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<br />STATE OF MINNESOTA
<br />COUNTY OF ANOKA
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<br />CITY OF CENTERVILLE
<br />ORDINANCE #24
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<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.
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<br />The City Council of the City of Centerville ordains:
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<br />24.01 Definitions. As used in this Ordinance, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following
<br />words shall be defined to mean:
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<br />Subd. 1 Animal. "Animal" shall mean any manunal, reptile, amphibian, fish, arachnid, birds
<br />(including all fowl and poultry) or other member commonly accepted as a part of the animal
<br />kingdom. Animals shall be classified as follows:
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<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,
<br />gerbils, hamsters, guinea pigs, white mice and rats, ferrets, domesticated rabbits, fish, non-
<br />poisonous, non-venomous and non-constricting reptiles or amphibians, and other similar animals.
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<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
<br />defined:
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<br />(I) Any member of the large cat family (family felidae) including lions,
<br />tigers, cougars, bobcats, leopards and jaguars, but excluding commonly
<br />accepted domesticated house cats.
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<br />(2) Any naturally wild member of the canine family (family canidae)
<br />including wolves, foxes, coyotes, dingoes, and jackals, but excluding
<br />commonly accepted domesticated dogs.
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<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.
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<br />(4) Any member or relative of the rodent family including any skunk
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