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Proposed Language: Section 400.01. General Provisions • Call Duck. A specific breed of duck known for being especially loud and chatty and used exclusively for either showing, ornamental, or pet purposes. • Coop. An accessory structure for the keeping or housing of chickens or ducks permitted by the ordinance. • Drake. A male duck. • Exercise yard. Is a larger fenced area adjacent to ehieken a coop and pen that provides space for exercise and foraging for the birds when supervised. • Hen. IAA female chicken or duck. Section 410.01 Subd. 3, Chickens License Subd. 3 Chickens/Ducks License. All chickens and ducks within the City of Arden Hills, except as hereinafter provided, shall be licensed. A. Application. Within thirty (30) days after acquiring possession of a chicken or a duck which has not been licensed by the City of Arden Hills, the owner of the chicken(s)/ducks shall make application for a chickens/ducks license. The application shall be on forms provided by the City of Arden Hills. If the Applicant is a renter, the Property Owner signature shall be required on the license application form. B. Neighbor Consent -Notification. The Applicant shall be responsible for providing written notification to the neighbors immediately adjacent to the property of their intent to keep chickens/ducks. As part of the application review, the prospective license holder shall certify that they have provided the required written notification of their intent to keep chickens/ducks. This notifieation will be distribtited in the fefmat provided by the City. Neighbor vffitten responses will be retttmed to the City. Neighbor- eensent from all of the inmnedia ely adjaeent pf0peffies-tis does t , „stitute , nt C. License Fee. The license fee for eaeh eh must be submitted with the application. The fee will be established by City Council Resolution. D. Duration of License. A two-year license shall be issued. E. Issuance of License. Upon completion of the application form and receipt of the license fee, the City Administrator shall cause a chicken/duck license to be issued to the applicant subject to: (1) Leg banding of all ehiekens is fequir-ed. The bands must identify the owner an the evffier-'s dares and telephone number-. (2-) (1) No more than seven (7) hens shall be housed or kept on any one (1) residential lot with the issuance of a City license. (3) (2) Dead chickens and ducks must be disposed of according to the Minnesota Board of Animal Health rules which require chicken and duck carcasses to be disposed of as soon as possible after death, usually within forty-eight (48) to Page 2 of 6