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owner name, address and a contact phone number. <br /> C. Licensing Pet Shops & Kennels. Pet shops and kennels shall require a license from the City. It is unlawful to <br /> operate a kennel in any residentially zoned district. Pet Shops and kennels are permitted in certain zoning district <br /> but require a conditional use permit. <br /> D. License validity; fees. Licenses shall be issued as follows: <br /> 1. All fees will be established from time to time by ordinance or resolution of the city council. Licenses <br /> may be issued at any time during a license period, provided that the fees set forth in this section shall be prorated <br /> on the basis of the number of months remaining in any such period.In any event the minimum fee shall equal six <br /> months. For this purpose fifteen days or more shall be construed a full month. Application for license shall be <br /> filed on the appropriate forms provided by the city <br /> 2. Kennel licenses. No kennel license may be issued or renewed unless the applicant has a valid <br /> conditional use permit for the facility. <br /> 3. The commencement and ending period of licenses shall be set out in the ordinance or resolution that <br /> establishes fees for such license. Licenses shall be valid for a period of two years. <br /> E. Unlawful acts. <br /> 1. It is unlawful for any animal to defecate on public property or the private property of another, without <br /> the owner or person in control of the animal immediately removing the excrement and disposing of it in a sanitary <br /> manner. <br /> 2. It is unlawful for any animal to be in or upon any city park, street, sidewalk or trail property unless <br /> owner or person in control of the animal restrains the animal by a leash or the animal is housed in a portable crate <br /> or kennel, and unless the owner or person in control of the animal has a bag or other receptacle for the collection <br /> and proper disposal of the animal's excrement in their possession. <br /> 3. It is unlawful for any animal to run at large. An owner or person in control of the animal is <br /> responsible under this chapter for any animal running at large. <br /> 4. It is unlawful to possess more than three dogs or three cats or or in combination a maximum of four <br /> animals over the age of six months to be kept on any property in the city, except in a location where a licensed pet <br /> shop or kennel is allowed or other exceptions as specifically set forth in this chapter. <br /> 5. It shall be unlawful for any animal to habitually or frequently bark or cry; to frequent school grounds; <br /> to chase vehicles; to molest or disturb any person if such person is not on the property of the owner or custodian <br /> of such animal; or to molest, defile or destroy any property, public or private. It shall be the obligation and <br /> responsibility of the owner or custodian of any animal in the city to prevent such animal from committing any act <br /> which constitutes a nuisance. <br /> 6. It is unlawful for the owner or person in control of the animal to permit such unsanitary conditions on <br /> a premises that the maintenance or keeping of the animal creates danger or odors to the annoyance of the public in <br /> the vicinity. Failure on the part of the owner or custodian to prevent their animal from committing an act of <br /> nuisance shall be a violation of this section. <br /> Exceptions. The provisions of subdivisions 1 and 2 do not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind <br /> person, a service dog accompanying a disabled person, or a dog engaged in police or rescue activity. <br /> Page 2 of 11 <br />