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ORDINANCE NO. 87- 8 CITY OF RAMSEY ANOKA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AMENDMENT TO CHAPTER 110 OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE, WHICH CHAPTER IS KNOWN AS THE "HEALTH SAFETY AND WELFARE CHAPTER." AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 110 OF THE ZONING CHAPTER OF THE RAMSEY CITY CODE BY THE ADDITION OF SECTION ll0.1g ENTITLED "REGULA- TIONS FOR KEEPING WILD ANIMALS." The City of Ramsey Ordains: SECTION 1. ADDITION OF ORDINANCE Chapter 110, municipal code of the City o£ Ramsey is hereby amended by adding Ordinance No. 87- to read as follows: 110.181 PURPOSE AND INTENT. It is the intent of this ordinance to establish regulations which will allow as a conditional use the keeping of wild animals, with a wild animal license in certain zoning districts. The City recognizes that wild animals require special handling to assure that the health, safety and welfare o£ the public is protected and all land use conflicts are minimized. 110.152 RULES & DEFINITIONS Subdivision 1. Rules. The language set forth in the text of this ordinance shall be interpreted in accordance with the following rules of construction: A. Words used in the present tense shall include the £uture; words in the singular shall include the plural, and the plural the singular. B. "Shall" is mandatory and not discretionary and "may" is permissive. Subdivision 2. Definitions. For the purposes o£ this ordinance, the following terms shall have the meanings given them by this section. A. "At Large" means a wild animal that is outside of its secondary enclosure, or when the wild animal is outside of its primary enclosure but within its secondary enclosure and not in the presence of the owner. B. "City" means the City o£ Ramsey. C. "Dwelling" means a building or portion thereof designed or used exclusively for residential occupancy.