No. 96 §10, 2-6-1950; Ord. No. 422 §10, 7-17-1972]
A. 
The Chief of Police or his/her deputies shall have the power to confine, isolate or impound any domestic animal subject to rabies and affected with rabies or suspected of being rabid or exposed to the disease other than animals of the canine species.
B. 
The owner or any person having custody of any such domestic animal affected with rabies, suspected of being rabid or exposed to the disease shall be required to report the same immediately.
C. 
The Chief of Police or his/her deputies shall immediately take such domestic animal into custody and, if found to be rabid or exposed to the disease, shall in their discretion destroy such domestic animal or have such domestic animal confined by the owner thereof under the supervision and direction in a manner satisfactory to the Chief of Police or his/her deputies.
Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in the City, the Mayor shall, according to the necessity of the case, issue a quarantine order requiring every owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs within the limits of the City to either kill or impound his/her dog or dogs or to have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published once in the paper officially publishing the business of the City and, in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in case of sales of personal property. The Mayor is authorized by proclamation to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in his/her judgment, the necessity for it no longer exists.
[CC 1991 §210.390; CC 1970 §4-69; Ord. No. 96 §12, 2-6-1950]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police or his/her deputies to kill all dogs or other domestic animals found running at large, either licensed or unlicensed, upon any public street, alley, sidewalk or any public way or place or upon any private property, other than that of the owner, during the time the quarantine order, issued pursuant to this Article, is in force.
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 which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B. 
A person is guilty of animal abandonment when he/she has knowingly abandoned an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate care.
C. 
Animal neglect or animal abandonment are ordinance violations. For a first (1st) offense of either violation, a term of imprisonment not to exceed fifteen (15) days or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed. For a second (2nd) or subsequent violation of either offense, a term of imprisonment not to exceed ninety (90) days or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed. All fines and penalties for a first (1st) conviction of animal neglect or animal abandonment may be waived by the court provided that the person found guilty of animal neglect or abandonment shows that adequate, permanent remedies for the neglect or abandonment have been made. Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals may not be waived.
D. 
In addition to any other penalty imposed by this Section, the court may order a person found guilty of animal neglect or animal abandonment to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
1. 
The care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals within the person's custody or ownership;
2. 
The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's custody or ownership;
3. 
The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate area of the neglect or abandonment; and
4. 
The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created by the neglect or abandonment of the animals.
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.
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Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under State law.
A. 
A person commits the offense of knowingly releasing an animal if that person, acting without the consent of the owner or custodian of an animal, intentionally releases any 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.
No person may keep 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, unless such person has registered such animals with the local law enforcement agency in the County in which the animal is kept.