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<br /> <br /> <br /> Created: 2025-02-26 08:25:01 [EST] <br />(Supp. No. 21) <br /> <br />Page 4 of 27 <br />Secs. 62-11—62-40. Reserved. <br />ARTICLE II. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT 2 <br />DIVISION 1. GENERALLY <br />Sec. 62-41. Immobilization of animals. <br />For the purpose of enforcement of this chapter, any animal control officer or law enforcement officer may <br />use a so-called tranquilizer gun or other instrument for the purpose of immobilizing and catching an animal. <br />(Ord. No. 137 2nd series, § 9.12(12), 7-24-1995; Ord. No. 208 2nd series, § 7, 10-22-2001) <br />Secs. 62-42—62-65. Reserved. <br />DIVISION 2. IMPOUNDMENT <br />Sec. 62-66. Animal pound. <br />(a) Any dog found in the city without a tag, or any animal running at large, shall be placed in the animal pound; <br />and an accurate record of the time and such placement shall be kept on each animal. Every animal so placed <br />in the animal pound shall be held for redemption by the owner for a period of not less than ten regular <br />business days unless a veterinarian authorizes its immediate destruction. A regular business day is one <br />during which the pound is open for business to the public for at least four hours between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 <br />p.m. Impoundment records shall be preserved for a minimum of three years and shall show the: <br />(1) Description of the animal by species, breed, sex, approximate age and other distinguishing traits; <br />(2) Location at which the animal was seized; <br />(3) Date of seizure; <br />(4) Name and address of the person from whom any animal three months of age or over was received; <br />and <br />(5) Name and address of the person to whom any animal three months of age or over was transferred. <br />(b) If unclaimed, such animal shall be humanely destroyed and the carcass disposed of, unless it is requested by <br />a licensed educational or scientific institution under authority of Minn. Stat. § 35.71. However, if a tag affixed <br />to the animal, or a statement by the animal's owner after seizure specifies that the animal should not be <br />used for research, such animal shall not be made available to any such institution but may be destroyed after <br />the expiration of the ten-day period. Animals raised for food or fiber products shall not be seized or disposed <br />of without prior examination by a licensed veterinarian pursuant to a warrant issued by a judge. <br />(Ord. No. 137 2nd series, § 9.13(8), 7-24-1995) <br /> <br />2Cross reference(s)—Administration, ch. 2. <br />93