[R.O. 2013 §205.070; CC 1984 §6-31; Ord. No. 301 §3, 8-5-1955]
As used in this Article, the following words shall have the
meanings set out herein:
Infected with the rabies virus as determined by standard
laboratory testing.
Includes both male and female dogs over two (2) months old,
except as otherwise herein specifically mentioned.
When bitten by, or fought with, or has come in close contact
with a dog or other animal shown to be infected with the rabies virus
as determined by standard laboratory testing.
Immunized against rabies at the expense of the owner or custodian
by the administration of antirabic virus by a licensed veterinarian.
Shall mean hydrophobia.
[R.O. 2013 §205.080; CC 1984 §6-32; Ord. No. 301 §1, 8-5-1955]
The purpose of this Article is to regulate and control the possession
and ownership of dogs in the City, to the end that the public health
and safety of the people of the City will be protected from the diseases
of dogs, particularly rabies, and the owners of healthy dogs will
be enabled to more fully enjoy the benefits to be derived therefrom.
The inoculating, licensing, impounding and other provisions of this
Article are for the express purpose of controlling the incidence of
rabies in humans and animals in the City.
[R.O. 2013 §205.090; CC 1984 §6-33; Ord. No. 301 §25, 8-5-1955]
The Mayor may cooperate and contract with the County for the
common service of rabies control. All such contracts shall be approved
by the Board of Aldermen.
[R.O. 2013 §205.100; CC 1984 §6-34; Ord. No. 301 §4, 8-5-1955]
Except as otherwise provided herein, the Building Commissioner
shall direct and be responsible for the administration and enforcement
of this Article and shall have all the powers necessary to the effective
enforcement and administration hereof.
[R.O. 2013 §205.110; CC 1984 §6-35; Ord. No. 301 §24, 8-5-1955]
The Building Commissioner or persons designated by him/her shall
have the right of entry to any unenclosed lots or lands for the purpose
of collecting any stray or unlicensed dogs or other animals. The Building
Commissioner 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 or other animal suspected of having rabies or
having been exposed to rabies.
[R.O. 2013 §205.120; CC 1984 §6-36; Ord. No. 301 §23, 8-5-1955]
It shall be unlawful for any person to conceal an animal or
animals 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.
[R.O. 2013 §205.130; CC 1984 §6-37; Ord. No. 301 §5, 8-5-1955]
Every resident person who owns, controls, manages, possesses
or has part interest in any dog kept for any time during the year
or who permits a dog to come on or in and to remain in or about his/her
home, place of business or other premises in the area affected by
this Article shall have such dogs inoculated against rabies, provided
that such inoculation requirement shall not apply to dogs less than
six (6) months of age.
[R.O. 2013 §205.140; CC 1984 §6-44; Ord. No. 301 §6, 8-5-1955]
It shall be unlawful for any person owning, controlling, keeping,
possessing or having the management or care in whole or in part of
any dog to permit such dog to run at large or go off the premises
of the owner or keeper thereof or to be upon any street, alley or
other public place within the corporate limits of the City at any
time, day or night, whether licensed or unlicensed, unless such dog
is in the custody and charge of some responsible person and is securely
tied or led by a line or leash, so as to effectively prevent such
dog from biting, molesting, being with or approaching any person or
animal.
[R.O. 2013 §205.150; CC 1984 §6-45; Ord. No. 163 §30, 2-15-1937; Ord. No. 301 §15, 8-5-1955]
All female dogs shall be kept securely confined in an enclosed
place while in heat.
[R.O. 2013 §205.160; CC 1984 §6-46; Ord. No. 301 §16, 8-5-1955]
A.
Members
of the Police Department or other persons designated by the Board
of Aldermen shall have the power to catch, confine and impound dogs
and other animals. The Chief of Police, the members of the Police
Department or other persons designated by the Board of Aldermen shall
take or have taken and impound or have impounded in a suitable place,
the location of which shall be published by posting a card of notice
in the offices of the City, the following:
1.
All dogs running at large, whether licensed or unlicensed.
2.
All female dogs, licensed or unlicensed, not securely confined in
an enclosed place while in heat.
3.
All dogs and other animals affected with rabies, whether running
at large or on a leash, and whether licensed or unlicensed.
4.
