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<br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA requesTed by a licensed educational or scienTific in-
<br /> COUNTY OF RAMSEY stitution under Section 35.71 of Minnesota StatuTes, ihen CITY OF ARDEN HILLS iTShall be given to such ir.stiTUTion and shall not be sold.
<br /> ORDINANCE NO. 198 (g) Disposition of Unredeemed Dogs. All dogs im-
<br /> AN ORDINANCE REGULATING THE OWNERSHIP, pounded under this SecTion and which have not been _
<br /> KEEPING AND CONTROL OF DOGS; REQUIRING redeemed or purchased as authorized hereby may be
<br /> THE LICENSING THEREOF; PROVIDING FOR THE disposed of in a humane manner by the poundkeeper or
<br /> IMPOUNDMENT, REDEMPTION, RELEASE AND any police officer.
<br /> DISPOSITION OF CERTAIN DOGS; ESTABLISHING Sectian 10. Interference With Officers.
<br /> A CITY POUND; PROHIBITING CERTAIN IT shall be unlawfu! for any unanihorized person to
<br /> NUISANCE ACTIVITIESOF DOGS; ESTABLISHING breakopenihepoundorfoatTempttodoso,orTotakeor
<br /> A OUARANTINE PROCEDURE; REpUIRING Ietoutanydogstherefrom,orToTakeoraTtempttotake
<br /> RABIES VACCINATION; PROVIDING FOR TME from any oSficer any dog taken by him in compliance .
<br /> LICENSING OF KENNELS; REPEALING OR- with This Ordinarzeeor in any manner to inTerfere wi}h
<br /> DINANCES IN CONFLICT THEREWITH; AMEN- or hinder siath, cfficcr in the discharge of his duties
<br /> DING ORDINANCE 164; AND PROVIDING under fhis Groirance. PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF. Section 71. Diseased or Vicicus Dogs.
<br /> The CiTy Council of Arden Hills ordains: No person shall keep or suffer to be kept on premises
<br /> Section 1. Definitions. occupied by him, or oermit or suffer To run at large any
<br /> (a) Dog. "Dog" shall mean any species of the Canis diseased dog ar any dog of a ferocious or vicious
<br /> genus of animals. characYer, habit crr disposition.
<br /> (b) Kennel. "Kennel" shall mean any establishment Section 12. tiowling and Barking.
<br /> where dogs are kept for the purposeof breeding, sale, or I1 shali be uniawful for any person to own, keep, have
<br /> sporting purposes. Any person owning, harboring or in his possession, or harbor any do9 which, by frequenT
<br /> keeping for pleasure or profit Three (3) or more dogs and habitual howling, yelping, barking or otherwise
<br /> ~ older ihan six (6) monThs shal I be deemed an operator of shall cause serious annoyance or disturbance to persons
<br /> a dog kennel. or to the neighborhood, provided That the provisions of
<br /> (c) Owner. "Owner" shall mean any person, firm, or this Section shall noT apply to duly authorized hospiTals
<br /> corporaTion owning, harboring or keeping a dog. or clinics conducted for The treatment of small animals.
<br /> Section 2. Transition; Two Year License Required; No person shall be convicted under The provisions of ihis
<br /> Fee. SecTion except upon evidence of Two (2) or more adulT
<br /> Every owner of a dog more than six (6) monThs of age, persons, each of a different household, and no warrant
<br /> which is unregistered and unlicensed as of the effecfive shall be issued except after five (5) tlays' wriTten notice
<br /> date of this Ordinance, shall make applicaTion for the has been maifed or delivered To the occupanT of the
<br /> regisTration and licensing of such dog in the office of the premises where such dog is kept or harbared, advising
<br /> Clerk-Administrator of the CiTy. Upon payment of a that a compiaint has been made about the dog and
<br /> regisTration fee in the sum of $5.00, such owner shall calling attention to the provisions of this Section and
<br /> receive a metal Tag license for such dog which shall provided complainT has no4 been wiThdrawn by eiTher
<br /> have an expiration date of December 31, 1977. parTy.
<br /> Effective January 1, 1978, every owner of a dog more Section 13. SiTing; Ouerantine.
