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tion performed by an approved and qualified consultant. ll0.1gg NONCONFORMING USES. A person keeping wild animals within the City upon the eft[active date of the adoption ol this ordinance, who does not con:[orm to the provisions of this ordinance shall be given 30 days to comply or submit application lor the necessary variances. 110.189 ENFORCEMENT Subdivision I. Impoundment. In addition to the penalties imposed in ll0.1$g, a person in violation of this ordinance may be subject to having the wild animals in question impounded, or destroyed. Owners in violation of this ordinance will have ten days to correct the viola- tion and redeem a wild animal. The owner is responsible for all costs incurred by the City to capture, keep and/or destroy a wild animal. l:[ a wild animal is not redeemed, the City will dispose ot such wild animal in an)' manner it deems necessary such as (but not limited to) se/ling, destroying, or donating to an appropriate organization or agency. Subdivision 2. Rabies. A wild animal capable o;[ transmitting rabies which has been known to have bitten a person shall be quarantined and observed ;[or rabies under the direction o;[ a licensed veterinarian for a period of time and in facilities determined to be adequate by that veterinarian and the Git),. If a wild animal is proven to be rabid, the wild animal shall be destroyed. Ifa wild animal is proven to not be rabid by a licensed veterinarian, it will be returned to the owner. Subdivision 3. Enforcement AuthSrity. Enforcement officers shall have the right to destroy a wild animal posing an immediate threat of serious harm to any persons livestock or house pet. ll0.1gl0 PENALTY A person who fails to comply with or violates provisions of the ordi- nance or the restrictions of a conditional use permit, wild animal license or variance shah be subject :o a fine of not more than $700 for each day when the violation persists and/or imprisonment :~or a period no~'exceeding 90 days, or maximum penaky allowed ~>' law, such ~ine and imprisonmen~ being pursuant :o ~he provisions o~ Minne- sota Sta~u~e Chapter 335. Appropriate actions and proceedings may be ~aken by law or inequity to prevent a violation of this ordinance or ~he condkions or reswic:lons ol a condkonal use permk, wild animal license~ or variance~ ~o preven~ unlawful construction) ~o re- cover damages~ to res~rMn, correct or abate a violation, and to preven~ H]ega] use of a ]o~ these remedies shall be Jn addJ;]on to ~he penalizes described above.