Boonville Animals confined in vehicles prohibited ordinance (§ 4-49)

It shall be unlawful for the owner or operator of a motor vehicle to leave an animal confined in a motor vehicle under circumstances that could endanger its life. In the event the animal control officer determines an animal is confined under these circumstances and unable to locate the owner of the vehicle, the animal control officer, with the assistance from the police department is hereby authorized and may enter said vehicle and rescue the endangered animal and thereafter impound it. The officers will attempt to locate the vehicle owner prior to removal if possible and if personal notification is unsuccessful, a prominent written notice shall be left on or in the vehicle advising that the animal has been removed under the authority of this section and impounded at the city animal shelter.