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City of Mounds View <br />Page 1 <br />Item No.7 <br />Type of Business: WK <br />WK: Work Session; PH: Public Hearing; <br />CA: Consent Agenda; CB: Council Business City of Mounds View Staff Report <br />To: Honorable Mayor and City Council <br />From: Tim Brennan, Deputy Police Chief/Acting Chief <br />Item Title/Subject: Revision of Chapter 701: Animals <br />Date of Report: March 4, 2002 <br /> <br /> <br />NATURE OF REPORT: Late in 2001 we began looking into revising Chapter 701 of our <br />Municipal Code which deals with Animals. We found that the language in our ordinance did not <br />adequately address possible scenarios involving vicious dogs. We obtained model ordinances <br />from other cities and one model from the League of MN Cities. We compared our existing <br />ordinance to these samples and also to State Statute. Over the past couple months the <br />Community Service Officer and myself have gone over all of these documents and tried to <br />customize our ordinance into a document that would clearly define the city’s expectations in <br />regards to animals. Attached you will find our existing ordinance with the changes indicated in <br />blue lettering or strikeouts. <br /> <br />The changes are too numerous to list, but basically we tried to eliminate vague wording. We also <br />tried to format the layout in a way that seemed to flow more logically. We tried to insert <br />language that addresses those problems we find ourselves dealing with on a more frequent basis. <br />And finally, we tried to address issues in a manner that will help to ensure the safety and <br />enjoyment of the greatest number of citizens of Mounds View. <br /> <br /> <br />Respectfully submitted, <br /> <br />_____________________ <br />Tim Brennan <br />Deputy Police Chief/Acting Chief <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />