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licensed veterinarian. No license or renewal of license provided for herein shall be issued except upon compliance with this Section. 1101.080. RESTRAINT OR CONFINEMENT. All dogs shall be kept under restraint by their owners. This Section shall not apply to dogs on their owner's residential property. 1101.090. CONFINEMENT OF CERTAIN DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS. (A) Evezy female dog or cat in heat shall be kept confined to the owner's property or any veterinary hospital, in such manner tlrat such female dog or cat cannot come into contact with another animal, except for intentional breeding purposes. 1101.100. GUARD DOG WARNING SIGNS. Businesses located within the City limits and maintaining a guard dog for security purposes shall post notice, at the entrance to the premises, warning of the presence of said dog. 1101.110. DOG ENCLOSURES. (A) Purpose: It is the purpose of this Section to abate existing nuisances and to prevent nuisances created by site, odoz•, noise and sanitation due to constz•uction and placement of dog enclosures on private property. (B) Screening: Dog enclosures must be screened from view of adjacent property. (C) Placement: A dog enclosure shall not be placed closer than ten (10) feet to any lot hne, except no dog enclosure shall be placed in a front yard, and in no event shall a dog enclosure be placed closer than fifty (SO) feet of any dwelling unit other than one on the owner's property. (D) Sanitation requirements: No person shall permit feces, urine, or food scraps to remain in an enclosure for a period that is longer than reasonable and consistent with health and sanitation and the prevention of odors. (E) Applicability of Section: "Phis Section shall be applicable to all dog enclosures constructed after the effective date of the Ordinance from which this Section is derived. Any pre-existing dog enclosure which is a nuisance or source of filth may be required to comply with this Section by notice of compliance being given by the City Administrator. Failure to comply with such a notice within thirty (30) days of issuance shall be a violation of this Code. 1101.120. IMPOUNDMENT -ANIMALS AT LARGE; PROCEDURE. (A) Animals found running at large shall be seized by any peace officer or other individual duly authoz•ized by the City of Little Canada and impounded in a shelter designated as the animal shelter, and there confined in a humane manner 1101-5