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CIRCUS. A commercial variety show featuring animal acts for public entertainment.
<br />COMMERCIAL ANIMAL ESTABLISHMENT. Any pet shop, grooming shop or boarding kennel and shall exclude any city
<br />pound, humane society, animal shelter or veterinary facility.
<br />CRUEL. Causing unnecessary and excessive pain or suffering or unjustifiable pain, injury or death to an animal.
<br />DOG. A domesticated animal of the canine type (Canis familiaris); young animals (puppies) of this type are considered dogs. It
<br />shall not include any animal which is in whole or in part of the cans lupus or wolf species.
<br />DOG, ALTERED. A dog which has been certified in writing by a veterinarian as being nonreproductive.
<br />DOG, SERVICE. Any dog individually trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability,
<br />including, but not limited to, minimal protection work, rescue work, pulling a wheelchair or fetching dropped items.
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<br />FOSTER PARENT, ANIMAL. A person who provides temporary care for kittens, puppies, cats and dogs in their homes for 6
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<br />GROOMING SHOP. A commercial establishment where animals are bathed, clipped or otherwise groomed.
<br />KENNEL. A facility where dogs, cats or other animals are kept for 24 hours or more for boarding, training or similar purposes for
<br />compensation. This does not include animal shelters or a facility owned or operated by a veterinarian where animals are boarded only in
<br />conjunction with the provision of veterinary care.
<br />OWNER. Any individual, partnership or corporation that has the right of property in an animal or who keeps, harbors, cares for or
<br />acts as its custodian or who knowingly permits an animal to remain on or about or return to his/her property/premises for 5 or more
<br />consecutive days is presumed to be harboring or keeping the animal within the meaning of this chapter.
<br />PERMANENTANIMAL EXHIBITION. Any spectacle, display, act or event other than circuses, in which animals perform or
<br />are displayed, with the exception of education programs presented by persons or organizations with proper state and federal education
<br />permits, as required, and which are perpetual in nature and in a stationary location.
<br />PERSON. Includes all natural persons and any firm, sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation (LLC), partnership, corporation, trust
<br />and any association of persons, government agency or political subdivision.
<br />PET. An animal kept for pleasure rather than utility, which may/may not be susceptible to rabies.
<br />PET SHOP. Any person, sole proprietorship, limited liability corporation (LLC), partnership or corporation, whether operated
<br />separately or in connection with another business enterprise, except for a kennel, that buys, gives away, sells or takes on consignment
<br />any species of animal.
<br />TEMPERAMENT TESTING. Evaluating an individual dog's temperament through a series of tests that measure traits including
<br />stability, confidence, shyness, friendliness, aggressiveness, protectiveness, prey instincts, play drive, and self-defense instincts, and the
<br />ability to distinguish between threatening and nonthreatening situations.
<br />TRANSIENT ANIMAL EXHIBITION. Any spectacle, display, act or event other than circuses, in which animals perform or are
<br />displayed, with the exception of education programs presented by persons or organizations with proper state and federal education
<br />permits, as required, and which are traveling shows of a temporary duration.
<br />VETERINARIAN. Has the meaning as defined in Minnesota Administrative Rules, Chapter 9100.0100,
<br />VE,TERINARYHOSPITAL OR CLINIC. Any establishment maintained and operated by a licensed veterinarian for surgery,
<br />diagnosis and treatment of disease and injuries in animals.
<br />(Ord. 08-088, passed 10-15-2013)
<br />Cross References
<br />Definitions generally, § 11.01.
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