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Ordinance No. 142 Agricultural and Wild Animals Page 7 of 8 <br /> <br />Section 6. Enforcement, Records and Penalties. <br /> <br />1. Enforcement. The provisions of this Ordinance shall be enforced by the Animal Control Officer <br />and other such persons or agencies as may, from time to time, be appointed by the City Council. <br /> <br />2. Records. The City shall maintain accurate records of all permits, licenses, impoundments, <br />quarantines, disposition of animals taken into custody, reports of all animal attacks or bites, and <br />fees and fines related thereto and to make such records available as public documents within <br />reasonable times. <br /> <br />3. Penalties. Any owner, harborer, or other person, or the parents of any person under eighteen (18) <br />years of age violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon <br />conviction thereof shall be punished to the maximum extent allowed by law. <br /> <br />4. Other Associated Costs. Any owner, harborer, or other person, or the parents of any person <br />under eighteen (18) years of age violating any provision of this Ordinance shall be solely <br />responsible for all costs associated with enforcement of this Ordinance including, but not limited <br />to, impound fees, boarding, notification of owners, and disposal. <br /> <br />Section 6 7. Exemptions to this Ordinance. <br /> <br />1. Hospitals, clinics, and other premises operated by licensed veterinarians for the care and <br />treatment of animals are exempt from the provisions of this Ordinance except where such duties <br />are expressly stated and where such facility meets the applicable zoning code. <br /> <br />2. The licensing and vaccination requirements of this Ordinance shall not apply to any animal <br />belonging to a non-resident of the City of Gem Lake and kept within the City for less than thirty <br />(30) days, provided all such animals are fully and at all times confined within a building <br />enclosure or vehicle or are deemed to be under complete restraint of the owner. <br /> <br />3. Non-poisonous snakes or snakes not prohibited as wild and exotic by definition, birds kept <br />indoors, hamsters, mice, rabbits, gerbils, white rats, guinea pigs, chinchillas, or lizards and similar <br />small animals capable of being kept in cages continuously are exempt and do not require a <br />permit. <br /> <br />Section 78. Animal Owner Responsibilities. <br /> <br />1. Animal Owner Responsibilities and Liability. This Ordinance shall not relieve or lessen the <br />responsibility or liability of any person owning or harboring any animal to persons or real <br />property or any other injury occasioned thereby. <br /> <br />2. Abrogation and Greater Restriction. It is not intended by this Ordinance to appeal, abrogate, <br />annul, impair or interfere with any State or Federal law, or local ordinances, rules, regulations, or <br />permits issued pursuant to law. However, where this Ordinance imposes greater restrictions, the <br />provisions of this Ordinance shall govern. <br /> <br />3. Right of Entry. All law enforcement and animal control officers may enter upon private property <br />where it appears that there is reasonable cause to believe that an animal is not being kept, <br />confined, or restrained as herein required or where it appears that a violation of this Ordinance <br />may be present and when accompanied by a warrant to enter property duly issued by a judge of <br />the district court.