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HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD06760 stablished as follows: Beginning at the center of Southwest Blvd. nd the north line of Swifts Highway where the elevation is 317 .00; hence 25 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation shall be 314.4 ) ; hence 1100 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation shall be 01. 1; thence 100 feet on a vertical curve where the elevation shall e 193. 10; thence 100 feet on a vertical curve where the elevation hall be 187.20; thence 300 feet on a uniform grade where the levation shall be 178 . 10 ; thence 300 feet on a uniform grade where he elevation shall be 172.10; thence 300 feet on a uniform grade here the elevation shall be 168 . 10; thence 200 feet on a uniform rade where the elevation shall be 164.60; thence 600 feet on a Iniform grade where the elevation shall be 146.60; thence 200 feet n a uniform grade where the elevation shall be 142.60 ; thence 00 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation shall be 140.96; hence 300 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation shall be 40.96; thence 560 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation shall e 140.66; thence 340 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation sh l e 145.80; thence 68 feet on a uniform grade where the elevation hall be 147.0 . ection 2. All ordinances or part of ordinances in conflict with th s rdinance are hereby repealed. ection 3. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force from nd after its passage and approval. assed: 7/20/1959 Approved: 7/22/1959 C. F. Whaley /s/ C. F. Whale /s/ resident of the Council Mayor RDINANCE NO. 6760. Ordinance repealing Sections 10 through 33 of Ordinance 5979 and rdinance 6681 relating to the keeping of dogs and other animals, d enacting in lieu thereof a new Ordinance pertaining to the same ub3 ect. E IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI: ection 1. Repeal. Sections 10 through 33 of Ordinance 5979 and rdinance 6681 relating to the keeping of dogs and other animals be nd the same are hereby repealed. ection 2. Definitions. As used in this ordinance, the- following erms shall mean: (a) Owner: Any person, group of persons, firm or corporatio owning, keeping or harboring a dog or dogs. (b) At Large:Any dog shall be deemed to be at large when it is off of the property of its owner and not restrained by a competent person. (c) Restraint: A dog is under restraint if he is controlled by a leash, at "heel" of a competent personand obedient to that person' s commands, or within a vehicle being driven or parked on the streets. (d) Dog: Any member of canine family over six months of am. (e) Pup: Any member of canine family under six months of age, (f) 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. ! (g) impound: To apprehend, catch, trap or net a dog and thereafter confine it. (h) guthanize: To put to death in a humane way. (i) Registration - Vaccination: The procedure of vaccinating for rabies and issuing an appropriate certificate The words shall be interchangeable. (j) 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. r Section 3. Dogs to Be Vaccinated: It shall be unlawful for the caner 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 caner secures a certificate from a licensed veterinarian and the dog displays a tag of registration - vaccination. Section 4. 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 vaccinatio umber. 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 sha 1 be presented to and held by the City Collector who shall keep the name on file by number. Section 5. Time Requirements. 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 6. . Display. The tag issued shall be attached to the dog fo ` hich it was issued by means of a secure collar or harness.. Section 7. Lost Tag. If a tag is lost, another tag of the same shape may be obtained from the veterinarian who issued the 6riginal, upon presentation of the original certificate and payment of fifty cents to the veterinarian. Section 8. Transfer of Tag. A tag shall not be transferred from he dog to which it was issued to any other dog. Section 9. Dog License Re wired. It shall be unlawful for the owner f a dog within the City of Jefferson to permit- said dog to run at large until and unless a dog license has been obtained from the City Collector and displayed by said dog. Section 10. License, Cost, to be Purchased When. The cost of said license shall be One (g1.00) 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. Section 11. Licensing Procedure. The owner of a dog shall present to the City Collector a certificate from a licensed veterinarian in he 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. • )-4 pon payment of the sum of One ($1.00) Dollar, the City Collector hall immediately enter in the City Dog Register the date of ayment, the number of entry, by whom paid, the breed, sex, color, ge and size of said dog and then furnish to the applicant a etallic plate on which shall be plainly marked, cast or engraved I:hereon words and figures indicating the year for which the tax has een paid, and a number corresponding with the number of entry in aid City Dog Register. ection 12. Display of License. The metallic plate shall be attache o the dog for which it was issued