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HEIGHTS
ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICES
EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
788-9221
COLUMBIA HEIGHTS, MINNESOTA 55421
ORDINANCE NO. 832
BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 473 (AS
AMENDED BY ORDINANCE NO. 799, BEING AN ORDINANCE
AMENDING ORDINANCE 207, BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO
THE REGULATION AND KEEPING OF DOGS WITHIN THE CITY
OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS) BEING AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE
NO. 207, BEING AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE REGULATION
AND KEEPING OF DOGS WITHIN THE CITY OF COLUMBIA HEIGHTS.
The City Council of the City of Columbia Heights does ordain:
Section 1. Ordinance //473, Section ], which reads:
"That every owner or keeper of a canine or feline
animal within the ]imits of the City of Columbia Heights shall
cause the same to be registered, numbered,described and licensed
in the office of the City Clerk of said City. Such licensing
shall be for the whole or unexpired portion of the year ending on
the ensuing 31st day of December.
Provided that no license shall be issued for a canine
or feline animal while it is less than three months old.
Provided further, that no license shall be issued for
a canine animal unless the owner or keeper thereof shall show
written evidence that the said canine animal has been innocu]ated
for the prevention of rabies.
Such owner or keeper shall pay therefore to the
City Clerk such sums for an animal license fee as the City Council
may by resolution adopt, .providing, however, that the City Council
may provide for higher license fees for female feline or canine
animals than for male or spayed female."
IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ:
Every owner or keeper of a canine or feline animal
within the limits of the City of Columbia Heights shall cause the
same to be registered, numbered, described and licensed in the
Office of the City Clerk. Such licensing shall be for such period
of time as the Council by resolution shall determine.
Provided that no license shall be required for a
canine or feline animal while it is less than six months old.
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No license may be issued for a canine or feline animal
unless the owner or keeper thereof shall furnish to the City Clerk
a veterinarian's certificate showing that the said canine or
feline animal has been innoculated for the prevention of rabies
and showing the estimated termination date of immunity from rabies
of such canine or feline animal as a result of its innoculation for
the prevention of rabies. Should such veterinarian's certificate
disclose that the said rabies innoculation shall cease to be
effective prior to the expiration of the licensing period, the
license may be issued with a license expiration date which coincides
with the termination of the effective immune period from rabies
of such canine or feline animal. The Council may,by resolution,
provide for a pro-rate payment of license fees in the case of
written evidence indicating termination of such immunity prior
to the normal expiration date of a license hereunder.
Such owner or keeper shall pay to the City Clerk
for an animal license fee such sums as the City Council shall, by
resolution, adopt; provided, however, that the Council may require
a lower fee for spayed or neutered animals than for unspayed or
unneutered animals. The owner or keeper of a canine
or feline animal shall pay the license fee for an unspayed or
unneutered animal unless he presents with his application a
veterinarians certificate verifying that said animal has been
spayed or neutered. Such resolution may provide that part of the
license fee for an unspayed or unneutered animal shall be refunded
to the owner or keeper thereof upon such owner or keeper furnishing
to the City Clerk, within thirty (30) days of the issuance of
the said license, a veterinarian's certificate verifying that said
animal has been spayed or neutered.
Each such applicant shall complete such application
forms as are presented to him at the time of application by the
City Clerk. No license shall be issued to any person who fails
to give any of the information requested on said form.
Section 2. Ordinance #473, Section 9, which reads:
"Within 24 hours after taking a canine or feline
animal into custody, the animal supervisor shall, if the animal
has on it an official tag, leave at the address shown on the
certificate of registration a notice that the animal is in his
custody and will not be disposed of if redeemed within a stated
time, which time shall not be tess than three full days after such
animal was taken into custody, except as is hereinafter provided."
IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Within 24 hours after taking a canine or feline
animal into custody, the animal supervisor shall, if the animal
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has on it an official tag, leave at the address shown on the
certificate of registration a notice that the animal is in his
custody and will not be disposed of if redeemed within a stated
time, which time shall not be less than five full days after
such animal was taken into custody, except as is hereinafter provided.
Redemption of said impounded canine or feline animal shall be
made upon presentation of proof of current rabies vaccination and
payment of charges incurred as established by Council resolution.
Section 3. Ordinance //473, Section 14, which reads:
"Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the animal
supervisor from disposing of a canine or feline animal in less
than ~three (3) days waiting period as aforesaid where such animal
is injured and in the opinion of such supervisor the only humane
act would be one of d~sposal."
IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLO~4S:
Nothing in this ordinance shall prevent the animal
supervisor from disposing of a canine or feline animal in less
than five (5) days waiting period as aforesaid where such animal
is injured and in the opinion of such supervisor the only humane
act would be one of disposal.
Section 4. Ordinance #473, Section 16, which reads:
"Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof
be punished by a fine of not to exceed $1OO or by imprisonment
of not to exceed ninety days."
IS HEREBY AMENDED TO READ AS FOLLOWS:
Any person violating the provisions of this ordinance
shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall upon conviction thereof
be punished by a fine not to exceed $300 or imprisonment not to
exceed thirty days, or both; nor shall such person upon
conviction of violating the provisions of this ordinance be sentenced
to less than a fine of $15.OO.
Section 5. This ordinance shall take effect and be in full force
from and after thirty days after its passage.
Ordinance No. 832
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First Read~ngi' January 13, 1975
Second Reading: February 10, 1975
Adopted: March 24, 1975
Offered by'. Norberg
Seconded by'. Logacz
Roll Call: All Ayes
Bruce G. Nawrocki, Mayor