The following words, when used in this Chapter, shall have the meanings set out herein:
DOGS or CATS
All animals of the canine or feline species, both male and female.
OWNER or KEEPER
Any person having a right of property in a dog or cat, or who keeps or harbors a dog or cat, or who has it in his/her care, or acts as its custodian, or who knowingly permits a dog or cat to remain on or about any premises owned or occupied by him/her.
RUNNING AT LARGE
Allowing a dog or cat to be off the private premises of the owner or keeper, or his/her agent or servant, and not on a leash or confined to the arms, motor vehicle, trailer or other conveyance of the owner or keeper, his/her agent or servant.
SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY
Physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of the function of any part of the body.
TRESPASSER
A person upon the premises of the owner or keeper of the dog in question without license or privilege to be upon said premises.
UNRESTRAINED DOG
Any dog running at large or a dog on the premises of its owner or keeper but not confined to said premises by a leash, fence, structure or other means that would prevent the dog from leaving such premises.
VICIOUS DOG
Any of the following dogs:
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Any dog, whether or not running at large and whether or not unrestrained, that without provocation has bitten any person not a trespasser causing serious physical injury to that person.
2. 
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that without provocation has attempted to bite any person not a trespasser which would cause serious physical injury to that person.
3. 
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that without provocation has placed any person not a trespasser in apprehension of immediate serious physical injury.
4. 
Any dog that has killed another dog, cat or other domestic animal without provocation.
The owner or keeper of any dog or cat in the Village of Sunrise Beach is hereby required to have such animals vaccinated against rabies by a licensed veterinarian and to procure a certificate of such vaccination from the veterinarian and to present such certificate upon demand to the Chief of Police or his/her designee. It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog or cat to permit such animal to remain in the Village of Sunrise Beach unless such animal has been vaccinated against rabies as herein provided.
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog or cat to permit the same to run at large within the Village of Sunrise Beach at any time. Any dog or cat found without proof of rabies vaccination, and any dog or cat found running at large, shall be impounded.
A. 
It shall be unlawful to own, keep or harbor a vicious dog in the Village of Sunrise Beach except in accordance with the following provisions:
1. 
Leash And Muzzle. No person shall permit a vicious dog to go outside its kennel or pen unless such dog is securely leashed with a leash no longer than four (4) feet in length. No person shall permit a vicious dog to be kept on a chain, rope or other type of leash outside its kennel or pen unless a person is in physical control of the leash. Such dogs may not be leashed to inanimate objects such as trees, posts or buildings. In addition, any vicious dog on a leash outside its kennel or pen must be muzzled by a muzzling device sufficient to prevent such dog from biting persons or other animals.
2. 
Confinement. All vicious dogs shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or kennel, except when leashed and muzzled as above provided. Such pen, kennel or structure must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the sides. All structures used to confine vicious dogs must be locked with a key or combination lock when such dogs are within the structure. Said structure must have a secure bottom or floor attached to the sides of the pen or the sides of the pen must be imbedded in the ground no less than two (2) feet. Also, such structures must be adequately lighted and ventilated and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
3. 
Confinement Indoors. No vicious dog may be kept on a porch, patio or any part of a house or structure that would allow the dog to exit such building on its own volition. In addition, no such animal may be kept in a house or structure when the windows are open or when screen windows or screen doors are the only obstacle preventing the dog from exiting the structure.
4. 
Signs. All owners, keepers or harborers of vicious dogs within the Village shall display in a prominent place on their premises a sign easily readable by the public using the words "BEWARE OF DOG." In addition, a similar sign is required to be posted on the kennel or pen of such dog.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, the Village Police, and any other person of the Village of Sunrise Beach, especially designated by the Board of Trustees and the Chairman for such purpose, to take up any dog or cat without proof of rabies vaccination, any dog or cat running at large, or any vicious dog in violation of Section 205.040 above and to impound the same. In effecting the capture of any dog or cat, the officers aforesaid are authorized and directed to use traps, nets, tranquilizer guns or any other humane method.
Every officer impounding a dog or cat under this Chapter shall, within twenty-four (24) hours after such impounding, enter upon a registry open to the public and in plain public view at the Village Hall of the Village, a description of such dog or cat, including breed, color and approximate size, and the date apprehended, and if the owner or keeper is known, the name and address of such owner or keeper; or the owner or keeper shall be given actual notice of the impoundment of such dog or cat before disposition of such dog or cat.
The owner or keeper of any dog or cat impounded under this Chapter shall pay to the Village Clerk or other official especially designated to receive the same, a sum sufficient to reimburse the Village for its costs in impounding such dog or cat and keeping it impounded.
It shall be the duty of any officer impounding any dog or cat under this Chapter to keep the same impounded for a period of seven (7) days, unless such dog or cat shall be reclaimed by his/her owner or keeper under Section 205.070 of this Chapter. If, after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of such impoundment, such dog or cat shall not have been reclaimed, the same shall be disposed of or destroyed in a humane manner.
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A person commits the offense of animal neglect if he or she:
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Has custody or ownership of an animal and fails to provide adequate care; or
2. 
Knowingly abandons an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate care.
B. 
All fines and penalties for a first finding of guilt under this Section may be waived by the court if the person found guilty of animal neglect shows that adequate, permanent remedies for the neglect have been made. Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected animals may not be waived. This Section shall not apply to the provisions of Section 578.007, RSMo., or Chapter 272, RSMo.
C. 
In addition to any other penalty imposed by Section 578.009, RSMo., the court may order a person found guilty of animal neglect to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
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The care and maintenance of neglected animals within the person's custody or ownership;
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The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's custody or ownership;
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The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate area of the neglect; and
4. 
The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created by the neglect of the animals.
A. 
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.
B. 
