A person commits the offense of littering if he or she places,
deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles,
wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish
of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public
road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or
on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated
or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission
thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal
Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another
without the owner's consent.
All open wells and cisterns located within the City limits of
the City of Bowling Green, Missouri, must be covered completely so
that there remains no open space over said wells or cisterns. Said
cover must be of sufficient strength so as to support at least two
hundred fifty (250) pounds of weight located on said cover. All persons
owning property in which there are open wells existing within the
City of Bowling Green are responsible for covering said wells and
investigating their property to ascertain whether or not there are
any open wells or cisterns and to cover same.
It shall be unlawful for any person or persons within this City
to adulterate anything intended for food or drink or any drugs or
medicines.
[Ord. No. 1867, 3-19-2018]
A. For
the purpose of this Section, the following word shall have the meaning
set out herein:
FIREWORKS
Any composition or device for producing a visible, audible,
or both visible and audible effect by combustion, deflagration, or
detonation and that meets the definition of consumer, proximate, or
display fireworks as set forth by 49 CFR Part 171 to end, United States
Department of Transportation hazardous materials regulations, and
American Pyrotechnics Association 87-1 standards.
B. Except as provided in Subsection
(C), it shall be unlawful for any person, corporation or partnership of persons to keep, display or offer for sale or sell, give away, use, discharge or explode any fireworks within the corporate limits of this City.
C. Exceptions.
1. The Board may issue permits to civic or public organizations, fair
associations or officials in charge of public parks for pyrotechnical
displays on application stating the time and place of the display
when the Board is satisfied that the public safety will not he endangered
by the display.
2. The use of legal fireworks shall be allowed on private property,
with permission of the property owner, on July 4 from 12:00 p.m. until
11:00 p.m. If the City has a burning ban in place at that time, no
fireworks shall be allowed under this exception.