[R.O. 2016 § 205.200; CC 1994 § 27.405; Ord. No. 888 § 2, 2-23-2010]
The owner of any dog or cat shall be responsible for the actions of his/her dog or cat and shall exercise care to keep his/her dog or cat under such restraint as may be required to prevent the dog or cat from injuring life or property. When upon public property or the property of another, restraint shall include a leash not more than eight (8) feet in length. Failure of the owner of any dog or cat to comply with this Article shall render any such owner liable for any penalty imposed by law, this Code or other ordinance.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.210; CC 1994 § 27.410]
All dogs and cats kept in the City shall be vaccinated at least once each year with anti-rabies vaccine and the owner must be able to present a certificate of said immunization and if he/she fails to do so, he/she will be guilty of an offense.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.215; Ord. No. 849-09 § 1, 8-11-2009]
A. 
Every female dog or cat in heat shall be kept confined in a building or secure enclosure or in a veterinary hospital or boarding kennel in such a manner that it cannot come in contact with another dog or cat, except for intentional breeding purposes.
B. 
Any dog or cat described in this Section found at large shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer and may be redeemed only upon order of the Municipal Judge.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.220; CC 1994 § 27.420; Ord. No. 450-03 § 1, 2-11-2003; Ord. No. 849-09 § 2, 8-11-2009; Ord. No. 935-10 §§ 1 — 2, 12-14-2010]
A. 
If the Municipal Court Judge determines that a dog or cat has, on one (1) occasion without reasonable provocation, bitten, clawed, scratched or in any other way attacked either a person, cat or dog, the judge shall declare the dog or cat a "vicious animal."
B. 
The owner or custodian of any dog or cat declared to be a vicious animal pursuant to Subsection (A) above shall be required to restrain the dog or cat from running at large in the City at any time. Any such animal found at large shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer and may be redeemed only upon order of the Municipal Judge.
C. 
It shall be an ordinance violation for any person to keep within the City limits of Park Hills, Missouri, a dog or cat declared to be a vicious animal pursuant to Subsection (A) above, but only if said dog or cat is either upon public property or property of another or is upon the owner's property where individuals have a right of access. It shall not be a defense to this provision that the animal is restrained or that the owner made unsuccessful efforts to restrain the animal within a permitted area.
D. 
Evidence that an animal has bitten, clawed, scratched or in any other way attacked either a person, cat or dog in the past or on the occasion of the most recent attack shall be admissible. Evidence of the conduct of any victim of any such attack shall also be admissible.
E. 
For purposes of this Section, individuals have a right of access to the following areas of private property:
1. 
Ingress from a public right-of-way to the property's U.S. postal mailbox or utility meters and connections to any building or property.
2. 
Ingress and egress from a public area to the front door of a residence or building, unless the said property is both fenced and posted warning of the vicious animal.
F. 
Any dog or cat previously declared to be a vicious animal pursuant to Subsection (A) above that bites, claws, scratches or in any other way attacks either a person, cat or dog without reasonable provocation shall be seized by the Animal Control Officer and quarantined at the owner's expense until such case can be heard by the Municipal Court. Upon a conviction or plea of guilty to violation of this Section, the offending animal shall be destroyed.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.225; Ord. No. 1002-12 §§ 1 — 2, 9-11-2012]
A. 
The following actions shall be required of owners of dogs or cats that have been declared vicious animals pursuant to Section 205.220:
1. 
Owners are required to have vicious animals vaccinated and registered with the Animal Control Officer in the City's Police Department. Owners will be issued a brightly colored metal tag for the animal at the time of registration.
2. 
Any vicious animal shall wear at all times a bright orange collar with the issued brightly colored metal tag attached to the collar so the animal can be readily identified as a vicious animal.
3. 
The owner shall notify Animal Control immediately if a vicious animal is loose, unconfined, or missing; has attacked another animal; or has attacked a human being.
4. 
The owner shall notify Animal Control within twenty-four (24) hours if a vicious animal has died or has been sold or given away. If the animal has been sold or given away, the owner or keeper shall provide Animal Control with the name, address, and telephone number of the new owner. The new owner, if the animal is kept within City limits, must comply with the requirements of this Section.
5. 
While on the owner's property, a vicious animal must be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked structure suitable for preventing the entry of young children and designed to prevent the animal from escaping. The enclosure must have minimum dimensions of five (5) feet by ten (10) feet and must have secure sides and a secure top. If it has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be embedded into the ground no less that twelve (12) inches. The enclosure, when occupied by a vicious animal, shall not be occupied by any other animal.
6. 
No vicious animal may be kept on a porch, patio, or in 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 animal from exiting the structure.
