St. Louis, Missouri

10.04.010– Definitions.

For the purpose of this chapter the following words or phrases shall have the meaning given herein.

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F. “Commercial breeder” means a person, other than a hobby or show breeder, engaged in the business of breeding animals for sale or for exchange in return for a consideration, and who harbors more than one (1) intact female for the primary purpose of breeding animals for sale.

10.04.050– Vaccination-registration certificate required.

No dog or domestic cat, as defined in this Code, shall be permitted within the limits of the City unless such dog or cat is registered and the fee imposed by this chapter is paid, except that transient dogs, as defined herein are excepted from such certificate for the period stipulated above and feral cats are excepted from this requirement.

10.04.070– Vaccination-registration system—Requirements, fees and information files.

B. The Health Department shall establish a fee of fifty dollars ($50.00) for each combined unit of corresponding vaccination-registration certificate and tag for the purpose of maintaining the system of vaccination-registration except that the fee shall be forty-six dollars ($46.00) less for the vaccination-registration certificate and tag for dogs or cats that have been spayed or neutered or any animal documented and certified by a licensed veterinarian as not being a proper subject for spaying and neutering or micro-chipping due to health or age reasons. The fee shall be the same for all vaccination-registration certificates and tags issued, regardless of the length of time for which they are issued. Maintenance expenses shall include materials, notification, filing, investigation, and enforcement to increase and maintain a high level of rabies immunization in the City. Each registrar shall order from the Health Department the number of certificates and tags needed to perform the duties as registrar, and pay to the Health Department with the order, the fee for each certificate and tag ordered. The registrar shall be reimbursed and paid the fee for each certificate and tag by the owner/guardian of or other person assuming responsibility over the dog or cat being vaccinated and registered, and which reimbursement and payment may be retained by the registrar.

10.04.150– Release fees—Licensed dogs or cats.

Licensed animals taken up and confined in the rabies control center may be released to the owner/guardian upon the furnishing of adequate proof that the animal was licensed at the time of the confinement and the payment of a service fee to the center. The service fee shall be twenty dollars ($20.00) for the first three (3) days and ten dollars ($10.00) per day additional after that period of time. After a five (5) day holding period, the animal may be disposed of by any method provided by City ordinance. No dog or cat should be finally released unless procedures approved by the Commissioner of Health to have it spayed or neutered and micro-chipped for identification have been followed.

10.04.160– Release fees—Unlicensed animals.

A. Unlicensed animals taken up and confined at the animal regulation center may be released to the owner/guardian by having them licensed and the payment of a service fee of twenty dollars ($20.00) for the first three (3) days and ten dollars ($10.00) per day additional after that period. After five (5) days’ confinement, the animal regulation center may order disposal of the animal by any method provided by this chapter. No dog or cat should be finally released unless procedures approved by the Commissioner of Health to have it spayed or neutered and micro-chipped for identification have been followed.

10.04.165– Neuter Assistance and Education Fund.

All fees and penalties collected under the provisions of Sections 10.04.115, 10.04.150 and 10.04.160, not to exceed twenty thousand dollars ($20,000.00) each fiscal year, shall be deposited into a special fund to be known as the Neuter Assistance and Education Fund (the Fund). The purpose of the Fund shall be to offer financial assistance to qualified St. Louis City residents for the spaying or neutering of their dogs and cats and to create public awareness regarding efforts to control pet overpopulation in the City of St. Louis. The Commissioner of Health is authorized and directed to establish rules and regulations for the administration of the Fund and the criteria by which residents shall be deemed qualified for financial assistance from the Fund.