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2 <br />F.Receipt and Tags. The City of Arden Hills shall issue a license fee receipt to the <br />applicant along with a metallic dog or cat license tag. The applicant shall permanently affix the <br />tag by a metal fastening device to the collar of the licensed animal in a manner that allows the <br />tag to be easily observed. If a tag is lost, a duplicate may be issued by the City of Arden Hills <br />upon presentation of a receipt showing payment of the initial license fee and upon payment of an <br />additional fee for each duplicate tag. <br />G.Change of Address. An applicant who has obtained a dog or cat license shall notify the <br />City of the applicant's address changes within the corporate limits of the City within ten (10) <br />days of any address change. <br />H.Counterfeit Tags. No person shall counterfeit or attempt to counterfeit dog or cat license <br />tags. <br />I.Transfer of Tags. No person shall transfer a dog or cat tag from one dog or cat to another. <br />J.Exceptions. The following dogs and cats are not required to be licensed: <br />1.Dogs and cats less than six (6) months of age. <br />2.Dogs and cats whose owners are temporary visitors within the City for thirty (30) <br />days or less. <br />3.Dogs and cats which are brought into the City for appearance in an animal show. <br />4.Dogs being used by law enforcement officers <br />Subd. 2 Wild Animal Licenses. <br />A.General Prohibition. All wild animals except the following are prohibited within the <br />City of Arden Hills: <br />1.Wild animals brought into the City for entertainment, exhibition or show purposes <br />by persons keeping wild animals for a public zoo. <br />2.Wild animals which are part of a permanent display sponsored by a bona fide <br />research institution, a veterinary hospital, public zoo or other institution. <br />3.Nonpoisonous snakes, birds kept indoors, hamsters, mice, rabbits, gerbils, white rats, <br />guinea pigs, chinchillas, or lizards and similar small animals capable of being kept in cages <br />continuously. <br />4.Monkeys trained as personal helpers and kept by handicapped persons. <br />5.Raptors owned by licensed Falconers holding valid state and federal Falconry <br />permits so long as the conditions of such permits are being satisfied. <br />6.Wild animals and birds that are part of the natural habitat and environment. <br />B.License Application. Applications for a Wild Animal License shall be submitted on <br />forms provided by the City along with a Certificate of Insurance which indicates that applicant <br />has $200,000 of liability coverage on the Wild Animal and which includes an endorsement <br />indicating that the liability coverage will not be cancelled without twenty (20) days written <br />notice to the City of Arden Hills. <br />C.Investigation. The Animal Control Officer shall review the application, conduct such <br />investigation as the Animal Control Officer deems necessary, and shall prepare a written <br />recommendation regarding the issuance of a Wild Animal License. The City Administrator shall <br />within ten (10) days mail a notice to all property owners within 350 feet of the site on which the <br />Wild Animal will be kept. The notice shall indicate that the City has received an application for <br />a Wild Animal License and shall request comments from such property owners.