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ORDINANCE NO. 5 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 5 OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR, RAMSEY COUNTY, MINNESOTA, BEING AN ORDINANCE LICENSING AND REGULATING THE KEEPING OF DOGS AND OTHER ANIMALS, ADOPTED SEPTEMBER 21, 1981, AS AMENDED THE TOWN BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE TOWN OF WHITE BEAR ORDAINS: SECTION 1. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL OF CONFLICTING ORDINANCES. The Ordinance relating to the licensing and regulating and keeping of dogs and other animals, passed and approved September 11, 1981, as amended, is hereby amended to read as follows, and all other Ordinances or parts of Ordinances inconsistent herewith are hereby repealed. In all other respects all other Ordinances shall remain in full force and effect. SECTION 2. DUTIES OF OWNERS OF ANIMALS TO PROVIDE FOR THEIR WELL-BEING; ABUSE OF ANIMALS; ABANDONMENT OF ANIMALS; ETC. 2-1. No owner of an animal shall fail to provide such animal with sufficient good and wholesome food and water, proper shelter and protection from the weather, veterinary care when needed to prevent suffering and with humane care and treatment. 2-2. No person shall beat, cruelly ill-treat, torment, overload, overwork or otherwise abuse any animal, or cause or permit any dogfight, cockfight, bullfight or other combat between animals or between animals and humans. 2-3. No owner of an animal shall abandon such animal. SECTION 3. DEFINITIONS. For the purpose of this Ordinance, the terms defined herein shall have the following meanings: 3-1. ANIMAL CONTROL AUTHORITY. This provisions of this Ordinance shall be enforced by the Town Board of Supervisors hereinafter referred to as the TOWN BOARD. 3-2. ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. The person or persons employed by the Town Board as its enforcement officer. 3-3. ANIMAL SHELTER. Any premises designed by action of the Town for the purpose of impounding and caring for all animals found running at large in violation of this Ordinance.