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duties with regard to enforcement equal to the cost to the City of ' this ordinance. All police. or keeping such cat in the City animal police officers, as defined in this shelter. If the cat so reclaimed ordinance, shall be deemed to requires a license under the pro- have, in addition to the power to visions of this ordinance, the impound cats, all police powers license shall be obtained before the necessary to enforce this ordi- cat is released. nanee and to cite owners of cats for Section l2: Cruelty to Cats. violations of this ordinance. The police may take posses - Section 9: Impounding Cats. sion of any cat which is being kept A. The police, as defined in in a cruel or inhumane manner, or this ordinance, may take up and when it is necessary to impound impound any cat found not to be such cat as herein provided by this kept, confined or licensed in the ordinance. manner required by this ordi- Section 13: Exemptions. nanee. Hospitals, clinics or other B. Any owner shall produce premises operated by licensed for the inspection of the police his veterinarians exclusively for the cat's tag and /or a receipt indica- care and treatment of animals are Ling payment of the license fee exempt from the provisions of this when requested by such official. ordinance except where such C. No person shall interfere duties are expressly stated. with, hinder or molest the police Section 19: Site Cases. or any of their assistants in the It shall be the duty of every performance of their duties here- physician or any other person to under, or attempt to release any report to the police the names and animal from the City animal shel- addresses of persons treated for ter except as herein provided. bites inflicted by animals within D. Any cat impounded under the City of Circle Pines, together this ordinance shall be confined in with such other information as will the City animal shelter in a be helpful in rabies control. humane manner for a period of not Section 15: Protection for less than five (5) regular business Cats. days of the impounding agency. as It shall be unlawful for anyone defined by state law, if not claimed to place upon .. the ground, or in any prior thereto by its owner. There- other manner, any poison, bait, after said cat shall become the ground glass or any other device property of the City and may be or thing intended to harm a cat. disposed of in a humane manner or Section 16: Penalties. may be sold to or placed in the Any person who shall violate custody of some other suitable any of the terms and provisions of person. If a cat is destroyed this ordinance shall be guilty of a pursuant to this ordinance, the misdemeanor and, upon convic- license of such cat shall expire. tion, shall be punished by a fine of E. Immediately upon the im- not more than 5700.00 or by pounding of a cat wearing a imprisonment for not to exceed current license tag, the police shall ninety (90) days, or both. Each make every reasonable effort to occurrence of unlawful activity notify the owner of such im- shall be a separate violation of this poundment and of the conditions ordinance. whereby the owner may regain Section 17: Validity. custody of the cat. Any verbal The invalidity of any part of notices shall immediately be con- this ordinance as declared by a firmed in writing by the police. court of competent jurisdiction Section 10: Cats Which Can- shall not affect the validity of the not Be Impounded. remainder thereof. If a cat subject to impound - Section 18: Effective Date. ment pursuant to this ordinance is This ordinance shall take diseased, vicious, dangerous, effect and be in force from and rabid or exposed to rabies, and after its passage and publication as such cat cannot be impounded provided by law. after a reasonable effort, or cannot Passed by the City Council be impounded without serious risk this 22nd day of April, 1986. to the persons attempting to APPROVED: impound, such cat may be imme- By /s/ Marshall W. Dahl diately killed. Mayor Section 11: Redemption of ATTEST: Impounded Cats. /s/ James W. Keinath Any cat impounded here- Administrator under not being held for suspected First Reading April 8th, 1986 disease may be reclaimed by the Second Reading April 22nd, 1986 owner within five (5) regular Published in the Circulating Pines business days of the impounding this 19th day of June. 1986. agency, as defined by state law. upon payment by the owner to the City Clerk of an impounding fee of $25.00, plus an additional sum