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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD07809 A � . i BILL NO. INTRODUCED BY COUNCILMAN: Willcoxon ORDINANCE NO, 909 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI REPEALING ORDINANCES NUMBERED 6760 AND 41843 OF THE CITY RELATING TO THE KEEPING OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS, AND ENACTING A NEW ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT, AND PROVIDING A PENALTY. BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, the following terms shall mean: (a) Owner: Any person, group of persons, firm or corporation owning, keeping or harboring a dog or dogs. (b) Dog: Any member of canine family over six months of age. (c) Pup: Any member of canine family under si)c months of age. (d) Exposed to Rabies: Any dog, 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. (e) Impound: To apprehend, catch, trap or net a dog and thereafter confine it. (f) Euthanize: To put to death in a humane way. (g) Registration - Vaccination: The procedure of vaccinating for rabies and issuing an appropriate certificate. The words shall be interchangeable. (h) Tag: Any object, regardless of shape or size, which bears a registration number and the words "registered and vaccinated for rabies", which has been .issued by any licensed veterinarian in the City of Jefferson. (i) At Lange: Any dog shall be at large when it is off of the premises of its owner and not under the reasonable control of the owner, or any member of his immediate family,,or ih;* l' s (j) Reasonable Control: Any dog shall be under reasonable control when the dog is on the premises of its owner or, when the dog is not on its owner's premises, when the dog is with and obedient to its owner, his or her agent, or some member of the owner's family (k) Not Under Reasonable Control: A dog shall be deemed to be "not under reasonable control" when not upon the premises of its owner and not within the immediate custody of, and obedient to, its owner, the owner's agent, or some member of the owner's family, or, when the dog damages the person or property of anyone other than the owner, except when the dog is in defense of its owner, the owner's family or property. Section 2. Dogs To Be Vaccinated: It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to keep, harbor or permit a dog to be within the confines of the City of Jefferson, Missouri until and unless such owner secures a certificate from a licensed veterinarian and the dog displays a tag of registration - vaccination. Section 3. Procedure: The owner of a dog or dogs may present same at his or her expense to a veterinarian to receive a protective dose of rabies vaccine. The owner shall receive one copy of a certificate and a colored tag both bearing a registration vaccination number. This tag and certificate only shall be evidence of registration - vaccination and confer the right to keep said dog in the City of Jefferson, Missouri. The veterinarian shall keep one copy of the above certificate on file by name and the third copy shall be presented to and held by the City Collector who shall keep the same on file by number. Section 4. Time Reguirements. The vaccination procedure described in the preceding section may be carried out at any time between June 1st and June 30th of the year; the resulting vaccination shall be good and valid for a period of one year. Section 5. Display. The tag issued shall be attached to the dog for which it was issued by means of a secure collar or harness. -2- ;V RINI r Section 6, Lost Tag. If a tag is lost, another tag of the same shape may be obtained from the veterinarian who issued the original, upon presentation AWI of the original certificate and payment of fifty cents to the veterinarian. Section 7. Transfer of Tag. A tag shall not be transferred from the dog to which it was issued to any other dog. Section 8. Dog License Required. It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dog within the City of Jefferson to keep said dog in said city unless a license has been obtained from the City Collector and displayed on the dog; provided it shall not be necessary for a dog to be licensed if the dog is kept on the owner's property at all times. Section 9. License, Cost, to be Purchased When. The cast of said license shall be One ($1.00) Dollar to be paid to the City Collector. Said license shall be valid for a period of one year and shall be purchased annually between July 1st and July 15th of each year. Alk Section 10. Licensing Procedure. The owner of a dog shall present to the City Collector a certificate from a licensed veterinarian in the City of Jefferson, Missouri showing that said dog has been immunized from rabies within forty-five days prior to the date on which application for the license is made. Upon payment of the sum of One ($1. 