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CITY OF COON RAPIDS, MINNESOTA CHAPTER 6 -400 CAT CONTROL 6 -401 geaistration. All cats six (6) months or older, kept, harbored, or maintained in the City of Coon Rapids shall be registered. Applicants for registration shall be made to the City Clerk upon forms provided by the Clerk. Among other information the application shall include the name and a description of the cat, the name and address of the owner, and the date of compliance with the terms and provisions of City Code Section 6 -403. 6 -402 Tags. The owner of each cat kept, harbored, or maintained in the City of Coon Rapids shall affix to a collar to be worn by the cat an identification tag which shall contain the name and address of the owner of the cat. - 6 -403 Rabies Vaccination. Every owner or keeper of a cat shall cause the same to be vaccinated by a licensed veterinary surgeon with anti- rabies vaccine at least once in every 12 -month period and prior to the time such animal shall reach the age of six (6) months. 6 -404 Running at Lane. It shall be unlawful for the owner, keeper, or harborer of any cat to permit the same to run at large in the City of Coon Rapids without having complied with the terms and provisions of this Chapter. The Animal Control Officer, appointed pursuant to City Code Section 6 -106 shall pick up and hold, at a designated pound, any cat running at large within the City in violation of the terms of this Chapter. 6 -405 Impoundment. Any cats picked up by the Animal Control Officer shall be immediately transported to the designated pound. If the owner is known, he or she shall be immediately notified by telephone or personal contact and by written notice to its last known address. If the owner is unknown, written notice contain- ing a description of the animal shall be posted at the pound and the City Hall. The notice shall advise the owner that he or she has five (5) regular business days to claim the animal. "Regular business day" means any day during which the pound is open to the public not less than four (4) consecutive hours between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. 6 -406 Reclaiming. An owner may reclaim an impounded cat by first registering the cat in accordance with the terms of this Chapter and paying to the pound master the boarding fees for each day the animal is confined. 6 -407 Unclaimed Animals. Any animal not claimed within the allotted time shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of Minnesota Statutes Section 35.71, Subdivision 3, as amended. 6 -400 -1