FINAL ORDINANCE NO. 80-36 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

LAKE ELMO MUNICIPAL CODE 1402.170. Animal Contr.. 9fficer. The Council may ._point such person, persons or firm as the Council may deem necessary and advisable as Animal Control Officer for the City. Such Animal Control Officer shall be charged with the duty of enforcement of this ordinance and shall be vested with all the authority conferred hereby, including the power to issue the authority conferred hereby, including the power to issue a summons requesting a violator to appear before a Judge of the Washington County Court. The Council may provide for such compensation for the Animal Control Office as it may deem reasonable. The Animal Control Officer shall file a monthly report with the Council relating to the operation of the Animal Conrol as it applies to the City. 1402.180. Poundkeeper. The Council shall appoint such person, persons or firm as t e —Council may deem necessary and advisable as Poundkeeper for the City and the Council shall designate or establish a pound in which dogs taken up under the provisions of this ordinance shall be impounded. The Poundkeeper shall be compensated in such manner as the Council may deem reasonable. The Poundkeeper shall file a monthly report with the Council relating to the operation of the pound as it applies to the City. 1402.190 Impounding of Dogs. The Animal Control Officer shall take up and impound any dogs oundin the City without the tags provided for in Section 1402.050 of this ordinance or any dogs which are in violation of any of the other provisions of this ordinance. To enforce this ordinance the Animal Control Officer is empowered and instructed to enter upon any private premises where he has reasonable cause to believe there is (a) an unlicensed dog, (b) a dog which has been at large during the same day, or (c) an unsecured female dog in heat. 1402.200. Redemption. A. Any dog may be redeemed from the pound by the owner within five days after impounding by payment of a $50.00 impounding fee plus $8.50 for each day the dog is confined in the pound, as the cost of boarding and feeding. B. An additional $10.00 fee per impoundment shall be charged for any dog that has been impounded more than once each year. (For example: second impoundment $60.00, third impoundment $70.00). C. In the case of unregistered or untagged dogs, the Poundkeeper shall not return such dog to the owner until a registration certificate and/or tag has been purchased at the City Office or from the Poundkeeper. In the case of unregistered or untagged dogs, a double impounding fee shall be paid due to the special handling required on an unregistered or untagged dog. (See Section 105 of this Code) D. The Poundkeeper shall remit to the City the sum paid to him for the Registration Certificate and/or tag and furnish the City all necessary information pertaining to said purchase, including a copy of any Regis- tration Certificate issued in connection therewith. 1402-4 Amended by Ordinance 7942