Columbia Refusal to deliver animal to animal control officer ordinance (§ 5-7)
Chapter 5: Animals and Fowl · Article I. In General
In short: If an animal control officer asks you to hand over an animal, bird or reptile under the animal chapter of the city code, you can't refuse; doing so is unlawful.
Our plain-English summary, not the official text or legal advice. The ordinance below is what counts.
It shall be unlawful for any person to refuse to deliver up to the animal control officer any animal, fowl or reptile, when requested to do so under the provisions of this chapter.
Official source: City of Columbia official Code of Ordinances (online): look up Sec. 5-7
Text from Supplement 139 (September 3, 2026).
Last checked November 1, 2026. The city's official copy controls; this page is a reading copy, not legal advice.