Ordinance - #99-16 - 11/23/1999 - Laserfiche WebLink

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Under Subdivision 1, amend "Owner" to read as follows: Dog Owner - shall mean the license holder or any other person or persons, firm, association, or corporation owning, keeping or harboring a dog. Any person keeping or harboring a dog for five consecutive days shall, for the purposes of this Section, be deemed an owner. Insert the following and renumber all subsequent subdivisions accordingly: Subd. 2. Number of Dogs Permitted. On a parcel or series of contiguous parcels under the same ownership or occupancy as the dog owner, no more than two (2) dogs are permitted. An administrative Kennel License may be obtained from the City to maintain three (3) dogs on a property contingent upon payment of a fee in amount established by City Council resolution and meeting the following criteria: a. All dogs are cun'ently licensed by the City; Appropriate measures, as determined by the City, have been taken to prevent dogs from running at large; Kennel structures (dog houses and/or fenced runs) are located at least 10 feet from any abutting property line. Fenced yards shall not be considered fenced runs. do An appropriate plan, as determined by the City, is in place for removal of excrement fi'om the yard on a regular basis; eo No nuisance complaints have been received at the City within the previous twenty-four (24) months relating to the dogs being kept 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 dogs to run at large or other nuisance complaints. Kennel licenses expire two (2) years from the date of authorization. Biennial renewal applications are due thirty (30) days before the expiration date. A Conditional Use Permit is required for four (4) or more dogs. Amend Subd. 3 "Licensing" to read as follows: Subd. 3. Licensing. All dogs kept, harbored, or maintained in the City shall be licensed and registered. Applications for license shall be made to the Administrator upon forms provided by the Administrator. Said application shall require the owner, among other infornqation 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. 16 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