[Ord. No. 104 §1, 10-20-1980]
The following words, when used in this Chapter, shall have the
meanings set out herein:
Any abrasion or laceration caused by a dog's teeth, sufficient
to break the skin.
A collar (as defined below) made of metal or other rigid
links designed to control an animal by tightening around the animal's
neck or appendage and drawing tighter as pressure is exerted.
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
Any device constructed of nylon, leather, metal, or similar
material, and used for restraint of an animal by the animal's neck
or an appendage.
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
All animals of the canine or feline species, both male and
female.
Any individual committing or attempting to enter the dwelling
of another without permission of the owner of the structure.
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
Any person having a right of property in a dog or cat, or
who keeps or harbors a dog or cat, or who has it in his/her care,
or acts as its custodian, or who knowingly permits a dog or cat to
remain on or about any premises owned or occupied by him/her.[1]
A collar made of metal or other rigid links with a series
of sharp links, or prongs, with blunted points designed to control
an animal by tightening around the animal's neck or appendage and
drawing the blunted points to the animal when pressure is exerted.
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
Allowing a dog or cat to be off the private premises of the
owner or keeper, or his/her agent or servant, and not on a leash or
confined to the arms, motor vehicle, trailer or other conveyance of
the owner or keeper, his/her agent or servant.
Physical injury that creates a substantial risk of death
or that causes serious disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment
of the function of any part of the body.
Fastening of an animal to a fixed object, stake, or trolly
system using a collar or similar device as a means of keeping the
animal within a limited area.
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
A person upon the premises of the owner or keeper of the
dog in question without license or privilege to be upon said premises.
Any dog running at large or a dog on the premises of its
owner or keeper but not confined to said premises by a leash, fence,
structure or other means that would prevent the dog from leaving such
premises.
Any of the following dogs:
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
Any dog, whether or not running at large and whether or not
unrestrained, that without provocation has bitten any person not a
home intruder causing serious physical injury to that person.
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that
without provocation has attempted to bite any person not a home intruder
which would cause serious physical injury to that person.
Any unrestrained dog, whether or not running at large, that
without provocation has placed any person not a home intruder in apprehension
of immediate serious physical injury.
Any dog that has killed another dog, cat or other domestic animal
without provocation.
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Additional Exception: A dog shall not be deemed a vicious dog
solely because it bites or attacks the following: (a) Anyone assaulting
its owner. This shall not include any Law Enforcement Officer attempting
to subdue or arrest a suspect. (b) Any person who is in the act of
tormenting or abusing such dog. (c) Any unrestrained animal or dog
which attacks such dog or its young while the dog is restrained in
compliance with this Chapter. (d) Anyone entering the owner's property
to commit robbery, burglary, assault or other crime. Simple trespass
by a person onto private property shall not be considered provocation
for any attack. (e) While performing work by a governmental Law Enforcement
Agency.
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[1]
Editor's Note: The former definition of "pit bull," which
immediately followed this definition, was repealed 7-12-2022 by Ord.
No. 602.
[Ord. No. 104 §§2, 5,
7 — 8, 10-20-1980]
A.
The
owner or keeper of any dog more than six (6) months old in the Village
of Country Club is hereby required to have such animals vaccinated
against rabies by a licensed veterinarian and to procure a certificate
of such vaccination from the veterinarian and to present such certificate
to the Village Clerk. Such registration shall be renewed annually
on or before the first (1st) day of December and upon registration,
the Village Clerk shall issue a tag evidencing the registration and
certificate of vaccination, and the owner or keeper shall securely
attach the tag so issued to a collar to be worn continuously by the
animal for which the tag was issued. It shall be unlawful for the
owner or keeper of any dog to permit such animal to remain in the
Village of Country Club unless wearing the tag above provided for
herein.
B.
Fee For Registration. The annual registration fee for each dog registered pursuant to Subsection (A) shall be the sum of ten dollars ($10.00).
[Ord. No. 596, 5-11-2021]
C.
Duplicate Registration Tags. In case of loss, a duplicate
registration tag shall be issued by the Clerk of the Board of Trustees
for the sum of ten dollars ($10.00).
[Ord. No. 596, 5-11-2021]
D.
Removal Of Registration Tag, Collar. No person shall remove
or cause to be removed the collar, harness or registration tag from
any registered dog without the consent of the owner thereof.
