[CC 1991 §5-1; Ord.
No. 454 §9, 4-11-1972; Ord. No. 2013-1708 §1, 7-16-2013]
A.
No person shall keep, harbor or maintain any animal which such person
knows or should, in the exercise of ordinary care, know to be an animal
which has a tendency to injure persons whether in play or in anger
unless such animal shall be kept securely restricted to an area within
such person's house or garage.
B.
No person shall keep any bull, calf, cow, donkey, goat, hog, mule, sheep, or domestic fowl other than chickens as permitted in Section 215.230. No persons shall keep or maintain any non-domestic animals within the City, The term "non-domestic animals" shall include all felines (other than the domestic house cat), non-human primates, bears, wolves, coyotes, foxes, venomous reptiles, constrictor reptiles, alligators, crocodiles and any crossbreed of such animals which have similar characteristics of the animals specified herein.
[CC 1991 §5-2; Ord.
No. 454 §12, 4-11-1972]
It shall be prohibited and declared to be a nuisance for any
person to own, keep, shelter and maintain more than three (3) horses
in any private stable in the City.
[CC 1991 §5-3; Ord.
No. 454 §10, 4-11-1972]
The keeping, sheltering and maintaining of more than three (3)
cats or three (3) dogs over the age of six (6) months without a merchant's
license from the City for the sale of the same shall be deemed a nuisance
and is hereby prohibited.
[Ord. No. 2019-1884, 5-29-2019]
A.
It is the intention of this Section to prohibit the supplemental
feeding of certain wildlife by any person within the corporate limits
of the City in order to prevent the congregation of wildlife which
can result in traffic hazards, damage to property and result in the
deposit of refuse, debris, fecal matter and other offensive substances
which can pollute the environment, endanger public health, constitute
a public nuisance or unreasonably annoy and disturb other persons.
B.
No person shall feed deer within City limits except as otherwise
permitted in this Section. Unless otherwise expressly permitted by
law, no person shall deposit, place, distribute or leave any fruit,
grain, hay, vegetable, mineral, salt, or other food, of any kind or
nature, with the intent to attract or feed white-tailed deer on public
or private lands.
C.
There shall be a rebuttable presumption that the placement of fruit,
grain, hay, vegetables, minerals, salt, or other food in an aggregate
volume of more than one-half gallon at a height of less than six (6)
feet off the ground, or in any drop feeder, automatic feeder, or similar
device regardless of height, is for the purpose of feeding deer in
violation of this Section.
D.
A property owner shall immediately remove any materials placed on
their property by others in violation of this Section and abate any
nuisance or source of pollution associated therewith.
E.
Naturally growing plants, gardens, residue maintained as a mulch
pile, and unmodified commercially purchased bird feeders or their
equivalent are exempt from the prohibitions of this Section.
F.
The provisions of this Section shall not apply to any resident or
agent of the City authorized to implement a wildlife management program
and who possesses the necessary permits from the Missouri Department
of Conservation, nor shall it apply to any Police Officer or City
employee in the performance of his or her duties. The provisions of
this Section shall not apply to feeding of domestic animals or pets
on property occupied by the owners of such animals.
G.
The City Administrator may authorize temporary feeding for purposes
of counting wildlife population or other public purposes.
