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<br />City ~f Cmler-pille <br />Animal Ordinance #24 <br /> <br />constructed of II-gauge or heavier wire. Openings in the wire shall not <br />exceed two (2) inches, support posts shall be one-and-one-quarter-inch or <br />larger steel pipe buried in the ground eighteen (18) inches or more. \Vhen a <br />concrete floor is not provided. the sidewalls shall be buried a minimum of <br />eighteen (18) inches in the ground. <br /> <br />(3) A cover over the entire pen or kennel shall be provided. The cover shall <br />be constructed of the same gauge wire or heavier as the sidewalls and shall <br />also have no openings in the v.rire greater than two (2) inches. <br /> <br />(4-) An entrance/exit gate shall be provided and be constructed of the same <br />material as the sidewalls and shall also have no openings in the wire <br />greater than two (2) inches. The gate shall be equipped with a device <br />capable of being locked and shall be locked at all times when the animal is <br />in the pen or kennel. <br /> <br />B. Post the front and the rear of the premises with clearly visible warning <br />signs. including a warning symbol to inform children, that there is a <br />dangerous animal on the property. <br /> <br />C. Provide and show proof annually of public liability insurance in the <br />minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00); <br /> <br />D. If the animal is a dog and is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must <br />be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash not to exceed six <br />(6) reet in feet in length, and be in physical restraint of a person sixteen <br />(16) years of age or older. The muzzle must be of such design as to prevent <br />the dog from biting any person or animal, but y,'ill not cause injury to the <br />dog or interfere with its vision or respiration; <br /> <br />E. If the animal is a dog, it must have an easily identifiable, standardized <br />tag identifying the dog as dangerous affixed to its collar at all times as <br />specified in Mirmesota Statute 347.51 ; <br /> <br />F. Provides and shows proof of microchip identification as required in the <br />Minnesota Statues. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Seizure. Animal control shall irnnlediateIy seize any dangerous animal if the owner does <br />not meet any such conditions imposed by order of the City Council within fourteen (14) days after <br />the date notice is sent to the owner. Seizure may be appealed to district court by serving a <br />summons and petition upon the City and filing it with the district court. <br /> <br />Page 140f 16 <br />