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ss~ Proposed Consideration was then given to the proposed Dog Registration Dog Ordinance ordinance. A summary of the proposed ordinance, as prepared by the Village attorney, was read for the information of some thirty citizens who were in attendance. The P~ayor asked if anyone wished to be heard. Sumner E. Hood, 1597 Hollywood Ct. urged that the proposed ordinance be strengthened to restrict dogs from running at large, at least during the summer months. Richard Pantzar, i~ asked how the ordinance is going to be policed where an -1865 Snelling Av. N. owner keeps .his dogs on his own property as he does. Leonard Beatty, Sr., said that anyone raising puppies cannot safely take them 1808 Asbury from the mother dog until the puppies are. six weeks old. He said the owner would have to sell them, destroy them or give them away at a big loss without sufficient time. Ben W. Wilson, said he has resided in Falcon Heights for 11 years and has 1835 Simpson owned two dogs all that time, that they never have been on the street unless on leash. Wilson said the w~ d "habitual" _ should be eliminated from the ordinance so dogs could not run at large at all. Priscilla Nelson said she agreed with Pdr. Wilson. As to a kennel, she said 1627 Hollywood Ct. she owned four puppies each four months old, that she doesn't like to sell puppies too young, and thinks six months time should be given. l~rs. Nelson said she received no complaints about her dogs. W.H. Deubner, thought the dog registration f ce was a little stiff, and 1859 N. Snelling suggested changing the defini#~ion of a kennel from more than two dogs to six or ten dogs. He said that Mrs. Deubner rather than give up her three little dogs would give up her home. Walter Rand, said he was very much in favor of the proposed ordinance 1527 California Ave.W. and commended the council for beginning something in the way of as ..dog ordinance. J.F. Dixon, said he was in agreement with the proposed ordinance and 1l~95 ~4T. California the leashing requirement. George Geist said that all dogs should be leashed or kept on the owner's 1873 N. Simpson property, but wondered what would happen to people with more than two dogs. Geist said he owns three dogs and that one is old and. blind. Agreed dogs should be registered, but thought a X35.00 kennel license fee was out of line and that the ordinance should state more than four doge constitutes a kennel. Said if puppies must be sold at three months, the owner would not come out even. Donald J. Peterson, said he was in agreement with the proposed ordinance, that 1625 Hollywood Ct. he lives next door to Priscilla Nelson, that her dogs are restricted and not allowed to run at large, but that he favors limiting an owner to two dogs.