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N <br />ti <br />N <br />PUBLIC PROTECTION <br />time and such placement shall be kept on each <br />animal. Every animal so placed in the animal <br />pound shall be held for redemption by the owner <br />for a period of not less than ten regular business <br />days unless a veterinarian authorizes its immedi- <br />ate destruction. A regular business day is one <br />during which the pound is open for business to <br />the public for at least four hours between 8.00 <br />a.m. and 7:00 p.m. Impoundment records shall <br />be preserved for a minimum of three years and <br />shall show the: <br />(1) Description of the animal by species, <br />breed, sex, approximate age and other <br />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 <br />whom any animal three months of age or <br />over was received; and <br />(5) Name and address of the person to whom <br />any animal three months of age or over <br />was transferred. <br />(b) If unclaimed, such animal shall be <br />humanely destroyed and the carcass disposed of, <br />unless it is requested by a licensed educational <br />or scientific institution under authority of Minn. <br />Stats. § 35.71. However, if a tag affixed to the <br />animal, or a statement by the animal's owner <br />after seizure specifies that the animal should not <br />be used for research, such animal shall not be <br />made available to any such institution but may <br />be destroyed after the expiration of the ten-day <br />period. Animals raised for food or fiber products <br />shall not be seized or disposed of without prior <br />examination by a licensed veterinarian pursuant <br />to a warrant issued by a judge. <br />(Code 2003, § 62-66; Ord. No. 137(2nd series), <br />§ 9.13(8), 7-24-1995) <br />Sec. 5.28.320. Biting animals. <br />Any dog having bitten a person or other <br />animal shall be forthwith impounded for the <br />period of rabies incubation. <br />(Code 2003, § 62-67; Ord. No. 137(2nd series); <br />§ 9.12(2), 7-24-1995) <br />§ 5.28.420 <br />Sec. 5.28.330. Notice of impounding. <br />Upon the impounding of any dog, the owner <br />shall be notified, or, if the owner is unknown, <br />written notice shall be posted for five days at the <br />city hall describing the dog and the place and <br />time of taking. <br />(Code 2003, § 62-68; Ord. No. 137(2nd series), <br />§ 9.12(8), 7-24-1995) <br />Sec. 5.28.340. Release from animal pound. <br />Dogs shall be released to their owners, as <br />follows: <br />(1) If such dog is owned by a resident of the <br />city, after purchase of a license and pay- <br />ment of the impounding fees. <br />(2) If such dog is owned by a person not a <br />resident of the city, after immunization <br />of any such dog for rabies and payment of <br />the impounding fee for the period for <br />which the dog was impounded. <br />(Code 2003, § 62-69; Ord. No. 137(2nd series), <br />§ 9.12(9), 7-24-1995) <br />ARTICLE III. DOGS AND CATS* <br />Division 1. Generally <br />Sec. 5.28.410. Definitions. <br />The following words, terms and phrases, when <br />used in this article, shall have the meanings <br />ascribed to them in this section, except where <br />the context clearly indicates a different meaning: <br />Owner means a person who owns, harbors, <br />feeds, boards or keeps a dog or cat. <br />(Code 2003, § 62-101; Ord. No. 137(2nd series), <br />§ 9.12(1), 7-24-1995; Ord. No. 208(2nd series), <br />§ 6, 10-22-2001) <br />Sec. 5.28.420. Owning dangerous dogs. <br />It is unlawful for the owner of any dog to own <br />or keep a dog which is dangerous, i.e., any such <br />dog which has caused injury to persons or property. <br />(Code 2003, § 62-102; Ord. No. 137(2nd series), <br />§ 9.12(11(2)), 7-24-1995) <br />*State law reference —Dogs and cats, Minn. Stats. ch. <br />347. <br />CD5:53 <br />