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<br />Oakdale MN Code of Ordinances: Chapter 4 - Page 6 <br /> <br /> <br />may be returned to the owner who may be prosecuted for permitting a violation of this <br />chapter or such animal may be impounded and the owner required to pay an impoundment <br />fee plus the established daily board fee. In the event of such impounding, the owner shall <br />remain subject to prosecution and the penalties provided for by this chapter. An animal shall <br />be considered impounded when taken under control by a member of the Police Department. <br />It is unlawful to interfere with any member of the Police Department in the act of enforcing <br />this chapter. Upon such seizure and impoundment, it shall be the duty of the member of the <br />Police Department impounding the animal to prepare a written report of the impoundment <br />and, when the owner of the animal is known, to notify the owner of said impoundment. <br /> <br />Sec 4-14. Establishment of Pound; Disposition of Impounded Animals. The City may <br />designate a facility for boarding stray animals. All dogs and cats shall be kept according to <br />state laws. Any person, owner or otherwise, claiming an animal must pay impounding and <br />boarding fees to the City before said animal will be released. <br /> <br />Sec. 4-15. Sanitation. <br /> <br />(a) Any owner shall have the responsibility for keeping their property clean of all fecal <br />matter created by the animal. All animal waste shall be removed at least two times <br />per month so as to keep the surrounding area free from obnoxious odors. <br />(b) It is unlawful for any owner to cause or permit their dog or cat to be on any property <br />not owned or possessed by them without having in their possession a device or <br />equipment and immediately picking up animal feces created by their dog or cat and <br />disposing of said feces in a public receptacle or in a receptacle located at the <br />owner’s property. <br />(c) Violation of this section is a misdemeanor. <br /> <br />Sec. 4-16. Maximum Number of Dogs and Cats Allowed. No owner shall have more than <br />three dogs, three cats, or a total combination of dogs and cats, of more than three months <br />of age, within any individual dwelling units within the City without first obtaining a permit <br />from the Police Department. <br /> <br />Sec. 4-17. Permits Required. No person shall keep or allow to be kept the following without <br />first obtaining a permit from Police Department: <br /> <br />(a) Bees: No person shall keep or allow to be kept any man-made or manufactured hive <br />or other facility for the housing of bees within the City without first obtaining a permit <br />from the City Police Department. <br />(b) Hooved Animals: No person shall stable, keep, or permit any hooved animal in the <br />City without first obtaining a permit from the Police Department. The keeping of <br />hooved animals may also require owners to register for a Biosecurity Premise <br />Identification Number with the State of Minnesota. <br />(c) Small Animals and Birds of the Orders Anseriforms and Galliformes: No person shall <br />keep more than one rabbit, one chinchilla, or one mink without first obtaining a <br />permit from the Police Department. No person shall keep chickens, turkeys, ducks, <br />geese, pigeons, or similar small animals or birds, in the City without first obtaining a