Agenda - Council - 11/23/1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

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.._t~vo .(2) dogs are.permitted. An Administrative Kennel License may. be obtained from the City to keep three (3) dogs contingent upon payment of a fee, in an amount established by .City Council, and meeting the followin~ criteria: a) All dogs are currently licensed by the Ci _ty: bD A~mropriate measures, as determined by the Ciw, have been taken to prevent dogs from running at large; Kennel structures (do.g houses and/or fenced runs) are located at least 10 feet fi'om any abutting property line. Fenced yards shall not be considered .fenced runsl .d) An appropriate plan, as determined by the City, is in place for removal of excrement from theyard on a regular basis; e) No nuisance complaints have been received at the City within the previous twenty-four (24) months relating to the dogs being k. ept on the property. Administrative Kennel licenses may be denied or revoked by the City Administrator or his/her designee for cause including unsanitary facilities, keeping more dogs than the license authorizes, keeping unlicensed dogs, allowing .d. ogs to run at large, or other nuisance complaints. Kennel licenses expire biennially on the same date as the most recent rabies vaccination. Biennial renewal applications are due 30 days before the expiration date. A Conditional Use Permit is required for four (4) or more do~s. Subd.-3. Licensing. All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained in the City shall be licensed and registered. Applications for licenses shall be made to the Administrator upon forms provided by the Administrator. Said application shall require the owner, among other information required by the Administrator, to supply the name, age, predominant breed, sex, color and markings of each dog sought to be licensed. In addition, when the applicant or owner has been convicted of violation of Subd. 15 relative to the dog sought to be licensed, the application shall require proof of public liability insurance in the minimum mount of $300,000. Upon submission of the application and a certificate evidencing compliance with the terms and provisions of Subd. 4, relating to vaccination for rabies and upon payment of a fee ef $~.00 as established by Ci_ty Council resolution., the Administrator or his or her designee, shall issue a license Said license shall ~'~ ~*'~'~*: ...... *:~ '~' ..... * "~-* '~ .... ,'r~ .... *,~ ,,*' ........... ye,m:-expire two years from the date of the most recent rabies vaccination. Subd. 4. Tags. The license shall be in the form of an identification tag and shall be affixed by the owner to a collar to be worn by the dog. In case a tag is lost or destroyed, a duplicate will be issued by the Administrator upon presentation of a receipt showing payment of the license fee for the current period and a payment '-*' ¢'~ an ~' ...... ,, ................. ~, ...... as established by City Council resolution. Dog tags shall not be transferrable from one dog to another and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of death of the dog or the owners leaving the City prior to expiration of the license period. Subd. 5. Rabies Vaccination. Every owner or keeper of a dog shall cause the same to be vaccinated by a licensed veterinary with anti-rabies vaccine at least once in every 24- month period and prior to the time such dog shall reach the age of six months. Subd. 6. Animal at Large. Every owner or keeper of a dog shall cause the same to be under the control of and in custody of a person of sufficient age to adequately control