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- -.-- / . . anywhere, including dogs found on the killed by the Police Officers without noti.ce City of Mounds View private property 01 their owners, within to the owner 01 said dog pursuant to Mon- ORDINANCE NO. 460 the City of Mounds View in violation of nesota Statutes 1953, Section 35.69. . CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW this chapter. The Community Service Of- Subdivision 22. Cr~elty to Dogs. Mm- COUNTY OF RAMSEY ficer is further empowered and instructed nesota Statutes Sections 343.20 to 343.37 STATE OF MINNESOTA to enter any private premises where they are hereby adopted by refer~nce and.shall It.. A.DINANCE AMENDING THE have reasonable cause to believe there be in full force and effect In the ~Ity of MUNiCIPAl:. CODe OF THE CITY OF is an unlicensed dog or a dog which is in Mounds View as if set out here in full. MOUNDS VIEW BY REPEALING violation of any of the provisions of this Subdivision 23. Clean Up. Any pe.rs~n CHAPTER 9t, ENTITLED, "ANIMALS" chapter, who owns. harbors, or keeps a dog wlthon AND ADOPTING A NEW CHAPTER 91, ~City Council may designate by the City 01 Mounds VIew shall clean up all ENTITLED, "ANIMALS" resolution a privately owned and op' feces of the dog and dispose of such feces The City Council of the City of Mounds erated facility designed and operated to in a sanitary manner. . View does hereby ordain: house animals with qualified personnel Subdivision 24. Guard Oogs. SECTION I. Chapter 91, Entitled, who shall attend tothe maintenance of the (1) Business located within the City and "Animals" is herebY repealed. facility and animals contained therein maintaining a guard dog for se- SECTION II. The new Chapter 91, as the municipal pounds. Such facility may . curity purposes shall post notice at "Animals" is herebY adopted as attached. be located within or without of the mu. . the entrance to the premises of SECT ION I". ThiSQrdinance shall take nicipatity. the presence of said dog. effect thirty days after the date of its Subdivision 11. Change of Address. An (2) Businesses maintaining a guard publication. owner who has obtained a dog license dog shall file with the City a re- Read by the Council of the City of shall notify the Clerk-Administrator of lease authorizing the police or fire Mounds View on this 27th day of February, owner's address changes within the cor- departments to shoot said dog in an 1989. porate limits of the City during the life of emergency situation, if necessary, Read and passed by the City Council of the dog and within ten (10) days of any in order to allow a police officer or the City of MoundS View this 24th April, address change. fire fighter to gain attendance to the 1989. Subdivision 12. Notice of Impounding. premises in ttle performance of ATTEST: Upon taking and Impounding of their duties. Susan M. Hankner any dog as provided the operator ot tne Subdivision 25. Kennels. Mayor Pound shall immediately notify the Clerk- (1) No person, firm or corporation shall Donald F. Pauleg Administrator of such action and the possess more than two dogs over six Clerk-Administrator Clerk-Administrator shall keep a record months old unless in conformance (SEAL) at the Municipal Office of all dogs so with this subdivision. APPROVED AS TO FORM: impounded, (2) All dog kennelS - residential or Subdivision 13. Redemption. Any dog commercial as defined in Subdi- City Attorney may be redeemed from the pound by the vision 1 must be established bY' a CHAPTER 91 owner with 72 hours by the payment to the special use permit as required in ANIMALS Clerk-Administrator or Pound the license Chapter 40 of this Code. The zoning 91.01 Dogs. tee for the current year as provided for classifications as required under Subdivision 1. Definitions in Subdivision 2, together with an im- Chapter 40.04 and 40.06 must be (1) As used in this chapter, "Owner" pounding fee according to the following conformed with. Notwithstanding, means any person, firm, partnership or schedule: any provision to the contrary in corporation owning, harboring or keeping ~st pickup during any 12 consecu. Chapter 40, the owner of a pro. a dog. tive months - $25.00. posed dog kennel shall present a (2). "At large" means off the premises of (2) Second pickup during any 12 con- petition to the Council signed by the owner and not under the control of the secutive months - $50.00 over 50 per cent of all registered. owner or a member at his immediate fami. (3) Third and all subsequent pickups landowners or those occupying Iy, whether by leash or otherwise. dUring any 12 consecutive months - land within 500 feet of the property (3) "Vicious dog" is one that is habitual- $75.00 