All dogs and other animals suspected by the Building Commissioner,
members of the Police Department or other persons designated by the
Board of Aldermen to be exposed to or affected with rabies, including
dogs or other animals known to have been bitten by a rabid animal,
whether such dog or other animal is running at large or on a leash
and whether licensed or unlicensed.
5.
All dogs or other animals with vicious propensities.
[R.O. 2013 §205.170; CC 1984 §6-47; Ord. No. 301 §17, 8-5-1955; Ord. No. 354, 7-15-1959]
A dog or other animal captured and impounded under the provisions
of this Article and determined not to be affected with rabies by the
Building Commissioner may be redeemed to the custody of the owner
or other person having the right of possession of such animal by paying
the City Clerk the fees fixed by the Board of Aldermen.
[1]
Editor's Note — The fee allowed for the redemption of
a dog running at large without proper identification is five dollars
($5.00) under §273.100(2), RSMo.
[R.O. 2013 §205.180; CC 1984 §6-48; Ord. No. 301 §18, 8-5-1955]
Any dog or other animal impounded and not claimed by the owner
or keeper within one (1) week shall be disposed of in such a way or
manner as may be directed by the Building Commissioner by and with
the approval of the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor, provided however,
that such dog or other animals may be redeemed by any person before
its disposal upon securing a license for such animal and paying the
redemption fee provided in this Article.
[R.O. 2013 §205.190; CC 1984 §6-49; Ord. No. 301 §19, 8-5-1955; Ord. No. 1192 §6-49, 9-6-1994]
Any fierce, vicious or dangerous dog or other animal running
at large, whether licensed or not, may be impounded for any length
of time deemed necessary by the City. No person may keep any wild
or dangerous animal of any kind, including, but not limited to, lion,
tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, Canada
Lynx, bobcat, bear, jaguarondi, hyena, wolf, or coyote, or any deadly,
dangerous or poisonous reptile or mammal, in any place other than
a properly maintained and licensed zoological park, circus, scientific,
or educational institution, research laboratory, veterinary hospital,
or animal refuge. A properly maintained and licensed zoological park,
circus, scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory,
veterinary hospital or animal refuse must nonetheless register such
animals with the Police Department before transporting any such animals
within the City limits.
[R.O. 2013 §205.200]
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 of the City is authorized by proclamation to terminate
any such quarantine whenever, in his/her judgment, the necessity for
it no longer exists.
[R.O. 2013 §205.210; CC 1984 §6-52; Ord. No. 301 §21, 8-5-1955]
When a dog has bitten a person, or has been bitten by another
dog, or acts in a suspicious manner suggesting rabies, or is viciously
inclined, either outside or within the presence of the family of the
owner or keeper, either on the public street or any private property,
the owner or keeper shall at his/her expense, upon receipt of written
notice from the Police Department, have such dog examined and treated
by a veterinarian and impounded and quarantined for rabies observation
for such time as the Mayor or his/her designee may specify; and the
dog or dogs so impounded or quarantined shall be kept in such a manner
that neither human beings nor animals can be bitten during such period
of observation.
[R.O. 2013 §205.220; CC 1984 §6-53; Ord. No. 301 §20, 8-5-1955]
The Building Commissioner or a person designated by him/her
shall dispose of any dog or other animal affected with rabies, and
he/she shall carefully examine or have examined any dog or other animal
known to have been bitten by a rabid animal, whether such dog or other
animal is running at large or on a leash, and whether licensed or
unlicensed.
[R.O. 2013 §205.230; CC 1984 §6-55; Ord. No. 1298 §6-55, 10-7-1996; Ord. No. 1662 §1, 3-7-2005]
A.
Except
for property belonging to the person, it shall be unlawful for any
person, owning or in control of any animal, to permit or allow such
animal to defecate upon any public or private property, unless such
person shall immediately remove all feces so deposited by such animal.
B.
It
is unlawful for an owner to allow the accumulation of animal feces
in any open area, run, cage or yard wherein animals are kept and fail
to remove or dispose of feces once every forty-eight (48) hours.
C.
No
organic material furnishing food or a breeding place for flies will
be allowed to accumulate on the premises. Manure shall not be allowed
to accumulate and must be cleaned up on a regular basis sufficient
to maintain a sanitary condition satisfactory to the City and/or the
St. Louis County Health Department.
