[R.O. 2001 § 205.010; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
A. No person, owning or having charge of any bull, cat, cow, dog, goat,
hog, horse, mule, sheep or any domesticated animal or wild fowl of
any kind shall allow the same to run at large within the City. Any
animal shall be deemed to be running at large in violation of this
Section if such animal is not within an enclosed place on its owner's
premises or other premises with the consent of the owner of such premises
or securely tied on its owner's premises or other premises with the
consent of the owner of such premises. However, animals securely tied
or led by a leash of not more than six (6) feet and accompanied by
and under the control and supervision of the owner or a competent
keeper shall not constitute a violation of this Section.
B. In any prosecution charging a violation of this Section, proof that
any animal or fowl was running at large in violation of this Section,
together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was,
at the time described in the complaint, the owner or keeper of such
animal or fowl, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that such
owner or keeper was the person who permitted such animal or fowl to
run at large.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.020; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or in control of
any animal to permit or allow such animal to defecate upon property
other than the property belonging to the person owning or in control
of such animal unless such person shall remove immediately all feces
so deposited by such animal.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.030; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
No person shall keep, harbor, or house on his/her premises or
on the premises of others, within the City, more than three (3) dogs
or a combination of dogs and cats in excess of five (5); except, however,
that upon the occasion of the birth of a litter of dogs, it shall
be permissible under this Section that such litter may be kept together
with their mother until they reach the age of six (6) months.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.040; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
No person shall keep, harbor or house on his/her premises or
on the premises of others, within the City, more than three (3) cats
or a combination of cats and dogs in excess of five (5); except, however,
that upon the occasion of the birth of a litter of cats, it shall
be permissible under this Section that such litter may be kept together
with their mother until they reach the age of six (6) months.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.050; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009; Ord. No. 23-01, 2-7-2023]
Except for dogs, cats and domesticated animals which are otherwise
provided for in this Code, and except for traditional household pets
such as caged birds and other similar caged animals and aquarium animals,
no person shall keep, raise, harbor or offer for sale any farm animal
or wild animal, including, but not limited to, cattle, cow, bull,
hog, horse, donkey, sheep, pig, goat, skunk, or raccoon within the
City, unless such animal is kept in an enclosed area on a tract of
land on property of at least three (3) acres or more in size.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.060; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
A. Definitions. As used in this Section, the following terms shall mean:
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.
DOMESTICATED ANIMALS
The population of animals that have their behavior, life
cycle, or physiology systemically altered as a result of being under
human control for many generations.
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
That person and/or persons who have the responsibility to
care for domesticated animal or animals within their property boundaries.
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.
B. Acts And Facilities To Which Section Does Not Apply. The provisions
of this Section shall not apply to:
1.
Care or treatment performed by a licensed veterinarian within
the provisions of Chapter 340, RSMo.;
2.
Bona fide scientific experiments;
3.
Facilities and publicly funded zoological parks currently in
compliance with the Federal "Animal Welfare Act" as amended;
4.
The killing of an animal by the owner thereof, the agent of
such owner, or by a veterinarian at the request of the owner thereof;
5.
The lawful, humane killing of an animal by an Animal Control
Officer, the operator of an animal shelter, a veterinarian, or law
enforcement or health official;
6.
With respect to farm animals, normal or accepted practices of
animal husbandry;
7.
The killing of an animal by any person at any time if such animal
is outside of the owned or rented property of the owner or custodian
of such animal and the animal is injuring any person or farm animal
but shall not include police or guard dogs while working;
8.
The killing of house or garden pests.
