HomeMy WebLinkAboutFINAL ORDINANCE NO. 80-36CITY OF LAKE ELMO
WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE 8036
The City Council of the City of Lake Elmo does hereby ordain as
follows:
Section I: AMENDMENT: Sections 1402.170, 1402.180, 1402.190 and
1402.200 of the Lake Elmo Municipal Code is hereby amended, along
with all other Ordinances and parts of ordinances in conflict
therewith, and said ordinance shall read as follows, to wit:
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.
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Amended by Ordinance 7942
Section II. EFFECTIVE DATE: This ordinance shall become
effective upon its passage and publication.
ADOPTED by the Lake Elmo City Council this 17th day of July, 1990.
Susan Dunn, Mayor
ATTEST:
Mary uef er, Citlministrator