Boonville, Missouri

Sec. 4-47. – Animal neglect or abandonment prohibited.

(a) Animal neglect. An owner or controlling party is guilty of animal neglect when he/she fails to provide adequate care, shelter or control of an animal which creates an unreasonable risk of injury to an animal or results in harm to the animal or harm to a person or other domestic animal, including failure to comply with one or more of the following:

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(5) Owners or controlling parties leave an animal tethered outdoors for more than nine continuous hours a day.