HomeMy WebLinkAbout1960-025 Council OrdinancesORDINANCE NO. 25
VILLAGE OF LINO LAKES
ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE LICENSI:G AND REGULATING THE KEEPING OF DOGS, PROVIDING FOR THE
LICENSING OF DOG KENNELS AND REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. 16.
The Village Council of the Village of Lino Lakes, Minnesota do ordain as
follows:
SECTION 1. Running at large prohibited. No dog shall be permitted to run
at large within the limits of this village. '
SECTION 2. Control of dogs, The restriction imposed by Section 1, shall
not prohibit the appearance of any dog upon the streets or public property when
the dog is under the immediate control of the person charged with its care.
SECTION 3. License required. No person shall keep any dog within the
Village without securing a license therefrom the Clerk, who shall keep a record
of all licenses issued and shall issue a metal tag for each license. The annual
license fee shall be $2.00 for each male dog or spayed female dog and $5.00
for each female dog. Licenses heretofore issued and licenses issued hereafter
shall expire on the 1st day of January next following their issuance.
SECTION 4. Impounding. The dog catcher, every constable and every police
officer shall impound any dog found unlicensed or running at large and shall
give notice of the impounding to the owner of such dog, if known. In case the
owner is unknown, such officer shall post notice at the Village polling place,
that if the dog is not claimed within 4 days of the posting of the notice, it
will be disposed of. If such dog is not claimed within the time specified and
all fees and charges paid, the dog catcher or any constable or those directed
by them shall dispose of such dog unless it is requested by a licensed education—
al or scientific institution under Minnesota Statutes 35.71. The dog catcher
or constable or their subordinates shall cause any dog impounded to be housed
and fed in a humane manner. An impounding fee of $3.00 and a charge of $.75
per day for feeding shall be charged for any dog impounded.
SECTION 5. Kennel. No person, firm or corporation shall harbor, maintain,
or keep for pleasure or profit, four (4) or more dogs without securing a license
therefore from the Village Clerk. The license fee shall be $50.00 per year.
This fee shall be in lieu of the license fee prescribed in the preceding sections
for each dog kept in such kennel. No kennel license shall be issued by the
Clerk unless the applicant therefore has complied with the zoning ordinances of
this Village. Kennel licenses shall expire on the 1st day of January next
following their issuance. The Clerk shall keep a record of all kennel licenses
issued and shall issue a written receipt for each license issued.
SECTION 6. Penalty. Any person, firm, or corporation violating any pro—
visions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction
thereof shall be punished by a fine of not more than $100.00 or by imprisonment
in Village or County jails for not more than 90 days.
SECTION 7. Repeal. Ordinance No. 16, passed February 27, 1956, is hereby
repealed.
SECTION S. Effective date. This ordinance shall be in full force and
effect from and after its passage and publication according to law.
Passed by the Village Council this 13th day of June, 1960.
/s/ Arnold A. Kelling
Mayor
(Published in Circulating Pines, August 11, 1960.
ATTEST:
/s/ Henry Rosengren,Clerk