City of pleasant hope missouri municipal code

Section 225.300: Failure to Remove Snow

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of failure to remove snow if he shall knowingly allow snow or ice to remain on sidewalks which abut a street and which lie on or adjoining property which he owns, leases, or has control of, for a period of more than twenty-four (24) hours after the snow or ice has fallen. This Section shall not apply to the owner, tenant or occupant of property abutting sidewalks if such property is used for single family or two-family residential dwelling purposes; or to the tenants of multiple family dwellings.

Sub Section B. Failure to remove snow is an infraction.

Section 225.310: Obstructing Street

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of obstructing streets, sidewalk, sewer, ditch, or drain if he acts with criminal negligence in obstructing street, sidewalk, sewer, ditch or drain.

Sub Section B. Obstruction as used in the above section shall be construed in the broadest sense to include anything which would impede travel upon the streets or sidewalks, or change or obstruct the course of flow of any sewer or drain, sewer, ditch, drainage ditch, or any other area which commonly drains adjoining areas.

Sub Section C. This section shall not apply to police, firemen, or other city employee in the discharge of their duties of any other person who is authorized by city police and gives adequate warning of the obstruction as described in Section 225.280.

Sub Section D. Obstructing streets, sidewalks, sewer, ditch, or drain shall be a Class C Misdemeanor.

Section 225.320: Unlawful Burning

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of unlawful burning if he knowingly causes any item to burn upon any street, sidewalk or other public area of the City.

Sub Section B. This section shall not apply to the burning of leaves in ditches on the public right-of-way in a safe, prudent, and guarded manner so long as such burning is not permitted to touch or damage the paved streets, alleyways, or waterways of the City.

Sub Section C. Unlawful burning shall be a Class C misdemeanor.

Section 225.330: Improper Slaughtering of Animals

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of improper slaughtering of livestock and fowl if he shall knowingly allow blood, filth or remains to accumulate on the property, or shall allow feathers to be scattered on his property.

Sub Section B. Improper slaughtering of livestock and fowl shall be a Class C Misdemeanor.

Section 225.340: Assault

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of assault if:

1. 
   He attempts to cause or recklessly causes physical injury to another person; or
   
2. 
   With criminal negligence he causes physical injury to another person by means of a
   deadly weapon; or
   
3. 
   He purposely places another person in apprehension of immediate physical injury; or
   
4. 
   He recklessly engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of death or serious physical
   injury to another person; or
   
5. 
   He knowingly causes physical contact with another person knowing the other person will
   regard the contact as offensive or provocative.
   

Sub Section B. Assault is a Class A misdemeanor unless committed under subdivision (3) or (5) of Sub

Section (A) in which case it is a Class C misdemeanor.

Section 225.350: Tampering

Sub Section A. A person commits the crime of tampering if he:

1. 
   Tampers with property of another for the purpose of causing substantial inconvenience to that
   person or to another; or
   
2. 
   Unlawfully operates or rides in or upon another's automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat or
   another motor-propelled vehicle; or
   
3. 
   Tampers or makes connection with property of a utility.
   

Sub Section B. Tampering is a Class A Misdemeanor.

Section 225.355: Possession of Public, Parking, Street, or Traffic Sign or Signal

Sub Section A. A person commits the offense of possession of a public, parking, street, or traffic sign or signal if he knowingly possesses within the corporate limits of the City any public sign, parking sign, traffic sign, or traffic signal, including but not limited to, no trespassing signs, belonging to a City, city, or county of this State or of another state in the United States of America, the State of Missouri or any other state in the United States of America, or the United States of America or any agency or department of any such entities;

Sub Section B. This ordinance shall not apply to an employee, agent, officer or contractor of any public body who possesses a public sign, parking sign, street sign, traffic sign or traffic signal with authority to do so from the public body;
Sub Section C. Possession of public, parking, street, traffic sign or signal shall be deemed a Class B Misdemeanor.

Section 225.360: Property Damage

Sub Section A. First Degree:

1. 
   A person commits the crime of property damage in the first degree if;
   
   1. 
      He knowingly damages property of another, or the City of Pleasant Hope, to an extent exceeding Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($500.00), or
      
   2. 
      He damages property to an extent exceeding Five Hundred and no/100 Dollars ($500.00) for the purpose of defrauding an insurer.
      
2. 
   Property damage in the first degree is a Class A misdemeanor.
   

Sub Section B. Second Degree:

A person commits the crime of property damage in the second degree if;

1. 
   He knowingly damages property of another, or the City of Pleasant Hope or
   
2. 
   He damages property for the purpose of defrauding an insurer.
   
3. 
   Property damage in the second degree is a Class B misdemeanor.