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18 <br /> 16-3. RELEASE. Upon the presentation of proof of a valid license for the <br />domestic animal and payment of the fees provided in the previous section hereof, <br />the Animal Control Officer shall release the domestic animal to its owner. The <br />Animal Control Officer shall further take such steps as are necessary to cause <br />the owner of the domestic animal to be charged with any viola tion of this <br />Ordinance which gave rise to the impoundment of the domestic animal. <br /> <br /> 16-4. REDEMPTION BY PERSON OTHER THAN OWNER. If the owner <br />of any domestic animal impounded under this Ordinance shall fail to redeem <br />such domestic animal within five (5) regular business days after its impoundment, <br />not including Sunday or holidays, any other person may, upon complying with the <br />provisions of this Ordinance, redeem the domestic animal from the shelter and <br />be the lawful owner of the domestic animal thereafter. If the domestic animal has <br />been requested by a licensed educational or scientific institution under Minnesota <br />Statutes, then it shall be given to the institution and shall not be sold. <br /> <br /> 16-5. DISPOSITION OF UNREDEEMED DOMESTIC ANIMALS. All <br />domestic animals impounded under this section which have not been redeemed <br />or purchased as authorized in this section, may be disposed of in a humane <br />manner by the Animal Control Officer or any police officer. <br /> <br /> 16-6. INTERFERENCE WITH OFFICERS. It shall be unlawful for any <br />unauthorized person to break open the pound or to attempt to do so, or to take or <br />let out any domestic animal therefrom, or to take or attempt to take from any <br />officer any domestic animal taken by him/her in compliance with this Ordinance, <br />or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer in the discharge of his/her <br />duties under this Ordinance. <br /> <br />SECTION 17. COMMERCIAL ANIMAL OPERATIONS. Hospitals, clinics and <br />other premises operated by licensed veterinarians and in compliance with <br />Ordinance No. 35 (Zoning), for the care and treatment of animals, are exempt <br />from the provisions of this Ordinance except where such duties are expressly <br />stated. <br /> <br />SECTION 18. EXEMPTIONS. <br /> <br />18-1. The licensing and vaccination requirements of this Ordinance shall <br />not apply to any dog or cat belonging to a non-resident of the Town and kept <br />within the Town for less than thirty days, provided all such dogs or cats shall at <br />all times while in the Town, be kept within a building enclosure or vehicle or be <br />under restraint by the owner. <br /> <br /> 18-2. The keeping of miniature horses shall be exempt from the <br />requirements of Section 16-1.1 and 16-1.5 of this Ordinance, and the <br />requirements of 7-12 of Ordinance No. 35. Miniature horses shall only be <br />permitted on properties of 1.2 acres in size or larger, after an application is