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(a) <br />(b) <br />(c) <br />(d) <br />(e) <br />(a) <br />(b) <br />(1) <br />(2) <br />(3) <br />(c) <br />(d) <br />(a) <br />(b) <br />(c) <br />(d) <br />(e) <br />(a) <br />(b) <br />(a) <br />(b) <br />Sec. 10-6. - Impounding. <br />The police department shall impound any animal found running at large and shall give notice of the impounding to the owner of such animal, if known. <br />If such animal is not claimed within the time specified and all fees and charges paid, the police department shall dispose of such animal unless it is requested by a <br />licensed educational or scientific institution under Minn. Stats. § 35.71. <br />The police department shall house and feed in a humane manner any animal held at the animal shelter. <br />An impounding fee in the amount as set forth in chapter 22 shall be charged to the owner for each impoundment. <br />A boarding fee as set forth in chapter 22 will be charged for any animal held at the animal shelter. <br />(Code 1977, § 8-405) <br />Sec. 10-7. - Licenses for commercial establishments. <br />No person, partnership or corporation shall operate a commercial animal establishment without first obtaining a license in compliance with this section. <br />Annual licenses shall be issued upon payment of the applicable fee, as specified in chapter 22, for each of the following establishments: <br />For each kennel authorized to house less than ten animals; <br />For each kennel authorized to house ten or more animals but less than 50; and <br />For each grooming shop. <br />Every facility regulated by this chapter shall be considered a separate enterprise and requires an individual license. <br />Any person who has a change in the category under which a license was issued shall be subject to reclassification and appropriate adjustment of the license fee <br />shall be made. <br />(Code 1977, § 8-406) <br />Sec. 10-8. - Commercial license issuance and revocation. <br />The city may revoke any commercial establishment license if the person holding the license refuses or fails to comply with this chapter, or any laws governing the <br />protection and keeping of animals. <br />Any person whose license is revoked shall, within ten days thereafter, humanely dispose of all animals owned, kept, or harbored and no part of the license fee <br />shall be refunded. <br />It shall be a condition of the issuance of any license that the licensing authority shall be permitted to inspect all animals and the premises where animals are kept <br />at any time. If permission for such inspection is refused, the license of the refusing owner may be revoked. <br />If the applicant has withheld or falsified any information on the application, the licensing authority may refuse to issue the license. <br />The licensee during the term of the license shall provide humane care for the animals in its care and shall comply with the terms of this chapter and other <br />applicable laws. <br />(Code 1977, § 8-407) <br />Sec. 10-9. - Restraint; proper care and control. <br />All animals shall be kept under restraint by the owner or owner's agent. <br />All animal owners shall exercise proper care and control of their animals and prevent them from becoming a public nuisance. <br />(Code 1977, § 8-408) <br />Sec. 10-10. - Quarantine. <br />Any animal that has bitten a person shall immediately be impounded for at least ten days and kept apart from other animals, under the supervision of a <br />veterinarian, until it is determined whether such animal had or has rabies which might have been transmitted by such bite. Such impounding may be done by the <br />owner, and need not be at the animal shelter; but if it is not at the animal shelter, the owner shall notify the chief of police immediately and shall furnish proof in <br />writing that such animal is being so impounded. Upon the expiration of ten days, if it is determined that the animal does not have rabies, the animal may be <br />released and the chief of police shall be notified. If the animal was impounded within the animal shelter, it may be reclaimed in ten days if it is determined that <br />the animal does not have rabies. <br />Any animal which has been bitten by a rabid or suspected rabid animal shall be impounded and kept in the same manner as stated above for a period of six <br />months, unless the animal has been vaccinated for rabies within the previous year and in that case the impoundment period should be 40 days. The owner of an <br />animal that has been bitten by a rabid animal shall notify the chief of police in the event of the animal's illness or death during quarantine. <br />(Code 1977, § 8-409) <br />Sec. 10-11. - Connement of certain animals.177