[CC 1985 § 4-45; Ord. No. 927, 10-6-2008]
As used in this Article, the following
terms shall have the meanings indicated:
ADEQUATE CARE
Normal and prudent attention to the needs of an animal, including
wholesome food, clean water, shelter and health care as necessary
to maintain good health in a specific species of animal.
ADEQUATE CONTROL
To reasonably restrain or govern an animal so that the animal
does not injure itself, any person, any other animal, or property.
ANIMAL
Every living vertebrate except a human being.
ANIMAL SHELTER
A facility which is used to house or contain animals and
which is owned, operated, or maintained by a duly incorporated humane
society, animal welfare society, society for the prevention of cruelty
to animals, or other not-for-profit organization devoted to the welfare,
protection, and humane treatment of animals.
FARM ANIMAL
An animal raised on a farm or ranch and used or intended
for use in farm or ranch production, or as food or fiber.
HARBOR
To feed or shelter an animal at the same location for three
(3) or more consecutive days.
HUMANE KILLING
The destruction of an animal accomplished by a method approved
by the American Veterinary Medical Association's Panel on Euthanasia
(JAVMA 173: 59-72, 1978), or more recent editions, but animals killed
during the feeding of pet carnivores shall be considered humanely
killed.
OWNER
In addition to its ordinary meaning, any person who keeps
or harbors an animal or professes to be owning, keeping, or harboring
an animal.
PERSON
Any individual, partnership, firm, joint-stock company, corporation,
association, trust, estate, or other legal entity.
PESTS
Birds, rabbits, or rodents which damage property or have
an adverse effect on the public health, but shall not include any
endangered species listed by the United States Department of the Interior
nor any endangered species listed in the Wildlife Code of Missouri.
[CC 1985 § 4-48; Ord. No. 927, 10-6-2008]
If a person is adjudicated guilty
of the crime of animal neglect or animal abuse and the court having
jurisdiction is satisfied that an animal owned or controlled by such
person would in the future be subject to such neglect or abuse, such
animal shall not be returned to or allowed to remain with such person,
but its disposition shall be determined by the court.