by means of a secure collar or arness. ection 13. Humane Officer - Registry Entries. The City Collector hall make out and deliver to the Humane officer on the 15th day of my annually a copy of all entries made and entered in said Dog egister, and each week thereafter the subsequent entries as may be ntered into said Dog Register. ection 14. Canines reaching age of six months and dogs brou ht int ,it y. Any canine attaining the age of six months or any dog brought nto the city between July 15th and June 1st of the following year hall be subject to the regulations and provisions of this ordinance porn the happening of either such event. ection 15. Dogs Prohibited from Running at Large When. It shall b nlawful for the owner of any dog to permit the same to run at large ithin this city if: (a) Said dog has not been vaccinated and registered as provided by this ordinance and displaying a tag evidencing such fact. (b) Said dog has not been licensed as provided by this ordinance and displaying .a license evidencing such fact. (c) Said dog, while running at large, continually barks, yelps or howls during the nighttime. (d) Said dog, while running at large, engages in fights or attacks other dogs on the public streets, sidewalks or thoroughfares of the city or on premises other than the owner of said dog. (e) Said dog is known to be a vicious dog that is dangerous to members of the public or other animals in this city. (f) Any female dog while in a state or condition known as "heat" . lection 16. Harboring a Nuisance. No person shall keep any dog or t ogs, or cats, which by frequent howling, screeching, barking, gying or yelping shall disturb the peace of residents of the mmediate neighborhood. No person shall keep a dog or dogs, cat or cats, confined on is premises under such conditions that offensive or nauseaus dors emanate from the waste of such animals which interferes with he peace and enjoyment of residents of the immediate neighborhood. ection 17 . Dogs - School Activities. Any dog or group of dogs ntering upon the grounds or within the buildings used and occupied y any public, parochial or private school within this city and nterfering in any respect with the normal, usual and orderly ctivities of the teachers and students in attendance Ithereat, is ereby declared to be a public nuisance. ection 18, Impoundment of Dogs. All dogs found in this city in iolati.on of the provisions of Section 15 and Section 17 of this rdinance shall be impounded by the Humane Officer in some suitable lace provided by him or the City Council. Section 19 . Notice of Impoundment. The Humane Officer shall exertji all effort to identify any dog impounded and to notify the owner th � eof of such impoundment and the reason therefor. Section 20. Redemption of impounded dog. The owner of any impound 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 witblin forty eight (48) hours . Section 21. 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 ( hours. Section 22. Animal bite procedure. The owner of any dog or cat whi.h 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 dog. If such animal develops symptoms of rabies, ,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 dog shall not be permitted to run at large thereafter. Section 23. Suspected Rabid Animal. Any dog, cat or pet rodent whic exhibits clinical symptoms of rabies may, after notice is given to tie ,owner,, be impounded by the Humane Officer on or off the propertyof 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 14 day period. All expense, under this procedure, shall be borne by the owner. Section 24. Exposed To Rabies. Any dog, cat or pet rodent which as been exposed to rabies should be immediately destroyed unless therwise provided. If the owner is unwilling to have said dog destroyed 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 IEP (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 r � �i exposure treatment may consist of administration of anti- rabies serum (p.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) 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 25. Quarantine. Whenever the Mayor shall deem it necessair 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 killedl.r1y. any policeman of the city. ,i Section 26. Right of Entry. The Humane Officer, and his designee, shall have the right of entry to any property or permises within tb s 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 27. 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 prostaation, convulsion, pain or suffering 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 28 . 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 29 . Notices of Dog 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. , Section 30. 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 moniees received by him. Section 31. 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 cop shall be retained by the Humane Officer, and on the last day of eac month, the third copy shall be filed with the City Clerk along wit the monies so- received, and the City Clerk shall issue a receipt therefor. Section 82. Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the terms of this ordinance, excepting the provisions of Section 17 thereof, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be ifixadd not more than One Hundred ($100.00) Dollars or imprisoned no