09-28-1988 - Agenda Packet City Council - regular meeting

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S 9.11 limits for trapping, location, number of traps and approved maintenance procedures of trap lines. Applications for limited permits shall be made to the Chief of Police and shall be accompanied by a written statement of proof of hardship and a certified property owners list of property owners within 500 feet of trapping area. Property owners shall be notified that such application is being considered by the City. The permit fee shall be as set by resolution of the Council. SEC. 9.12. DOG REGULATION AND LICENSING. Subd. 1. Definition. For the purpose of this Section, "owner" means a person who owns, harbors, feeds, boards or keeps a dog. Subd. 2. Running at Large and Biting Dogs Prohibited. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog to permit such animal to run at large. Any dog shall be deemed to be running at large with the permission of the owner unless it is on a durable leash secured to an object which it cannot move and on the premises of the owner, or on a leash and under the control of an accompanying person of suitable age and discretion. Any dog, having bitten a person or other animal, shall be forthwith impounded for the period of incubation. Subd. 3. License Required. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog, six months of age or more, to fail to obtain a license therefor from the City, except as follows: A. Dogs confined to a City licensed commercial kennel need not be individually licensed. B. Dogs confined to a City licensed residential kennel shall be individually licensed but need not wear the license tag while they are confined in the kennel. C. Dogs currently licensed by another jurisdiction may be temporarily kept in the City for a period not to exceed thirty days provided the dog wears a tag or other identification from such licensing jurisdiction, and provided that a current City license is obtained if the temporary stay extends beyond thirty days or otherwise becomes permanent. Dogs licensed by other juris- dictions are not exempt from the kennel licensing requirements or from any other provision of this Section. Subd. 4. Application. Application for a dog license shall be upon a form supplied by the City and accompanied by a certificate of a veterinarian, duly licensed to practice veterinary medicine within the State of Minnesota, which certificate shall state that the dog for which application for a license is made, has been innoculated against rabies within six months of the date of the application. No more than two dog licenses shall be issued to ORONO CC 206 (4-1-84)