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• CITY OF ST. ANTHONY ORDINANCE 1990-001 AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE IMPOUNDING OF ANIMALS; AMENDING SECTIONS 1010. 25, SUBD. 2 AND 1010 . :30 OF THE 1973 CODE OF ORDINANCES The City Council of the City of St. Anthony ordains: Section 1 . Section 1010. 25, Subd. 2 of the 1973 Code of Ordinances is amended to read in full as follows: Subd. 2. Reclaiming From Pound. At such times as necessary, the City shall employ or contract with a person, persons or other organization for the purpose of capturing and conveying to a place of .impounding all animals not properly licensed, collared and tagged, and all other domesticated animals kept in violation of this Ordinance. All animals impounded shall be kept with kind treatment and sufficient food and water for their comfort, at least five regular business days, unless sooner reclaimed by their owners, as herein provided. A dog • or other domesticated animal may be reclaimed upon payment by the license holder or owner of an impounding fee of $25.00 plus an amount equal to the current impounding fee schedule of the kennel or place employed for impounding purposes plus the cost of the food and care of .the animal while impounded at the established rate which the City is required to pay plus any medical costs reasonably incurred while the animal was impounded. For each subsequent violation of this Ordinance for the same animal, the impounding fee will double. If an animal which is required to be licensed is unlicensed, the regular license fee shall be paid in addition to the foregoing amounts. Section 2. Section 1010: 30 of the 1973 Code of Ordinances is amended to read in full as follows: Section 1010: 30. Ouarantine. If a dog or other animal within the corporate limits of this municipality bites any person, or is reported as diseased, the police shall, in the case of a bite, and may in all other cases, require that the animal be impounded at the designated pound for observation for sufficient time to determine whether it is diseased. The animal shall not be killed or reclaimed and returned to the owner until so ordered by the police. Any animal impounded for having bitten a person, which is subsequently released by the police, may be reclaimed by its owner upon payment of the • impounding fee, cost of food and care, and any medical costs incurred while impounded.