For the purposes of this Article, the following words and phrases
are defined as follows:
GUARDIAN
Guardian appointed by court of competent jurisdiction.
MINOR
A child as defined in Section 211.021, RSMo.
PARENT
The natural or adoptive father or mother, legal guardian
or any other person having the care or custody of a minor child.
PARENTAL NEGLECT
Any act or omission by which a parent fails to exercise customary
and effective control over a minor so as to contribute to, cause or
tend to cause a minor to commit any offense.
[R.O. 1998 §215.750; CC 1988 §15-378; Ord. No. 1829 §1, 8-7-1995; Ord. No. 3031 §215.1980, 12-5-2016]
A. Purpose And Findings. The Board of Aldermen
of the City of St. Ann has found and determined that unsupervised
gatherings where alcoholic beverages or controlled substances are
in the possession of, consumed by, or delivered to, persons under
the age of twenty-one (21) years constitute a potential hazard to
the health, safety and welfare of those in attendance at such gatherings
and for others. The Board of Aldermen has further found and determined
that the supervision of gatherings at which alcoholic beverages or
controlled substances are in the possession of consumed by, or delivered
to, persons under twenty-one (21) years of age is necessary in order
to safeguard the peace, health, safety and general welfare of the
public.
B. Definitions. The following definitions
shall apply to the provisions of this Section:
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
Any beverage consisting of intoxicating liquor or malt liquor, as those terms are defined in Section
600.010 of Chapter
600 of this Code.
CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE
Any drug, substance or immediate precursor defined or described
as such in Section 195.010, RSMo., as same may be amended.
MINOR
Any person under the age of twenty-one (21) years.
PARENT
A natural or adoptive parent, or a guardian, or the adult
designee of either of them.
PRACTITIONER
Any medical professional or other person, as defined or described
in Section 195.010, RSMo., as same may be amended.
C. Use Of Premises For Consumption Of Alcoholic
Beverages Or Controlled Substances. It shall be unlawful for any person
to knowingly or negligently permit, on or in a premises under his/her
control, the consumption of alcoholic beverages or controlled substances
by a minor; provided that this shall not apply to the following:
1.
The delivery of alcoholic beverages
to a minor or the consumption of alcoholic beverages by a minor in
connection with the performance of any bona fide religious service
under the supervision of an adult, with the consent of the person
in control of the premises.
2.
The delivery of an alcoholic beverage
to a minor, by that minor's parent, and under the direct supervision
of the parent.
3.
The possession or consumption of,
or the delivery to a minor, of a controlled substance prescribed for
that minor by a practitioner, when such delivery is by that minor's
parent or by the person in control of the premises provided that such
person has obtained the prior consent of that minor's parent.
D. Duty To Supervise. It shall be unlawful
for any person in control of a premises to leave such premises when
it is reasonably foreseeable that such premises may be used for a
gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances may
be in the possession of or consumed by minors.
E. Rental Of A Premises. It shall be unlawful for any owner, or agent or employee thereof, to rent any premises to a minor or to an adult when it is reasonably foreseeable that such adult will leave such premises and that such premises may be used for a gathering at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances may be in the possession of or consumed by minors, except as hereinabove provided in Subsection
(C).
F. Duty To Disperse. Any person in control
of a premises at which alcoholic beverages or controlled substances
are in the possession of or are being consumed by minors shall cause
all persons in or on said premises who are not lawful residents thereof
to disperse not more than fifteen (15) minutes after personally receiving
an order to do so, issued by a Police Officer.
[R.O. 1998 §215.755; Ord. No. 2089 §1, 9-7-1999; Ord. No. 3031 §215.1990, 12-5-2016]
A. No person shall sell a hand-held laser
pointer to any person under the age of eighteen (18).
B. No person under the age of eighteen (18)
shall possess a hand-held laser pointer; provided that this prohibition
shall not apply where the possession by such minor is with the permission
and supervision of the parent, guardian or other adult person having
the care and custody of such minor.
C. It is unlawful for any person to focus,
point or shine a laser beam directly or indirectly on another person
or animal in such a manner as to harass, annoy, or injure said person
or animal.