Cross Reference: See § 210.480, Leaving Animals In Vehicles.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.010; Ord. No. 140 § 1, 9-1-1995]
No wildlife or game shall be pursued, taken, killed, possessed or disposed of except in the manner, to the extent and at the time or times permitted by such rules and regulations of the State of Missouri; and any pursuit, taking, killing, possession or disposition thereof, except as permitted by such rules and regulations, are hereby prohibited.
[Ord. No. 2725, 9-12-2022]
A. 
Purpose. The attracting and feeding of white-tailed deer within the City limits results in the deposit of refuse, debris, fecal matter and other offensive substances and in the attraction of wildlife, promoting disease transmission and creating traffic hazards, property damage, and nuisance and annoyance of other persons.
B. 
Unless otherwise expressly permitted by law, no person shall deposit, place, distribute or leave any fruit, grain, hay, vegetable, mineral, salt, or other food, of any kind or nature, with the intent to attract or feed white-tailed deer on public or private lands.
C. 
A property owner shall immediately remove any materials placed on their property by others in violation of this Section.
D. 
Nothing contained in this Section shall prohibit any person from depositing, placing, distributing or leaving any fruit, grain, hay, vegetable, mineral, salt, or other food, of any kind or nature, for the purpose of feeding domesticated animals, such as cattle, horses, llamas, goats, sheep, fowl or hogs, as permitted pursuant to the Zoning Ordinance of Wildwood, Missouri. Naturally growing plants, gardens, residue maintained as a mulch pile, and unmodified commercially purchased bird feeders or their equivalent are not prohibited under this Section.
E. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any resident or agent of the City authorized to implement a wildlife management program and who possesses the necessary permits from the Missouri Department of Conservation, nor shall it apply to any public officer or public employee in the performance of his or her duties. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to feeding of domestic animals.
F. 
The City Administrator may authorize temporary feeding for purposes of counting wildlife population or other public purposes.
G. 
City Officials shall issue a written warning for a first (1st) offense under this Section. Thereafter, offenses shall be subject to standard procedures for ordinance violations.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.020; Ord. No. 140 § 2, 9-1-1995]
A. 
Every person responsible for a dog, cat, puppy, kitten or other animal shall keep it from creating a nuisance.
B. 
Animal Nuisance Defined. A dog, cat, puppy, kitten or other animal creates a nuisance if it:
1. 
Soils, defiles or defecates on urban property other than property of a person responsible for the animal unless such waste is immediately removed by a person responsible for the animal and deposited in a waste container or buried on ground where the person responsible for the animal has permission or the right to bury it.
2. 
Damages public property or property belonging to a person other than a person responsible for the animal.
3. 
Causes unsanitary or dangerous conditions.
4. 
Causes a disturbance by excessive barking, howling, meowing or other noisemaking audible within one hundred (100) yards or other reasonable distance.
5. 
Chases vehicles, including bicycles.
6. 
Molests, attacks, bites or interferes with persons or other animals on public property or property not belonging to a person responsible for the animal.
7. 
Impedes refuse collection, mail delivery, meter reading or other public service activities by annoying persons responsible for such activities.
8. 
Tips, rummages through or damages a refuse container.
C. 
Urban Property Defined. For the purpose of Subsection (B)(1) of this Section, "urban property" is:
1. 
Property in areas developed for industrial uses;
2. 
Property in areas developed for commercial uses;
3. 
Property in areas developed for residential uses except those residential subdivisions with developed lots larger than forty-three thousand five hundred and sixty (43,560) square feet, one (1) acre; and
4. 
Property in areas with mixed uses shall be treated as urban property.
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Cross Reference: See § 210.190, Disturbance Of The Peace — Public Nuisance — Barking Dog.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.030; Ord. No. 140 § 3, 9-1-1995]
Every person responsible for a dog, cat or other animal shall keep it from being "at large" as defined in Section 205.040 of this Chapter.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.040; Ord. No. 140 § 4, 9-1-1995]
A. 
A dog or puppy is at large when it is outside a cage or building from which it cannot escape unless:
1. 
It is attached to a leash held by a person that is capable of and is in fact controlling the dog or puppy in question.
2. 
It is within a vehicle from which the animal cannot escape while the vehicle is being driven, is parked or stopped.
3. 
It is not more than fifty (50) feet from a person to whose commands the dog or puppy is obedient if such dog or puppy is not annoying any human or domestic animal, or trespassing on private property, or in public areas where dogs or puppies are forbidden.
4. 
It is on the real property of a person responsible for it.
B. 
A dog or cat is at large if it is not kept securely confined while in heat or estrus. A dog or cat in heat or estrus is confined within the meaning of this Subsection only if:
1. 
It is kept in the residence of a person responsible for it and it can neither escape nor be reached by animals outside the residence; or
2. 
It is on a leash on the premises of a person responsible for it and is supervised by a person responsible for it.
C. 
Any animal other than a dog or cat is at large if it is not in a cage which restrains it from interfering with any person while it is in a place of public assembly or public commerce.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.050; Ord. No. 140 § 5, 9-1-1995]
A. 
Section 205.030 of this Chapter does not apply to animals:
1. 
While being used in hunting, field trails and dog shows while on public land set aside for those purposes.
2. 
Used for tracking in conjunction with Police activities.
3. 
Of the canine corps of any Police Force of the City of Wildwood, St. Louis County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol, any Federal law enforcement agency or the Armed Forces of the United States, while being used to conduct official business or being used for official purposes.
4. 
Which are trained to assist persons with impaired sight, hearing or other disability and are not at large when accompanying the person they are trained to assist. Full and equal access to all public facilities and transportation shall be allowed to such animals accompanying disabled persons.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.060; Ord. No. 140 § 6, 9-1-1995]
A. 
A person commits the offense of animal neglect when he/she:
1. 
Has custody or ownership or both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control; or
2. 
Knowingly abandons an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate care.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.070; Ord. No. 140 § 7, 9-1-1995]
A. 
A person commits the offense of animal abuse when a person:
1. 
Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not allowed by or expressly exempted from the provisions of this Chapter;
2. 
Purposely or intentionally causes injury, suffering, or pain to an animal;
3. 
Overworks or overloads an animal, or drives or works an animal unfit to work; or
4. 
Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide adequate care, which results in substantial harm to the animal.
A person is guilty of animal trespass if a person having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide adequate control for a period equal to or exceeding twelve (12) hours.
[R.O. 1997 § 205.080; Ord. No. 140 § 8, 9-1-1995]
As used in Sections 205.060, 205.070, and 205.075, the following terms 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.
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 (JVMA 173; 59-72, 1978); or more recent editions, but animals killed during the feeding of pet carnivores shall be considered humanely killed.
KNOWINGLY
1. 
When used with respect to conduct or attendant circumstances, means a person is aware of the nature of his or her conduct or that those circumstances exist; or
2. 
When used with respect to a result of conduct, means a person is aware that his or her conduct is practically certain to cause that result.
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.
PURPOSELY
When used with respect to a person's conduct or to a result thereof, means when it is his or her conscious object to engage in that conduct or to cause that result.