For a first conviction of animal trespass, each offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200.00). The second and all subsequent convictions shall be punishable by imprisonment or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment. All fines for a first conviction of animal trespass may be waived by the court, provided that the person found guilty of animal trespass shows that adequate, permanent remedies for trespass have been made. Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of trespassing animals may not be waived. This Section shall not apply to the provisions of Section 578.007, RSMo., or Sections 272.010 to 272.370, RSMo.
A. 
A person commits the offense of animal abuse if he or she:
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Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not allowed by or expressly exempted from the provisions of Sections 578.005 to 578.023 and 273.030, RSMo.;
2. 
Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suffering to an animal; or
3. 
Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide adequate care which results in substantial harm to the animal.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
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A person commits the offense of knowingly releasing an animal if he or she, acting without the consent of the owner or custodian of an animal, intentionally releases any animal that is lawfully confined for the purpose of companionship or protection of persons or property or for recreation, exhibition or educational purposes.
B. 
As used in this Section, "animal" means every living creature, domesticated or wild, but not including Homo sapiens.
C. 
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a public servant acting in the course of such servant's official duties.
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Note: Under certain circumstances this offense can be a felony under state law.
Any person in physical possession and control of any animal shall remove excreta or other solid waste deposited by the animal in any public or private area not designated to receive such wastes including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, parking lots, public parks or recreation areas and private property. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person.
Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in the Village, the Chairman shall, according to the necessity of the case, issue a quarantine order, requiring every owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs within the limits of the Village, to either kill or impound his/her dog or dogs, or to have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published once in the paper officially publishing the business of the Village; and in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in case of sales of personal property. The Chairman is authorized by proclamation, to terminate any such quarantine whenever, in his/her judgment, the necessity for it no longer exists.
A person commits the offense of keeping a dangerous wild animal if he or she keeps any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, Canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, hyena, wolf, bear, non-human primate, coyote, any deadly, dangerous, or poisonous reptile, or any deadly or dangerous reptile over eight (8) feet long, in any place other than a properly maintained zoological park, circus, scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital, or animal refuge.
[Ord. No. 2015-16, 2-8-2016]
A. 
Definitions. For purposes of this Section, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
COMMUNITY CAT
A cat that is abandoned, stray, lost, or feral and cared for by a community cat caregiver pursuant to this Article.
COMMUNITY CAT CAREGIVER
A person who, in accordance with and pursuant to a policy of "trap-neuter-return," provides care, including food, shelter, or medical care to a community cat, while not being considered the owner, harborer, controller, or keeper of a community cat.
EARTIPPING
The removal of the one-fourth (1/4) inch tip of a community cat's left ear, performed while the cat is under anesthesia, in compliance with any applicable Federal or State law, and under supervision of a licensed veterinarian, designed to identify the community cat as being sterilized and lawfully vaccinated for rabies.
TRAP-NEUTER-RETURN (TNR)
The process of humanely trapping, sterilizing, vaccinating for rabies, eartipping, and returning community cats to their original location.
B. 
Permitted Acts. The following actions shall be permitted in the Village in pursuance of a process of trap-neuter-return:
1. 
Trapping, for the sole purpose of sterilizing, vaccinating for rabies, and eartipping community cats, in compliance with any applicable Federal or State law, and under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian, where applicable.
2. 
An eartipped cat received by local shelters will be returned to the location where trapped unless veterinary care is required. A trapped eartipped cat will be released on site unless veterinary care is required.
3. 
Community cat caregivers are empowered to reclaim impounded community cats without proof of ownership solely for the purpose of the implementation of the process of trap-neuter-return as more particularly provided in this Section.
4. 
A community cat caregiver who returns a feral, or community cat in conjunction with TNR is not deemed to have abandoned the community cat.
[Ord. No. 2023-24, 12-11-2023]
A. 
Every person who owns or possesses any animal shall attend to the needs of such animal by providing wholesome food, clean water, shelter and health care as necessary to maintain the animal's good health, and shall not allow the animal to exist in an unhealthy or unsafe environment or in extreme temperature circumstances that may cause harm or death to the animal. Any Animal Control Officer, Law Enforcement Officer, or Health Officer may enter a residence or vehicle in the event an animal is in danger of imminent injury or death.
B. 
No person shall abandon an animal in the Village of Sunrise Beach, Missouri. If found guilty of animal abandonment, said person shall be levied a fine of five hundred dollars ($500.00) for each abandoned animal. Abandoned animals may be placed for adoption.
C. 
Dog And Cat Impoundment For Observation. Any dog or cat without proof of current rabies vaccination which bites or otherwise injures any human being shall be impounded for observation and be securely confined by an Animal Control Officer or Law Enforcement Officer at an animal shelter or by a licensed veterinarian of the owner's/possessor's choice for a period of ten (10) days after the reported bite or injury for observation for symptoms or manifestation of rabies at owner's full expense.
1. 
Dogs or cats with proof of current rabies vaccination which bite or injure a human being may be quarantined at the owner's home for ten (10) days after the incident at the discretion and approval of the Animal Control Officer. The Animal Control Officer retains the right to monitor status of quarantined animal on minimum of daily basis. If found to be non-compliant with quarantine requirements, animal will be seized and taken to licensed veterinarian's office or animal shelter for remainder of quarantine at full expense of owner.
2. 
If such dog or cat exhibits symptoms or manifestation of being infected with rabies, in the opinion of a licensed veterinarian, Animal Control Officer, or Health Director, then such dog or cat shall be humanely euthanized and head of animal submitted for rabies testing through MO State Public Health Laboratory.
3. 
If the dog or cat exhibits no symptoms or manifestations of rabies after required observation period, then such animal shall be returned to its owner/possessor, if known. Otherwise, it shall be vaccinated against rabies and put up for adoption.