[R.O. 2004 §230.060; CC 1990 §230.060; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
Any person owning, controlling or having care or custody of
any dog, cat or other animal over the age of six (6) months in the
City of Pevely shall obtain a registration certificate therefore in
accordance with the provisions of this Article.
[R.O. 2004 §230.070; CC 1990 §230.070; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
The registration certificate required by the preceding Section
shall be issued by the City Clerk upon the presentation of a certificate
of a competent licensed veterinarian that the dog, cat or other animal
for which license is to be obtained has been vaccinated for rabies.
[R.O. 2004 §230.080; CC 1990 §230.080; Ord. No. 453 §1, 5-26-1982; Ord.
No. 740 §1, 4-6-1992]
There shall be a one-time registration fee of two dollars fifty
cents ($2.50) for each animal registration. The registration must
be renewed every year at no charge.
[R.O. 2004 §230.090; CC 1990 §230.090; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
The certificate required in Section 205.070 of this Article shall be issued for the twelve (12) month period from July first (1st) to June thirtieth (30th).
[R.O. 2004 §230.100; CC 1990 §230.100; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
A.
The Registrar shall, upon application for the registration certificate required in Section 205.070 of this Article, record the rabies vaccination tag number, the name of the veterinarian where said vaccination was given, the date of said vaccination, the name, color, breed and sex of the animal, the name and address of the owner and the date of such registration.
B.
The
Registrar shall execute the registration certificate, in triplicate,
giving one (1) copy to the owner of the animal and forwarding two
(2) copies of said certificate to the office of the Animal Control
Officer where two (2) files shall be maintained, a file by registration
number and file by alphabetical listing of owners' names.
[R.O. 2004 §230.110; CC 1990 §230.110; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
When a change in ownership occurs or a dog, cat or other animal
is brought into the City of Pevely from another State or County or
City to remain for more than forty-five (45) days, the requirements
of these regulations must be met. A change in ownership of a dog,
cat or other animal previously registered in the City of Pevely will
require the new owner to contact the Animal Control Officer for the
issuance of a new registration certificate in the new owner's name.
[R.O. 2004 §230.120; CC 1990 §230.120; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
It shall be unlawful for anyone other than the City Clerk or
authorized representative to have in his/her possession blank registration
forms.
[R.O. 2004 §230.130; CC 1990 §230.130; Ord. No. 390 Art. III, 8-27-1980]
Any fees collected by the Animal Control Officer and the City
Clerk from the sale of registration certificates and for the care
of dogs, cats or other animals impounded or by the sale of said impounded
dogs, cats or other animals as provided in the following Sections
of this Chapter shall be deposited in the General Fund of the City
of Pevely.
[R.O. 2004 §230.150; CC 1990 §230.150; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
It shall be unlawful for any owner or keeper of any dog, cat
or other animal to suffer or permit such dog, cat or other animal
to run at large upon any public sidewalk, street, alley, thoroughfare
or any public way or public place or on the premises of any person
other than the premises of the owner or keeper of such dog, cat or
other animal within the City of Pevely, Missouri.
[R.O. 2004 §230.160; CC 1990 §230.160; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
It is hereby declared to be a nuisance for any dog, cat or other
animal to be running at large on any of the streets, alleys, highways
or other public places in the City of Pevely or on any premises not
in the actual possession and control of the owner or keeper of such
dog, cat or other animal.
[R.O. 2004 §230.170; CC 1990 §230.170; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
The Mayor may, at his/her discretion, issue a proclamation providing
for additional restraint of dogs, cats or other animals whenever the
safety of the inhabitants of the City may require. Such proclamation
shall notify all persons within the City owning or having possession
or control of any dog, cat or other animal to muzzle any such dog
or to keep such dog, cat or other animal securely restrained.
[R.O. 2004 §230.180; CC 1990 §230.180; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
During the period of a proclamation as provided in Section 205.170, the Animal Control Officer, the City Police or any other City employee designated to assist the Animal Control Officer by the Mayor may kill any dog, cat or other animal running at large in violation of Section 205.150, when it is necessary to the catching of any such dog, cat or other animal. When such animal is killed or dies in custody of the Animal Control Officer, he/she shall transmit the head of such animal to the Division of Health of the State or such institution or person as it may designate or approve for the purpose of determining the presence or absence of rabies.
