[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
As used in this Article, the following terms shall mean:
Any animal shall be deemed to be at large when it is off
the property of its owner and not restrained by a competent person.
Any member of the felis domesticus, either male or female,
four (4) months of age or older.
Any member of the canine family, either male or female, four
(4) months of age or older.
To put to death in a humane way.
Any dog or cat, whether licensed and vaccinated for rabies
or not, which has been bitten by, been fighting with or has consorted
with an animal known to have rabies.
An individual annually appointed by the Mayor and Board of
Aldermen whose job is to take care of animals once placed in the City's
pound facility.
To apprehend, catch, trap or net a dog, cat or other animal
and thereafter confine.
Any person, group of persons, firm or corporation owning,
keeping or harboring a dog or dogs, cat or cats, or any other domesticated
animal.
The procedure of vaccinating for rabies and issuing an appropriate
certificate. The words shall be interchangeable.
A dog or cat is under restraint if he/she is controlled by
a leash or harness, or is “at heel” of a competent person
and obedient to that persons commands or within a vehicle being driven
or parked on the streets of the City of Tipton.
Any object, regardless of shape or size, which bears a registration
number which has been issued by any licensed veterinarian.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog, cat or other
animal routinely vaccinated to keep, harbor or permit a dog, cat or
other animal to be within the confines of the City of Tipton, Missouri
until and unless such owner secures a certificate from a licensed
veterinarian and the animal displays a tag of registration.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The owner of a dog(s) or cat(s) may present same at his/her
expense to a licensed veterinarian to receive one (1) copy of a certificate
and a tag both bearing a registration vaccination number. This tag
and certificate shall only be evidence of registration-vaccination
and confer the right to keep said dog or cat in the City of Tipton,
Missouri. The veterinarian shall keep one (1) copy of the above certificate
on file and a copy shall be held by the City Collector who should
keep the same on file.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The vaccination procedure described in the preceding Section
may be carried out at any time; the resulting vaccination shall be
valid for a period in accordance with the rabies vaccination directives.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The vaccination tag issued shall be attached to the dog or cat
for which it was issued by means of a secure collar or harness. A
vaccination tag shall not be transferred from the dog or cat it was
issued to, to any other dog or cat.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
During the month of November of each year the City Collector
shall cause notice to be given to dog and cat owners within the City
that the annual dog licenses must be purchased by December 31 of the
same year. A dog or cat license must be obtained from the City Collector
by December 31 every year and must be displayed by said dog or cat
by means of a secure collar or harness. Thus, the dog or cat license
being valid January 1 – December 31. The dog or cat license
is not transferable to another dog.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The cost of said license shall be as follows:
Males, unneutered, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
Neutered males, ten dollars ($10.00);
Unspayed females, twenty-five dollars ($25.00);
Spayed females, ten dollars ($10.00).
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The owner of a dog or cat shall present to the City Collector a certificate from a licensed veterinarian showing that said dog has been immunized from rabies. Upon payment of the sums set out in Section 205.070, the City Collector shall immediately enter in the City Animal Register the date of payment, the number of entry, and owner of dog or cat, breed, sex, color and size of said animal. The City Collector shall then furnish the applicant a dog or cat license plate which shall be plainly marked, cast or engraved the City’s name, the year for which the tax is paid and animal license register number.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The City Collector shall make out and deliver to the Humane
Officer a copy of all entries made into the animal register annually
and each week thereafter subsequent entries are made into animal register.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat to permit
the same to run at large within the City.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
No person shall keep any dog(s) or cat(s) by which frequent
howling, screeching barking, baying or yelping shall disturb the peace
of residents of the immediate neighborhood. No person shall keep a
dog(s) or cat(s), confined on his/her premises under such conditions
that offensive or nauseous odors emanate from the waste of such animals
which interferes with the peace and enjoyment of residents of the
immediate neighborhood. Any dog(s) or cat(s) entering upon the grounds
or within the buildings used and occupied by any public, private or
parochial school within this City and interfering in any respect with
the normal, usual and orderly activities of the teachers and students
in attendance thereat is hereby declared a public nuisance.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
No more than three (3) animals will be permitted per residence.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
All dogs and cats found in violation of this Article shall be
impounded by the Humane Officer in the City’s impound facility.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The Humane Officer shall exert all effort to identify any dog
or cat that is impounded and to notify the owner thereof and the reason
therefore.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The owner of any impounded animal or any other person with the
authority of the owner may redeem said animal. The owner must pay
the Humane Officer the sum of ten dollars ($10.00); and an additional
five dollars ($5.00) per day if redeemed after the first twenty-four
(24) hours.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
Any animal that is impounded and has not been redeemed within
one hundred twenty (120) hours by its owner or in the event the owner
of the animal cannot be identified shall be able to be adopted by
another individual. If the animal is not redeemed or adopted within
five (5) days from the initial date of impoundment the Humane Officer
may have the dog euthanized by a licensed veterinarian.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
Upon redemption of any animal by the owner, the Humane Officer
shall execute a receipt in triplicate showing the amount of money
received for feeding, sheltering and caring for said animal during
the impoundment period. One (1) copy of the receipt shall be given
to the owner, one (1) shall be retained by the Humane Officer and
the other given to the City Collector along with the monies received.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019; Ord.
