HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD14728 BILL NO. 2010-68C PASSED AS AMENDED
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Koon
ORDINANCE NO. 14728
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING THE CODE
PERTAINING TO THE HEALTH AND WELFARE OF CATS AND DOGS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 5 (Animals), of the Code of the City of Jefferson, is hereby
amended by the addition of a new section 5-34 to read as follows:
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Sec. 5;34'Animal Unattended in Motor Vehicle
A. Endangering health of animal prohibited. A person may not leave an animal
unattended in a standing or parked motor vehicle in a manner that endangers the
health or safety of the animal.
1. There shall be a presumption that the health and safety of an animal is in
danger if an animal is inside a motor vehicle and the temperature outside the
motor vehicle is 80 degrees or greater, and the interior of the vehicle is not
provided with conditioned air to maintain an internal temperature of 80
degrees Fahrenheit or less.
2. This shall not conflict or exempt a person from Sec. 19-307, Unattended
Vehicles.
B. Use of reasonable means necessary to remove animal from vehicle. Except as provided
in subsection(c)of the section,a person may use reasonable means necessary to remove
from a motor vehicle an animal left in the vehicle in violation of the provisions of
subsection(a)of the section if the person is:
1. A law enforcement officer;
2. A public safety employee of the State or the City;
3. An Animal Control Officer under the jurisdiction of the State or a local governing
body;
C. Liability. A person described in subsection(b)of this section may not be held liable for any
damages directly resulting from actions taken under the provision of subsection (b) of this
section.
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Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Passed: Approved:
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