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Home My WebLink AboutOrdinance 1034 - 2025/04/14ORDINANCE NO. 1034 CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW COUNTY OF RAMSEY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING THE MOUNDS VIEW CITY CODE, TITLE IX: GENERAL REGULATIONS; CHAPTER 90: ANIMALS AND ANIMAL CONTROL; SECTIONS 90.002 DEFINITIONS, 90.003 DOGS, 90.004 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES, AND 90.005 RAISING, KEEPING DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS THE CITY OF MOUNDS VIEW ORDAINS: SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title IX, General Regulations; Chapter 90: Animals and Animal Control, Section 90.002 Definitions, by inserting the underlined language and removing the strfekeR language as follows: DOG KENNEL. Any premises where dogs are bred, trained or boarded; or any premises where five or more dogs over six months of age are owned, kept or harbored. „ .. — ..7.Tffrmr...a. .. SECTION 2. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title IX, General Regulations; Chapter 90: Animals and Animal Control, Section 90.003 Dogs, by inserting the underlined language and removing the striEkeR language as follows: § 90.003 DOGS. (A) Dog at large prohibited. A dog owner violates this section if his or her dog is at large. (B) Howling and barking. A dog owner violates this section if the dog which, by frequent and habitual howling, yelping, barking or otherwise, causes annoyance or disturbance to two or more persons; provided that, the provisions of this section shall not apply to duly authorized hospitals or clinics conducted for the treatment of small animals. (C) Clean up. Any owner or person having the custody or control of any dog shall: (1) Not permit the dog to be on public property or the property of another without having in his or her immediate possession a device for the collection and removal of feces to a proper receptacle; Ordinance No. 1034 Page 2 (2) Remove feces left by a dog to a proper receptacle located on the owner's or custodian's property; except that, droppings in a park may be placed in an outside park trash container; and (3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to a blind person with a guide dog or to a person with dogs engaged in search or rescue activities. (D) Damage to property. No dog owner shall permit a dog to damage any lawn, garden or other property. .-- - - -- ... JOULLMMOULS - .- .. .. .. -a .. • ... ._ ... . ... .. . .. . . •- -MW Ordinance No. 1034 Page 3 (R Rabies Inoculation/Dom bites. (1) Rabies inoculation. No owner shall own a dog over four months of age without obtaining a rabies inoculation certificate from a veterinarian showing that the dog has been inoculated for rabies and the owner shall keep that certificate current. --0) JgLWhenever a dog has bitten a human or a domestic or farm animal, the dog shall be impounded or confined for a period of ten days or more at the expense of the owner of the dog. Except for the time limit, disposition or redemption shall be in accordance with provisions of this chapter. The impoundment or confinement may be waived whenever the dog owner presents to any police officer or a police officer a certificate of a licensed veterinarian indicating that the dog has been vaccinated for rabies on a date not less than 24 months prior to the date of the bite. R4 (3) A dog owner will not keep a dog that has been bitten by any animal known to have been afflicted with rabies. A dog owner who has a dog which has been bitten by an animal known to have been afflicted with rabies shall, upon demand of any police officer or any police officer of the city, surrender the dog to the officer for observation and/or treatment. With the approval of the officer, the dog may be surrendered to a registered veterinarian or to any approved non-profit corporation organized for the purpose of sheltering dogs. (6) F) Impoundment and redemption. (2) Release. Upon PUr^1"lase er presentation of a nl Irrent linense tars and a receipt for VVIIIUIIVII VI U VNI1 VIIl IVT. the fees required above, the pound shall release the dog to its owner upon and adequate proof of ownership, the pound shall release the dog to its owner. " Kennels. (7) No person, firm, or corporation shall establish, maintain, conduct, or operate a kennel without first obtaining a license therefor from the City of Mounds View. A license shall also be obtained by State of Minnesota Board of Animal Health, which Ordinance No. 1034 Page 4 proof shall be provided to the City on an annual basis. If such license is not required by the State, proof of exemption is required. SECTION 3. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title IX, General Regulations; Chapter 90: Animals and Animal Control, Section 90.004, Prohibited Activities, by inserting the underlined language as follows: § 90.004 PROHIBITED ACTIVITIES. (A) Vicious animals. No owner shall keep, or allow on his or her premises, or allow to run at large any vicious animal. Upon conviction for violation of this section, the court may in addition to imposition of sentence, direct the animal control officer to take the animal into custody and forthwith dispose of it in a humane manner. (B) Cruelty to animals. No person shall inhumanely, unnecessarily, cruelly or wantonly beat, injure, torment or otherwise abuse an animal or cause or permit an animal fight. (C) Liability for pets. No owner who is exercising due care by adequately restraining or confining an animal, shall be held liable under this section for any harm the animal causes to any other animal if harmed animal is at large and the harmed animal has entered the area or territory of the animal being legally restrained or confined. (D) Numbers of dogs. No owner shall own or harbor on their premises more than four dogs over six months of age. Harboring for the purpose of fostering or dog sitting is allowed for a period of no more than sixty (60) cumulative days in any 12- month period. SECTION 4. The City Council of the City of Mounds View hereby amends Title IX, General Regulations; Chapter 90: Animals and Animal Control, Section 90.005 Raising, Keeping Domestic or Farm Animals, by inserting the underlined language and removing the sken language as follows: § 90.005 RAISING, KEEPING DOMESTIC OR FARM ANIMALS. (A) Nuisance declared. (2) Restrictions. It is unlawful for a dog owner to keep or raise more than two four dogs, except as allowed under § 90.003(H) of this chapter. It is unlawful to keep or raise a domestic or farm animal if it creates a public nuisance and adversely affects the public health and welfare. SECTION 5. In accordance with Section 3.07 of the City Charter, City staff shall have the following summary printed in the official City newspaper in lieu of the complete ordinance: Ordinance No. 1034 Page 5 On April 14, 2025, the City Council adopted Ordinance No. 1034 by amending the Mounds View City Code, Title IX: General Regulations; Chapter 90: Animals and Animal Control, Sections 90.002 through 90.005 related to dog licensing, kennels and number of dogs allowed. A printed copy of the ordinance is available for inspection during regular business hours at Mounds View City Hall and is available on line at the City's web site located at www.moundsviewmn.org. SECTION 6. This ordinance shall take effect and be in force 30 days from and after its passage and publication, in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter. Introduction and First Reading by the Mounds View City Council on March 24, 2025. Second Reading and Adoption by the Mounds View City Council on April 14, 2025. Publication Date: April 17, 2025 6h Lindstrom, Mayor Attest: Brian Bee an, Assistant City Administrator (SEAL) AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION STATE OF MINNESOTA COUNTY OF RAMSEY 1 | P a g e Kayla Tsuchiya, being duly sworn on oath, says: that she is, and during all times herein state has been, Inside Sales Representative of Northwest Publication, LLC., Publisher of the newspaper known as the Saint Paul Pioneer Press, a newspaper of General circulation within the City of St. Paul and the surrounding Counties of Minnesota and Wisconsin including Ramsey and Kanabec. That the notice hereto attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper and was printed and published therein on the following date(s): Wednesday, April 16, 2025 Newspaper Ref./AD Number#: 71529410 Client/Advertiser: City of Mounds View AFFIANT SIGNATURE Subscribed and sworn to before me this 17th day of April, 2025 Barbara Lynn Regal NOTARY PUBLIC Washington County, MN My commission expires January 31, 2027 Kayla Tsuchiya (Apr 17, 2025 10:00 CDT) Kayla Tsuchiya barbara regal (Apr 17, 2025 10:00 CDT)