No. 23-11, 10-2-2023]
The owner of any dog or cat which bites any person, or other
domestic animal, regardless of the circumstances or whether the animal
is vaccinated or not, shall be required to place the animal in the
City’s impound facility for a period of fourteen (14) days following
the day of the bite for observation, no exceptions. All expenses shall
be borne by the animal owner. If such animal develops symptoms of
rabies it shall be allowed to die a natural death. If the animal shall
die within the confinement for any reason, the head of such animal
shall be removed by a licensed veterinarian and submitted to a qualified
official laboratory within the State of Missouri for examination.
If at the end of the fourteen (14) day period the animal is still
alive and healthy it may be released to its owner as long as the owner
fulfills all other conditions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
Any dog, cat or pet rodent which exhibits clinical symptoms
of rabies, may, after notice is given to the owner, be impounded by
the City Marshal on or off the owner’s property. The animal
may be held for fourteen (14) days at the City’s impounding
facilities for observation and if alive and free from rabies at the
expiration of that period it shall be returned to the owner at no
expense. As an alternative procedure the owner may designate any veterinary
hospital as a place of detention for the said fourteen (14) day period.
All expense under this procedure shall be paid by the owner.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
A.
Any
dog, cat or pet rodent which has been exposed to rabies should be
immediately destroyed unless otherwise provided. If the owner is unwilling
to have said dog, cat or pet rodent destroyed by the Humane Officer,
one (1) of the following alternatives must be followed:
1.
Strict isolation in an animal hospital for six (6) months.
2.
If no previous vaccination has been given within a period of three
(3) years with LEP (flurry strain) vaccine, of within one (1) year
using vaccine of nerve tissue origin, administer post-exposure treatment
and confine in a kennel for three (3) months. Post-exposure treatment
may consist of administration of anti-rabies serum (0.5 ml/Kgbw),
followed by one (1) to three (3) doses chicken embryo vaccine within
seven (7) days, or fourteen (14) injections of nervous tissue vaccine.
3.
If the animal has been vaccinated previously within one (1) year
with nerve tissue or keley strain vaccine, or within three (3) years
with flurry strain vaccine, it is recommended that the animal be revaccinated
and restrained by a leash or confined at home for thirty (30) days.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
Whenever the Mayor shall deem it necessary because of the prevalence
of rabies among the animal population of the City, County or State,
strict quarantine may be placed on all dogs in the City. Upon such
proclamation by the Mayor all animals shall be confined in the owner’s
home, tied up or placed on a leash and under the direct physical control
of a competent person at least fifteen (15) years of age. Any animal
found otherwise shall be impounded or if impossible to capture shall
be humanely killed by any City Police Officer.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
The City Marshal and his/her designee, shall have the right
to enter any property or premises within this City for the purpose
of determining if the provisions of this Article are being complied
with and for the further purpose of examining and impounding any animal
exposed to or exhibiting clinical symptoms of rabies.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
No person(s) shall feed or place a direct or obvious hazard
to man or animal, or shall offer or tempt any dog, cat or pet animal
with any liquid, meat or food product which shall cause prostration,
convulsion, pain or suffering as a prelude to death, be proven to
be toxic or lethal in the amount present to any man or domestic animal
by competent medical or veterinary authority or death.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
No person shall refuse to deliver his/her animal(s) to the Humane
Officer when requested to do so under the provisions of this Article.
