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A roll call vote was taken on the motion.
Pickar Aye
Baumgartner Aye
Johnson Aye
Hodges Aye
Neisen Aye
Attorney Meyers presented the final draft of the Dog Ordinance amending Chapter 91,
"Animals ". He noted a change under Subdivision 2, License Required, the word
annual should be biannual.
Mayor Neisen gave remarks about Subdivision 13.4 pertaining to running dogs
without a leash for training purposes.
Mr. Russell Paul said he would be in favor of a dog being on a leash but felt
the dog catcher should have no right to go on a person's private property.
Attorney Meyers stated this provision for the dog catcher to enter private
property has always been in our ordinance but it may be unconstitutional, they
may have to get a warrant first.
Mayor Neisen said based on his experience in the communities of Maplewood
and Roseville while campaigning for representative was that the dogs are
kept well under control by their owners. If a dog did get away from his owner
he was immediately retrieved.
Councilman Johnson felt Subdivision 13.4 wording of Section 4 should be changed
to read for purpose of training and /or working dog.
Attorney Meyers said the dog has to be trained first before a permit to work
the dog can be issue.
Councilman Baumgartner felt we should enforce our present ordinance.
Some of the residents felt under the leash law the innocent were being punished
along with the guilty.
Councilman Johnson felt the ideal situation would be to have a strict leash law.
Mrs. Buckley,7770 Greenwood Drive, said that if the special permit system was
initiated one way to determine if a dog had been trained would be to ask what
obedience school they have been going to.
Darcy Bosell, 2601 Ridge Lane, thought that the license fee on all male dogs
should be the same as female unless they were nuetered.
Motion (Johnson) Amending Chapter 91 as presented by Attorney Meyers with
changes under Subdivision 2.2 insert unspayed females and "non - nuetered males ".
Insert 'biannual' license under License Required, under Subdivision 3, Date
of Payment, "25" per month instead of 50. Another change is under Subdivision
13.4, to allow owner to train and work his dog or dogs without a leash while
said dog is under m mmand of said owner or owners household.