[CC 1993 § 73.300; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
The raising or keeping of animals in violation of this Article shall be deemed a nuisance and dangerous to the public health, safety, and welfare.
[CC 1993 § 73.310; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall have the meanings indicated:
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation is an animal production facility where animals are stabled or confined and fed or maintained for a total of forty-five (45) days or more in a twelve-month period, and a ground cover of vegetation is not sustained over at least fifty percent (50%) of the animal confinement area.
Includes cattle, horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, swine, goats (including fainting goats), sheep, chickens, turkeys, geese, peacocks, and ducks by virtue of their identity and without regard to whether the animal may be considered by the owner to be a pet.
Any animal, which is being produced for commercial breeding and selling or trading, and any animal primarily for use as food or food products for consumption by humans or other animals. This definition includes bees.
[CC 1993 § 73.320; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
A.
It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor, own, or in any way possess within the corporate limits of the City of Glasgow, Missouri:
1.
Non-human primates, raccoons, skunks, wolves, foxes, bears, coyotes, jaguarundi, hyena, tigers, lions, leopards, ocelots, jaguar, cheetah, margays, mountain lions, Canada lynx, and bobcats. Excluded from this definition are ferrets and small rodents of a variety used for laboratory purposes.
2.
Any animal with a poisonous bite, and any reptile over three (3) feet long.
3.
Dogs, cats, or other small domesticated animals kept in kennels for breeding or keeping for commercial selling or trading.
4.
Excepted from the above are animals properly maintained at a licensed zoological park, circus, scientific or educational institution, research laboratory, or veterinary hospital.
[CC 1993 § 73.330; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
A.
Owners of more than five (5) acres of contiguous land will be allowed to keep livestock or farm animals within the City limits, subject to other restrictions.
B.
Commercial feed lots, or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs), will not be allowed within the City limits.
C.
No farm animal, livestock, or other permitted animal of any kind will be allowed to run at large within the City limits of Glasgow; persons owning or having charge of such animals will be held accountable for said animals running at large in the same manner as set forth in Article I of this Chapter regarding dogs running at large.
D.
Farm animals and livestock will not be kept, harbored, penned, or stabled within four hundred (400) feet of any residence. In addition, no person shall confine, or allow to be kept or confined, any swine within any pen or sty for a longer period than three (3) days, or within fifty (50) feet of any street, sidewalk, or public road.
E.
Barns, stables, or shelters for harboring livestock or farm animals may only be constructed by first obtaining a building permit and following all zoning regulation setbacks for the district within which it is to be built, and no permit shall be allowed unless both the setback requirements and the 400-foot distance from a residence can be complied with.
[CC 1993 § 73.340; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
Any person desiring to keep in the City any animal not specifically named or regulated by this Article or other ordinances of the City, and any person seeking a variance from these regulations may do so only upon approval by the Board of Aldermen after first filing with the City Clerk a written application to the Board for a permit stating the location and facilities to be provided, the size of the premises of the applicant, the number of each animal, and each type of animal to be kept and the purpose of keeping. If the Board approves the application, the Board may grant such a permit with such restrictions as the Board shall deem fit, considering the health and safety of the public and the absence of annoyance to residents of the City. Each permit is good for a period of three (3) years from date thereof unless sooner revoked by the Board after hearing.
[CC 1993 § 73.350; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
A.
All animals permitted to be kept within the City in accordance with this Article, while on the premises of their owner, shall be under the immediate control of their owner or custodian, or shall be securely restrained or enclosed in a suitable permitted outbuilding or enclosure.
B.
All animals, when off the premises of the owner or custodian, shall be on a leash or harness not exceeding six (6) feet in length, or shall be confined in an enclosure.
C.
Every building, enclosure, pen, run, cage, or yard wherein any animal is kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so that no offensive, disagreeable or noxious smell, odor, or stench shall arise therefrom to the injury, annoyance, or inconvenience of any neighbor or neighbors. Animal manure shall not be permitted to accumulate or concentrate upon the keeper's property. All waste materials shall be removed from the animal's enclosure and disposed of so as to eliminate any offensive odors.
[CC 1993 § 73.360; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or in control of any animal to allow or permit such animal to defecate upon any private property owned by another, or condominium common elements, or public property unless such person shall remove all feces so deposited by such animal and dispose of such feces in a sanitary, lawful manner.
[CC 1993 § 73.370; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, keeping, or in possession of any animal to allow or fail to restrain the animal from:
1.
Repeated emissions of animal sounds or sounds due to animal activity not necessarily emitted from the animal which become an annoyance to a person living near the property on which the animal is kept; or
2.
Repeated fighting with other animals, even if the other animals are owned by the same owner and on the same property; or
3.
On one (1) or more occasions of chasing in a threatening manner any person while off the animal owner's property; or
4.
Repeated acts of chasing vehicles, bicycles, or other means of locomotion while the vehicle, bicycle, or other means of locomotion is traveling on a public road, street, or alley; or
5.
Digging up or destroying shrubbery, vegetation, or other property on property other than that of the owner; or
6.
Tearing into solid waste trash bags on property other than that of the owner; or
7.
Repeated acts of snarling and showing its teeth or claws, kicking, or lunging (even if otherwise restrained) in a threatening manner at persons who pass by on a public place (such as alleyways or sidewalks) or private property other than property of the owner, even if the animal is on the owner's premises; or
8.
Biting any human being except the owner without provocation; or
9.
Killing another domestic animal, farm animal, or livestock without provocation while off the owner's property.
[CC 1993 § 73.380; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
Any animal, which by its size, or behavior, or capability of inflicting severe or lethal injury to a person, or by being diseased, presents a risk to the health or safety of any person, or by being an annoyance to other residents, or any combination of the forgoing may be declared a nuisance animal or a dangerous animal and subject to the same penalties in the same manner as provided in Section 205.070 for declaring a dog a nuisance dog or in Section 205.100 for declaring a dog a dangerous dog; and the person keeping, maintaining, or harboring such animal shall be responsible for controlling or confining the animal in such a manner as to no longer be a nuisance or present a health or safety hazard to any person. For purposes of this Section, the word "animal" shall mean any animal other than human beings.
[CC 1993 § 73.390; Ord. No. 2996, 8-11-2003; Ord. No. 3172, 12-14-2009]
Any person violating the provisions of this Article shall upon conviction thereof be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or by up to ninety (90) days imprisonment in the County Jail, or both fine and imprisonment. Each day that a person violates Article III of this Chapter may be deemed a separate offense.
