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PART II -CODE OF ORDINANCES <br /> Chapter 10 ANIMALS <br /> Chapter 10 ANIMALS' <br /> ARTICLE 1. IN GENERAL <br /> Sec. 10-1. Keeping of certain animals, livestock and poultry. <br /> (a) Prohibited animals. <br /> (1) The following animals are prohibited within the city: <br /> a. Any animal or species prohibited by state or federal law. <br /> b. All large cats of the family felidae,such as lions,tigers,jaguars, leopards,cougars and ocelots, <br /> except commonly accepted domesticated house cats. <br /> C. All members of the family canidae,such as wolves,foxes,coyotes, dingoes and jackals, except <br /> domesticated dogs. <br /> d. All poisonous animals, including snakes;that upon touch or bite may cause hallucinations,alter <br /> cardiopulmonary functions, or even death. <br /> e. Dangerous farm type animals, including bison, emus,and ostrich,except with a non-traditional <br /> animal license. <br /> f. All other animals which are not listed explicitly above, but which can be easily defined in this <br /> chapter as an exotic animal, including bears,wolverines,and badgers. <br /> (2) Persons keeping animals for a public zoo as volunteers, docents, or otherwise, any bona fide research <br /> institution or veterinary hospital are exempt from the provisions of this chapter, provided protective <br /> devices adequate to prevent such animals from escaping or injuring the public are provided. <br /> (b) Non-domestic animals. <br /> (1) The schedule referred to in subsection (b)(1)of this section shall be used in the following manner: <br /> a. The types of non-domestic animals kept or maintained shall be limited to those listed on the <br /> schedule. <br /> b. The maximum number of animal units allowed, excluding domestic animals,for a specific acreage <br /> of land shall be determined by the following formula: <br /> Maximum number of animal units allowed = Number of acres rounded down to the nearest <br /> quarter(.25)acre(s): <br /> 'Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 15-12, §2, adopted July 14, 2015, amended chapter 10 in its entirety to read as herein <br /> set out. Former chapter 10, §§ 10-1, 10-2, 10-23, 10-24, 10-52-10-70, 10-95 and 10-119-10-128, pertained <br /> to similar material.See the Code Comparative Table for the chapter's history. <br /> State law reference(s)—General authority relative to animals, Minn.Stats. §§410.331 412.221,subd. 21; animal <br /> health, Minn.Stats. ch.35;dogs and cats, Minn.Stats.ch. 347;cruelty to animals, Minn.Stats. §343.20 et <br /> seq.; stray animals and companion animals, Minn.Stats.ch.346. <br /> Ramsey,Minnesota,Code of Ordinances Created: 2023-07-25 12:16:40 [EST] <br /> (Supp. No. 12,Update 2) <br /> Page 1 of 23 <br />