<br /> Than six (6) months of age shall cause such dog fo be Whenever any dog or animal has bitten any person,
<br /> registered, numbered, described and licensed ihrough the owner or custndian of such dog or animal having
<br /> the office of the Clerk-AdminisTraTOr of the City. Such been so notified dy the Police DeparTmenT shall im-
<br /> regisiration, numbering and licensing shall be for Two mediaTely cause the dog or animal to be quaranTined at
<br /> years for such dog while owned or kept by the same the City Pound for a periad o4 ten (10) days after such
<br /> person while living at the same address. The fee for person has been biiten by said dog or animal. During the
<br /> such regisiraTion, numbering, descripTion and licensing quaranTine pariod, said dog or animal shall be kepT
<br /> shall be Ten Dollars ($10.00). The license shall be a under observation to d=termine its condiTion and if it is
<br /> metal tag issued by the Clerk-AdminisTrator. DuplicaTe found to be sick or diseased, the poundkeeper shall
<br /> licenses for lost license tags or the changed address of immedia?ely report in wriTing to the Police DeparimenT
<br /> the owner shall be issued upon application to the Clerk- the condition ot the dog or animal. During the
<br /> Administrator for a fee of Two Dollars (52.00), quaranline period, the dog or animal shall not be
<br /> Section 3. Dog Collars; Tags Affixed. removed from the designated quarantine facility except
<br /> Every owner of a dog of more six (6) monihs of age by speciai writTen permit from the Minnesota Livestock
<br /> shall at all times place and keep around the neck of such Sani}ary Board and the Police Department. The owner
<br /> dog a collar, upon which shall be securely affixed the of said dog or animai shall be responsible for the cosT of
<br /> meTal Tag license provided for in the previous SecTion such quarantine,
<br /> hereof and a rabies vaccination tag issued wiThin the Section 74. Ra6izs Vaecination.
<br /> IasT two (2) years. Before any license shall be issued for any dog, the
<br /> Section 4. tounterfeit Tags. applicant for sueh license shall furnish a cerTificate
<br /> No person shall make, sell or purchase any false or from a I icensed veterinarian ihat such dog has received
<br /> counterfeit license Tag or place or permit to be plaCed a rabies vaccinatiori wiThin one (1) year.
<br /> any such false or counterfeit tag on any dog owned or SecTion 15. Muxzling Proclamation.
<br /> kepT by him. Whenever the prevelence of rabies renders such
<br /> Section 5. TransferabiliTy of Tags. action necessary, to protecfthe public health and
<br /> No owner of any dog shall transfer iTs license tag or safety, the Mayor shall issue a proclamation ordering
<br /> placeor permit to be plated such tag upon any other tlag every person owning or keeping a dog to confine it
<br /> than the one tor which such Pag was originally issued. securely on his premises unless it is muzzled so that it
<br /> Section 6. Records. cannot bite. Nci person shall violate such proclamaTion,
<br /> The City shall mainTain in books provided for such andanyunmvzxled;iagrunningatlargeduringThetime
<br /> purposearecordofall licensesar,dTags issued,withihe fixed in the prcGamaTion shall be killed by Yhe police
<br /> name and residence of the person(s) to whom the same without noTice in the owner.
<br /> was issued, and the number designaSed upon the metal SecTion 16. lCennels.
<br /> license tag. (a) PermiY Reqrired, Ii shall be unlawful for any
<br /> Sec4ion 7. Running et Large; Control. person to operate a dog kenncl in the City of Arden Hills
<br /> No owner or keeper of any dog, wheTher licensed or without first having obt3ined a kennel permii. The
<br /> unlicensed, shall permit such dog to run at large. Any holder of a kennei permit shall not be required to
<br /> dog shall be deemed to be running aT large unless such register each inaividual dog kept in said kennei.
<br /> dog is accompanied in close proximity by iTs owner and (b) Durafion; Non-7rans9erability. Kennel permiTs
<br /> under such effective direction, supervision, and control shal l be for a peziod nf ane (l ) calendar year or for the
<br /> of its owner as To be in fact resirained by such owner aT porTion ot the calendar yaar following the daTe of the
<br /> all times; provided however, That tluring all Times that applicaTion, entl shali be non-Transferable.
<br /> any dog remains on his owner's premises the dog shall (c) Applica4ion; Fee. An application for operaTing a
<br /> bedeemedtobewithTheeffectivedirection,supervision kennel, together wifh ttie fee required by ihis Or-
<br /> and conirol of said owner. The fact that a dog is running dinance, shall he submitted to the Clerk-Adminisirator.
<br /> at large wiThin the meaning of This SecTion shall be The annual fee shall be Thirty-five Dollars ($35.00) for
<br /> prima facie proof of a violation hereof, and shall subjecT the calendar year. One-fourih (1:4th) of the fee may be
<br /> the owner or keeper of such dog to the penaiYy provided deducted for each quarter of the calendar year com-
<br /> in Section 18. pleted before the date of the application.
