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<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA <br />COUNTY OF ANOKA <br /> <br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE <br />ORDINANCE #24 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE PRESCRIBING REGULATIONS FOR CONFINEMENT, LICENSING <br />AND CARE RELATING TO ANIMAL CONTROL; AND REPEALING ORDINANCE <br />NO. 24-A and NO. 24-B RELATING TO THE SAME SUBJECT. <br /> <br />The City Council of the City ofCentervi1le ordains: <br /> <br />24.01 Definitions. As used in this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following <br />words shall be defined to mean: <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Animal "Animal" shall mean any mammal, reptile, amphibian, fish, arachnid, birds <br />(including all fowl and poultry) or other member commonly accepted as a part of the animal kingdom <br />Animals shall be classified as follows: <br /> <br />A. Domestic. "Domestic Animals" shall mean those animals commonly accepted as domesticated <br />household pets. Unless otherwise defined, such animals shall include dogs, cats, caged birds, gerbils, <br />hamsters, guinea pigs, white mice and rats, ferrets, domesticated rabbits, fish, non-poisonous, non- <br />venomous and non-constricting reptiles or amphibians, and other similar animals. <br /> <br />B. Non-Domestic. "Non-Domestic Animals" shall mean those animals commonly considered to be <br />naturally wild and not naturally trained or domesticated, or which are commonly considered to be <br />inherently dangerous to the health, safety, and welfare of people. Animals normally kept outside of <br />the home for the purpose of food or pleasure, naming; wild dogs, wild cats, cattle, sheep, horses, <br />bees, goats, birds such as fowl, falcons, and similar animals, are included in addition to those defined: <br /> <br />(1) Any member of the large cat family (family felidae) including lions, tigers, <br />cougars, bobcats, leopards and jaguars, but excluding commonly accepted <br />domesticated house cats. <br /> <br />(2) Any naturally wild member of the canine family (family canidae) including <br />wolves, foxes, coyotes, dingoes, and jackals, but excluding commonly <br />accepted domesticated dogs. <br /> <br />(3) Any crossbreeds such as the crossbreed between a wolf and a dog, unless <br />the crossbreed is commonly accepted as a domesticated house pet. <br /> <br />(4) Any member or relative of the rodent family including any skunk (whether <br /> <br />Page lof16 <br /> <br />L____ _. <br />