00) Dollar, the City Collector shall immediately enter in the City Dog Register the elate of payment, the number of entry, by whom paid, the breed, sex, color, age and size of said dog and then fornish to the applicant a metallic plate on which shall be plainly marked, cast or engraved thereon words and figures indicating the year for which the tax has been paid, and a number corresponding with the number of entry in said City Dog Register, and further that the owners name and address be placed upon the collar. Section 11. Display of License. The metallic plate shall be attached to the dog for which it was issued by means of a secure collar or harness. Section 12. Humane Officer - Registry Entries. The City Collector shall make out and deliver to the Humane Officer on the 15th day of July annually a copy of all entries made and entered in said Dog Register, and each week thereafter the subsequent entries as may be entered into said Dog Register. Section 13. Canines reaching age of six months and dogs brought into N ih City. Any canine attaining the age of six months or any dog brought into the city between July 15th and June 1st of the following year shall be subject to the regulations and provisions of this ordinance upon the happening of either such event. Section 14. Dogs Prohibited From Running_At Large. It shall be unlawful for the owner of any dog to let such dog run at large, whether licensed or not, at any time within the City of Jefferson, Missouri. In any prosecution for a viola- tion of this provision of this ordinance, proof that the dog described in the com- plaint was owned by the person named as defendant in the complaint shall con- stitute a prima facie presumption that the owner of the dog let such dog run at large during the time when, and at the place where, such violation occurred. Section 15. Female Dogs to be Confined When. It shall be unlawful f'or;the:owner, or any person in control or custody, of any female dog to fail to keep said dog confined on the premises of the owner, or the person in control or custody, during the dog's period of salacity. Section 16. Vicious Dogs to be Muzzled. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor within this city any dangerous or vicious dog, or suffer or permit such dangerous or vicious dog to be or run at large upon any public street, sidewalk or thoroughfare, or on the premises occupied by the owner or keeper of said dog, or on the premises of any other person, within this city, unless such dog is properly and securely muzzled. Section 17. Barking or Howling Dogs. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor within this city any dog, which by loud, frequent or habitual barking, howling or yelping, shall annoy or disturb any neighborhood or persons. Section 18. Dogs Putting Persons in Fear. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor within this city any dog which by habitually jumping upon or threatening persons upon any public street, sidewalk or thoroughfare ® within this city shall cause such person or persons to be put in fear of injury. Section 19. Dogs on School Premises. It shall be unlawful for the -4- owner or keeper of any dog to fail to keep said dog from interfering with the normal and usual activities of the teachers and students in any public, parochial or private school within this city. Section 20. Impoundment of Dogs. All dogs found in this city in violation of any provision of this ordinance shall be impounded by the Humane Officer in some suitable place provided by him or the City Council. Section 21. Notice of Impoundment. The Humane Officer shall exert all effort to identify any dog impounded and to notify the owner thereof of such impoundment and the reason therefor. Section 22. Redemption of Impounded Dort. The owner of any impounded dog or any other person, with the authority of the owner, may redeem said dog within a period of seventy two (72) hours after impoundment by paying to the Humane Officer the sum of One Dollar for each 24 hour period or fractional portion thereof, for the expense of keeping, feeding and sheltering said dog during the term of impoundment, and by executing an affidavit that he will take all steps necessary to comply with the provisions of this ordinance within forty eight (48) hours. Section 23. Failure to Redeem. Any dog that is impounded and not redeemed within 72 hours after notice thereof is given to the owner, or, in the event the owner of the dog cannot be determined, any dog that is not redeemed within 72 hours after impoundment, shall be euthanized by the Humane Officer or given 'to any person who asks for said dog upon payment of the accrued fees above provided for and execution of an affidavit that all steps necessary will be taken to comply with the provisions of this ordinance within forty eight (48) hours. Section 24. Animal Bite Procedure. The owner of any dog or cat which bites any person, regardless of the circumstances or whether the animal is vaccinated or not, shall be required to place the animal in a veterinary hospital maintained by a licensed veterinarian for a period of fourteen (14) days following the evening of the day of the bite for clinical observation. All expenses shall be borne by the owner of the animal. If such animal develops symptoms of