Riverside, Missouri

Section 205.020 Licensing of Dogs and Cats.

A. No person shall keep any dog or cat over twelve (12) weeks old within the City unless the dog or cat is licensed.

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2. Fees, transfer and loss. The license fee shall be six dollars ($6.00) for all dogs except that the license fee for any neutered male or spayed female dog shall be four dollars ($4.00). If the ownership of any licensed dog is transferred, the new owner may have the license transferred to his/her name. The fee for such a transfer shall be two dollars ($2.00). Except as provided in this Subsection no license shall be transferrable between dogs or owners. If a license is lost or destroyed, a replacement license may be obtained from the City Clerk for a fee of one dollar ($1.00). There shall be no fee for the licensing of cats.

Section 205.040 Impoundment of Abandoned Animals.

A. All abandoned animals shall be impounded by the Animal Control Officer or Police Department. Any animal impounded pursuant to this Section shall be, if the owner can be ascertained and the animal is not diseased or disabled beyond recovery for any useful purpose, held for recovery by the owner. The owner shall be notified within five (5) business days of impoundment by phone or by mail of the animal’s location and recovery procedures. The animal shall be held for ten (10) business days. An animal unclaimed after ten (10) business days may be put up for adoption or humanely killed. However, no liability shall attach to the Animal Control Officer, the City, nor to any officer or employee of the City for failure to notify such owner.

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2. Any impounded animal remaining unclaimed at the end of the impoundment period may, upon payment of all fees and charges due, be released to any person who shall provide satisfactory proof of an intention to provide the animal with humane and proper care; provided, no unspayed female dog or unneutered male dog shall be released to such person without written certification by a licensed veterinarian that the veterinarian has been paid in full for the spaying or neutering of the dog and will perform the operation within the earlier of thirty (30) days or such dog’s first (1st) fertile period.