As used in this Article, the following terms mean:
ENTER UNLAWFULLY or REMAIN UNLAWFULLY
A person enters or remains in or upon premises when he or
she is not licensed or privileged to do so. A person who, regardless
of his or her purpose, enters or remains in or upon premises which
are at the time open to the public does so with license and privilege
unless he or she defies a lawful order not to enter or remain, personally
communicated to him or her by the owner of such premises or by other
authorized person. A license or privilege to enter or remain in a
building which is only partly open to the public is not a license
or privilege to enter or remain in that part of the building which
is not open to the public.
TO TAMPER
To interfere with something improperly, to meddle with it,
displace it, make unwarranted alterations in its existing condition,
or to deprive, temporarily, the owner or possessor of that thing.
UTILITY
An enterprise which provides gas, electric, steam, water,
sewage disposal, or communication, video, internet, or voice over
internet protocol services, and any common carrier. It may be either
publicly or privately owned or operated.
A person commits the offense of reckless burning or exploding
if he/she recklessly starts a fire or causes an explosion and thereby
damages or destroys the property of another.
[Ord. No. 458 §§1 —
7, 11-10-1993; Ord. No.
617 §1, 7-8-2009]
A. It
shall be unlawful for any owner or lawful occupant of any lot or parcel
of realty in Velda City, Missouri, to permit grass or weeds in excess
of six (6) inches in height, rank vegetable growths, leaves, garbage,
refuse or rubbish to remain on such realty for a period longer than
five (5) days, or to permit trees upon said realty that abuts a sidewalk
or street, to become a nuisance. Any owner or lawful occupant convicted
of a violation of this Section shall be fined not less than fifteen
dollars ($15.00) nor more than three hundred dollars ($300.00) for
each offense.
B. Any
officer or employee of Velda City, Missouri, engaged in the cutting,
destruction, removal or abatement permitted under the terms of this
Chapter, shall have the right of entry upon realty within Velda City,
Missouri, upon which conditions exist that require same. Any person
who shall refuse, hinder, delay or interfere with the entry of any
such officer or employee, or the officer, agent or employee of any
contractor, in the performance of any of the undertakings set forth
herein, shall be deemed guilty of a separate offense hereunder, and
shall, upon conviction, be subject to a fine of not less than twenty-five
dollars ($25.00) nor more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00), or
to imprisonment not exceeding a period of ninety (90) days, or to
both such fine and imprisonment.