Ordinance - #26-02 - 02/10/2026 - Laserfiche WebLink

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1 c. All dogs and cats in public spaces shall have an identification tag with owner or veterinarian contact 2 information affixed to their collar. In lieu of a physical tag, a microchip embedded in the dog or cat 3 with the same information is sufficient for identification. 4 (6) Domestically raised ferrets. 5 a. Ferrets raised and kept domestically must be vaccinated yearly. 6 (7) Other domestic animals. 7 a. Domestic animals shall be up to date on all applicable vaccines. 8 Sec. 10-55. — Maintenance and care standards. 9 All animals shall be maintained and kept in accordance with the following standards: 10 (1) Proper care and maintenance of each animal shall be the responsibility of the animal's owner, as defined 11 in this chapter. 12 (2) On all parcels of land maintaining animals, there shall be an adequate shelter, such as a roofed or covered 13 structure with walls, provided on the parcel to protect the animals from the elements. 14 (3) A confined exercise or roaming area must be provided for all animals kept outdoors. The exercise area 15 shall be fenced to prevent the animals from roaming at large. Fences must be of sufficient design to retain 16 and confine the animals. 17 (4) Manure and excrement shall be handled and treated in such a manner so as not to create a public 18 nuisance or impact the environment or groundwater. No person shall leave accumulations of manure or 19 excrement on any street or sidewalk. The animal's owner shall be responsible to abate such nuisance. 20 (5) No animal shall be treated cruelly or inhumanely by any person or in violation of Minnesota state statutes 21 preventing cruelty to animals. 22 (6) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, any animal taken into custody by an animal control 23 officer under this chapter may be humanely destroyed and immediately disposed of, at the expense of 24 the owner, when the animal is suffering and is beyond cure through reasonable care and treatment. 25 (7) No person shall abandon or neglect any animal within the boundaries of the city. 26 (8) No person may ride or drive a horse or other animal utilized for transportation after sunset and before 27 sunrise along or crossing any public way without appropriate lighting or reflectorized clothing. 28 (9) No person may ride or drive a horse or other animal utilized for transportation in any public park, beach, 29 golf course or other public property except within the right-of-way of public streets and highways and 30 areas duly designated by the city as a trail or hitching area. 31 (10) Persons riding a horse or other animal utilized for transportation or driving a horse-drawn vehicle upon a 32 public road way shall be subject to those provisions of this Code and state law applicable to the driver of 33 motor vehicles, except those provisions which by their nature have no application. 34 (11) Horses or others animal utilized for transportation shall not be ridden or driven in any manner that would 35 cause undue damage to any hard -surfaced road. 36 Sec. 10-56. — Nuisances. 37 No animals of any type may be maintained on any parcel within the city, no matter what size the parcel, if the 38 maintenance of said animals creates a nuisance as defined in Chapter 30 or within this chapter. 39 (1) Animals at large. No person shall permit any animal of which they are the owner, caretaker or custodian 40 to run at large within the city as defined in this chapter. Page 8 of 15