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<br /> <br />1 <br />City of Roseville 2 <br />Deer Population Management Program and Policy 3 <br /> 4 <br />Purpose of Policy: 5 <br />Based on the City of Roseville’s desire to balance the need for urban services with the 6 <br />protection and management of our natural surroundings, the city hereby authorizes its deer 7 <br />management program. The program is intended to maintain deer as an asset to the 8 <br />community; prevent starvation and disease from overpopulation of deer; reduce the number 9 <br />of motor vehicle accidents involving deer; and preserve and protect the land of property 10 <br />owners; 11 <br /> 12 <br />Scope 13 <br />City staff will administer a program of deer management within the parameters established 14 <br />by this policy. 15 <br /> 16 <br />Deer Population Count 17 <br />Bi-annually, an estimate of the deer population will be made using methodology endorsed by 18 <br />the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources (DNR) and conducted by Ramsey County. 19 <br />This information will also be shared with the DNR. 20 <br /> 21 <br />Suitable Deer Habitat 22 <br />The amount of suitable deer habitat within Rosevillewill be determined by staff and updated 23 <br />periodically based on development trends. Suitable habitat within Roseville includes city-24 <br />owned open space, private open space, wetlands (excluding water bodies), flood plains, and 25 <br />any other undeveloped land. Minnesota DNR wildlife specialists establish an upper limit on 26 <br />the number of deer that can be supported per square mile of suitable habitat. 27 <br /> 28 <br />Removal of Deer 29 <br />The city may from time to time conduct a hunt in order to remove a portion of the deer within 30 <br />Roseville. The City Council may order a hunt at their discretion after reviewing the most 31 <br />recent deer population counts and amount of suitable deer habitat within Roseville. Deer may 32 <br />be removed through the use of an archery hunt.-33 <br /> 34 <br />The city must comply with DNR regulations regarding the removal of deer. This includes 35 <br />receiving any applicable permits and removing deer during periods authorized by the DNR. 36 <br />Removal methods must be approved by the DNR and must ensure the highest degree of37 <br />safety to residents. 38 <br /> 39 <br />Vehicle/Deer Accidents 40 <br />Staff will review the locations of vehicle/deer accidents and take reasonable steps to improve 41 <br />the safety of these areas when possible and feasible. 42 <br /> 43 <br /> 44