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Page 15 City of Mounds View <br />701.04 701.05 <br /> <br /> <br /> a. AT LARGE: Off the premises of the owner. <br /> <br /> b. DOMESTIC ANIMAL: Any cattle, horses, mules, sheep, swine or goats. <br /> <br /> c. OWNER: Any person, firm or corporation owning, harboring or keeping a domestic <br />animal. <br /> <br /> d. PRIVATE PROPERTY: All premises owned by private individuals, including all <br />structures located thereon, front yards, side yards and back yards. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. Nuisance Declared: It is hereby declared to be a public nuisance affecting the public <br />peace, safety and welfare to keep or raise any domestic animal, as defined herein, on private <br />property within the Municipality. (Ord. 460, 4-24-89) <br />701.05 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES: <br /> <br />Subd. 1. VICIOUS ANIMALS. No owner shall keep, or allow on his premises, or <br /> allow to run at large any vicious animal. <br /> <br />Upon conviction for violation of this section, the court may in addition to <br />imposition of sentence, direct the animal control officer to take the animal into <br />custody and forthwith dispose of it in a humane manner. <br /> <br />Subd. 2. CRUELTY TO ANIMALS. No person shall inhumanely, unnecessarily, <br /> cruelly, or wantonly beat, injure, torment, or otherwise abuse an animal or cause <br /> or permit an animal fight. <br /> <br />Subd. 3. LIABILITY FOR PETS. No owner who is exercising due care by adequately <br />restraining or confining an animal, shall be held liable under this ordinance for <br />any harm the animal causes to any other animal if harmed animal is at large and <br />the harmed animal has entered the area or territory of the animal being legally <br />restrained or confined. <br /> <br />701.05: RAISING OF ANIMALS: <br /> <br />Subd. 1. Definitions: As used in this Section, the following words and terms shall have the <br />meanings ascribed to them in this subdivision: <br /> <br /> a. ANIMAL: Any mammal of the rodent family, including but not necessarily limited to <br />rabbits, hares and hamsters, and any fowl, including but not necessarily limited to chickens, <br />pigeons, ducks or geese. <br /> <br /> b. KEEPING: Providing food, water and shelter for any animal defined herein. <br /> <br /> c. PRIVATE PROPERTY: All premises owned by private individuals, including all