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Page 10 City of Mounds View <br />control of said owner or an agent 1. <br /> <br /> c. Any police officer or Community Service Officer of the Municipality shall take up and <br />impound any dog found in violation of this subdivision and release it only upon the payment <br />of fees as provided for in this Chapter. <br /> <br />Subd. 12. Muzzling: Whenever the prevalence of hydrophobia or rabies renders such action <br />necessary, to protect the public health, safety and welfare, the Mayor shall issue a <br />proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it securely on that <br />person's premises unless it is muzzled so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate such <br />proclamation, and any unmuzzled dog running at large during the time fixed in the <br />proclamation shall, if possible, be picked up and impounded or, if necessary, killed by the <br />police officers without notice to the owner of said dog pursuant to Minnesota Statutes, <br />section 35.69. <br /> <br />Subd. 13. Clean Up: Any person who owns, harbors or keeps a dog within the City shall clean up <br />all feces of the dog and dispose of such feces in a sanitary manner. <br /> <br />Subd. 14. Interference with Officers: It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized person to break <br />open the Pound or to attempt to do so or to take or let out any dogs therefrom or to take from <br />any police officer or Community Service Officer any dog taken up by an officer in <br />compliance with this Chapter or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer or <br />Community Service Officer in the discharge of the officer's duties under this Chapter. <br />701.04: DOGS: <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Dog at large prohibited. A dog owner violates this ordinance if the dog is at large. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Howling and barking. A dog owner violates this ordinance if the dog which, by <br /> frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking or otherwise, causes annoyance <br /> or disturbance to two or more persons; provided that the provisions of this section <br /> shall not apply to duly authorized hospitals or clinics conducted for the treatment of <br /> small animals. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Clean up. Any owner or person having the custody or control of any dog shall: <br /> <br />(a) Not permit the dog to be on public property or the property of another without <br />having in their immediate possession a device for the collection and removal <br />of feces to a proper receptacle. <br /> <br />(b) Remove feces left by a dog to a proper receptacle located on the owner’s or <br />custodian’s property, except that droppings in a park may be placed in an <br />outside park trash container. <br /> <br /> 1 See also subdivision 905.15(1) of this Code.