to be affected, upon the receipt of Iy unruly and untamed or one that is.a ~dition, the current daily fee shall which the Council will then set general public nuisance. be charged for board for each day or the hearing for the special use (d\ ~ kennel - residential. Means part thereof during the time the dog is permit as provided for in Chapter ar ,es where more than two dogs impounded. The fees may be paid on 40. The petition shall contain among 0\0 ....nths of age are owned, board- authorization of the Council to its agent, other items of information how may ed, ... .J, or offered for sale. pursuant to an annual contract between dogs the petitioner intends to keep (5) Dog kennel - commercial. Means the City and the designated pound be- on the premises. any premises where more than four dogs ginning January 1 of each year providing (3) The annual license fee for dog ken- over six months of age are owned, board. for the impounding of dogs. All monies nels shall be established by resolu- ed, bred, or offered for sale. collected pursuant to this section shall tion of the City Council. Subdivision 2. License Required. No be submitted by the Pound to the City on Said license fees are due the first dog owner shall keep any dog over six a monthly basis (221). day of September of each year. months of, age within the Municipality Subdivision 14. Release. Upon purchase (4) Kennels and premises used there- unless a license has been issued by the or presentation of a current license tag fore shall be kept in a clean, quiet, order- Clerk.Administrator for a fee established and a receipt for.dog license for the cur- Iy and sanitary condition so as not to by City Council resolution. The fee for rent year and for the fees provided for in constitute a nuisance as deHned in Min- licenses obtained for a period of one year SUbdivision 13, the Pound shall release nesota Statutes, section 561.01. In de- or less shall be one-half of the above fees. to any owner the dog claimed by him termining whether a nuisance exists, (256) upon adequate 'proof of ownership. (221) consideration shall be given to the ken. A certification from a veterinarian shall SUbdivision 15. Disposition of Un- nel's location, location of other residences, accompany an application indicating the claimed Dogs. Any dog which is not and general character of the neighbor- following: claimed or redeemed as provided in Sub- hood. (ll That the dog has been innoculated division 14within 7'1. hQUf5 after impound- SUbdivision 26. Penalty. Any person, for rabies within two years from the date ing may be sold at a fair and reasonable firm, partnership, or corporation violating of application. price to anyone desiring to purchase the any provisions of this chapter shall be (2) That said dog has been spayed or dog if not requested by a licensed edu- guilty of a misdemeanor. neutered when a license is being sought for cational or scientific institution under 91.02 Domestic Ani ma Is. a spayed female or neutered male. Minnesota Statutes, Section 35.71. All Subdivision 1. Definitions. All licenses issued under this chapter sums received above the costs and license (1) "Owner" means any person, firm or shall expire on the ht day of September of fee shall be held by the Clerk.Admin- corporation owning, harboring or keeping the year of their expiration. istrator for the benefit of the owner and a domestic animal. Subdivision 3. Date of Payment. It shall if not claimed in one (1) year, such funds (2) "At large" means off the premises be the duty of each owner of a dog to pay be placed in the General Fund of the of the owner. (3) "Domestic animal" the bi-annual license fee imposed in Sub' Municipality. Any dog which is not claimed means any cattle, horses, mules, sheep, division 2 to the Clerk-Administrator before by the owner or sold shall be painlessly swine or goats. the first day of September in the year killed and disposed of by the Pound. (4) "Private property" means all "Which licenses are to be renewed, or upon Subdivision 16. Summary Destruction premises owned by private individuals, in- .. : acquiring ownership or possession of any of Dogs. Whene_ver the Community Serv- eluding all structures located thereon, front unlicensed dog or upon - es'tabllshing ice Officer or any Police Officer has yardS.,' side yardS and back yardS. residence in Mounds View. The Clerk' reasonable cause to believe that a par- Subdivision 2. public Nuisance. It is Administrator shall cause a notice of the ticular dog presents a clear and immediate hereby declared to be a public nuisance af- necessity of paying such license fee to be danger to the residents of the City of feeting the public peace, safety and