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(1) If the dog has a current license: by paying to the pound master an impounding fee plus a boarding <br />fee in an amount determined by agreement between the city and the designated pound, for each <br />day the animal was confined. There shall also be an added impounding fee for any dog <br />impounded twice within 12 months. Such fees shall be set by ordinance. <br />(2) If the dog does not have a current license: by first obtaining a license from the city administrator <br />and paying the costs to the pound master. <br />(c) Unclaimed animals. Any animal not claimed within the allotted time shall be disposed of in accordance <br />with the provisions of Minn. Stats. § 35.71, subd. 3. <br />(Code 1978, § 5.09.03, subds. 9, 10, 12; Ord. No. 88-02; Ord. No. 01-22, 10-29-2001) <br />Secs. 10-96-10-118. - Reserved. <br />ARTICLE IV. - WILD ANIMALS <br />Sec. 10-119. - Rules and definitions. <br />The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed <br />to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: <br />At large means a wild animal that is outside of its secondary enclosure, or when the wild animal is <br />outside of its primary enclosure but within its secondary enclosure and not in the presence of the owner. <br />Dwelling means a building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy. <br />Handling means feeding, manipulating, transporting, restraining, treating, training, working or <br />performing any similar activity with respect to a wild animal. <br />Impound means to seize and hold in legal custody. <br />Livestock means a typical farm animal kept for agricultural use, pleasure or profit, including but not <br />limited to horses, mules, sheep, goats, cattle, swine, fowl, rabbits and mink. <br />Lot means a tract, plat or portion of a subdivision or other parcel or land intended as a unit for the <br />purpose, whether immediate or future, or transfer of ownership or for the building development. <br />Owner means a person who keeps a wild animal or the parents or guardians of such a person under <br />18 years of age. <br />Portable primary enclosure means the portable structure used to confine a wild animal in a secure <br />manner that prevents the running at large of a wild animal during transportation or temporarily confining <br />such an animal during handling. <br />Primary enclosure means an individual, partnership, firm, joint stock company, corporation, <br />association, unincorporated association of individuals, trust, estate, or other entity. <br />Restraint means the portable structure used to confine a wild animal in a secure manner that prevents <br />the running at large of a wild animal during transportation or temporarily confining such an animal during <br />handling. <br />Secondary enclosure means a structure such as a fence, wall or building, which entirely encloses the <br />area in which the primary enclosures, exercise facilities and training facilities are located and all handling <br />activities occur. Such secondary enclosure serves to contain a wild animal from running at large and to <br />prevent any unauthorized public access. <br />Structure means anything constructed or erected, the use of which requires a permanent location on <br />the ground or attachment to something having a permanent location on the g round, such as a fence, wall, <br />or building. <br />Page 16 <br />Commented [TG8]: The ordinance does not make any <br />policy to this article. These types of req uests are already <br />processed as a conditional use permit. The amended <br />language removes outdated and conflicting language. <br />