ANIMAL CONTROL REGULATIONS SECTION 210.010:DEFINITIONS
AT LARGE: Means off the premises of the owner and not under the control of the owner or a member of his immediate family or a person charged with its care either by leash or otherwise. OWNER: Means any person, firm or corporation owning, harboring, or keeping a dog, fowl or other animal. (Ord. No. 1828 § 1) SECTION 210.020:DOGS RUNNING AT LARGE No dog, fowl, or other animal shall be permitted to run at large within the City limits of Bloomfield, Missouri. This restriction shall not prohibit the appearance of any dog or other domesticated animal upon the streets or public property when such a dog is on a leash or is kept under the immediate control of the person charged with its care. (Ord. No. 1828 §§ 2,3) SECTION 210.030:CHIEF OF POLICE TO IMPOUND; WHEN--FEES The Chief of Police or such other person as shall be designated by the Mayor shall impound any dog, fowl, or other animal found running at large and written notice of the impounding shall be given to the owner of such dog, fowl or other animal, if known, and the owner, after receiving notice, shall have seventy-two (72) hours to claim such dog, fowl or other animal to pay pound fees. If the owner is unknown, such officer shall post notice at the Pound and at the City Hall that if the dog, fowl or other animal is not claimed by a certain time and date, said time and date being seventy-two (72) hours after the impoundment, the said dog, fowl or other animal will be killed. If such dog, fowl, or other animal is not claimed within the time specified and all fees and charges paid, the Chief of Police or such other person designated by the Mayor shall kill such dog, fowl or other animal and dispose of its carcass. The impounded dog, fowl or other animal shall be housed and fed in a human manner at the pound. An impounding fee of ten dollars ($10.00) and a charge of five dollars ($5.00) per day for feeding shall be charged for any dog, fowl or other animal held at the pound. (Ord. No. 1828 § 4; Ord. No. 73.040) Supp. #3, 3/00 SECTION 210.040:NOTICE OF IMPOUNDING Upon taking up and impounding any dog, fowl or other animal and if the owner is unknown, the officer impounding such dog, fowl or other animal shall immediately post at the pound and at the City Hall a notice of impounding in substantially the following form: NOTICE OF IMPOUNDING (DOG) (FOWL) (DESCRIPTION OF SUCH OTHER ANIMAL) DATE: TO WHOM IT MAY CONCERN: I have this day taken up and impounded in the Pound of the City of Bloomfield, Missouri, a ______________ answering to the following description: Sex:____________________________ Approximate Age:_______________________________ Color: _________________________ Name of Owner:_________________________________ Breed: _________________________ Notice is hereby given that unless said _________________ is claimed and redeemed on or before ____________ o'clock ___M. on the ___________________ day of ______________________, 19 ___, the same will be killed as provided by ordinance. (Ord. No. 1828 § 5) SECTION 210.050:LOCATION OF CITY POUND--POUNDMASTER The City Pound shall be located in or near Bloomfield. The Chief of Police or such other person as designated by the Mayor shall be Pound Master and shall attend to the maintenance of such Pound, and present a proper claim to the Board of Aldermen monthly for the necessary expenses which he may incur in so doing, and if allowed by the Board of Aldermen, shall be paid by the Treasurer. (Ord. No. 1828 § 7) SECTION 210.060:BARKING OR CRYING DOGS, CATS OR OTHER ANIMALS No person shall keep or harbor a dog, cat or other animal which habitually barks, cries, or makes other disturbing noises between the hours of 10:00 P.M. and 6:00 A.M. (Ord. No. 2020 § 8) Supp. #3, 3/00 SECTION 210.070:UNLAWFUL ENTRY INTO POUND It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to break open the Pound or to attempt to do so, or to take or let out any dogs, fowl, or other animals therefrom, or to take or attempt to take from any officer any dog, fowl or other animals taken up by such officer in compliance with this Chapter or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer in the discharge of his duties under this Chapter. (Ord. No. 1828 § 9) SECTION 210.080: POISONED MEAT AND SUBSTANCE It shall be unlawful to throw or deposit poisoned meat or any poison or harmful substance, in any street, alley or public place, or on any private premises within the City for the purpose of destroying any dog, fowl or other animal. (Ord. No. 1828 § 10) SECTION 210.090: HUMANE TREATMENT A. It shall be unlawful to feed any animal unwholesome or unsuitable food, or unclean water to drink which is likely to cause or produce disease in the animal. B. No person shall put any push, ashes, hot water or other torturous materials upon; beat, wound, maltreat, torture or inflict unnecessary pain or needlessly or cruelly maim, mutilate or kill any animal, nor shall any person give, sell, lend, barter or otherwise knowingly furnish any instrument, means, compound or other thing to be used for the purpose of maltreating, torturing, maiming or killing any dog, fowl, or other animal. (Ord. No. 1828 § 11) SECTION 210.100:DISPOSAL OF MANURE OR OFFAL Every person keeping or harboring any dog, fowl or other animal shall keep or cause to be kept all manure or offal therefrom which shall be deposited or accumulated for such animal, securely or closely confined in such a manner as will prevent it from being scattered from such place of deposit into or upon any street, sidewalk, alley or gutter of the City; and shall so care for it as to prevent any malodorous or offensive condition to exist and to prevent any nuisance to arise therefrom. (Ord. No. 1828 § 12) Supp. #3, 3/00 SECTION 210.110:DISPOSAL OF DEAD ANIMAL IN PUBLIC WAYS A. No person shall deposit, throw or place any dead or