Lost or found an animal? Please call the Pound Master, Dan Ekre at 218-556-1943

PET LICENSE FEES: 

$2.00 per year

$5.00 per year for female if not fixed

 

CONTROL OF DOGS AND CATS

Ordinance #194.07 RUNNING AT LARGE. 

No owner of any animal, whether kept, harbored, or maintained within or without the city, shall permit or suffer such animal to run or move at large at any time within the city.  For the purpose of this section, every such animal at large shall be deemed at large with the permission and at the sufferance of its owner, and in the event of a violation of the provisions of this section, it shall be no defense that the offending animal escaped or is otherwise at large without the permission or sufferance of its owner.

Ordinance #194.02  PERMITTED DOMESTICATED ANIMALS; LICENSE REQUIRED.

 

(A)             Any person may own, keep, harbor, or maintain any domesticated animal that is not susceptible to rabies.

 

(B)             Any person may own any domesticated animal which is susceptible to rabies if it can be vaccinated for rabies and it has been vaccinated with a vaccine licensed for use specifically for that species of animal.

 

(C)             No person shall own, keep, or harbor any dog or cat over the age of six months within the city unless a license has first been secured. Licenses shall be issued by the city clerk treasurer for a fee as established by resolution by the city council, as amended from time to time. The owner shall provide the following information on forms provided by the city clerk treasurer: owner name and address; animal name; breed; color; and sex.  Each person owning, keeping or harboring a dog or cat shall pay the license fee imposed to the city clerk treasurer upon acquiring ownership or possession of any unlicensed dog or cat. Every application for a license shall be accompanied by a certificate from a qualified veterinarian showing that the dog or cat to be licensed has been given a vaccination against rabies and distemper. The license issued by the city clerk treasurer is valid for up to three years, provided, however that the vaccine certificate identifies that the vaccination is effective for three or more years.  If the vaccine certificate states that the vaccination period is effective for a period of less than three years, then the license issued shall be limited to the time period identified in the vaccine certificate.  The licensing provisions of this section shall not apply to animals brought to the city for participating in a show, nor shall the license requirement of this section apply to a service animal properly trained to assist blind persons for the purpose of aiding them in going from place to place.

 

§194.03  OWNERSHIP LIMITS.

 

(A)             No person shall keep four or more dogs and cats per household exceeding six months of age, which number shall consist of no more than three dogs and one cat, three cats and one dog, or two cats and two dogs.  For the purposes of this section, the term "household" refers to a single-family residence or single unit of a town home, condominium, apartment or comparable structure which is rented, leased or used as a single unit.  This section shall not be construed to limit the ability of apartment managers, landlords, town home associations or other representatives of property owners to impose greater restrictions.

 

(B)             Any person who moves into the city may bring into the city any number of cats or dogs that do not exceed the limits identified in this section. The animals must be provided with an ID tag meeting the requirements of this chapter within 30 days of establishing residence in the city.

 

§ 194.04  PROHIBITED ANIMALS.

 

(A)             It shall be unlawful to keep any non-domesticated animal within the city limits.

 

(B)             Farm animals shall only be kept in an agricultural district of the city, or on a residential lot of at least ten acres in size provided that no animal shelter shall be within 300 feet of an adjoining property.  An exception shall be made to this section for those animals brought into the city as part of an operating zoo, veterinarian clinic, scientific research laboratory, or a show or exhibition.

 

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