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<br />. <br /> <br />City ofCenterville Ord #24 <br />Effective: 10/27/99 <br /> <br />offered for sale or any other merchandising. Every commercial kennel shall be enclosed or fenced in <br />such a manner as to prevent the running at large or escape of the domestic animal(s) confined <br />therein. <br /> <br />Subd.9 Owner. Any person, fIrm, corporation, organization, or department, possessing, feeding, <br />harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having temporary or permanent custody or control of <br />the animal. <br /> <br />Subd. 10 Animal Control Officer. A person employed by or under contract with the City or a <br />licensed peace officer who is responsible for animal control enforcement. <br /> <br />24.02 Restrictions. <br /> <br />Subd. 1 Running at Large Prohibited. It shall be unlawful for the domestic animal of any person <br />who owns, harbors, or keeps a domestic animal to run at large. Dogs or cats must be on a leash <br />accompanied by an individual capable of controlling the animal as needed. Subject to the above <br />restrictions, dogs and cats shall be permitted in streets or on public land unless the City has posted an <br />area with signs reading "Dogs or Cats Prohibited." <br /> <br />Subd. 2 License Required. <br /> <br />(I) All dogs, cats and ferrets over the age of six months kept, harbored, or <br />maintained by their owners in the City, shan be licensed and registered with <br />the City. Licenses shall be issued by City Staff upon payment of the license <br />fee. The license fee win be established by Council resolution or separate <br />Ordinance. Such license shall be renewed every two years for the life of the <br />animal provided that the owner shows proof every two years that the animal <br />has shots within that period and provided the address of the owner remains <br />the same. The owner shall state, at the time application is made for the <br />license and upon forms provided for such purpose, his or her name and <br />address and the name, breed, color, and sex of each animal owned or kept by <br />him or her. No license shall be granted for an animal which has not been <br />vaccinated against distemper and rabies, as provided in this Ordinance. <br />Vaccination shall be performed only by a doctor qualifIed to practice <br />veterinary medicine in the state in which animal is vaccinated. A veterinarian <br />who vaccinates an animal to be licensed in the City shall complete a <br />certifIcate of vaccination. One copy shall be issued to the animal owner for <br />affixing to the license application. <br /> <br />(2) Upon payment of the license fee, City Staff shall issue to the owner a <br />license certifIcate and metallic tag for each animal licensed. The tag shall <br /> <br />Page 3 of 16 <br />