C. Responsibility Of Parent Or Guardian Of Minor. The parent or guardian
of a minor child is responsible for the adequate care of any animal
owned by, in the control of, or harbored by that minor child.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.070; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
Notification of any animal neglect, abandonment or abuse will
be referred to the St. Louis County Animal Control for action as specified
in St. Louis County Ordinance, Chapter 611.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.080; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper to permit any carcass of a dead animal to remain unburied for a period exceeding twenty-four (24) hours after death unless it is affected with rabies covered by the provisions of Article
II of this Chapter.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.090; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
St. Louis County Animal Control shall have the power to catch,
confine and impound dogs and other animals under the authority of
St. Louis County Ordinance, Chapter 611.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.100; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any animal, which such
person knows or should, in the exercise of ordinary care, know to
be an animal which has a tendency to injure persons whether in play
or in anger unless such animal shall be kept securely restricted to
an area within such person's house, garage or fenced-in area, where
fences are permitted. If such animal is discovered to exist, the Police
shall notify St. Louis County Animal Control.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.110; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
No person shall keep or maintain any non-domestic animals within
the City. The term "non-domestic animals" shall include all felines
(other than the domestic house cat), non-human primates, bears, wolves,
coyotes, foxes, venomous reptiles, constrictor reptiles, and any crossbreed
of such animals which have similar characteristics of the animals
specified herein.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.120; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning or having charge
of any horse, mule, jennet, bull, cow, sheep, hog, goat, dog, cat,
chicken or goose or any domesticated or wild fowl of any kind, even
though the same may be kept penned and confined within the City, to
allow or permit the same to give forth or cause any loud or unusual
noises or to cause any ill-smelling, nauseous or obnoxious odors to
the annoyance of others; provided, that, if such person owning or
having charge of any such beast or fowl, so causing or creating any
such noise or odor, shall cure, remedy and entirely alleviate such
odor or noise within ten (10) days after the service of a notice so
to do upon him/her by any designated City Official, then, in that
event, no punishment shall be assessed or imposed against such person;
but if such odor or noise is not cured, remedied and entirely alleviated
within ten (10) days after the service of such notice, then such person
shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and each day such
noise or odor exists after the expiration of ten (10) days from the
service of such notice shall constitute a separate offense.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.130; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
A. No commercial establishments for kennels shall be permitted anywhere
in the City.
B. Nothing in this Section shall prevent a duly licensed veterinarian
from performing or continuing to perform services to care for or treat
diseased and injured animals.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.140; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
A. No person shall conceal an animal or interfere with the Police Department
or St. Louis County Animal Control in the performance of his/her legal
duties.
B. Any duly authorized City Official, St. Louis County Animal Control
official and/or law enforcement official may seek a warrant from the
appropriate court to enable him/her to enter private property in order
to inspect, care for, or impound neglected or abused animals. All
requests for such warrants shall be accompanied by an affidavit stating
the probable cause to believe a violation of Sections 578.005 to 578.023,
RSMo., has occurred. A person acting under the authority of a warrant
shall:
1.
Be given a disposition hearing before the court through which
the warrant was issued within thirty (30) days of the filing of the
request for the purpose of granting immediate disposition of the animals
impounded.
2.
Place impounded animals in the care or custody of a veterinarian,
the appropriate animal control authority, or an animal shelter. If
no appropriate veterinarian, animal control authority, or animal shelter
is available, the animal shall not be impounded unless it is diseased
or disabled beyond recovery for any useful purpose.
3.
Humanely kill any animal impounded if it is determined by a
licensed veterinarian that the animal is diseased or disabled beyond
recovery for any useful purpose.
4.
Not be liable for any necessary damage to property while acting
under such warrant.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.150; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in any locality within the
City, the St. Louis County Animal Control official shall declare a
quarantine.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.160; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
It shall be the duty of any person bitten by any animal or the
parent or guardian of any minor child bitten by an animal, and the
owner of any animal who has reason to believe his/her animal has bitten
anyone, to report the same immediately to the Police Department. Such
report shall contain the name and address of the owner and of the
animal, the name and address of the person bitten and the day and
time bitten, the location where bitten, and a general description
of the animal. St. Louis County Animal Control shall immediately take
such animal into custody or have the same confined by the owner thereof
for ten (10) days under the supervision of the St. Louis County Animal
Control who shall examine or cause to be examined to determine whether
such animal is affected with rabies. If the owner shall not confine
such animal in a manner satisfactory to the St. Louis County Animal
Control, such animal shall be forthwith surrendered to the St. Louis
County Animal Control.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.170; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
No person having ownership, control, management or possession
of any animal subject to rabies shall abandon such animal.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.180; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
Any person destroying an animal affected with rabies or suspected
of being affected with rabies shall immediately notify the St. Louis
County Animal Control and shall surrender the carcass of such animal
upon demand. The owner or custodian of any such destroyed animal shall
immediately provide the St. Louis County Animal Control with full
particulars thereof, including the time, date, location, and the names
and addresses of any person bitten by such animal, and also the name
and address of the owner or person having custody of any animal exposed
to the animal destroyed.
[R.O. 2001 § 205.190; Ord. No.
09-15 §§ 1 – 2, 10-6-2009]
The St. Louis County Animal Control shall dispose of any animal
affected with rabies, and he/she shall have the power to examine any
animal bitten by or exposed to any animal affected with rabies or
suspected of being rabid. He/she shall have the power to require the
owners of such animals to take necessary measures to prevent further
spread of rabies and to dispose of any exposed animal if such necessary
measures are not taken by the owners.