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ORDINANCE #21-08 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY STATE OF MINNESOTA AN AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 10 OF THE CITY CODE: "ANIMALS," VACATING THE REQUIREMENT OF DOG LICENSING AND REQUIRING IDENTIFICATION TAGS. ADDING CLARIFYING LANGUAGE TO DANGEROUS DOGS LIABILITY INSURANCE. The City of Ramsey ordains: SECTION 1. PURPOSE The purpose of this Ordinance is to eliminate the requirement that all dogs in the city be registered and licensed with the city. This ordinance will also modify language pertaining to identification tags. Identification tags will be required for all dogs in public spaces. Either physical tags or microchips are acceptable. Added clarifying language pertaining to dangerous dogs and liability insurance. SECTION 2. AUTHORITY Pursuant to authority granted by Minnesota Statutes, Section 471.633, the City of Ramsey hereby regulates animals within City limits. SECTION 3. AMENDMENT TO CITY CODE SECTION 10-57 (Underline is added language, strikeout is deleted language.) Sec. 10 57. Individual dog licensing. All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained in the city shall be licensed and registered. Applications for license shall be made to the city administrator, or his designee, upon forms provided by the city administrator. Said application shall require the owner, among other information required by the city 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 section 10 65 relative to the dog sought to be licensed, the application shall require proof of public liability insurance in the minimum amount of $300,000.00. Upon submission of the application and a certificate evidencing compliance with the terms and provisions of section 10-59, relating to vaccination for rabics, and upon payment of a fee as established by ordinance, the city administrator or his designee shall issue a license. Said license will be concurrent with a valid rabics vaccination for up to three years.