[Ord. No. 16-05 Exh. B, 1-28-2016]
For the purposes of this Chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings respectively ascribed to them by this Section:
Normal and prudent attention to the needs of an animal, including
wholesome food, clean water, shelter and health care as necessary
to maintain good health in a specific species of animal.
Reasonable restraint sufficient to prevent an animal from
running at large, or from injuring itself, or from any person, or
any other animal, or from damaging any property.
Structurally sound, properly ventilated and weatherproofed
housing which is large enough to let the animal housed in it stand
up, turn around, and lie down; is equipped with bedding that will
not absorb water and/or freeze; and will not exacerbate existing weather
conditions by, for example, absorbing heat on hot sunny days.
Any domestic member of the felis catus family over the age
of six (6) months.
Any domestic member of the canis familiaris family over the
age of six (6) months.
Any living vertebrate except human.
Off the premises of the owner, or of anyone having care,
custody, or control and not under the adequate control of the owner
or of anyone having care, custody or control. At large shall not include
any dog or puppy lawfully off-leashes in a designated off-leash animal
park.
A place or establishment other than a pound where animals
not owned by the proprietor are sheltered, fed and watered for a fee.
A place or establishment maintaining five (5) or more female
cats or dogs as breeding stock.
A cat that is unowned, free roaming, stray, lost or an abandoned
former pet living in the wild that may or may not be feral or socialized.
The current Compendium of Animal Rabies Control issued by
the National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, Inc.
Any person, regardless of age, who has custody of the animal
in question or is capable of controlling and governing the animal
in question to whose commands the animal is obedient.
Any dog with the following characteristics:
Any dog which has inflicted a severe or fatal injury on a human,
whether upon public or private property, provided that the Division
has a signed physician’s statement documenting the injury and
its treatment, and qualifying the injury as a severe or fatal injury.
Any dog declared by the Director to be dangerous pursuant to Section 205.142(C) and (D) of this Chapter or lawfully declared dangerous by a City or municipality within the County.
Any person, group of persons or corporation engaged in selling
or donating dogs, cats or other small animals to other dealers, or
to kennels, pet shops or research facilities.
The Director of the Division of Humane Services or any person
or agent employed or designated by the Director.
Any animal, including but not limited to a cat, dog, kitten
or puppy, that has been tamed and kept by humans primarily for labor,
food or for human companionship. Domesticated animal shall not include
fish or any of the following caged animals: birds, reptiles, amphibians,
other small mammals weighing less than six (6) pounds, or exotic/dangerous
animals.
Any animal not indigenous to the United States and/or not
normally kept as a pet, including but not limited to non-human primates,
alligators, large carnivores, deadly or poisonous animals, wolves,
coyotes or any animal bred with a wolf or coyote.
Any animal, whether licensed and vaccinated for rabies or
not, which has been bitten by or has been fighting with, or has consorted
with, an animal known to have rabies or showing symptoms of rabies.
A domestic cat born in the wild or that has reverted back
to a wild state and is not tame or socialized.
Any program adopted as provided for in Ordinance of St. Charles County Section 205.225 or approved by the Director of the Division of Humane Services.
Any establishment or place where animals are bathed and/or
groomed for a fee.
To feed, shelter, or confine an animal.
To apprehend, catch, trap, net or, if necessary, kill any
animal by the Division of Humane Services of the County or its agent.
Any premises designated by the County for the purpose of
caring for animals impounded by the Division of Humane Services of
the County or its agent.
Any person, group of persons or corporation engaged in buying,
selling, breeding, or boarding dogs, cats or other small animals.
Any domestic member of the felis catus family age of six
(6) months or under.
Any person with custody of an animal who purchased, was gifted
or otherwise legally acquired such animal.
A secure enclosure, primarily used for dogs, with four (4)
sides, a top, and a lockable gate/door that is large enough to allow
animals free movement while inside, protection from the elements and
will prevent an animal from escaping or entering.
Any commercial establishment where dogs, cats or other small
animals are bought, sold, or exchanged.
Any domestic member of the canis familiaris family age of
six (6) months or under.
The procedure of vaccinating against the rabies virus and
issuing a numbered tag and an identically numbered certificate of
vaccination. The words "registration" and "vaccination" shall be interchangeable.
Any fence or pen kept in good repair, constructed of wood,
metal or plastic and built to prevent an animal from going over, under
or through; and prevents the animal from putting his/her head or mouth
through any opening.
Any attack by a dog which causes a severe or fatal injury,
or the death of a domestic animal.
Any object which bears the number of a certificate of vaccination
and which has been issued by the authority of the Division of Humane
Services of the County.
Any individual who is validly and currently licensed to practice veterinary medicine in Missouri as determined by the Missouri Veterinary Medical Board in accordance with the requirements and provisions of Sections 340.200 to 340.298, RSMo.
Any indigenous species of animal which is not normally domesticated
in the United States and would normally live in the wild, irrespective
of its actual state of domesticity, docility or tameness.
[Ord. No. 16-05 Exh. B, 1-28-2016]
This Chapter shall apply to the unincorporated area of the County,
or to any cities or municipalities having adopted this Chapter in
whole or in part.
[Ord. No. 16-05 Exh. B, 1-28-2016]
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Nothing herein shall prevent the County from cooperating or joining
by contract with any City, Town or Village for the regulation of animals,
provided:
