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Animals Burning Leaves Winter Parking Section 503.01. ANIMAL NUISANCES. The owner or custodian of any animal shall prevent the animal from committing in the city any act which constitutes a nuisance. It is a nuisance for any animal to habitually or frequently bark or cry at night, to molest or annoy any person away from the property of his owner or custodian, or to damage, defile, or destroy public or private property. Failure of the owner or custodian of an animal to prevent the animal from committing such a nuisance is a violation of this ordinance. Section 503.02. CONFINEMENT OF CERTAIN ANIMALS. Every female animal in heat shall be confined in a building or other secure enclosure in such manner that it cannot come into contact with another animal except for planned breeding. Section 503.03. QUARANTINE OF CERTAIN ANIMALS. Any animal which bites a person shall be quarantined for such time as may be directed by the city health officer. During quarantine the animal shall be securely confined and kept from contact with any other animal. At the discretion of the health officer the quarantine may be on the premises of the owner; however, if the health officer requires other confinement, the owner shall surrender the animal for the quarantine period to an animal shelter or shall, at his own expense, place it in a veterinary hospital. Section 503.04. MUZZLING PROCLAMATION. Whenever the prevalence of rabies renders such action necessary to protect the public health and safety, the council shall issue a proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping an animal to muzzle it securely so that it cannot bite. No person shall violate such proclamation and any unmuzzled dog unrestrained during the time fixed in the proclamation shall be subject to impoundment as heretofore provided, and the owner of such animal shall be subject to the penalty hereinafter provided. Section 503.05. PROCEEDINGS FOR DESTRUCTION OF CERTAIN ANIMALS. Upon sworn complaint to the REd Lake County court that any one of the following facts exists: A. That any animal at any time has destroyed property or habitually trespasses in a damaging manner on the property of persons other than the owner; B. That any animal at any time has attacked or bitten a person outside the owner's or custodian's premises; C. That any animal is vicious or shows vicious habits or molests pedestrians or interferes with vehicles on the public streets; D. That any animal is a public nuisance as heretofore defined; The judges shall issue a summons directed to the owner of the animal commanding him to appear before the court to show cause why the animal should not be seized by any police officer, or otherwise disposed of in the manner authorized in this part. Such summons shall be returnable not less than two nor more than six days from the date thereof and shall be served at least two days before the time of the scheduled appearance. Upon such hearing and finding the facts true as complained of, the court may either order the animal killed or order the owner or custodian to remove it from the city, or may order the owner or custodian to keep it confined to a designated place. If the owner or custodian violates such order, any police officer may impound the animal described in such order. The provisions of this section are in addition to and supplemental to other provisions in this part. Costs of the proceeding specified by this section shall be assessed against the owner or custodian of the animal, if the facts in the complaint are found to be true; or to the complainant, if the facts are found to be untrue. Section 503.06. IMPOUNDING. Subd. 1. Police to impound. Any animal found unlicensed or running at large contrary to the provisions of this ordinance may be impounded by the pound master or any police officer, who shall give notice of the impounding to the owner of such animal if known. If the owner is unknown, the officer shall post notice at the pound and at the city hall that if the animal is not claimed within five days of the posting of the notice, it will be disposed of. Subd. 2. Redemption. Any animal may be redeemed from the pound by the owner within the time stated in the notice by the payment to the clerk of the license fee for the current year, if unpaid, together with an impounding and boarding fees which shall be set by City Council resolution. A copy of these fees shall be in the appendix of this code. Subd. 3. Disposition of unclaimed animals. Any animal which is not redeemed within the time specified in Subdivision 2 may be sold for not less than the amount provided in that subdivision to anyone desiring to purchase the dog if it is not requested by a licensed educational or scientific institution under Minnesota Statues, Section 35.71. All sums received in addition to the fees fixed by Subdivision 2 shall be paid to the owner if he makes a claim within one year of the sale and furnishes satisfactory proof of ownership. Any animal which is not claimed by the owner or sold shall be painlessly killed and disposed of by the pound master. Subd. 4. Pound master. The City Council shall appoint a pound master who shall maintain city pound and perform other duties imposed on him by this part. Subd. 5. The City Council may at its option authorize the pound master to board impounded animals in private or public pounds or kennels within 30 miles of the City of Red Lake Falls. Section 503.07. KENNELS. No person, firm, or corporation shall maintain in the city a kennel where animals are kept for sale or boarding without securing a license for the operation of the kennel from the city clerk. The license fee shall be established by city Council resolution, a copy of which is in the appendix of this code. This fee shall be in addition to the license fee prescribed in the preceding sections for each animal in the kennel. Section 503.08. PENALTY. Any person keeping a dog without a license or allowing a dog under his control to run at large is guilty of a misdemeanor. Section 503.09 LICENSES. Subd. 1. License required. No person shall keep any animal within the city without securing an annual license therefore from the clerk, who shall keep a record of all licenses issued and shall issue a metal tag for each license. Subd. 2. License fees; expiration. The annual license fee shall be adopted by council resolution and a schedule is in the appendix of this code. Subd. 3. Rabies vaccination. Every application for a license shall be accompanied by a certificate from a qualified veterinarian showing that the animal has been vaccinated against rabies during the ninety day period preceding the application for the license, except that when an animal has been previously licensed for a full year, the license may be issued if the animal has been vaccinated within a period of six months prior to the application for a license. Subd. 4. Doctors of Veterinarian Medicine who vaccinate animals within the City of Red Lake Falls are rquired to issue municipal animal licenses to animals who's owners reside within the city limits. The Veterinarian is further required to maintain records of the owners name, address, phone number, breed of animal, description of animal, dates of vaccination, and municipal license number and report this information to the City Clerk quarterly on April 1, July 1, October 1, and December 31. the Veterinarian shall charge the prevailing municipal license rate prescribed by this code, and summit these fees quarterly to the City Clerk. Section 503.10. AREAS WHERE KEEPING PROHIBITED. No horse, cattle, sheep, or goat shall be kept in the city except within the agricultural zone (or on a parcel of land exceeding 20 acres). Section 503.11. TREATMENT. No person shall treat any animal in a cruel or inhumane manner. Section 503.12. ANIMALS AT LARGE. No person shall permit any horse, mule, donkey, pony, cattle, sheep, goat, swine, rabbit, chicken, geese, duck or turkey of which he is the owner, caretaker, or custodian to be at large within the city. Any such animal is deemed to be at large when it is off the premises owned or rented by the owner of his agent and not under his individual restraint. Section 503.13. DISEASED ANIMALS. Any animal with a contagious disease shall be so confined that it cannot come within 50 feet of any public roadway or any place where animals belonging to or harbored by another person are kept. Section 503.14. MANNER OF KEEPING. No person shall keep any dog, cat or other animal in the city in an unsanitary place or condition or in a manner resulting in objectionable odors or in such a way as to constitute a nuisance or disturbance by reason of barking, howling, fighting, or other noise or in such a way as to permit the animal to annoy, injure, or endanger any person or property.
Section 803.3 Burning of Leaves The City Council of the City of Red Lake Falls, Minnesota ordains as follows: Subd. 1. This section shall pertain only to the burning of leaves. It is unlawful for any person to burn rubbish, trash, or other material as prohibited under the City of Red Lake Falls Ordinances 803.04.
Subd. 2. The burning of leaves will only be permitted under the following condition:
Subd. 3. Penalty. Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance shall be guilty of a misdemeanor.
Section 701.08. Winter Parking No person shall stop, stand, or park any vehicle on any street in any of the following places at any of the following times between November 1 and April 30, both dates, inclusive.
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