[R.O. 2001 § 215.520; Ord. No. 1069 § 2, 12-1-2016]
A. 
A person commits the offense of abandonment of an airtight or semi-airtight container if he or she knowingly abandons, discards, or permits to remain on premises under his or her control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semi-airtight 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 semi-airtight 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 semi-airtight container is an ordinance violation.
[R.O. 2001 § 215.530; Ord. No. 1069 § 2, 12-1-2016]
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.
[R.O. 2001 § 215.540; Ord. No. 1069 § 2, 12-1-2016]
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he or 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 or her own for the purpose of annoying another or others.
[R.O. 2001 § 215.550; Ord. No. 1069 § 2, 12-1-2016]
A. 
A person commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if he or 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. 2001 § 215.570; CC 1984 §§ 66.010—66.020; Ord. No. 717 § 1, 6-24-1985; Ord. No. 779 § 66.030, 6-3-1993; Ord. No. 885 § 1, 7-7-2005; Ord. No. 1069 § 2, 12-1-2016]
A. 
Sale Limited. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, partnership or corporation to sell, offer or expose for sale any explosive composition or any substance or combination of substances or articles prepared for the purpose of producing an audible effect by explosion, deflagration or detonation, commonly called fireworks, and shall include blank cartridges, toy cannons in which explosives are used, firecrackers, torpedoes, skyrockets, Roman candles, bombs or other fireworks containing an explosive compound or explosive substance within the City of Memphis, Missouri, at any time except during the period of time from the 20th day of June through the 10th day of July, inclusive.
B. 
Discharge Of Fireworks.
1. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any fireworks as defined in Section 320.106, RSMo., including, but not limited to, bottle rockets, rockets of all types and sizes and any and all fireworks with an aerial trajectory within the City limits of Memphis, except upon their own property or upon property whose owner has given his/her consent therefor or in such a manner that the explosion of the same will be likely to endanger or cause injury or damage to any person or property within the City limits of Memphis. Any person violating any of the provisions of this Section shall, upon conviction, be punished pursuant to Section 100.220 of this Code.
2. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge any fireworks as defined in Section 320.106, RSMo., except during the period of time from the 20th day of June through 10th day of July, inclusive, and then discharge shall only be allowed between the hours of Noon to 9:00 P.M. Sundays through Thursdays and 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. Fridays and Saturdays. Further, such discharge shall only be allowed between the hours of 8:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. on July 3 and July 4.
[Ord. No. 1099, 5-3-2018]
C. 
Use Of Fireworks On City-Owned Property. Firecrackers and/or fireworks are absolutely prohibited at all times on any land owned, operated or leased by the City of Memphis within the corporate City limits.
D. 
The Board of Aldermen may allow the sale or discharge at times other than listed above by motion of the Board.