HomeMy Public PortalAboutORD14481 BILL NO. 2008-133
SPONSORED BY COUNCILMAN Medin
ORDINANCE NO. 14q
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AMENDING CHAPTER 5
(ANIMALS) OF THE CODE OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON PERTAINING TO ANIMAL
REGISTRATION, DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE, AND MICROCHIPS.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JEFFERSON, MISSOURI, AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Chapter 5 (Animals), Section 4 (Definitions) of the Code of the City of
Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby amended as follows:
Sec.5-4 Definitions.
Microchip. A permanent radio-frequency identification(RFID)chip implanted under
animal's skin and read by a chip scanner or wand.
Owner: In addition to its ordinary meaning,any person,who keeps or harbors an animal or
professes to be owning, keeping or harboring an animal. If an animal has been registered as
provided in Section 5-31, there shall be a presumption that the person identified as the owner
on the r istration record is the owner of the animal. The presumgtion may be overcome by
filing a change of ownership form to be promulgated by the Director,which must be si ned by
the new owner of the animal..
Section 2. Chapter 5 (Animals), Section 5-17 (Running at Large) of the Code of the
City of Jefferson, Missouri, is hereby amended, as follows:
Sec. 5-17.Running at large.
A. It shall be unlawful for the owner or the person in charge of any animal to fail to
keep any animal from running at large, that is without either being in a securely
fenced yard or secured with a leash,rope,or chain,at any time,at any place in the
City.
B. In the case of a conviction in municipal court and the animal has been spayed or
neutered,the court shall fine the owner of said animal running at large at least the
following amounts:
1. First offense-Twenty-five dollars($25.00)
2. Second offense-One hundred dollars($100.00)
3. Third offense-One hundred fifty dollars($150.00)
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C. All mach fines established in Sec.5-17(B)shall be a minimum fine and no portion
of said fine shall be suspended or stayed. Neither shall the municipal judge suspend
imposition of sentence.
D. In the case of a_conviction in municipal court and the animal has not been
spayed or neutered the court shall fine the owner of said animal running at
lar a at least the followin> amounts:
1. First offense-Fifty dollars 550.00
2. Second offense-Two hundred dollars($200.00)
3. Third offense-Three hundred dollars_300.001
E. All Such fines shall be minimum fines and no uortion of any fine shall be suspended or
stayed by anyone other than the municipal j uke who may suspend one-half of the fine
established in Section 5.17(D) on the condition that the animal be implanted with a
microchip and-be spayed or neutered within thirty(30)days of the date of conviction.
Section 3. Chapter 5 (Animals) of the Code of the City of Jefferson, Missouri, is
hereby amended, by the addition of a new Section 5-30 (Microchip required), to read as
follows:
Sec. 5-30 Microchip required.
Each dog,malhor ferret that is not spayed or neutered shall have imrlanted a microchip
of a brand and model approved by the Director. The owner shall keep current the information
provided through the microchip and shall provide the Director with a cony,of the microchip
information which the Director shall include in the re istr cr ated by Section 5-31.
Section 4. Chapter 5(Animals), is hereby amended by the addition of a new Section
5-31 (Registry) as follows:
Sec. 5-31 Registry.
A. The Director shall keep a registry of all dogs, cats and ferrets within the Cily,which.
are known to the City. Each dog,cat or ferret that is issued a vaccination tag pursuant
to Article II of this Chapter shall be placed in the registry by the Director, at no cost
to the owner, utilizing the identification and ownership information found on the
record of vaccination. T_ he registry shall include microchip information if the same is
available.
B. The Director shall promulgate a form and policy to allow an owner of an animal to:
1. Register the animal if it-is not registered as in subsection A. and
2. Amend the ownership or other information on the registration,;and
3. Provide the City with the animal's microchip information.
C. This section shall not be construed to_reguire a citizen to register their animal.
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Section 5. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect from and after the date
of its passage and approval.
Passed:_ r -W�� Approve 75.
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