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(4) Any female dog in heat that is not kept in a building or secure enclosure where said female dog cannot come in contact with male dogs except for planned breeding. (5) Any dog that snarls at persons or bites persons or other animals, or exhibits vicious tendencies, or habitually or loudly barks, howls, cries, yelps or causes noise, disturbance or annoyance to persons residing in the vicinity thereof. (6) Any dog which frequents school grounds, public beaches, or other public lands. (7) Any dog which charges vehicles or interferes with pedestrians, or with the driving of automobiles, bicycles, motorcycles, motorbikes, snowmobiles, or other vehicles on public grounds, streets, or highways. 502.03 Agricultural Uses. The council may issue an annual permit to an owner to allow a dog to run at large on lands owned or leased by its owner only if such is necessary for agricultural pursuits and to protect a minimum of five domestic animals. The permit shall state the area where the animal shall be permitted to run at large, and may contain such other reasonable conditions and restrictions as the council may require. Violation of such conditions and restrictions shall be grounds for revocation of the permit after a hearing. 502.04 Licenses. Subdivision 1. Required. No person shall own, keep, or harbor a dog over the age of six months within the city, whether in a building or outside a building, without first securing a license for the dog from the clerk- treasurer; provided that a person may have in his possession a dog owned by someone else, which dog shall have a valid current license issued by another governmental unit, but such possession shall not exceed a three week period except with written permission from the city dog catcher. Subd. 2. Records. The clerk- treasurer shall keep an accurate written record of each license issued, the date thereof, the name and address and telephone number of the person to whom issued, and the name and a brief description of the dog for which the license is issued. Subd. 3. Term and Fees. All licenses shall expire on the same day as the expiration of the rabies vaccination. A dog owner will have 30 days after the expiration of the license to renew the license. The fee for neutered males or spayed females shall be $5.00. The fee for all other dogs shall be $10.00. The fee shall not be prorated and there shall be no refund of any license fee. If a 100