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City of Jonesburg, MO
Montgomery County
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A. 
A person commits the offense of abandonment of an airtight or semiairtight container if he/she knowingly abandons, discards, or permits to remain on premises under his/her control, in a place accessible to children, any abandoned or discarded icebox, refrigerator, or other airtight or semiairtight container which has a capacity of one and one-half (1 1/2) cubic feet or more and an opening of fifty (50) square inches or more and which has a door or lid equipped with hinge, latch or other fastening device capable of securing such door or lid, without rendering such equipment harmless to human life by removing such hinges, latches or other hardware which may cause a person to be confined therein.
B. 
Subsection (A) of this Section does not apply to an icebox, refrigerator or other airtight or semiairtight container located in that part of a building occupied by a dealer, warehouse operator or repair person.
C. 
The defendant shall have the burden of injecting the issue under Subsection (B) of this Section.
D. 
The offense of abandonment of an airtight or semiairtight container is an ordinance violation.
A person commits the offense of littering if he/she places, deposits, or causes to be placed or deposited, any glass, glass bottles, wire, nails, tacks, hedge, cans, garbage, trash, refuse, or rubbish of any kind, nature or description on the right-of-way of any public road or State highway or on or in any of the waters in this City or on the banks of any stream, or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the State, any board, department, agency or commission thereof or on any land or water owned, operated or leased by the Federal Government or the City, or on any private real property owned by another without the owner's consent.
A. 
A person commits the offense of unlawful disposition of a dead animal if he/she knowingly places or causes to be placed the carcass or offal of any dead animal:
1. 
Into any well, spring, brook, branch, creek, pond, lake, cistern or City or privately owned reservoir; or
2. 
On any public road or highway, river, stream, or watercourse or upon premises not his/her own for the purpose of annoying another or others.
A. 
A person commits the offense of tampering with a water supply if he/she purposely:
1. 
Poisons, defiles, introduces filth, offal, carcass or impurity of any kind, or in any way corrupts the water of a well, spring, cistern, brook or reservoir used for domestic or municipal purposes; or
2. 
Diverts, dams up and holds back from its natural course and flow any spring, brook or other water supply for domestic or municipal purposes, after said water supply shall have once been taken for use by any person or persons, corporation, town or city for his/her, their or its use.
B. 
The offense of tampering with a water supply is an ordinance violation.
[Ord. No. 334, 1-7-2019]
A. 
It shall be unlawful for any person to discharge or cause to be discharged any fireworks as described in this Section except as stated below:
1. 
New Year's Eve at Midnight.
2. 
From the Saturday before the 4th of July until the Saturday after the 4th of July:
a. 
July 3 and 4 from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M. (regardless of the day of the week).
b. 
Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, or Thursday from 10:00 A.M. to 10:00 P.M.
c. 
Friday or Saturday from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 P.M.
d. 
Exceptions to this if a no burn order has been issued.
B. 
Ordinance Violation. Any person or persons, firm or corporation violating any of the provisions of Subsection (A) of this Section shall be deemed guilty of an ordinance violation and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not less than one dollar ($1.00) nor more than fifty dollars ($50.00).
[Ord. No. 334, 1-7-2019]
A. 
Permit. Each permit for a temporary firework stand shall require a City of Jonesburg Business License. Twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
B. 
Application. An application for a temporary firework stand permit must be applied for each year by June 1. Applications are to be reviewed and approved by Board of Aldermen during the June meeting of each year. It will be required to have a letter from the property owner approving the location of the stand along with a copy of the State of Missouri permit from the State of Missouri Fire Marshals.
C. 
Transfer of Permits. All temporary firework stand permits approved and issued by the Board of Aldermen are personal to the applicant and are non-transferable. The sale of fireworks or operation of a facility for the sale of fireworks by someone other than a license holder shall void the permit and cause forfeiture of the permit and permit fee.