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CITY OF GEM LAKE <br />4707 Hwy 61 # 253 <br />= White Bear Lake, MN 55110-3227 <br />Telephone 651-747-2790 <br />Animal Control Policy <br />Animal control in the City of Gem Lake is defined in the Animal Ordinance (No 69) <br />enacted in 2005. This Animal Ordinance (No. 69) is posted on the City of Gem Lake <br />website at xvwxv.gemlakeMN.org and copies are available at the City Office. <br />Dogs <br />Dog Licensing All dogs that are kept in the City of Gem Lake must be <br />licensed. This is done to insure that Animal Control Services Inc. can identify the <br />owner of a dog in the City of Gem Lake and in adjacent cities. Contact the city <br />license bureau at 651-747-2756 for information on licensing <br />Vicious Dog or Dog Bite Public Safely) Call the Ramsey County Sheriff — 911 <br />(EMERGENCY only) or 651-484-3366 immediately depending on the circumstances. <br />The Sheriff will call Animal Control to arrange to pick up the dog and for an Ambulance <br />and/or Paramedic to treat the person bitten, as needed. <br />Dogs running at large. During normal working hours (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM on <br />weekdays) call the City of Gem Lake office at 651-747-2790. At all other hours call the <br />Ramsey County Sheriff at 651-484-3366. Dogs will be picked up by Animal Control <br />Services who contracts with the City of Gem Lake for such services. Animal Control <br />Services Inc. will hold and then identify the owner thru the information on the dog <br />licensing tags on the animal. The dog owner must pay for all charges accessed by Animal <br />Control Co. The city will also tag dog owners whose dogs run at large. <br />Barking dogs (Nuisance) Call the Ramsey County Sheriff at 651-484-3366. A <br />constantly barking dog is identified as a nuisance and will be treated as described in the <br />City of Gem Lake nuisance ordinance. See section 3.7 of the Animal Ordinance for a <br />definition of barking dog nuisances. <br />All other domestic animals <br />Loose or stray domestic animals During normal working hours (7:30 AM to 4:30 PM <br />on weekdays) call the City of Gem Lake office at 651-747-2790. At all other hours call <br />the Ramsey County Sheriff at 651-484-3366. See Section 2.3 of the Animal Ordinance <br />for a definition of what is classified as a Domestic Animal. <br />Page 1 of 2 <br />