City of Canton, MO
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2022-12-19
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Title II Public Health, Safety And Welfare
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Chapter 210 Animal Regulations
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Article III Exotic Animals
- Ttl I Government Code
- Ch 100 General Provisions
- Ch 105 Elections
- Ch 110 Mayor and Board of Aldermen
- Ch 115 Officers and Employees
- Ch 120 Personnel Regulations
- Ch 125 Conflicts of Interest
- Ch 130 Municipal Court
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- Ch 145 Procurement Policy
- Ch 150 Open Meetings and Records Policy
- Ttl II Public Health, Safety And Welfare
- Ch 200 Police Department
- Ch 205 Fire Protection and Fire Prevention
- Ch 210 Animal Regulations
- Ch 210 Art III Exotic Animals
- § 210.150 Exotic Animal Defined.
- § 210.160 Traveling Entertainment May Keep Exotic Animals.
- § 210.170 Owning An Exotic Animal Prohibited.
- § 210.180 Violation of Article.
- Ch 215 Offenses
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- Ch 225 Human Rights
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- Ttl III Traffic Code
- Ch 300 General Provisions
- Ch 305 Traffic Administration
- Ch 310 Enforcement and Obedience To Traffic Regulations
- Ch 315 Traffic Control Devices
- Ch 320 Speed Regulations
- Ch 325 Turning Movements
- Ch 330 One-Way Streets and Alleys
- Ch 335 Stop and Yield Intersections, Railroad Crossings
- Ch 340 Miscellaneous Driving Rules
- Ch 342 Alcohol-Related Traffic Offenses
- Ch 345 Pedestrians' Rights and Duties
- Ch 350 Method of Parking
- Ch 355 Stopping, Standing or Parking Prohibited in Specified Places
- Ch 360 Stopping For Loading or Unloading Only
- Ch 365 Stopping, Standing or Parking Restricted or Prohibited On Certain Streets
- Ch 370 Violations Bureau
- Ch 375 Procedure On Arrest
- Ch 380 Vehicle Equipment
- Ch 385 Bicycles and Motorized Bicycles
- Ch 390 Licensing Requirements
- Ch 395 Street Barricades
- Sch I Speed Limits
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- Ttl IV Land Use
- Ch 400 Planning Commission
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- Ch 410 Floodplain Management
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- Ch 500 Building Regulations
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- Ch 515 Manufactured Home Standards
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- Ch 600 Alcoholic Beverages
- Ch 605 Business Regulations
- Ch 607 Pawnbrokers
- Ch 610 Peddlers and Solicitors
- Ch 615 Gross Receipts
- Ch 620 Junk Yards, Recycling Yards, Salvage Yards, Junk Dealers and Recyclers
- Ttl VII Utilities
- Ch 700 Water and Sewer Systems
- Ch 705 Water System Rules and Regulations
- Ch 710 Sewer System Rules and Regulations
- Cross Reference
- Ch CR Cross Reference
[CC 1985 §73.500; Ord. No. 331-C §I, 12-18-1989; Ord. No. 712-C §1, 5-20-2013]
A.
As used in this Article, "exotic animal" shall mean:
1.
An animal not generally accustomed to being in or near human
population.
2.
Any animal that is not customarily regarded as being domesticated.
3.
Any deadly, dangerous or poisonous reptile or arachnid or any
deadly or dangerous reptile over eight (8) feet long.
4.
All predatory birds.
5.
All animals protected from hunting and capture by Federal and
State law.
6.
Any creature whose size, inherent characteristics, physical
attributes, or dangerous propensities make it a threat to human life
or limb.
[CC 1985 §73.510; Ord. No. 331-C §II, 12-18-1989]
Any restrictions on the keeping of such animals shall not apply
to traveling entertainment shows such as circuses, so long as exotic
animals which may be a part of such shows are confined in such a manner
as to reasonably provide safe separation between the exotic animal
and the general public.
[CC 1985 §73.520; Ord. No. 331-C §III, 12-18-1989]
The owning, keeping or harboring of any of the above-defined
exotic animals within the City limits of Canton, Missouri, shall be
unlawful.
[Ord. No. 331-C §IV, 12-18-1989]
Any said person violating this Article shall be deemed guilty
of a misdemeanor.