[Ord. No. 19-16, 10-7-2019]
A.
It
shall be unlawful to tether any animal except under the following
restrictions:
1.
No animal may be tethered as the primary method of restraining an
animal to any property.
2.
No animal may be tethered for a period longer than thirty (30) minutes
unless it has also been provided with adequate food, water and shelter
suitable for the species, age and condition of the animal.
3.
No animal may be tethered unless supervised by a competent person
physically present on the property.
4.
The tether must be of a type and weight that allows for the free
movement of the animal and shall be no less than three (3) times the
animals length or ten (10) feet, whichever is greater, free from any
entanglements, and contains a swivel at both ends. At no time may
any logging chain, tow chain or similar device be utilized as a tether.
5.
Animals must be tethered by a non-choke type collar or body harness
constructed of either nylon or leather and no less than one (1) inch
in width, unless the collar is a rolled leather collar.
6.
No dog under six (6) months in age may be tethered.
7.
Multiple animals must be tethered separately and in such a way that
they may not become entangled with one another.
8.
When tethered, an animal’s maximum reach must be no closer
than ten (10) feet from any sidewalk or property line.
[Ord. No. 23-02, 4-10-2023]
A.
CAFO
FARM ANIMAL
LIVESTOCK
Definitions.
As used in this Section the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
Concentrated Animal Feeding Operation is an animal production
facility where animals are stabled or confined and fed or maintained
for a total of forty-five (45) days or more in a twelve (12) month
period, and a ground cover of vegetation is not sustained over at
least fifty percent (50%) of the animal confinement area.
Shall include cattle, horses, ponies, mules, donkeys, swine,
goats (including “fainting goats”), sheep, rabbits, chickens,
turkeys, geese, peacocks, and ducks by virtue of their identity and
without regard to whether the animal may be considered by the owner
to be a pet.
Any animal, which is being produced for commercial breeding
and selling or trading, and any animal primarily for use as food or
food products for consumption by humans or other animals. This definition
does not includes bees.
B.
Restrictions
On Farm Animals, Livestock And Other Animals.
1.
It shall be unlawful to keep, harbor, own, or in any way possess
the following animals:
a.
Non-human primates, raccoons, skunks, wolves, foxes, bears, coyotes,
jaguarondi, hyena, tigers, lions, leopards, ocelots, jaguar, cheetah,
margays, mountain lions, Canada lynx, and bobcats. Excluded from this
definition are ferrets and small rodents of a variety used for laboratory
purposes.
b.
Any animal with a poisonous bite, and any reptile over three feet
long.
c.
Excepted from the above are animals properly maintained at a licensed
zoological park, circus, scientific or educational institution, research
laboratory, or veterinary hospital.
2.
Farm Animals And Livestock Regulations.
a.
Owners of more than five (5) acres of contiguous land will be allowed
to keep livestock or farm animals, other than chickens, within the
City limits, subject to other restrictions.
b.
Chickens are allowed in the City limits, and must be cooped.
c.
Commercial feed lots, or concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFOs),
are not allowed within the City limits.
d.
No farm animal, livestock, or other permitted animal of any kind will be allowed to run at large within the City limits; persons owning or having charge of such animals will be held accountable for said animals running at large in the same manner as set forth in Chapter 205 of the City Code regarding dogs running at large.
3.
