HomeMy WebLinkAbout2002-033 - Amendment to Section 205.090 of the Municipal Code~:
BILL NO. 21102- '•'~~
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ORI)INANC`l NO. 2002 V~
AN ORllINANCE AMENDING TITLE [I OF THE MUNICIPAL CODE OF THE
C("CF OF RIB"ERS[DE, VIISSOUR[, BY AMENDING SECTION 205.(190
REGARDING ~~M~lAL REGULATIONS AND PROHIBITED ACTS
WHERE.~S, the ~aissouri Legislature has adopted a bill and signed such into la« ~~hich
makes it a crime to knowingl}~ release an animal contined as a pet or for protection. recreation or
educational purposes.
WHEREAS. the Cite Code includes provisions which proscribe certain prohibited acu
related to the keeping of animals.
WHEREAS. the Board of Aldermen and the Cite wishes to protect the public health.
safety and welfare of its citizens by adopting City Code provisions similar to that provided in the
state statute described above.
NOW', THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED. Be the Board of Alderme^ of the City of
Riverside, Missouri, as follows:
Section 1 . ~fhe ytunicipal Code of the City of Riverside. Chapter ?0~. Section '0.090 is herehy
amended and shall read as t~~llows:
SECTION 205.090: PROHIBITED ACTS
\. !'rnhihi~ec/.~c/.c. The following acts are hereby declared to be prohibited, and it
shall be unlawful for any person ro engage in or allow an animal owned by or possessed
b~~ such person to engage in the following activ°ities:
1. Keep a vicious animal:
~. :Allow any animal to leave the owner's premises unless said animal is
under restraint as defined by Section ?0.010:
3. :~llo~e anv animal to:
a. Continually bark. howl. yelp or make laud and raucous noises: or
b. Trespass upo^ the private pmpert}~ of another and danrige
~ e~=etation: or
c. Spread ~~arhage and trash along a roadside or otherwise create an
unsanitary condition.
B. ! )~i~nrfi~l K~~l~use. :A person commits die crime of I:no~~ingly releasing an animal
if that person. actin~~ without the consent of d~~ o~~nrr or custodian of an anim~~l.