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PART II - CODE OF ORDINANCES Chapter 10 ANIMALS 1 2 Sec. 10-1. —Title. Chapter 10 ANIMALS ARTICLE I. - IN GENERAL 3 This chapter may be known, cited, and referred to as the "Ramsey Animal Code" or "animal code", except as 4 referred to herein where it may be known as "this chapter." 5 Sec. 10-2. — Purpose. 6 The purpose of this chapter is to protect and promote the general welfare, health, safety and order within the city 7 through the establishment of a comprehensive and impartial series of standards, regulations and procedures 8 governing the keeping and care of animals on all properties within the City of Ramsey. The provisions of this 9 chapter are intended to encourage residents to keep, care for, and raise animals with a reasonable degree of 10 freedom of choice, while at the same time assuring that the public health and welfare is not endangered. 11 Sec. 10-3. — Coordination with other codes. 12 This chapter is intended to work in tandem with the adopted city zoning code, state building codes, state fire 13 codes, Minnesota Statutes, and any locally -adopted optional chapters as amended from time to time. It is also 14 intended to work in tandem with the regulations set forth from the local watershed management organization and 15 the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency. Nothing in this chapter is intended to preclude or supersede any 16 requirements in those codes or regulations. 17 Sec. 10-4. — Rules of construction and interpretation. 18 (1) Conflicting conditions. Where the conditions imposed by any provision of this chapter are either more or 19 less restrictive than comparable conditions by another provision of this chapter or by other chapters of 20 this Code, rule or regulation of the city, the provision which imposes the more restrictive condition, 21 standard, or requirement shall prevail. 22 (2) Language rules of construction. The language set forth in the text of this chapter shall be interpreted in 23 accordance with the following rules of construction: 24 a. All measured distances expressed in feet shall be the nearest tenth of a foot. All measured areas 25 expressed in acres shall be the nearest hundredth of an acre. All distances unless otherwise specified 26 shall be measured horizontally. 27 b. The present tense includes the past and future tenses; and the future tense includes the present 28 tense. 29 c. The singular number includes the plural; and the plural number includes the singular. 30 d. The words "shall" and "must" are mandatory and the words "should" and "may" are permissive. 31 Sec. 10-5. — Definitions. 32 Animal means every living creature except members of the human race as defined by Minnesota State Statute. 33 Animal control authority means an agency of the state, county, municipality, or other governmental subdivision of 34 the state which is responsible for animal control operations in its jurisdiction. 35 Animal control officer means any city officer or employee designated to enforce any portion of this chapter. 36 Animal unit means the allowable number of animals for a specific acreage of land. Page 1 of 15