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-9- tion performed by an approved and quali£ied consultant. 110.188 NONCONFORMING USES. A person keeping wild animals within the City upon the e££ective date of the adoption o£ this ordinanc% who does not con£orm to the provisions of this ordinance shall be given 30 days to comply or submit application for the necessary variances. 110.189 ENFORCEMENT Subdivision 1. Impoundment. In addition to the penalties imposed in 110.188, 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. I£ a wild animal is not redeemed, the City will dispose of such wild animal in any manner it deems necessary such as (but not limited to) selling, destroying, or donating to an appropriate organization or agency. Subdivision 2. Rabies. A wild animal capable of transmitting rabies which has been known to have bitten a person shall be quarantined and observed for rabies under the direction of a licensed veterinarian for a period of time and in facilities determined to be adequate by that veterinarian and the City. If a wild animal is proven to be rabid, the wild animal shall be destroyed. If a wild animal is proven to not be rabid by a licensed veterinarian~ it will be returned to the owner. Subdivision 3. Enforcement Authority. Enforcement officers shall have the right to destroy a wild animal posing an immediate threat of serious harm to any person~ livestock or house pet. 110.1810 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 shall be subject to a fine of not more than $700 for each day when the violation persists and/or imprisonment for a period not exceeding 90 days~ or maximum penalty allowed by law, such fine and imprisonment being pursuant to the provisions of Minne- sota Statute Chapter 335. Appropriate actions and proceedings may be taken by law or inequity to prevent a violation of this ordinance or the conditions or restrictions of a conditonal use permit, wild animal license~ or variance~ to prevent unlawful construction, to cover damages~ to restrain~ correct or abate a violation~ and to prevent illegal use of a lot; these remedies shall be in addition to the penalties described above.