Ordinance - #90-11 - 05/22/1990 - Laserfiche WebLink

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No person may ride or drive a horse in any public park, beach, golf course or other public property except within the right-of-way of public streets and highways and areas duly designated by the City as a trail or hitching area. 10. Persons riding a horse or driving a horse-drawn vehicle upon a public road way shall be subject to those provisions of the City Code and State Law applicable to the driver of motor vehicles, except those provisions which by their nature have no application. 11. 12. Horses shall not be ridden or driven in any manner which would cause undue damage to any hard-surfaced road. No person shall ride or drive a horse upon private property without the prior written permission of the owner or occupant thereof. 13. No person shall interfere with any horse ridden or kept in a lawful manner, and owners of domestic animals shall restrain their animal so as to not interfere. 110.078 HORSE CARE COMMISSION The City Council hereby authorizes the establishment of a Horse Care Commission to assist the Community Development Department in resolving complaints from those persons aggrieved by horses, to investigate complaints, to advise horse owners against whom complaints have been lodged and to recommend to the City Council appropriate action. The City Council shall appoint five (5) persons to the Horse Care Commission, including when possible a representative of the largest horse-oriented association or club within the City and any other person who the City Council feels is qualified to serve. Two (2) members shall serve a three (3) year term, two (2) members shall serve a two (2) year term, and (1) member shall serve a one (1) year term. Any member is eligible for reappointment at the end of his/her term. At least four-fifths (4/5) of the Horse Care Commission shall be residents of the City of Ramsey. The Horse Care Commission shall be a Commission of the City and as such shall be required to keep minutes of its meetings and comply with the open meeting laws of the State of Minnesota. the Horse Care Commission shall be advisory only to the City Council and the Commission is not empowered with any independent authority to take final action on any of the duties assigned to it herein. SECTION 2. PENALTY Any person convicted of a violation of any of the provisions of this ordinance shall be punished by a fine of not more than Seven Hundred Dollars ($700.00) or by imprisonment for a period of not more than ninety (90) days, or both. Each day a violation is permitted to exist, shall constitute a separate offense. Any violation of the Ordinance may be enjoined by the City Council through proper legal channels.