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. OF CENTERVILLE <br /> ORDINAN LO. <br /> CITY OF CEN'1ERV <br /> COUNTY OF ANOKA <br /> STATE OF MINNESOTA <br /> AN ORDINANCE TO PROTECT AND PRESERVE THE PUBLIC HEALTH BY <br /> REGULATING THE KEEPING OF ANIMALS AND FOWL WITHIN THE CITY <br /> AND PROVIDING A PENALTY FOR VIOLATION THEREOF. <br /> THE CITY OF CENTERVILLE, ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA, ordains: <br /> SECTION I. <br /> INTENT <br /> Subdivision 1.10 Except as hereinafter provided, it <br /> shall be unlawful for any person, firm or corporation to <br /> keep or harbor animals or fowl in this City or permit the <br /> same to be done upon premises owned, occupied, or controlled <br /> by him, except upon a parcel of land containing ten (10) <br /> acres or more. This prohibition shall not apply to cats, <br /> dogs, or fowl kept as household pets. <br /> Subdivision 1.15 Animals with contagious disease of <br /> any kind shall be securely confined on the premises of their <br /> owner or harborer and shall not be permitted to approach <br /> within fifty (50) feet of any public roadway or any place <br /> where animals belonging to or harbored by another person are <br /> confined or kept. <br /> ORDINANCE TO: <br /> Subdivision 1.21 To define guidlines for keeping of <br /> animals on parcels of land located within the City of Centerville <br /> and less than ten (10) acres in size. <br /> Subdivision 1.22 To facilitate distribution of animals <br /> within this City in such a manner as to prevent coincident <br /> and concurrent high- density populations of both residents <br /> and animals within the same eo ra k hical area byx <br /> Peazmittn_ an -1 �T� t on smear parcels <br /> of land s.".'�_''!? =— _ ? -_ _ _ _ 4 Toca ed within the boundaries <br /> of areas designated as Rural Residential (RR) or Expansion <br /> Residential (ER) on the current Centerville Use Plan or <br /> zoning map. <br /> Subdivision 1.23 To minimize the risk of nuisances <br /> described herein and outlined in Section'a. even under proper <br /> management and animal husbandry practices by: <br /> a) Limiting the total number of animals to 1.0 animal <br /> unit perzacre based on the total grazeable acreage of the <br /> parcel. <br /> b) Providing animal- specific nuisance guidelines. <br /> SECTION II. <br /> DEFINITIONS <br /> When used in this ordinance, the following terms shall <br /> be assigned the following meanings: <br /> Subdivision 2,10 Animals: Shall mean and include horses, <br /> mules, donkeys, cattle, sheep, swine, rabbits, skunks, foxes, <br /> racoons, mink, and other similar animal beings which are <br /> endowed with the power of voluntary motion. <br /> Subdivision 2.20 Fowl: Shall mean and include all birds <br /> of any kind, including poultry, turkeys, chickens, ducks, <br /> geese, pigeons, gallinaceous birds, and other similar birds. <br /> Subdivision 2,30 Household Pets: Shall mean and include <br /> those animals and fowl ordinarily kept as pets, such as <br /> dogs, cats, skunks, rabbits, racoons, and similar animals, <br /> L <br />