[R.O. 2004 §230.190; CC 1990 §230.190; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
It shall be unlawful for any person within the City to keep
or suffer to be kept on or about his/her premises any fierce or dangerous
dog or to suffer or permit the same to go at large in the City to
the danger, annoyance or alarm of any person.
[R.O. 2004 §230.220; CC 1990 §230.220; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
The City shall provide suitable facilities for the impoundment
of any dog, cat or other animal taken to be impounded in accordance
with the provisions of this Chapter through a contractual agreement
with Jefferson County, Missouri, City Ordinance Number 308.
[R.O. 2004 §230.230; CC 1990 §230.230; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
All dogs or cats taken into custody or impounded under the provisions
of this Chapter shall be treated humanely and the destruction of any
dog or cat under the provisions of this Chapter shall be done in a
manner that will prevent the suffering of any dog or cat so far as
the same may be accomplished, in a manner consistent with the health,
safety and welfare of the citizens of this City.
[R.O. 2004 §230.240; CC 1990 §230.240; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
A.
It
shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officer or his/her assistants
or persons authorized by the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, to take
up and impound all dogs, cats or other animals running at large in
the City of Pevely, Missouri, as follows:
1.
Dogs, cats or other animals at large, wearing an expired registration
tag and any dog, cat or other animal without a tag shall be deemed
not registered and shall be impounded.
2.
All female dogs, registered or unregistered, not securely confined
in an enclosed place, while in heat.
3.
All dogs, cats or other animals infected or suspected of being infected
with rabies and all dogs, cats and other animals exposed to or suspected
by the Animal Control Officer of being exposed to or infected with
rabies, including dogs, cats or other animals known to have been bitten
by a rabid animal, whether the dog, cat or other animal to be impounded
is running at large or on a leash or whether confined to its owner's
premises.
4.
All unconfined or unleashed animals with vicious propensities or
suspected of being vicious.
5.
Dogs, cats or other animals which have bitten or attacked a person
or other animal or which have been bitten by a dog, cat or other animal
suspected of having rabies.
[R.O. 2004 §230.250; CC 1990 §230.250; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980; Ord.
No. 740 §1, 4-6-1992; Ord. No. 1027 §1, 7-7-2003]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person to conceal a dog, cat or other animal
or interfere with the Animal Control Officer or his/her representative
in the performance of their legal duties of enforcing these regulations.
The Animal Control Officer or his/her representative shall have the
right to entry onto any unenclosed lots or lands for the purpose of
collecting any dog, cat or other animal which is in violation of these
regulations. The Animal Control Officer or his/her 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, which have been exposed to rabies or have bitten a
person or other animal.
B.
No
person shall refuse permission for the Animal Control Officer to pick
up any dog, cat or other animal subject to rabies, which such person
owns or has custody of, when such request is made under provision
of this Chapter.
C.
It
shall be the responsibility of anyone bitten or attacked by a dog,
cat or other animal subject to rabies, to report such bite or attack
to the Animal Control Officer.
D.
Any
person who shall surrender, deliver or give a dog, cat or other animal
to a humane society or other organization for the purpose of having
the dog, cat or other animal destroyed shall be considered in violation
of this Chapter if such person misrepresents any facts concerning
the dog, cat or other animal or withholds vital information concerning
the dog, cat or other animal or falsifies any statement he/she may
sign at the time of surrendering the dog, cat or other animal.
E.
Any
person or persons found to be improperly caring for or inhumanely
euthanizing animals shall be in violation of the provisions of this
Chapter.
F.
Any
person or persons requesting their animal to be picked up would be
charged a fee of sixty-five dollars ($65.00).
[R.O. 2004 §230.260; CC 1990 §230.260; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980; Ord. No. 453 §2, 8-26-1982; Ord. No. 740 §1, 4-6-1992]
A.
Reimbursement Of Costs. The owner or keeper of any dog,
cat or other animal impounded under this Chapter shall pay to the
City a sum sufficient to reimburse the City for its costs in impounding,
testing, adoption or euthanasia of such dog, cat or other animal.
B.