welfare printed in the fega+newspapet' City News. Mounds View because it is infected with to keep or raise any domestic animals ~s etter one time before the 15th day of Aug- rabies or because of a clearly demon- defined herein on private property within UStOf the year in which licenses expires. strated vicious nature, any Mounds View the Municipality. (221) Police Officer after making a reasonable 91.03 Raising of Animals. Subdivision 4. Receipts and Tags. Upon attempt to impound such dog may sum. subdivision 1. Definitions. payment of the license fee, the Clerk- marily destroy said dog. (1) "Raising" The maintaining and Administrator shall execute a receipt in Subdivision 17. Vicious Dogs. Whenever breeding as a hobby or as a commercial duplicate. He shall deliver the Qriginal the Community Service Officer determines enterprise _any animal defined herein. receipt to the person who paid the fee, reo that any dog has bitten any person, such (2) "Keeping" providing food, water, taining the duplicate. He shall give an ap- dog may be deemed to be vicious for the and shelter for any animal defined herein_ propriatetag to the owner. The tags shall purpQse of this chapter. Such animal (3) "Animal" Any mammal of the rodent be metallic and shall be of a different size shall be impounded for a period of ten family, including but not necessarily and design each license period. (10) days ore more at the expense of the limited to, rabbits, .hares, and hamsters, Subdivision 5. Affixing Tags. The owner owner of said animal. Except for the time and any fowl includ~ng but not necessari- shall cause said tag to be affixed by a per- limit, disposition or redemption shall Iy limited to chickens, pigeons, ducks or manent metal fastener to the collar of the be in accordance with the provisions of g'eese. dog so licensed in such manner that the tag chapter. The quarantines required by this (4) "Private property" All premises may be easily seen. The owner shall see section shall not be necessary and the owned by private individuals, including all that the tag is constantly worn by said dog. requirements may be waived whenever structures located thereon, front yards, Subdivision 6. Impounding. fhe--Mu- the owner of such dog, immediately upon side yards, and back yards. n~~-E:ommunj.1'f-Ser-Yit:e-of+teer'5-shafl receipt of notice that a dog In hiS control Subdivision 2. Permitted. 1t shall be take-up-and-tmpeund-MtY-deg5-feundwith- or possession has bitten a person, pre- lawful to keep or raise not more than two j.n--t-he--Muntc~y--wtthottt"-t-he-.tag--as sents to the Community Service Officer animals, as herein defined, on the private provtded.-fetr--ifl--&ttbd1....15if>f't-.....he1"eOf..--TQ or a Police Officer a Certificate of a Li- property of the owner of said animals ex. ettfiOr<Ce..ft1...!Id~:h6p1et"-sa;dt-Gmmunj..y-Ser..... censed Veterinarian indicating that the dog cept where such animals shall constitute ice--Offker-'and-.PoHce-.Gfftce1"s--are'em- has been vaccinated for rabies on a date a public nuisance. p6Wef'e6..afld-.+A5.rtteted--to..et'ttet"ml:tf)Gt1 not less than twenty-four (24) months Subdivision 3. Complaints. It shall be 8ftV--pr+v-ate--p,.emises-.whefe-.~'-hiWe prior to the date of such notice. the duty of the Police Department to in. rf' ...,nle--{;at:t5e-to."beHeve-.thef'e-1s'iln Subdivision 18. Seeing Eye Dogs. When' vestigate all complaints submitted to the I ,.,i-..eGg; Duplicate Tags. In case ever a blind person accompanied by a Council and if after investigation there ap. ~ i tag is lost, a duplicate may be "seeing eye dog" or guide dog presents pears to bea violation of this chapter the iSSuedDy the Clerk'Administrator upon himself for accommodation or service investigating officer shall sign a presentation of a receipt showing payment on any public transit vehicle or to any complaint. of a license fee for the current year. A restaurant store or other place of business Subdivision. 4. Penalty. Any person, charge of two dollars ($2.00) shall be made open to the public, it shall be unlawful firm, partnership or corporation violating for each duplicate tag. for the owner, manager, operator or any any provision of this chapter sha,1l be gUil- Subdivision 7. Offense Involving Tags. employee of such vehicle or place of busi- ty of a misdemeanor. (157) It shall be unlawful to counterfeit or at- "esS to refuse admission to the dOg or 91.04 Wild Animals. . tempt to counterfeit the tags provided for service to the blind person. Subdivision 1. Definitions. in Subdivision 3 of this chapter or for any Subdivision 19. confinement of Dogs. (1) "Owner" m~erson, firm or person other than the owner to take from (1) Every dog shaH be restrained