[R.O. 2012 §205.010]
The following words, when used in this Chapter, shall have the
meanings set out herein:
All animals of the canine or feline species, both male and
female.
Any person having a right of property in a dog or cat, or
who keeps or harbors a dog or cat, or who has it in his/her care,
or acts as its custodian, or who knowingly permits a dog or cat to
remain on or about any premises owned or occupied by him/her.
Any and all of the following dogs:
The Staffordshire Bull Terrier breed of dogs.
The American Staffordshire Terrier breed of dogs.
The American Pit Bull Terrier breed of dogs.
Dogs which have the appearance and characteristics of being
predominately of the breeds of the dogs known as Staffordshire Bull
Terrier, American Pit Bull Terrier or American Staffordshire Terrier.
Allowing a dog or cat to be off the private premises of the
owner or keeper, or his/her agent or servant, and not on a leash or
confined to the arms, motor vehicle, trailer or other conveyance of
the owner or keeper, his/her agent or servant.
Physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death
or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment
of the function of any part of the body.
A person upon the premises of the owner or keeper of the
dog in question without license or privilege to be upon said premises.
Any dog running at large, or, a dog on the premises of its
owner or keeper but not confined to said premises by a leash, fence,
structure or other means that would prevent the dog from leaving such
premises.
Any of the following dogs:
Any dog, whether or not running at large, and whether or not
unrestrained, that without provocation has bitten any person not a
trespasser causing serious physical injury to that person.
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that
without provocation has attempted to bite any person not a trespasser
which would cause serious physical injury to that person.
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that
without provocation has placed any person not a trespasser in apprehension
of immediate serious physical injury.
Any dog that has killed another dog, cat or other domestic animal
without provocation.
Any pit bull dog.
[R.O. 2012 §205.015; CC 1987 §73.200; Ord. No. 826 §1, 12-20-2001; Ord. No. 862 §1, 4-17-2003; Ord. No. 985 Art. I, 12-17-2009]
A yearly license tax is hereby imposed upon each and every person
who owns, controls, manages or possesses, in whole or in part, or
who permits a dog or cat to come upon, in or on, or to remain in or
about the home or place of business in the Village of Hanley Hills
of eight dollars ($8.00) for each dog or cat, said license tax to
be paid to the Finance Clerk or Deputy Finance Clerk of said Village
on or before the first (1st) day of March each year, provided however,
that this tax shall not apply to dogs or cats under the age of six
(6) months.
[R.O. 2012 §205.020; Ord. No. 837 §1, 2-21-2002]
The owner or keeper of any dog or cat in the Village of Hanley
Hills is hereby required to have such animals vaccinated against rabies
by a licensed veterinarian, to procure a certificate of such vaccination
from the veterinarian and to present such certificate to the Village
Clerk on or before March first (1st) of each year; and the Village
Clerk shall register such certificate, which registration shall remain
in force until the February twenty-eighth (28th) next following said
registration. Upon registration, the Village Clerk shall issue a tag
evidencing the registration and certificate of vaccination. The owner
or keeper shall securely attach the tag so issued to a collar to be
worn continuously by the animal for which the tag was issued. It shall
be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog or cat to permit such
animal to remain in the Village of Hanley Hills unless wearing the
tag above provided for herein.
[R.O. 2012 §205.025; CC 1987 §73.240; Ord. No. 826 §1, 12-20-2001; Ord. No. 863 §1, 4-17-2003; Ord. No. 985 Art. II, 12-17-2009]
If the license tag herein provided for shall have been lost,
the Finance Clerk or Deputy Finance Clerk may deliver to the owner
or person in possession of said dog or cat another license tag upon
the payment to said Finance Clerk or Deputy Finance Clerk the sum
of eight dollars ($8.00).
[R.O. 2012 §205.026; Ord. No. 985 Art. III, 12-17-2009]
Any license not obtained by March first (1st) of each year shall
add to the yearly license tax the sum of five dollars ($5.00) per
month. Said late fee shall accrue on the first (1st) day of each month
until said license is purchased.
[R.O. 2012 §205.030; CC 1987 §73.060; Ord. No. 604 Art. 1, 9-7-1995]
A.
Dogs Running At Large. It shall be unlawful for any person
or persons owning, controlling, possessing or having the management
or care, in whole or in part, of any male or female dog, whether properly
tagged and licensed or not, to permit the same to run at large or
go off the premises of the owner or keeper thereof, unless such male
or female dog is securely tied or led by a line or leash held by a
competent person so as to effectively prevent it from biting, molesting,
being with or approaching any person or animal, or damaging any property.
B.
Cats Running At Large. It shall be unlawful for any person
owning, controlling, possessing or having management or care (in whole
or in part) of any cat to permit such cat to run at large or leave
the premises of the owner or keeper thereof, unless such cat is securely
tied or led by a line or leash so as to effectively prevent it from
biting, molesting, being with or approaching any person or animal,
or damaging any property.
[R.O. 2012 §205.040]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to own, keep or harbor a vicious dog in the Village
of Hanley Hills except in accordance with the following provisions:
1.
