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St Charles
City
St. Charles Missouri Info
of:
City Hall
http://www.stcharlescity.com/Government/Default.asp
Meetings of Council The City Council meets in Regular Session on the first and third Tuesday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers (Fourth Floor) at St. Charles City Hall, 200 North Second Street. In addition, the Council meets for a work session at 7 p.m. on the second Tuesday of the month in the Council Chambers. The Council elects one of its members as President of the Council, who presides over all meetings. The Regular and work sessions are broadcast over Cable TV on Channel 20.
City Administrator - Dr. Allan T. Williams Mailto:Allan.Williams@stcharlescity.com Patricia M York-Mayor Phone: (636)949-3268
Email: Rory
Riddler, Larry Muench, Mark
B. Brown, Bob
Kneemiller,
Michael T. Weller, Jerry
E. Reese,
Dottie Greer, John
Gieseke, Joe
KoesterCouncil
Member Bob
Hoepfner, http://www.slfp.com/STC-News.htm To the Editor Maiklto:editor@slfp.com ________________________________________________________________________ http://www.amlegal.com/stcharles_mo/ Ordinances URLCurrent Vicious Dog Ordinance§ 91.43 VICIOUS DOGS.(A) No person shall allow a dog to chase, attack, bite, damage or injure any person, dog or other animal. (B) Any dog having a vicious nature or temperament shall be confined upon the premises of the owner within a covered pen or other secure, covered enclosure. Notice of the presence of such dog shall be clearly posted upon the premises where the dog is confined. A dog having a vicious nature or temperament is a dog which has exhibited a tendency to chase, attack, bite, damage or injure any person, dog or other animal. (C) If a dog having a vicious nature or temperament is found running at large, it shall be seized and impounded for a determination by the Municipal Judge as to its proper disposition. (D) If a dog having a vicious nature or temperament chases, attacks, bites, damages or injures any person, dog or other animal, it may be seized and impounded for a determination by the Municipal Judge as to its proper disposition. (E) (1) The Judge of the Municipal Court, upon application of the City Attorney or Assistant City Attorney and upon a showing that there is probable cause to believe that a violation of this section exists, and that there is probable cause to believe that the dog involved in that violation may be found at a specified location, may issue a search and seizure warrant. The warrant shall specify the dog to be seized and shall specify the location of the dog to be seized. The warrant shall be served only between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m., and shall be served only by an Environmental Health Official in the company of a uniformed police officer of the Police Department. (2) The Judge of the Municipal Court shall upon issuance of a search and seizure warrant under this section order the Environmental Health Officials to use reasonable care to care for and maintain the dog seized pursuant to the authority granted by this section until the Judge has ordered other disposition of the dog. (F) Upon at least 15 days' written notice to the owner, the Judge of the Municipal Court shall conduct a hearing to determine the proper disposition of the dog. If both the city and the owner agree, the hearing may be held on less than 15 days' notice. (G) After conducting the hearing, the Judge of the Municipal Court may determine the appropriate disposition of the dog which is necessary for the public safety and welfare, including but not limited to ordering its destruction or removal from the city. If the Judge orders the dog destroyed, the Environment Health Officials shall execute the order of the Court. (H) The remedies in this section are in addition to the fines and penalties prescribed in § 91.99 and do not preclude any other remedies available to the city. (I) The provisions of this section shall not apply to dogs of the canine corps of the police force of any municipality, any county law enforcement agency, State Highway Patrol, any federal law enforcement agency or any branch of the armed forces of the United States, while being used to conduct official business or while being used for official purposes. ('81 Code, § 4-25.1) (Ord. 92-83, approved 5-5-92) Penalty, see § 91.99
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