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ORDINANCE NO. 73 CITY OF LINO LAKES COUNTY OF ANOKA STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE REPEALING ORDINANCES NO. 26 AND 26A AND ESTABLISHING AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY REGULATING THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS AND FOWL WITHIN THE CITY AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. THE CITY OF LINO LAKES, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Except as herein after provided, it shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to keep or harbor animals, fowl or bees in this City or permit the same to be done upon premises owned, occupied or controlled by him, except upon a parcel of land containing ten (10) acres or more. This prohibition shall not apply to cats, dogs or fowl kept as household pets. SECTION 11. When used in this Ordinance, the following terms shall be assigned the following rileanings: ANIMALS shall mean and include horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, sheep, goats, hogs, rabbits, skunks, fox, raccoons, mink and other similar animal beings which are endowed with the power of voluntary motion. FOWL Shall mean and include all birds of any kind, including poultry, chickens, turkeys, ducks, geese, pigeons, gallinaceous birds, and other similar birds. HOUSEHOLD PETS Shall mean and include those animals and fowl ordinarily kept as pets, such as dogs, cats, skunks, rabbits, raccoons and similar animals and such as canaries, chickens, ducks, pigeons, and similar birds, but shall not include horses, mules, donkeys, cattle, sheep, goats or swine. SECTION 111. Parcels less than ten (10) acres: Animals (except swine) may be kept on parcels of land containing less than ten (10) acres but containing a minimum of five (5) acres by Special Use Permit. Special Use Permits may be issued for a maximum number of animals and specific species of animals to be determined by the City Council at the time of approval of each Special Use Permit Application. Animals with contagious disease of any kind shall be securely confined on the premises of their owner or harborer and shall not be permitted to approach within fifty feet of any public roadway or any place where animals belonging to or harbored by another person are confined or kept. SECTION 1V. Special Use Permits: When approving Special Use Permits under this Ordinance or any revision there- of the Council shall consider the following list as minimum requirements: Subdivision 1. Amount of acreage for grazing. Subdivision 2. Shelter provided. Subdivision 3. Waste removal plans. Subdivision 4. Adjacent wetlands. Subdivision 5. Drainage Subdivision 6. Potential contamination of soils or ponding areas or waterways.