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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
<br />(Supp. No. 12, Update 2)
<br />Created: 2023-07-25 12:16:40 [EST]
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