Any
animal found registered at the time of impoundment may be released,
up to the third (3rd) offense, to their owner after a pick-up fee
is paid as follows:
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1st offense
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$15.00
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2nd offense
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$25.00
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3rd offense
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$50.00
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Any animal found not registered at the time of impoundment may
be released, up to the third (3rd) offense, to their owner after a
pick-up fee is paid as follows:
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1st offense
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$25.00
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2nd offense
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$50.00
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3rd offense
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$100.00
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Any animal picked up for the fourth (4th) offense, whether registered
or not, shall not be released to the owner until a complaint has been
signed with the Municipal Court and a summons has been issued for
the owner's appearance in Court.
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C.
When ownership of an impounded animal cannot be established or when an owner has relinquished his/her rights to a dog, cat or other animal, in writing and when the Animal Control Officer finds that the public interest will not be jeopardized by so doing, he/she may humanely euthanize or make available for adoption such dog, cat or other animal to a responsible person who shall comply with the requirements of Registration (Sections 205.070 to 205.140), if such is applicable and pay the cost of impoundment.
D.
Any
dog, cat or other animal impounded, if not claimed by owner or released
by the direction of the Animal Control Officer within five (5) days,
such animal will be available for adoption or shall be humanely euthanized.
No animal, living or dead, shall be sold, given, conveyed or otherwise
transferred to laboratories or other institutions for the purpose
of research or to dealers or any individuals who supply animals to
such institutions for research purposes. If there is a reason to believe
the animal has bitten a person or other animal, in which case the
impounded animal shall be kept ten (10) days from the date of the
biting. The adopted animal must be registered with the City of Pevely
before being released to the new owner and shall be spayed or neutered
within thirty (30) days of the release.
E.
Any
dog, cat or other animal exhibiting objective signs or symptoms suggestive
of rabies or which bites any person shall be impounded by the Animal
Control Officer or his/her representative and held for ten (10) days
for clinical observation and if alive and well at the end of this
period, returned to the owner on payment of cost of impoundment and
further provided, that registration of the animal be secured at owners
expense, if such has never been done more than a year previous to
impoundment. If the animal is otherwise tested for rabies virus, the
owner shall pay for all procedures.
[R.O. 2004 §230.280; CC 1990 §230.280; Ord. No. 553 §1, 6-4-1984; Ord.
No. 740 §1, 4-6-1992]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for any person or persons to keep or harbor upon
his/her premises any dog or dogs that shall by loud or frequent barking,
yelping or howling cause annoyance to the neighborhood or at least
two (2) separate property owners or occupants within the immediate
vicinity.
[R.O. 2004 §230.300; CC 1990 §230.300; Ord. No. 108 §§1 —
2, 11-8-1971]
A.
It
shall be unlawful for anyone to permit or allow any dog to run loose
without a muzzle at any place within one hundred (100) yards of any
public school in the City of Pevely.
B.
The
violation of this Section shall be deemed a misdemeanor punishable
by fine up to one hundred dollars ($100.00) for each violation.
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.
[R.O. 2004 §230.210; CC 1990 §230.210; Ord. No. 390 Art. IV, 8-27-1980]
It shall be unlawful for any person to dump or abandon the body
or carcass of a dead dog or cat; disposing of dead dogs or cats shall
be by the supervision of the Animal Control Officer.
[Ord. No. 1348 §§1, 2, 7-21-2014]
A.
Removing Fecal Matter. It is unlawful for the owner
or handler of any animal to fail to remove fecal matter deposited
by his or her animal on public property or public easement, or private
property of another, before the owner leaves the immediate area where
the fecal matter was deposited.
B.
Possession Of Removal Equipment. It is unlawful
for the owner or handler of any animal to fail to have in his or her
possession the equipment necessary to remove his or her animal's
fecal matter when accompanied by said animal on public property or
public easement, or private property of another.
C.
Set Aside Areas. The above prohibitions shall not
extend to areas set aside and designated by the City as areas where
animals can be off leash for exercise or training.
D.
Accumulation Of Waste On Property. It is also unlawful
for an owner to allow the accumulation of animal feces in any open
area, run, cage, or yard wherein animals are kept and to fail to remove
or dispose of feces to avoid offensive odors or unsanitary conditions
creating a nuisance as determined by the City's Animal Control
Officer. It is unlawful for an owner to allow pet waste to be deposited,
or cause unsanitary conditions resulting from pet waste, on an adjacent
property through stormwater runoff or washing off areas where animals
are kept.