fatally sick or injured dog, fowl or other animal, or part thereof, on any public place or private premises or in any sewer or drainage ditch. B. It shall be the duty of the City to pick up and dispose of all dead animals and fowl on the public streets or public places. (Ord. No. 1828 § 13) SECTION 210.120:DOGS; LICENSE REQUIRED A. It shall be the duty of any person owning, controlling, possessing or having the management or care, in whole or in part, of any dog to apply to the City Clerk and obtain a dog license tag on or before the first day of April of each and every year, for which license the City Clerk is hereby authorized to charge the sum of one dollar ($1.00) annually for all types of dogs. It is hereby declared a misdemeanor for any such person to neglect, fail or refuse to pay such license fee and secure the metal tag of suitable design and inscribed with the words BLOOMFIELD D.L.T. with the year of issuance and to keep the same securely attached to the animal by means of a collar or harness of substantial make and condition, said metal tag to be numbered from 1 upwards; provided that no metal tag shall be issued unless the applicant therefor presents a certification of inoculation of such dog against rabies from a licensed veterinarian showing inoculation during the previous twelve (12) months period; provided further, that such inoculation requirement shall not apply to any dog less than six (6) months of age. B. All dogs found within the City without a license tag marked as herein provided and an inoculation tag issued by a duly licensed veterinarian showing vaccination against rabies within the previous twelve (12) months shall be considered as strays and shall be impounded in the City Pound. Notice shall be given to the owner, if known, as provided in Section 210.030. Before the owner of such dog shall be permitted to remove the dog from the Pound, the owner shall obtain a dog license tag and he shall also deposit a sufficient amount of money with the Pound Master to cover the expense of inoculation. Thereafter, the Pound Master shall take the dog to a licensed veterinarian and have the same inoculation against rabies. (Ord. No. 1828 § 14) SECTION 210.130:VICIOUS DOGS, FOWL, OR OTHER ANIMALS; RESTRAINT, POSTING No person shall own, keep, harbor or allow to be in or upon his premises any dog, fowl, or other animal of a cross, dangerous, vicious or ferocious disposition, or which habitually snaps at or bites or manifests a disposition, to bite or attack persons unless such dog, fowl or other animal is securely fastened by a chain not over six (6) feet long, or is otherwise securely confined upon such premises; and in addition, unless there is a conspicuous place upon such premises a sign with the letters at least two (2) inches high Supp. #3, 3/00 containing the following words: BEWARE OF DANGEROUS DOG. (Ord. No. 1828 § 15) SECTION 210.140:UNDOMESTICATED ANIMALS No person shall own, keep, harbor or allow to be in or upon his premises any undomesticated animal unless such animal is securely confined within and enclosure upon such premises; and in addition, unless there is in a conspicuous place upon such premises a sign with letters at least two (2) inches high containing the following words: BEWARE OF (DESCRIPTION OF THE ANIMAL). (Ord. No. 1828 § 16) SECTION 210.150:DOGS, FOWL OR OTHER ANIMALS SUSPECTED OF HAVING RABIES Any dog, fowl or other animal which bites, scratches or otherwise injures a person and has not been inoculated against rabies within the twelve (12) month period immediately preceding the date of injury or is believed to have rabies or has been bitten by an animal suspected of having rabies shall be impounded in the City Pound and shall be placed under the observation of a veterinarian at the expense of the owner for a period of two (2) weeks. At its own discretion, the City is empowered to have such dog, fowl or other animal placed in a Veterinary Hospital or Clinic and there placed under observation for a period of two (2) weeks expense of the owner of such dog, fowl or other animal. (Ord. No 1828 § 17) SECTION 210.160:RABID DOGS, FOWL OR OTHER ANIMALS All dogs, fowl or other animals which are affected with rabies shall be put to death by the Pound Master. (Ord. No. 1828 § 18) SECTION 210.165:EXOTIC ANIMALS OR REPTILES NOT TO BE KEPT WITHIN THE CITY No person shall own, keep, harbor or allow to be in or upon his premises any exotic animal or reptile which is by nature an undomesticated animal or reptile and which by nature has a dangerous, vicious, or ferocious disposition. (Ord. No. 3072, 11-13-96) SECTION 210.170:PENALTY Any person, firm or corporation violating any provision of this Chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00. (Ord. No. 2020 § 19) Supp. #3, 3/00 SECTION 210.180:KEEPING OF CERTAIN DANGEROUS WILD ANIMALS AND PIT BULL TERRIERS, ETC. A. It shall be unlawful for any person to possess, own or otherwise have under his custody or control any lion, tiger, leopard, ocelot, jaguar, cheetah, margay, mountain lion, canada lynx, bobcat, jaguarundi, hyena, wolf, coyote, python, boa constrictor or any deadly, dangerous or poisonous reptile, in any place within the City of Bloomfield, other than a properly maintained zoological park, circus, scientific, or educational institution, research laboratory, or veterinary hospital. B. Pit Bull Terriers. It shall be unlawful for any person to own, keep, harbor or allow to be in or upon his premises any of the following breeds of dog: Pit Bull Terrier, American Staffordshire Terrier, or Bull Terrier. C. Any person, firm or business violating this Section shall be subject to a fine not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00) or ninety (90) days of incarceration, or both such fine and incarceration. (Ord. No. 3075 §§13, 2-5-97) |
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