[Ord. No. 104 §9, 10-20-1980]
It shall be unlawful for the owner or keeper of any dog or cat to permit the same to run at large within the Village of Country Club at any time, unless it is securely tied or led by a line or leash of a length of not more than six (6) feet, or unless it is accompanied by and under the strict direction, control and supervision of the owner or keeper or an authorized representative thereof. Any dog or cat found without the tag provided in Section 205.020, and any dog or cat found running at large, shall be impounded.
[Ord. No. 506, 8-12-2014]
A.
Required
Confinement And Notice Of Authorities. Any animal that shall bite
any person causing an abrasion of the skin, shall be immediately confined
for a period of ten (10) days. It shall be the duty of the person
owning, harboring, keeping or permitting any animal to be about his/her
premises to notify the Village Police immediately upon knowledge or
notice that such animal has bitten any person and if such animal has
been or will be delivered to a veterinarian.
B.
Required
Immediate Veterinarian Examination. All animals subject to confinement
will as quickly as practicable be transported by the owner or if the
owner is unavailable or unwilling, by a Police Officer to a licensed
veterinarian for examination, and observation for a period of ten
(10) days.
C.
Home
Confinement. If upon examination the first offender animal is free
of apparent signs of central nervous system disease, and has received
rabies vaccination more than thirty (30) days prior to the bite and
not more remotely than one (1) year, the owner with facilities who
will assure the Chief of Police of his/her commitment to do so, will
be permitted to confine the animal for ten (10) days conditioned upon
his/her undertaking to have the animal examined by a licensed veterinarian
on the eleventh (11th) day with reports of the examination to be made
expeditiously to the Police Department. If in-home confinement is
allowed and the animal is not kept confined, it will be picked up
by the Chief of Police or other designated representative and confined
in the facilities of a licensed veterinarian.
D.
Veterinarian Confinement. In all cases other than those described in Subsection (C) above, the animal will be confined in the facilities of the licensed veterinarian.
E.
Payment
Of All Veterinarian Charges. All inspection and confinement charges
of the veterinarian will be paid by the person keeping, owning or
harboring the animal.
F.
Disposition
Of Animal Without Quarantine Observation Prohibited. It shall be unlawful
for any person with notice or knowledge that an animal owned, harbored
or permitted to remain about his/her premises has bitten any person,
to dispose of such animal in any manner.
G.
Death
While Confined; Duty To Notify Police Department. The veterinarian
or owner shall notify the Police Department immediately of the death
of any animal confined under this Section while under his/her observation
or care. All animals which have bitten any person shall be secured
in such a manner so as to prevent their biting other animals while
such animal is in the care of a veterinarian.
H.
Destruction
Of Dangerous Animal Prior To Quarantine; Laboratory Examination Of
Brain. If any dangerous, fierce or vicious animal cannot be safely
taken up or impounded, such animal may be slain by any Policeman.
In all cases where the animal has bitten a person or caused an abrasion
of the skin, is slain by any Policeman, whether by order of Court
or otherwise, and a period of less than fifteen (15) days has elapsed
since the day upon which such animal bit any person or caused an abrasion
of the skin of any person, it shall be the duty of the Chief of Police
to cause to be delivered without delay, the head with brain of such
animal to the State Division of Health laboratory or other authorized
laboratory for analysis.
I.
Emergency
Epidemic Controls. It shall be the duty of the Chairman of the Board
of Trustees, whenever in his/her opinion the danger to the public
safety from rabid animals is great and imminent, to publish his/her
proclamation order requiring all persons owning, keeping or harboring
any animal to securely muzzle or confine same, for the period prescribed
in the proclamation.
A.
It
shall be unlawful to own, keep or harbor a vicious dog in the Village
of Country Club except in accordance with the following provisions:
1.
Leash and muzzle. No person shall permit a vicious
dog to go outside its kennel or pen unless such dog is securely leashed
with a leash no longer than four (4) feet in length. No person shall
permit a vicious dog to be kept on a chain, rope or other type of
leash outside its kennel or pen unless a person is in physical control
of the leash. Such dogs may not be leashed to inanimate objects such
as trees, posts or buildings. In addition, all vicious dogs on a leash
outside its kennel or pen must be muzzled by a muzzling device sufficient
to prevent such dog from biting persons or other animals.
2.
