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VACCINATE The injection by a veterinarian or his authorized agent of a specified dose of anti-rabies vaccine into the body of a dog or cat.

VACCINATION-REGISTRATION The procedure of vaccinating for rabies and issuing an identification number and an appropriate certificate. The above words shall be interchangeable.

VETERINARIAN Any veterinarian holding a current Missouri license.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 7498 , § 2, 3-13-1986 ] (a) Every person who owns any dog or cat, whether in a kennel or not, that is kept any time during the year within the City of Kirkwood, or who permits a dog or cat to come up on, on or in Kirkwood, shall have such dog or cat vaccinated against rabies and registered as provided herein, and such dog or cat must be vaccinated as often as may be required in accordance with the type of vaccination used so that such vaccination is currently effective. (b) (Reserved) (c) (Reserved) (d) It shall be unlawful for any person to own any dog or cat unless such dog or cat has been vaccinated against rabies and wears a current, unexpired registration tag and the owner possesses a certificate issued in a...

[1] Editor's Note: Section 1c — f of Ord. No. 7686, adopted 9-3-1987, repealed former §§ 4-39 — 4-42 in their entirety. Such sections pertained to license fees, proof of vaccination, issuance of tag and duties of Director of Finance relative to such tag, and derived from Ord. No. 6066, § 2, adopted 1-6-1977.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7499 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; Ord. No. 7686 , § 1g, 9-3-1987 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] The Director of Public Services or his authorized representative shall have the power to catch, confine, and impound dogs, cats and other animals as follows: (a) Dogs or cats not wearing an unexpired tag; (b) All female dogs, registered or unregistered, not securely confined in an enclosed place while in heat; (c) All dogs, cats, puppies and kittens which are at large; (d) All dogs, cats or other animals infected or suspected of being infected with rabies and all dogs, cats and other animals exposed to or suspected by him to be exposed to or infected with rabies, including dogs or other animals k...

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 7686 , § 1h, 9-3-1987 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] Dogs, cats or other animals impounded in accordance with this chapter shall be impounded under the supervision of and in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative, and as provided herein.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7686 , § 1i, 9-3-1987 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] (a) No cat or dog shall be redeemed until the owner presents a valid certificate of rabies inoculation. (b) No person shall have the right to redeem such animal unless redeemed within three days after impoundment.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7499 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] Any dog, cat or other animal which exhibits objective symptoms suggestive of rabies may, after written certification by the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative to the owner if known, be impounded off the property of the owner. This animal shall be held for 10 days at impounding facilities selected by the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative for clinical observation, and if alive at the termination of this period, shall be returned to the owner after payment of the costs of such impoundment. As an alternative procedure, the owner, at his own expense, may designate any veterinary ho...

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7499 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] The Director of Public Services or his authorized representative shall dispose of any dog, cat or other animal infected with rabies and he shall have the power to have examined and impounded any animal bitten by or exposed to any other animal infected with rabies. He shall have the power to require the owners of such animals to take necessary measures to prevent the spread of rabies and to dispose of any exposed animals.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7499 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] Any person who shall destroy an animal suspected of having rabies shall immediately notify the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative and shall surrender the carcass to the control of the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative if requested.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6178 , §§ 1, 2, 9-1-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ] (a) The owner of any dog, cat or other animal which bites any person or other animal, regardless of the circumstances or irrespective of whether such dog is vaccinated and registered, shall be required to place such dog, cat or other animal in the custody of the Health Department for confinement in a manner satisfactory to the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative and in a manner that will prevent contact with people and other animals for a period of 10 days following the evening of the day of the bite for the purpose of clinical observation. All expenses shall be borne by the owner of the dog, cat or other animal. If such dog, cat...

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7499 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal an animal or interfere with the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative in the performance of his legal duty, as provided in this chapter. The Director of Public Services or his authorized representative shall have the right of entry onto any unenclosed lots or lands for the purpose of collecting any dog, cat or other animal which is on such a lot or land in violation of this chapter and whose presence on such lot or land constitutes a violation of any of the provisions of this chapter, or whose presence or existence is a violation of the provisions of this chap...

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ] No owner of any animal subject to rabies shall abandon such animal.

[ Ord. No. 8570 , § 1, 12-5-1996 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] (a) A person is guilty of keeping a dangerous dog and commits an ordinance violation if he or she owns or possesses a dog that has previously bitten a person or a domestic animal without provocation and that dog bites any person on a subsequent occasion. (b) If any dog that has previously bitten a person or a domestic animal without provocation bites any person on a subsequent occasion or if a dog that has not previously bitten a person attacks and causes serious injury to or the death of any human, the dog shall be seized immediately by an animal control authority or by the County Sheriff. The dog shall be impounded and held for 10 business days after the owner or possessor is given written ...

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ] It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat, whether properly tagged and certified by vaccination-registration or not, to permit or allow such dog or cat to run at large. The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs being used in hunting, field trials and dog shows while on public lands set aside for these purposes, while on the private property of others with the actual, implied, customary or constructive consent of the owner of such private premises, or while on federal, state, municipal or county roads or highways while going to or coming from a hunting, field trial or dog show site. Nor shall the provisions or prohibition of this section apply to bloodhounds or other dogs used for tracking in conjun...

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ] In any prosecution charging a violation of the provisions of this chapter, proof that a dog was running at large in violation of said section, together with proof that the defendant named in the complaint was at the time described in the complaint the person who owned such dog or cat, shall constitute a prima facie presumption that the owner of such dog or cat was the person that permitted such dog or cat to run at large.

[ Ord. No. 6066 , § 2, 1-6-1977 ; Ord. No. 6958 , § 2, 11-4-1982 ; Ord. No. 7499 , § 1, 3-13-1986 ; 6-7-2018 by Ord. No. 10492 ] No person shall refuse to deliver up to the Director of Public Services or his authorized representative any dog, cat or other animal subject to rabies which such person owns when requested to do so under the provisions of this chapter.

Cross References: Motor vehicles and traffic, Ch. 14 ; bicycles in parks, § 18-7 .

[ Ord. No. 6185 , § 1, 10-6-1977 ] As used in this chapter: [1] Editor's Note: Amended at time of adoption of Code (see Ch. 1 , General Provisions, Art. II ).