<br /> Section B. Clean-up. (d) Standards for Issuance. No kennel permiT shall be
<br /> The owner of any dog shall have the responsibility for issued unless at the time appl ication is made The owners
<br /> cleaning up any feces of the animal, wherever dropped of properTy adioining the applicanYs property shall
<br /> Thereby, and shall dispose of such feees in a sanitary have consenTed in writing To such use, nor shall a kennel
<br /> manner. permit be issued unTil afYer the premises whereon the
<br /> SecTion 9. Citations; Impoundment. kennel is to be located have been inspected by the City
<br /> (a) Authorized. Any dog found in violation of the Healih Officer antl approved as suitable for such pur.
<br /> provisions of This Ordinance may be seized and im- poses. In no evenT shall a kennel permit be issued unless
<br /> . pounded by any police offiter or any dog control agent the properTy whereon the kennel is to be IocaTetl is
<br /> of theCity; provided, however, ihat if theownerof such properly zoned therefor in accortlance with the City
<br /> animal is known or can be ascerTained from available Zoning Ordinance.
<br /> information, iT shall be returned to its owner and a (e) Cleanliness; Revocation. Any person operating a
<br /> ciTation for such violaTion shal I beissued To the owner or dog kennel shal I keep such kennel at al I Tirnes in a clean
<br /> keeper of such animal. and saniTary condiTicn and shall noT permit the same to
<br /> (b) Pound. Impoundment may be in such animal become a nuisance by reasons of uncleanliness or noise,
<br /> shelter, within or without the City, as the Council has and his failure To do so shall be cause for revocation of
<br /> ~ from time To Time designated by resoli.ition as the city his permit. The CiTy Health Officer may revoke a kennel
<br /> pound. permii at any time for violation of This Section but shall
<br /> (c) NoticeTO Owner. Theowner of any dog impounded first give the permittee Ten (10) days' written notice of
<br /> under the provisions of ihis SecTion, tf his idenliTy and such revocation.
<br /> location can be obtained by reasonable means, shall be Section 17. Repeat of Conflicting Ordinances;
<br /> notified within iwenTy-four (24) hours That his dog has Amendment of Ordinance No. 164. Ordinance Nos. 11,
<br /> been impounded. 17, 67, and 183 and all other Ordinances in conflicT
<br /> (d) Redemption by Owner; Impoundment Fee. Any herewiTh are hereby repealed. Ordinance Na. 164 is
<br /> dog impounded pursuant to the provisionsof this Section hereby amended by deletiny therefrom Subsection 6 of
<br /> may be redeemed from the pound by the owner thereof Section 7 thereof and renumbering in sequertiial order
<br /> within five (5) days after sucts impoundment upon the remaining SubsecTions 7 through 12 as Subsection 6
<br /> paymenT to the Clerk-AdminisTraTOr of such im. Through 11 of saitl Section 1.
<br /> - poundment fee as has been from Time to time Section 18. Violation; Penal}ies.
<br /> established by the City Council by Resolution plus the Violations of This Ordinance shall be a misdemeanor
<br /> license fee required pursuanT to Section 2 hereof in the and upon convicTion thereof shall be punishable by a
<br /> event the dog is not licensed. fineof not To exceed Three Hundretl Dollars ($300.00) or
<br /> (e) Release. Upon the presentation of proof of a valid imprisonment for a period not to exceed ninety (90)
<br /> license for such dog and paymenT of ihe fees provided in days, or both. The minimum fine for the first offense of
<br /> the previous subsecTion hereof, the poundkeeper shall a dog shall be Twenly-Five Dollars (825.00). The
<br /> release the dog To its owner. The poundkeeper shall minimum fine for any subsequent offense by the same
<br /> furiher take such steps as are necessary to cause the dog shall be Fifty Dollars ($50.00).
<br /> owner of the tlog to be charged with any violation of ihis Sectian 19. Effective Date.
<br /> Ordinance which gave rise to the impoundment of the This Ordinance shall be in force and effecT from and
<br /> dog. after the dafe of iTs passage and publication.
<br /> (t) Redemption by Person Other Than Owner. If the Passed by the Council This 27th day of June, 1977.
<br /> owner of any dog impounded under this SecTion shal I fail Henry J. Crepeau, Jr.
<br /> To redeem such dog wiThin five (5) days afTer its im- - - Mayor
<br /> poundment, noT including Sunday or holidays, any oTher Attesf: .
<br /> person may, upon complying with the provisions of This Charlotte McNiesh SecTion, redeem such dog from the pound and be the Clerk-AdministraTor lawful owner of such dog thereafter. If the dog has been (Bulletin: July 7, 1977.)
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