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6)(0 <br />CITY OF LINd LAKES <br />1189 Main Street <br />Lino Lakes, Minn. 55014 <br />503. Farm Animals <br />503.01 Intent. It is the intent of this chapter to define <br />guidelines for keeping farm animals on parcels of land within the <br />city less than 10 acres in size; to facilitate distribution of <br />animals within this city in such a manner as to prevent coincident <br />and concurrent high-density populations of both residents and <br />animals within the same geographical area by permitting animals to <br />be kept on smaller parcels of land located in appropriately zoned <br />areas; to minimize the risk of nuisances by limiting the total <br />number of animals per acre and providing animal -specific nuisance <br />guidelines; and to facilitate the enforcement of these regulations <br />by providing for registration of parcels smaller than 10 acres on <br />which the keeping of animals will be permitted. <br />503.02 Definitions. <br />Subdivision 1. Animals. "Animals" means horses, mules, <br />donkeys, cattle, sheep, swine, rabbits, skunks, foxes, raccoons, <br />mink, and other similar animal beings which are endowed with the <br />power of voluntary motion. <br />Subd. 2. Fowl. "Fowl" means all birds of any kind <br />including poultry, turkeys, chickens, ducks, geese, pigeons,. <br />gallinaceous birds, and other similar birds. <br />Subd. 3. Parcel of Land. "Parcel of land" or "parcel" <br />means either: <br />(1) A piece of contiguous real property under one <br />title; or <br />(2) A piece of contiguous real property under more <br />than one title, provided the total area is at <br />least 5 acres and no more than one residence or <br />dwelling is constructed on the property. <br />Subd. 4. Animal Unit. "Animal unit" means a unit of <br />measure to compare differences in the production of animal wastes, <br />which has as a standard the amount of waste produced on a regular <br />basis by a. slaughter steer or heifer. For purposes of this <br />chapter, .the following equivalnts apply: <br />Species or Type Animal Units per <br />of Animal Single Animal <br />Slaughter Steer or Heifer 1.00 <br />Horse 1.00 <br />Pony 0.40 <br />Mature Dairy Cow 1.40 <br />Sheep 0.10 <br />Goat 0.10 <br />Turkey 0.018 <br />Chicken 0.01 <br />91 <br />)/ <br />r <br />