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Ordinance No. 140 Domestic Animals Page 1 of 14 <br /> <br />City of Gem Lake, Ramsey County, Minnesota <br />Domestic Animals <br />Ordinance No. 140 <br /> <br />AN ORDINANCE REPEALING AND REPLACING ORDINANCE NO. 69, REGULATING THE <br />KEEPING OF DOMESTIC ANIMALS WITHIN THE CITY OF GEM LAKE <br /> <br />The City Council of the City of Gem Lake hereby ordains the Ordinance No. 69 shall be repealed and replaced with <br />the following: <br /> <br />Section 1. Purpose and Intent. The purpose and intent of this Ordinance is to protect and promote the health, safety <br />and general welfare of the people of Gem Lake and adjacent communities as well as the health and general welfare <br />of all animals owned, possessed or harbored within the City. This Ordinance regulates the number and type of <br />domestic animals, which may be kept, and the manner in which they shall be kept. <br /> <br />Section 2. Interpretation, Construction, Scope and Definition. <br />1. Interpretation. In the interpretation and application of this Ordinance, its provisions shall be held to be <br />minimum requirements and shall not be construed so as to fully effect its purpose and shall not be deemed a <br />limitation or repeal of any other power established by law or Ordinance except as specifically provided <br />herein. In the event that conflicting requirements are imposed by this Ordinance or by other Ordinances of <br />the City of Gem Lake, the more restrictive provisions shall apply. <br /> <br />2. Construction. Words used in the present tense include the past and future tense; the singular includes the <br />plural; and the plural includes the singular. The word “shall” is mandatory and the word “may” is <br />permissive. The masculine gender includes the feminine. <br /> <br />3. Scope. This Ordinance shall govern and apply to all animals owned, kept, or found within the City of Gem <br />Lake. <br /> <br />4. Definitions. <br /> <br />1. Animal Control Officer. An agency of the state, county, municipality, or other governmen tal <br />subdivision of the state which is responsible for animal control operations in its jurisdiction. For <br />the purpose of this ordinance the City of White Bear Lake is the contracted Animal Control <br />Officer. <br /> <br />2. Animal Shelter. Any premises designated by action of the City Council for the purpose of <br />impounding and caring for all animals found running at large or requiring quarantine. <br /> <br />3. Cat. A mammal that is wholly or in part of the species Felis domesticus. An adult cat is a cat 28 <br />weeks of age or older. A kitten is a cat under 28 weeks of age. Any domesticated feline animal, <br />male or female, whole or neutered. <br /> <br />4. Commercial Kennel. Any confinement or structure designed to contain and house more than <br />three (3) domestic animals of various types which is owned by a person, group of persons, <br />corporation or other legal entity who own and/or harbor said animals in the City of Gem Lake for <br />other than personal use. This type of kennel relates to a land use matter covered by the Zoning or <br />Land Use Ordinance. It is defined and may only be operated within the Special or Interim use <br />regulations of the Zoning or Land Use Ordinance of the City of Gem Lake. <br /> <br />5. Confinement Area. A structure used or designed for use to restrict an animal to a limited amount <br />of space, such as a room, pen, cage, kennel, compartment, crate, or hutch. <br /> <br />6. Custodian. Any person, firm, or corporation, organization or department possessing, harboring, <br />keeping, having an interest in or having custody or control of an animal on behalf of an owner. <br />Commented [ML1]: Possible new definition <br />Commented [ML2]: Replace “harborer” with this <br />definition.