Leash and muzzle. No person shall permit a vicious
dog to go outside its kennel or pen unless such dog is securely leashed
with a leash no longer than four (4) feet in length. No person shall
permit a vicious dog to be kept on a chain, rope or other type of
leash outside its kennel or pen unless a person is in physical control
of the leash. Such dogs may not be leashed to inanimate objects such
as trees, posts or buildings. In addition, all vicious dogs on a leash
outside its kennel or pen must be muzzled by a muzzling device sufficient
to prevent such dog from biting persons or other animals.
2.
Confinement. All vicious dogs shall be securely
confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or kennel,
except when leashed and muzzled as above provided. Such pen, kennel
or structure must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the
sides. All structures used to confine vicious dogs must be locked
with a key or combination lock when such dogs are within the structure.
Said structure must have a secure bottom or floor attached to the
sides of the pen or the sides of the pen must be imbedded in the ground
no less than two (2) feet. Also such structures must be adequately
lighted and ventilated and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
3.
Confinement indoors. No vicious dog may be kept
on a porch, patio or any part of a house or structure that would allow
the dog to exit such building on its own volition. In addition, no
such animal may be kept in a house or structure when the windows are
open or when screen windows or screen doors are the only obstacle
preventing the dog from exiting the structure.
4.
Signs. All owners, keepers or harborers of vicious
dogs within the Village shall display in a prominent place on their
premises a sign easily readable by the public using the words "Beware of Dog". In addition, a similar sign is required
to be posted on the kennel or pen of such dog.
[R.O. 2012 §205.045; Ord. No. 913 Arts. I — VI, 4-28-2005]
A.
No
person, firm, corporation, partnership, other entity or association
shall keep, harbor, own or in any way possess within the corporate
limits of the Village of Hanley Hills, Missouri, any pit bull dog
as defined in this Section.
B.
Definition. "Pit bull" shall be defined
to mean any Staffordshire Terrier, Bull Terrier, American Pit Terrier,
American Staffordshire Terrier, dogs of mixed breed or of other breed
which is known as pit bull terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers and
breeds commonly known as pit bulls, pit bull dogs, pit bull terriers
or any animal mixed with any of the aforesaid breeds.
C.
Penalty. Any person who is found guilty or who pleads guilty
to violating this Section shall be fined not less than one hundred
dollars ($100.00) or more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), may
be sentenced to serve a term of not more than thirty (30) days in
jail or any combination of fines and jail time.
D.
Each Day Separate Offense. Each day that a violation of
this Section is committed or continues shall be considered a separate
offense.
E.
No Grandfather. From and after the date of passage of this
Section, any person, firm, corporation, partnership, other entity
or association who is in violation of this Section shall be prosecuted
to the fullest extent in Municipal Court. For pit bull dogs that are
registered in and license fees paid to the Village of Hanley Hills,
the owners, harborers or possessors of such animals shall have thirty
(30) days after the passage of this Section to remove the pit bull
dog(s) from the corporate limits of the Village of Hanley Hills, Missouri.
Registration and license fee payment shall be an affirmative defense
and the burden shall be upon the defendant to interject this defense
into any charge of the violation and to prove said registration and
license fee payment.
[R.O. 2012 §205.050]
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, the Village Police, Animal Warden or any other person of the Village of Hanley Hills, especially designated by the Board of Trustees and the Chairman for such purpose, to take up any dog or cat without the tag provided in Section 205.020, any dog or cat running at large, or any vicious dog in violation of Section 205.040 above, and to impound the same. In effecting the capture of any dog or cat, the officers aforesaid are authorized and directed to use traps, nets, tranquilizer guns or any other humane method.
[R.O. 2012 §205.060]
Any officer performing duties under this Chapter shall be compensated
from the Village Treasury as provided from time to time by the Board
of Trustees. Such officer shall account to the Village for all sums
collected from owners or keepers under this Chapter and pay same into
the Village Treasury. Costs of feeding and keeping dogs or cats impounded
shall be paid from the Village Treasury.
[R.O. 2012 §205.070]
Every officer impounding a dog or cat under this Chapter shall,
within twenty-four (24) hours after such impounding, enter upon a
registry open to the public, and in plain public view at the Village
Hall of the Village, a description of such dog or cat, including breed,
color, and approximate size, and the date apprehended, and if the
owner or keeper is known, the name and address of such owner or keeper;
or the owner or keeper shall be given actual notice of the impoundment
of such dog or cat before disposition of such dog or cat.
[R.O. 2012 §205.080]
The owner or keeper of any dog or cat impounded under this Chapter
may reclaim the same by paying to the Chief of Police, Police Officer,
or other official especially designated to receive the same a sum
sufficient to reimburse the Village for its costs in impounding such
dog or cat and keeping it impounded.
[R.O. 2012 §205.090]
It shall be the duty of any officer impounding any dog or cat under this Chapter to keep the same impounded for a period of seven (7) days, unless such dog or cat shall be reclaimed by his/her owner or keeper under Section 205.080 of this Chapter. If, after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of such impoundment, such dog or cat shall not have been reclaimed, the same shall be disposed of or destroyed in a humane manner.
[R.O. 2012 §205.100; CC 1987 §73.020]
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons at any time to
keep, harbor or house in his/her premises or on the premises of others,
within the Village, more than three (3) dogs or three (3) cats or
a combination of not more than three (3) at any time. Upon the birth
of a litter of puppies or kittens, it shall be permitted under this
Section that such litter may be kept together with their mother until
they reach the age of four (4) months.
