[CC 1985 § 4-12; Ord. No. 444 §§ 1 — 4, 5-6-1985]
A.
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any
dog to let such dog run at large, whether licensed or not, at any
time within the corporate limits of the City of St. James, Missouri,
and any dog or dogs found to be running at large shall be impounded
by a Law Enforcement Officer of the City of St. James.
1.
For the purpose of this Section,
the term "at large" is defined to be and means off the premises of
the owner of said dog, and not under the reasonable control of the
owner or his/her agent.
2.
For the purposes of this Section,
dogs shall be considered to be under the reasonable control if said
dog is attached to a leash having a length not exceeding eight (8)
feet, which the owner, or his/her agent, has attached to his/her or
her hand or body.
3.
Violations of this Section shall
be punishable by a fine not exceeding five hundred dollars ($500.00),
or a jail term not exceeding thirty (30) days, or both such fine and
imprisonment.
[CC 1985 § 4-13; 1977 Code; Ord. No. 311 § 12, 9-1-1970]
It shall be unlawful for any person
to abandon any dog within the corporate limits of the City of St.
James or to permit any dog abandoned by him/her in the vicinity of
the corporate limits of the City of St. James to stray within the
corporate limits of said City. Any person violating any of the provisions
of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an offense.
