[CC 2000 §5-3-13; Ord. No. 1023 §13, 12-17-2001]
The Chief of Police or person designated by him/her may euthanize
any dog, cat or other animal showing signs of rabies. The body of
the animal shall be submitted for laboratory examination at a laboratory
designated by the Chief of Police.
[CC 2000 §5-3-14; Ord. No. 1023 §14, 12-17-2001]
In addition to the power to impound, the Chief of Police shall
have the power to examine any animal bitten by or exposed to any other
animal showing signs or shown to have rabies by laboratory examination
conducted in a manner approved by the Chief of Police for the diagnosis
of rabies.
[CC 2000 §5-3-15; Ord. No. 1023 §15, 12-17-2001]
Any bite wound or other tissue invasion exposing an individual
to the possibility of rabies or other zoonotic disease (hereinafter
"inside") shall be immediately reported to the Vinita Park Police
Department by the victim or parent or guardian of victim if victim
is a minor child under seventeen (17) years of age and by the person
responsible for the animal if the incident is known to him/her. Any
animal bite or other incident which requires medical treatment shall
be reported within twenty-four (24) hours to the Police Department
by the treating physician or hospital caring for the patient and the
patient himself/herself and the owner or person in control of the
animal. It shall be unlawful for the person responsible for the animal
involved in such incident to release it from his/her custody or allow
such animal to be taken beyond the limits of the City unless impounded
by a government agency for purposes of protection of the animal or
the victim, such as St. Louis County Rabies Control.
[CC 2000 §5-3-16; Ord. No. 1023 §16, 12-17-2001]
A.
Any
person euthanizing an animal showing signs of rabies or suspected
of being infected with rabies shall surrender the body of such animal
upon demand of the Chief of Police. The owner or custodian of any
such euthanized animal shall immediately provide the Chief of Police
with full particulars thereof, including the names and addresses of
any person(s) bitten by said animal, the time, date and place of euthanasia
of the of the animal and also the name and address of a person having
custody of any animal exposed to the animal euthanized.
B.
Every
veterinarian euthanizing a privately owned animal shall inquire of
a person responsible for the animal whether the animal euthanized
has bitten any human or animal in the preceding ten (10) days. If
the answer is in the affirmative, the veterinarian shall forward the
same information to the Chief of Police as is required when an animal
with rabies is euthanized and provide the body of the animal to the
Chief of Police for laboratory examination.
[CC 2000 §5-3-17; Ord. No. 1023 §17, 12-17-2001]
A.
Any
dog, cat, puppy or kitten which has bitten a human shall be confined
for a clinical observation period of ten (10) days not including the
day the bite occurred. The person responsible for the animal shall
prevent contact by such animal with humans or other animals.
B.
The
confinement required under Subdivisions (1), (2) and (3) of this Section
shall be accomplished in one (1) of the following manners:
1.
The animal may be confined at impounding facilities for clinical observation and, if alive at the termination of this period, shall be returned to a person responsible for the animal after payment of the shelter service fee provided for in Section 205.120.
2.
The animal may be confined for the clinical observation period, at
the expense of a person responsible for the animal who so elects,
by a veterinarian in St. Louis County selected by the person responsible
for the animal.
3.
The Chief of Police may authorize a person responsible for the animal
to confine the animal to his/her residence or other suitable place
for the clinical observation period, if the animal is to be confined
in a secure indoor pen. If confinement is authorized under this Subdivision,
the person responsible for the animal shall further assure that the
animal shall only be allowed outside the above described pen if the
animal is on a leash which is held by a person that is capable of
and is in fact controlling the animal in question and then only for
the animal's toilet purposes.
4.
The death or any suspicious change in health or behavior of any such
animal undergoing observation shall be reported immediately by the
observing authority to the Chief of Police or his/her designated representative.
In the event that a proper period of observation is undetermined or
undeterminable for the species of animal involved in an incident,
the Chief of Police is hereby empowered to order whatever laboratory
examination of the animal or the animal's tissue is required by prudent
medical practice for the protection of the victim; and no liability
for damages shall arise from any injury to or the death of the animal
occasioned by said laboratory examination.
[CC 2000 §5-3-18; Ord. No. 1023 §18, 12-17-2001]
Any person within the City having information or knowledge of
any animal showing signs of rabies or having been exposed to rabies
shall report such knowledge or information to the St. Louis County
Department of Community Health and Medical Care immediately.
Whenever rabies becomes prevalent in the City, the Mayor shall,
according to the necessity of the case, issue a quarantine order,
requiring every owner or person in charge of any dog or dogs within
the limits of the City, to either kill or impound his/her dog or dogs,
or to have such dog or dogs immunized. Said order shall be published
once in the paper officially publishing the business of the City;
and in the absence of such paper, shall be posted as in case of sales
of personal property. The Mayor is authorized by proclamation to terminate
any such quarantine whenever, in his/her judgment, the necessity for
it no longer exists.
[CC 2000 §5-3-19; Ord. No. 1023 §19, 12-17-2001]
A.
For
the purpose of containing and controlling the transmission of rabies,
the Chief of Police may recommend a quarantine order affecting the
entire City when he/she determines it is appropriate for controlling
the transmission of rabies according to the severity of the situation.
B.
The
Mayor may issue a quarantine order pursuant to such recommendation.
The quarantine order shall direct that all dogs, cats, puppies and
kittens, whether vaccinated and registered according to the provision
of this Article or not, shall be confined in the home of a person
responsible for the animal or tied up or placed on a leash under the
direct physical control of a person that is capable of and is in fact
controlling and governing the animal in question.
C.
The
Mayor may impose such other requirements by order which he/she determines
are appropriate to assure the containment of rabies within the quarantined
area in accordance with Sections 322.040 and 322.060, RSMo.
D.
Every
person responsible for an animal shall comply with the requirements
of the quarantine order as it applies to that animal.
[CC 2000 §5-3-20; Ord. No. 1023 §20, 12-17-2001]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to conceal an animal or interfere
with the Chief of Police or persons designated by him/her in the performance
of their legal duties as provided in this Article.
B.
The
Chief of Police or persons designated by him/her shall have the right
of entry onto any lots or lands for the purpose of collecting any
dog, cat or other animal which is subject to impoundment pursuant
to this Article. The Chief of Police or his/her duly appointed representative
shall have the right of entry to any property or premises within any
quarantined area during the period of such quarantine for the purpose
of examining or obtaining any dog, cat or other animal suspected of
having rabies, having been exposed to rabies or having bitten a person
or other animal.