Permit Required For Keeping Other Animals Not Specifically Named And
Variance Request. Any person desiring to keep in the City any animal
not specifically named or regulated by this Section, and any person
seeking a variance from these regulations may do so only upon approval
by the Board of Aldermen after first filing with the City Clerk a
written application to the Council for a permit stating the location
and facilities to be provided, the size of the premises of the applicant,
the number of each animal, and each type of animal to be kept and
the purpose of keeping. If the Council approves the application, the
Council may grant such a permit with such restrictions as the council
shall deem fit, considering the health and safety of the public and
the absence of annoyance to residents of the City. Each permit is
good for a period of three (3) years from date thereof unless sooner
revoked by the Council after hearing.
4.
Animals And Enclosures.
a.
All animals permitted to be kept within the City in accordance with
this Section, while on the premises of their owner, shall be under
the immediate control of their owner or custodian, or shall be securely
restrained or enclosed in a suitable permitted outbuilding or enclosure.
b.
All animals, when off the premises of the owner or custodian, shall
be on a leash or harness not exceeding six (6) feet in length, or
shall be confined in an enclosure.
c.
Every building, enclosure, pen, run, cage, or yard wherein any animal
is kept shall be maintained in a clean and sanitary condition so that
no offensive, disagreeable or noxious smell, odor, or stench shall
arise therefrom to the injury, annoyance, or inconvenience of any
neighbor or neighbors. Animal manure shall not be permitted to accumulate
or concentrate upon the keeper’s property. All waste materials
shall be removed from the animal’s enclosure and disposed of
so as to eliminate any offensive odors.
5.
Removal Of Feces. It shall be unlawful for any person owning or in
control of any animal to allow or permit such animal to defecate upon
any private property owned by another, or condominium common elements,
or public property unless such person shall remove all feces so deposited
by such animal and dispose of such feces in a sanitary, lawful manner.
6.
Certain Conduct Prohibited For All Animals. It shall be unlawful
for any person owning, keeping, or in possession of any animal to
allow or fail to restrain the animal from:
a.
Repeated emissions of animal sounds or sounds due to animal activity
not necessarily emitted from the animal which become an annoyance
to a person living near the property on which the animal is kept;
or
b.
Repeated fighting with other animals, even if the other animals are
owned by the same owner and on the same property; or
c.
On one (1) or more occasions of chasing in a threatening manner any
person while off the animal owner’s property; or
d.
Repeated acts of chasing vehicles, bicycles, or other means of locomotion
while the vehicle, bicycle, or other means of locomotion is traveling
on a public road, street, or alley; or
e.
Digging up or destroying shrubbery, vegetation, or other property
on property other than that of the owner; or
f.
Tearing into solid waste trash bags on property other than that of
the owner; or
g.
Repeated acts of snarling and showing its teeth or claws, kicking,
or lunging (even if otherwise restrained) in a threatening manner
at persons who pass by on a public place (such as alleyways or sidewalks)
or private property other than property of the owner, even if the
animal is on the owner’s premises; or
h.
Biting any human being except the owner without provocation; or
i.
Killing another domestic animal, farm animal, or livestock without
provocation while off the owner’s property.
7.
Nuisance Or Dangerous Animals Prohibited. Any animal, which by its size, or behavior, or capability of inflicting severe or lethal injury to a person, or by being diseased, presents a risk to the health or safety of any person, or by being an annoyance to other residents, or any combination of the forgoing may be declared a nuisance animal or a dangerous animal and subject to the same penalties in the same manner as provided in Chapter 205 for declaring a dog a nuisance dog or for declaring a dog a dangerous dog; and the person keeping, maintaining, or harboring such animal shall be responsible for controlling or confining the animal in such a manner as to no longer be a nuisance or present a health or safety hazard to any person. For purposes of this Section, the word “animal” shall mean any animal other than human beings.
8.
Grandfather Clause. The effective implementation date does not pertain
to those citizens who may own farm animals, livestock and other animals
prohibited preceding the passing of this Section.
C.
Violations.
Any person violating the provisions of this Section shall upon conviction
thereof be subject to a fine of not more than five hundred dollars
($500) or by up to ninety (90) days imprisonment in the County jail,
or both fine and imprisonment.
[Ord. No. 19-15, 10-4-2019]
Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms of
this Article shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be
fined not more than five hundred dollars ($500.00) or imprisonment
not more than ninety (90) days, or by both.
