Billings, Missouri

Section 205.010 Definitions.

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An establishment kept and maintained for the purpose of breeding, selling or boarding dogs and/or cats, or an establishment kept and maintained for the purpose of training dogs or cats.

Section 205.050 License Required.

No person shall own or keep within the City any dog or cat without first obtaining a license therefore from the City Collector.

Section 205.060 License Fee Imposed and Replacement Fee.

A fee of three dollars fifty cents ($3.50) shall be paid for each spayed or neutered dog or cat licensed. A statement from a veterinarian showing proof for sterilization will be required at the time of obtaining a license. A fee of seven dollars ($7.00) shall be paid for each unfixed dog or cat. Lost or misplaced license tags will be replaced upon payment of a fee of one dollar ($1.00) for the replacement tag.

Section 205.160 Kennels.

There shall be no kennel within the City limits of Billings, Missouri, unless allowed by land development regulations. Kennel permit fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) will be required along with a required license from the Missouri Department of Agriculture’s Animal Care Division.

Section 205.190 Impoundment — Period — Disposition of Dogs and Cats Unclaimed Within Impoundment Period.

A. All dogs and cats impounded shall be kept in the custody of the Animal Control Officer for a period of not less than one (1) week except that if the owner can be discovered from the tags on the animal, he/she will be notified prior to disposing of the animal. Those dogs and cats impounded, not within the exception aforesaid, shall be fed, watered and shielded from the elements in a manner acceptable to good veterinary practice. During the one (1) week period, a dog or cat may be released by the Animal Control Officer to any person who shall sign an affidavit swearing such dog or cat is his/her personal property. The City Police Officer shall, in addition, issue a summons to the owner for a violation of Sections 205.020 or 205.180 and shall impose a claiming fee of twenty-five dollars ($25.00) and five dollars ($5.00) per day boarding fee, a twenty-five dollar ($25.00) release fee and shall require that the owner of the dog or cat fulfill the registration-vaccination procedure before release, or that he/she carry out the registration-vaccination procedure as set forth herein. At the end of the one (1) week period, if the dog or cat has not been claimed as provided in this Section, the Police Officer is at liberty to dispose of the dog or cat in any one (1) of the following ways:

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3. Releasing the dog or cat to any person expressing a desire for any given dog or cat after the animal has been kept in the custody of the Animal Control Officer for the required period of time and after the execution of a sterilization agreement regarding any such animal and after the payment of veterinary charges for sterilization fee. The adoption of any dog or cat by any person pursuant to the provisions of this Subsection shall not be final until such time as the animal is sterilized pursuant to the provisions of the aforementioned sterilization agreement and the requirements of Section 273.403, RSMo. The failure of any person to comply with the provisions and requirements of said agreement and/or said Statute shall result in custody and possession of such animal reverting to the City of Billings.