[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.