rabies, _5_ it shall be allowed to die a natural death, or, if the animal shall die while within confinement for any reason, the head of such animal shall be removed by the veterinarian and submitted to any qualified official laboratory. If at the end of said 14 day period the animal is alive and healthy it may be released to its owner if said dog fulfills all other conditions of this ordinance prior to said release, but said animal shall not be permitted to run at large thereafter. Section 25. Suspected Rabid Animal. Any dog, cat or pet rodent which exhibits clinical symptoms of rabies may, after notice is given to the owner, be impounded by the Humane Officer on or off the property of the owner. The animal may be held for fourteen (14) days at the city's impounding facilities for clinical observation and, if alive and free from rabies at the expiration of that period, shall be returned to the owner at no expense. As an alternative procedure the owner may designate any veterinary hospital in the City as a place of detention for said fourteen (14) day period. All expense, under this procedure, shall be borne by the owner. Section 2.6. Exposed to Rabies. Any dog, cat or pet rodent which has been exposed to rabies should be immediately destroyed unless otherwise pro- vided. If the owner is unwilling to have said dog"d'estroyed by the Humane Officer, one of the following alternatives must be followed: (a) Strict isolation in an animal hospital for six (6) months. (b) If no previous vaccination has been given within a period of three (3) years with LEP (flury strain) vaccine, or within one year using vaccine of nervous 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./ Kg,b.w.), followed by one (1) to three (3) doses chicken embryo vaccine within seven (7) days, or fourteen (14) injections of nervous tissue vaccine. (c) If the animal has been vaccinated previously within one (1) year with nerve tissue or kelev strain vaccine, or within three (3) -6- years with flury strain vaccine, it is recommended that the animal be revaccinated and restrained by a leash or confined at home for thirty (30) days. Section 27. Quarantine. 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 dogs 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 dog found otherwise shall be impounded, or if impossible to capture shall be shot and killed by any policeman qP of the city. Section 26. Right of Entry. The Humane Officer, and his designee, shall have the right of entry to any property or premises within the city for the purpose of determining if the provisions of this ordinance are being complied with and for the further purpose of examining and impounding any dog exposed to or exhibiting clinical symptoms of rabies. Section 29. Poisoning Animals Prohibited. No person, or persons, shall feed or place so as to constitute a direct or obvious hazard to man or animal, or shall offer or tempt any dog or pet animal with any .liquid, or meat, of any food product which shall (a) cause prostration, convulsion, pain or suffer- ing as a prelude to death, (b) death, or (c) be proven to be toxic or lethal in the amount present to any man or domestic animal by competent medical or veterinary authority. Section 30. Refusal to Deliver Dogs to Humane Officer. No person shall refuse to deliver up to the Humane Officer his dog, or dogs, when requested to do so under the provisions of this ordinance. Section 31. Notices of Docr Licenses. During the month of June of each year the City Collector shall cause notice to be given to the owners of dogs within this city that the annual dog licenses must be secured between July 1st and July 15th of the same year. -7- Section 32. Collector to Settle Accounts. The City Collector shall settle for all monies received by him under the provisions of this ordinance in the same manner and at the same time he accounts for other monies received by him. Section 33. Humane Officer to Settle Accounts. Upon redemption of any dog by the owner, the Humane Officer shall execute a receipt in triplicate showing the amount of the money received by him for feeding, sheltering and caring for said dog during the period of impoundment. One copy thereof shall be given to the owner, one copy shall be retained by the Humane Officer, and on the last day of each month, the third copy shall be filed with the City Clerk Aft MW along with the monies so received, and the City Clerk shall issue a receipt therefor. Section 34. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms of this ordinance shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be fined not more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars or imprisoned not more than ninety days, or by both such fine and imprisonment. Section 35. Repeal Clause. Ordinances numbered 6760 and 6W of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, be, and the same are hereby repealed. Section 36'. This ordinance shall be in force and effect from and after Its passage and approval. Passed: , Approved: YA sident of the Counci Mayor Attest: r n Vty Clerk -8-