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Page 11 City of Mounds View <br /> <br />(c) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a blind person with a guide <br />dog or to a person with dogs engaged in search or rescue activities. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Damage to property. No dog owner shall permit a dog to damage any lawn, garden or <br /> other property. <br /> <br />Subd. 5. Licensing and tags. <br /> <br />(a) License required; fee established: No dog owner shall keep any dog over six <br />(6) months of age within the Municipality unless a license has been issued by <br />the Clerk-Administrator for a fee established by City Council resolution. <br />License shall be renewed biennially. The fee for licenses obtained for a <br />period of one (1) year or less shall be one-half (1/2) of the above fees. <br /> <br />(b) Rabies inoculation certificate: A certification from a veterinarian shall <br />accompany an application indicating the following: <br /> <br />(1) That the dog has been inoculated for rabies within two (2) years from <br /> the date of application. <br /> <br />(1)(2) That the dog has been spayed or neutered, when a license is being <br /> sought for a spayed female or neutered male. <br /> <br />(c) Expiration: All licenses issued under this Chapter shall expire on September <br /> 30 of the year of their expiration. <br /> <br />(d) Payment of fee: It shall be the duty of each dog owner to pay the biennial <br />license fee imposed to the Clerk-Administrator before September 1 in the year <br />which the license is to be renewed upon acquiring ownership or possession of <br />any unlicensed dog or upon establishing residence in Mounds View. The <br />Clerk-Administrator shall cause a notice of the necessity of paying such <br />license fee to be printed in the City Newsletter one (1) time before August 15 <br />of the year in which licenses expire. <br /> <br />(e) Receipts and tags: Upon payment of the license fee, the Clerk-Administrator <br />shall execute a receipt in duplicate. The Clerk-Administrator shall deliver the <br />original receipt to the person who paid the fee, retaining the duplicate. The <br />Clerk-Administrator shall give an appropriate tag to the owner. The tag shall <br />be metallic and shall be of a different size and design each license period. <br /> <br />(f) Affixing tags: The owner shall cause the tag to be affixed by a permanent <br />metal fastener to the collar of the dog in such manner that the tag may be <br />easily seen. The owner shall ensure the dog wears the tag at all times.