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Ordinance No. 140 Domestic Animals Page 6 of 14 9. Owners of dogs are responsible for having the dog wear at all times the city license tag and either a separate tag or plate containing the owner’s name and address, or the same information indelibly inscribed on the license tag. 10. The City Clerk shall keep and maintain an accurate record of identifying numbers which shall be open to public inspection. Section 5 6. Owner to Clean Up After Domestic Animal . 1. Any owner having custody or control of any domestic animal on any property, public or private, not owned or possessed by such person shall be responsible for cleaning up any feces of the animal and for disposing of such feces in a sanitary manner; and shall have in their possession, a device or equ ipment for picking up and removal of animal feces. 2. Any owner having custody or control of any domestic animal on private property shall be responsible for cleaning up any feces of the animal and for disposing of such feces in a timely manner, but in no c ase shall the feces remain for longer than a seven (7) day period. 3. The provisions of this Section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person or to a dog when used in police or rescue activities. 4. Violation. Failure to clean up after your domestic animal will result in a violation. A first violation of Section 5 will result in an administrative fine of $50.00. All subsequent violations of Section 5 will carry penalties as provided in Section 9, paragraph 3. Section 6 7. Kennel Operation: Permitted Operations. 1. Personal Kennel Operation. Personal kennels that harbor no more than three (3) domestic animals of various types and which animals are solely owned by the occupants of the premise and which are over the age of six (6) months are allowed in the residential districts of the City of Gem Lake. The operators of such kennels are responsible to operate these kennels in compliance with all of the terms and regulations defined in this Ordinance. No person shall operate a dog kennel within the C ity of Gem Lake without first obtaining a kennel license. Applicant shall pay the City Clerk a license fee of $XX.XX and submit an application stating therein the maximum number of dogs to be harbored in the kennel, the exact location of the kennel and the qualification and experience of the applicant in the operation of a dog kennel. The City Council shall grant or deny the license. 1. Structure. The kennel structure shall be made of suitable fencing or other materials suitable for containment of the animal based upon the size and weight of the animal(s). 2. Location. The kennel structure shall be placed so as to be located as far as possible from neighboring residences and not less than fifty (50’) feet from adjacent property lines. Section 7 8. Impounding Animals. 1. Impounding Animals. The City of Gem Lake contracts out to the City of White Bear Lake to provide animal control services. All law enforcement or animal control officers of the city or under contract to the city are hereby authorized and empowered to use such force as is reasonably necessary to take up, capture, or restrain and impound any animal found in violation of this Ordinance. All animals shall be impounded at a facility which is under contract with the city. Such law enforcement or animal control officer may enter upon private premises where it appears that there is reasonable cause to believe that an animal is not being kept, confined, or restrained as herein required. 2. It shall be the duty of the Animal Control Officers designate d by the City to promptly seize, take up and place in a pound all dogs that may be found running at large or being kept or harbored any place within the City contrary to the provisions of this chapter. Any dog found unlicensed after January First (lst) of each year may be seized and impounded by such officers, or the person owning or harboring such dog may be notified to procure a license for same within five (5) days of the date of such notice. Commented [ML11]: Added potential language. Commented [ML12]: Remove current language and add new language requiring a license or decide to prohibit kennels in Gem Lake and add this language: “No person shall maintain a kennel within the city. For the purpose of this ordinance, four or more of any type of domestic pet over four months old constitutes a kennel.” This language only works if the City decides to start counting cats as a domestic animal and limiting the number of dogs and cats per household.