Qff corporation owning, harboring or keeping any dog a tag legally placed upon it by its the premises of its owner by means of a a wild animal. owner. leash not to exceed 6 feet in length and (2) "At large" means off the premises of SUbdivision 8. Refunds. No dog tag every dog in heat shall be confined in a the owner. shall be transferred and no refunds shall building during such entire period and (3) "Wild animal" means any animal or be made on any license fee beeause of leav- until such dog shall not attract other dogS reptile which, in its uncaptured wild or un ing the Municipality or death of the dog on account thereof. All dogs shall be con" domesticated state, has the physical before the expiration of the licensing fined on the premises of its owner by leash capacity to be dangerous to the safety and period. or by adequate fencing. welfare of any person. Subdivision 9. Restriction on Certain (2) The owner of any dog shall not per- Subdivision 2. Permitted number_ No Dogs. No person shall keep or harbor a mit said dog to be on any public beach, owner shall have in his possession more dog which habitually barks or cries. No school playground, public playground or than one wild animal, as herein defined, at ~ dog owner shall permit his dog to damage public park unless such dog is leashed and anyone time. :. any lawn, garden, or other property. No under the control of said owneer or his SubdivisiQn 3. Confinemen~ of Wild ". person shall own, or harbor a fierce or agent. Animals. { vicious dog, or a dog that has been bitten ----rJ)Any Police Officer or Community 0fN0 wild animal shall be allowed by I'. bY any animal known to have been af- Service Officer of the Municipality shall its owner to run at large in the Municipali- ; flieted with rabies. Any person who shall take up an'd im.pound any dog found in ty, whether or not the wild animal is at. 0;; have in his or her possession adog which violation of this section, and release it tended by a human being and shall be con. has been bitten by an animal known to only upon payment of fees as provided for fined to a cage or building located on the have been afflicted with. the rabie!"t, shall in this chapter. owner's premises. upon demand of the Healtll Officer or Subdivision 20. Interference with Of. (2) Any wild animal found running at any Police Officer of the Municipality, ficers. It shall be unlawful for any un. large may be immediately destroyed, produce and surrender said dog to said authorized person to break open the pound without notice to the owner, by or under the officer, to be held for observation and/or or to attempt to do so, or to take or let direction of the Community Service Officer treatment; that with the approval of the out any dogs therefrom, or to take from or a Police Officer if said wild animal can. Health Officer any such dOg may be sur- any police officer or Community Service not be taken up and impounded after rendered to a registered Veterinarian, or Officer any dog taken up by him in com- reasonable effort or without serious risk to to any approved non-profit corporation pliance with this chapter or in any man- persons attempting to impound it. organized for the purpQse of sheltering ner to interfere with or hinder such officer Subdivision 4. Penalty. Any person, dogs. . or Community Service Officer in the dis- firm partnership, orcorporation violating -:SUbdivision 10. Establishment of Pound. charge of his duties under this chapter. any provision of this chapter shall be guit- (1) The Council shall from time to time Subdivision 21. Muzzling Proclamation. ty of a misdemeanor. appQint such person, or persons or firms Whenever the prevalence of Hydrophobia (Published In MoundS View/New as the Council may deem necessary and or Rabies renders such action necessary, Brighton Foscus May 3, 1989) ....n3/jsable as Community Service Officer to protect the public health, safety and "'Irk with the Police Officers in the welfare, the Mayor shall issue a proclama- ,ement of this chapter and shall be tion ordering every person owning or ..- -. ~...Ad with all authority conferred hereby. keeping a dog to confine it securely on his J The Council may provide for such 'com- premises unless it is muzzled so that it ... pensation for a Community service Of- cannot bite. No person shall violate such ~ ficer as it may deem reasonable. proclamation and any unmuzzled dog l The Community Service Officer. and running. at large during the time fixed any Police Officer is empowered to and in the proclamation shall if pQssible be Shall take up---'1d impound any dogs found picked up and impounded or if necessary " '" '.~ ". "..., -... '''~ ,,} M - .. .- - - - ...." .~, . ~ ..~' ~