[R.O. 2014 §220.010; Ord. No. 592 §1, 4-11-1991]
As used in this Chapter, the following words shall have the
meaning ascribed to them in this Section, unless the context otherwise
indicates:
Shall be construed to mean any four (4) legged beast of the
animal world, or any bird, fowl or reptile, both male and female,
otherwise lawfully within the City Marshfield, Missouri.
Shall be construed to mean off the premises of the owner
or keeper of such cat or other animal and not on leash control by
some person physically able to prevent the cat or other animal from
escaping.
Shall be construed to mean any of the family felidae or of
the domestic cat, both males and females.
Shall be construed to mean a leash, cord, chain, leather
strap, or line for leading or restraining a cat or other animal, being
no longer than twelve (12) feet in length.
The word "owner" or "keeper" shall be construed to mean any person owning, keeping, bringing
in, harboring or feeding a cat or other animal within the corporate
limits of the City of Marshfield, Missouri.
[R.O. 2014 §220.020; Ord. No. 592 §2, 4-11-1991]
The owner or keeper of any cat or other animal within the limits
of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, shall keep said cat or other
animal restrained or confined on the premises occupied by the owner
or keeper thereof, except that such owner or keeper may permit such
cat or other animal to be held by leash when walking or running over
any street, alley, thoroughfare or public park or grounds within the
corporate limits of the City of Marshfield, Missouri.
[R.O. 2014 §220.030; Ord. No. 592 §3, 4-11-1991; Ord. No. 875 §1, 3-25-1999]
Any cat or other animal running at large or in the violation
of the leash law may be picked up and impounded by the City Police
or any employee of the City, and the owner or keeper thereof shall
be notified as soon as is reasonably possible. Any owner or keeper
redeeming a cat or other animal from impoundment shall, before release,
pay an impoundment charge of ten dollars ($10.00), plus boarding charges
for each twenty-four (24) hours, or fraction thereof, that such cat
or other animal has been impounded. If the owner or keeper of an impounded
cat or other animal cannot be identified and found, or if an impounded
cat or other animal is not redeemed by the owner or keeper within
five (5) days after impoundment, such cat or other animal may be given
up for adoption or disposed of in a humane manner by transporting
and delivering said cat or other animal to the Greene County Humane
Society. The cost of the same shall be charged to the owner or keeper
thereof, if such owner or keeper can be identified.
[R.O. 2014 §220.040; Ord. No. 592 §4, 4-11-1991]
It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to break open
the pound or to attempt to do so, or to take or let out any cat or
other animal therefrom, or to take or attempt to take from any City
Officer or employee any cat or other animal taken up by such officer
or employee in compliance with this Chapter or in any manner to interfere
with or hinder such officer or employee in the discharge of that officer's
or employee's duties under this Chapter.
[R.O. 2014 §220.050; Ord. No. 592 §5, 4-11-1991]
No person shall own, keep or harbor upon his/her premises any
cat or other animal making loud or frequent or habitual yelping or
howling or noise, or by threat of attacking or biting, causes fear,
annoyance, or disturbs the peace of the neighborhood, or to persons
passing upon the streets or sidewalks of the City, and the same is
hereby declared to be a public nuisance.
[R.O. 2014 §220.060; Ord. No. 592 §6, 4-11-1991]
It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of a cat or other
animal to abandon such cat or other animal within the corporate limits
of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, or to knowingly permit or encourage
any cat or other animal abandoned by such owner or keeper in the vicinity
of the corporate limits of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, to stray
within the corporate limits of said City.
[R.O. 2014 §220.070; Ord. No. 592 §7, 4-11-1991; Ord. No. 875 §2, 3-25-1999; Ord. No. 1783 § 1, 9-14-2017]
No person shall keep or harbor more than the aggregate total of four (4) adult dogs and/or cats within the City limits of the City of Marshfield, Missouri; provided, however, that in no event shall a dog owner keep or harbor more than one (1) dog determined to be presumptively dangerous pursuant to Section 215.175 of this Code. Any person who shall own or keep or harbor upon his/her premises more than four (4) cats which are over the age of four (4) months shall be deemed to be the owner or keeper of a cattery. Catteries within the City of Marshfield, Missouri, are declared to be a public nuisance and shall hereafter be prohibited within the corporate limits of said City.
[R.O. 2014 §220.080; Ord. No. 592 §8, 4-11-1991]
The owner or keeper of any cat or other animal subject to contracting
rabies and to vaccination against the same who shall own, keep or
bring such cat or other animal within the corporate limits of the
City of Marshfield, Missouri, shall have such cat or other animal
vaccinated against rabies and display the proper metal tag as provided
by the veterinary, and the owner or keeper thereof shall have in their
possession a current certificate issued by a licensed doctor of veterinary
medicine, certifying that such cat or other animal has been vaccinated
against the disease of rabies. Any cat or other animal which is found
within the corporate limits of the City of Marshfield, Missouri, and
which has not been so vaccinated against rabies may be impounded or
destroyed in accordance with the terms of this Chapter.
