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FINAL DRAFT Lino Lakes Animal Ordinance 1. Females in season must not be confined in the same enclosure with males except for breeding purposes. Animals used for breeding must be of compatible size and only one male and one female may be mated at one time in a single enclosure. m. Animals affected with clinical evidence of infections, contagious or communicable disease must be separated from other animals in a manner to minimize the chance of further infection. An effective program for the control of insects, ecto parasites and other pests must be established and maintained. 503.12 PROHIBITIONS. 1. An owner must not cause or permit his/her animal to run at large within the city limits, including within a public park, except as otherwise allowed by this code. Being "at large" means being off the property of the person owning, harboring or keeping the animal and not: (a) within a private motor vehicle of a person owning, harboring or keeping the animal; or (b) controlled by a leash not exceeding six feet in length. This restriction does not apply to dogs that have been specially trained and certified to perform tasks to assist people, such as handicapped assistance, police canine duties, or search and rescue. 2. A person must not abandon an animal within the city. 3. A person must not keep, own, harbor or otherwise possess a public nuisance animal, as defined in §503.01. 4. A person must not own, keep, or have in his/her possession an animal that unreasonably causes annoyance or disturbance to another person by frequent, habitual or continuous howling, yelping, barking, crowing, or other kinds of noise. 5. A person must not permit an animal under his/her care, custody or control to damage another person's lawn, garden or other property. 6. A person must not injure, harass, or interfere with a police canine in the lawful performance of its duties, or attempt, permit or cause the same. 7. An owner of an animal must not fail to restrain the animal from inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily injury on a person at any place or on a domestic animal off the owner's property, except in the circumstances defined in §503.01 "Potentially Dangerous Animal." 8. A person, except police officers in the lawful performance of their duties using a police canine, must not cause or encourage an animal to engage in unprovoked attacks upon human beings or domestic animals. 9. A person must not own, possess, harbor, or train an animal for the purpose of fighting with other animals. Amended 3/15/05 Page 10 of 15