[Ord. No. 3.50 § 1, 12-13-2016]
A. A person commits the offense of abandonment
of an airtight or semiairtight container if he/she knowingly abandons,
discards, or permits to remain on premises under his/her control,
in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox,
refrigerator, or other airtight or semiairtight container which has
a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more and
an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and which has a door
or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device capable
of securing such door or lid, without rendering such equipment harmless
to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which
may cause a person to be confined therein.
B. Subsection
(A) of this Section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semiairtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse operator or repair person.
C. The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under Subsection
(B) of this Section.
D. The offense of abandonment of an airtight
or semiairtight container is an ordinance violation.
[Ord. No. 3.50 § 1, 12-13-2016]
A person commits the offense of littering
if he/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.
[Ord. No. 3.50 § 1, 12-13-2016]
A. A person commits the offense of unlawful
disposition of a dead animal if he/she knowingly places or causes
to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:
1.
Into any well, spring, brook, branch,
creek, pond, or lake; or
2.
On any public road or highway, river,
stream, or watercourse or upon premises not his/her own for the purpose
of annoying another or others.
[Ord. No. 3.50 § 1, 12-13-2016]
A. A person commits the offense of tampering
with a water supply if he/she purposely:
1.
Poisons, defiles or in any way corrupts
the water of a well, spring, brook or reservoir used for domestic
or municipal purposes; or
2.
Diverts, dams up and holds back from
its natural course and flow any spring, brook or other water supply
for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall
have once been taken for use by any person or persons, corporation,
town or city for his/her, their or its use.
B. The offense of tampering with a water supply
is an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2004 § 215.205; Ord. No. 3.30 §§ 1 — 5, 7-10-1990]
A. No person, firm or corporation shall ignite
or burn leaves, tree limbs or yard wastes within the City limits of
Mount Vernon, Missouri, without first having obtained a permit from
the City of Mount Vernon, Missouri.
B. Permits shall be obtained at the City Hall
of Mount Vernon, Missouri, by completion of an application form to
be supplied by the City Clerk or designated official.
C. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to ignite or burn leaves, tree limbs or yard wastes
except between the hours of 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M. Monday through
Saturday. No burning shall be allowed on any holiday.
D. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm
or corporation to leave unattended any fire ignited pursuant to application
obtained under this Section until all debris shall have been entirely
consumed by the fire and the flames dissipated and extinguished.
[R.O. 2004 § 215.206; Ord. No. 3.37 § 1, 5-13-2008]
It shall be unlawful for one to be
in a public place under the influence of an intoxicating liquor or
drug in such condition as to be unable to exercise due care for his/her
own safety or the safety of others.