Confinement. All vicious dogs shall be securely
confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or kennel,
except when leashed and muzzled as above provided. Such pen, kennel
or structure must have secure sides and a secure top attached to the
sides. All structures used to confine vicious dogs must be locked
with a key or combination lock when such dogs are within the structure.
Said structure must have a secure bottom or floor attached to the
sides of the pen or the sides of the pen must be imbedded in the ground
no less than two (2) feet. Also, such structures must be adequately
lighted and ventilated and kept in a clean and sanitary condition.
3.
Confinement indoors. No vicious dog may be kept
on a porch, patio or 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 dog from exiting the structure.
4.
Signs. All owners, keepers or harborers of vicious
dogs within the Village shall display in a prominent place on their
premises a sign easily readable by the public using the words "Beware of Dog". In addition, a similar sign is required
to be posted on the kennel or pen of such dog.
[1]
Editor's Note: Former Section 205.045, Keeping of Pit Bull
Dogs Prohibited, was repealed 7-12-2022 by Ord. No. 602. Prior history
includes Ord. No. 138.
[Ord. No. 131 Art. I, 5-21-1984]
No person shall keep, feed, house, store or breed any dog trained
to attack humans in any residential district of the Village of Country
Club. For the purpose of this Section, the term "residential
district" shall mean any "R-1A", "R-1B", "R-2" or "R-3" district as said districts are defined and delineated by Chapter 405 and the official Zoning Map of the Village of Country Club.
A.
It
shall be unlawful to keep or harbor more than the following number
of dogs:
1.
In all districts, except "A-1" General Agricultural District:
Under one (1) acre — No more than two (2) dogs over the
age of six (6) months.
Over one (1) acre — No more than four (4) dogs over the
age of six (6) months.
2.
In "A-1" General Agricultural District, there shall be no limit on
the number of dogs kept.
It shall be the duty of the Chief of Police, the Village Police, and any other person of the Village of Country Club, especially designated by the Board of Trustees and the Chairman for such purpose, to take up any dog or cat without the tag provided in Section 205.020, any dog or cat running at large, or any vicious dog in violation of Section 205.040 above and to impound the same. In effecting the capture of any dog or cat, the officers aforesaid are authorized and directed to use traps, nets, tranquilizer guns or any other humane method.
[Ord. No. 104 §10, 10-20-1980]
All female dogs shall be kept securely confined in an enclosed
place while in heat. If, in the opinion of the Clerk of the Board
of Trustees or his/her designee, a female dog in heat confined to
a premises creates a serious neighborhood nuisance, the owner shall
within twenty-four (24) hours of notice provide satisfactory quarters
for said female dog to eliminate the nuisance.
Any officer performing duties under this Chapter shall be compensated
from the Village Treasury as provided from time to time by the Board
of Trustees. Such officer shall account to the Village for all sums
collected from owners or keepers under this Chapter and pay same into
the Village Treasury. Costs of feeding and keeping dogs or cats impounded
shall be paid from the Village Treasury.
Every officer impounding a dog or cat under this Chapter shall,
within twenty-four (24) hours after such impounding, enter upon a
registry open to the public, and in plain public view at the Village
Hall of the Village, a description of such dog or cat, including breed,
color, and approximate size, and the date apprehended, and if the
owner or keeper is known, the name and address of such owner or keeper;
or the owner or keeper shall be given actual notice of the impoundment
of such dog or cat before disposition of such dog or cat.
The owner or keeper of any dog or cat impounded under this Chapter
shall pay to the Chief of Police, Police Officer, or other official
especially designated to receive the same a sum sufficient to reimburse
the Village for its costs in impounding such dog or cat and keeping
it impounded.
It shall be the duty of any officer impounding any dog or cat under this Chapter to keep the same impounded for a period of seven (7) days, unless such dog or cat shall be reclaimed by his/her owner or keeper under Section 205.080 of this Chapter. If, after the expiration of seven (7) days from the date of such impoundment, such dog or cat shall not have been reclaimed, the same shall be disposed of or destroyed in a humane manner.
A.
A person
is guilty of animal neglect when he/she has custody or ownership or
both of an animal and fails to provide adequate care or adequate control
which results in substantial harm to the animal.
B.
A person
is guilty of animal abandonment when he/she has knowingly abandoned
an animal in any place without making provisions for its adequate
care.
C.