7. 
The owner shall display a sign on his or her premises that there is a vicious animal on the property. This sign shall be visible and capable of being read from each thoroughfare from which the property may be entered. In addition, a similar sign is required to be posted on the kennel or pen of such animal.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.230; CC 1994 § 27.425]
No person shall own, keep, or harbor upon his/her premises any dog or cat that by loud, frequent, or habitual barking, yelping, or howling, or by threat of attacking or biting, causes fear or annoyance to a person or neighborhood, or to persons passing upon the streets and sidewalks of the City.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.240; CC 1994 § 27.430]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat to allow the animal to run at large, at any time, within the City. Any dog or cat found running at large within the City shall be impounded.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.250; CC 1994 § 27.435]
A. 
Any dog or cat found running at large shall be taken up by the Animal Control Officer and impounded in the shelter designated as the City Animal Shelter, and there confined in a humane manner for a period of not less than seven (7) days.
B. 
When dogs or cats are found running at large, and their ownership is known to the Animal Control Officer, the dogs or cats need not be impounded, but the Animal Control Officer may, at his/her discretion, cite the owners of such to appear in Municipal Court to answer to charges of violation of this Article.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.260; CC 1994 § 27.440]
Immediately upon impounding any dog or cat, the Animal Control Officer shall make every possible reasonable effort to notify the owners thereof and inform such owners of the conditions whereby they may regain custody thereof.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.270; CC 1994 § 27.445]
A. 
The owner shall be entitled to resume possession of any impounded dog or cat, except as provided herein, upon the payment of the redemption fees set forth in this Code, and upon receipt of acceptable proof of ownership. Proof of ownership might include a vaccination certificate, affidavits of neighbors, a photograph or other similar effect.
B. 
Any dog or cat impounded for being a public nuisance may not be redeemed unless redemption is authorized by a court of competent jurisdiction.
C. 
When, in the judgment of the Animal Control Officer, a dog or cat should be destroyed for humane reasons, the dog or cat may not be redeemed.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.280; CC 1994 § 27.450]
Any dog or cat which is impounded under the provisions of this Article and not reclaimed by its owner within seven (7) days or which is ineligible for redemption under the provisions of this Code, may be euthanized by the Animal Control Officer, or have its title transferred to the Humane Society or be placed in the custody of some person deemed to be a responsible and suitable owner, who will agree to comply with the provisions of this Article and such other regulations as shall be fixed by the City. If the dog or cat is one as to which the respective rights of the owner and the person in possession or custody are determined by State law, such law shall be complied with.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.290; CC 1994 § 27.455; Ord. No. 451-03 § 1, 2-11-2003; Ord. No. 1003-12 §§ 1 — 2, 9-11-2012]
A. 
Any dog or cat impounded under this Article may be redeemed upon payment by the owner to the City Clerk or his/her designee the following fees:
1. 
Payment made the same day as impoundment five dollars ($5.00), except for vicious animals, for which the fee on the same day as impoundment shall be twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
2. 
Payment made on the second day of impoundment and for each day of impoundment thereafter three dollars ($3.00) per day in addition to the fee for the first day, except for vicious animals, for which the fee for the second day of impoundment and for each day of impoundment thereafter shall be fifteen dollars ($15.00) in addition to the first day.
[R.O. 2016 § 205.300; CC 1994 § 27.465; Ord. No. 675-06 §§ 1 — 2, 3-14-2006]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor upon his/her premises more than four (4) dogs or more than four (4) cats or any combination of dogs and cats totaling more than four (4) without first obtaining a kennel license as provided for in this Code.
B. 
Puppies or kittens born of dogs and cats being kept or harbored on the premises when born shall not be included in the above limitation until they reach the age of four (4) months.
C. 
To obtain a kennel license, the owner of the premises shall file an application with the City Clerk, which application shall provide information to indicate that:
1. 
The location where the kennel is to be maintained is properly zoned;
2. 
The premises are equipped with a suitable building where the animals may be kept at all times. Suitable buildings are defined as buildings with a roof and four (4) walls, which cannot be penetrated by rain or snow, sufficient heating and cooling to maintain temperature at all times, no less than forty degrees Fahrenheit (40° F.) and no more than eighty-five degrees Fahrenheit (85° F.), hot water in or attached to said building, which shall provide water at a minimum temperature of one hundred sixty degrees Fahrenheit (160° F.) for washing inside of said building. Floor must be concrete or other nonporous material to facilitate cleaning, building must contain no less than three hundred (300) square feet of floor space, plus one hundred (100) square feet for each dog or cat being kept, over three (3), and no license shall be granted by any person if premises fail to comply with the above requirements.