Animal
neglect or animal abandonment are ordinance violations. For a first
(1st) offense of either violation, a term of imprisonment not to exceed
fifteen (15) days, or a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00),
or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed. For a second (2nd)
or subsequent violation of either offense, a term of imprisonment
not to exceed ninety (90) days, or a fine not to exceed five hundred
dollars ($500.00), or both such fine and imprisonment may be imposed.
All fines and penalties for a first (1st) conviction of animal neglect
or animal abandonment may be waived by the court provided that the
person found guilty of animal neglect or abandonment shows that adequate,
permanent remedies for the neglect or abandonment have been made.
Reasonable costs incurred for the care and maintenance of neglected
or abandoned animals may not be waived.
D.
In
addition to any other penalty imposed by this Section, the court may
order a person found guilty of animal neglect or animal abandonment
to pay all reasonable costs and expenses necessary for:
1.
The care and maintenance of neglected or abandoned animals within
the person's custody or ownership;
2.
The disposal of any dead or diseased animals within the person's
custody or ownership;
3.
The reduction of resulting organic debris affecting the immediate
area of the neglect or abandonment; and
4.
The avoidance or minimization of any public health risks created
by the neglect or abandonment of the animals.
[Ord. No. 602, 7-12-2022]
A.
Prohibitions.
It shall be unlawful to tether a dog or similar house-pet outdoors,
except under the following circumstances:
1.
No animal may be tethered between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00
A.M.
2.
No animal may be tethered as a primary method of restraining the
animal.
3.
No animal may be tethered for longer than thirty (30) minutes unless
the animal has been provided with adequate food, water, and shelter
suitable for the species, age, and condition of the animal and weather
conditions.
4.
A tethered animal must be supervised by a competent person physically
present on the property and responsible for the care of the animal.
5.
A tethered animal must be over six (6) months of age.
6.
A tethered animal must not be tethered outdoors in temperatures below
thirty-two degrees Fahrenheit (32° F.), temperatures above eighty-five
degrees Fahrenheit (85° F.), or in other weather conditions that
could likely cause harm to the animal.
7.
A tethered animal must be tethered using a properly-fitted collar
that measures the circumference of the animal's neck with additional
space to place at least two (2) adult fingers.
8.
No animal may be tethered using a choke or prong collar.
9.
A tethered animal must be tethered using a collar or other tether
device designed for the animal and weighing no more than one-eighth
(1/8) of the animal's weight.
10.
A tethered animal must be tethered using tethering devices that are
unbroken and free of tangles and provide the animal with the ability
to extend from the fixed point of the tether by at least three (3)
times the length of the animal (from nose to base of tail) or at least
six (6) feet, whichever is greater.
11.
A tethered animal must be placed where the animal cannot be in danger
of being strangled or hung, including in areas that are free of dangerous
debris and obstacles.
A.
A person
is guilty of animal abuse when a person:
1.
Intentionally or purposely kills an animal in any manner not allowed
by or expressly exempted from the provisions of Sections 578.005 to
578.023 and 273.030, RSMo.;
2.
Purposely or intentionally causes injury or suffering to an animal;
or
3.
Having ownership or custody of an animal knowingly fails to provide
adequate care or adequate control.
[1]
Note — Under certain circumstances this offense can
be a felony under state law.
A.
A person
commits the offense of knowingly releasing an animal if that person,
acting without the consent of the owner or custodian of an animal,
intentionally releases any animal that is lawfully confined for the
purpose of companionship or protection of persons or property or for
recreation, exhibition or educational purposes.
B.
As
used in this Section, "animal" means every living
creature, domesticated or wild, but not including Homo sapiens.
C.
The
provisions of this Section shall not apply to a public servant acting
in the course of such servant's official duties.
[Ord. No. 104 §13, 10-20-1980]
Any dog, whether registered or not, is hereby declared a public
nuisance when it habitually and seriously disturbs a person or persons
or neighborhood by loud, frequent barking and howling. It shall be
unlawful for any person to own or keep a dog which is a public nuisance
under this Section. Each offense shall be considered a separate violation
of this Section.
Any person in physical possession and control of any animal
shall remove excreta or other solid waste deposited by the animal
in any public or private area not designated to receive such wastes
including, but not limited to, streets, sidewalks, parking lots, public
parks or recreation areas and private property. The provisions of
this Section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind
person.
