(A) Off premises of owner. No dog shall be permitted to be off the premises of its owner unless it is restrained with a leash measuring six feet or less in length, provided that this requirement shall not apply to any portion of a park which has been designated by the Administrator as an area where dogs are not required to be restrained by a leash.
(B) Dogs which damage property. No owner of a dog shall permit the dog to damage any lawn, garden, or other private or public property, or to defecate on public property or private property, without the consent of the owner or possessor of the property. It shall be the duty of each owner of a dog to remove any feces left by such dog and to dispose of such feces in a sanitary manner. It shall also be the duty of each owner of a dog when such dog is off the owner’s premises to have in possession a device or equipment for the picking up and removal of dog feces; at a minimum, this equipment must include at least two bags. The provisions of this division (B) shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying a blind person or to a dog when used in police or rescue activities by or with the permission of the city. This division (B) shall not be construed, by implication or otherwise, to allow dogs to be where they are otherwise prohibited by this code.
(C) Picketing. No dog shall be picketed in such a manner as to create a nuisance by reason of odor or unreasonably disturbing the peace and quiet, as defined in the city code, or which allows it to occupy any area within 20 feet of a property line.
(D) Electronic pet containment systems. No electronic pet containment system shall be installed which allows any animal confined by the system to occupy any area within ten feet of a public sidewalk or within ten feet of the traveled portion of a public street if there is no public sidewalk. Electronic pet containment systems installed within any public right-of-way or public easement shall be owned and maintained by the owner of the system. The Engineer may direct the removal or relocation of an electronic pet containment system from any public right-of-way or public easement at the sole cost and expense of the owner of the electronic pet containment system if the Engineer determines the system interferes with the public’s use of the right-of-way or easement. The cost of any repair to electronic pet containment systems which are damaged due to the public’s use of a public right-of-way or public easement shall be borne solely by the owner of the system.
(E) Clean yard and enclosure. A dog owner shall regularly clean any yard occupied by the dog, or dog enclosure occupied by the dog, whether now existing or hereafter constructed, and any area in which the dog has been picketed, and shall not permit feces or food scraps to remain for more than 24 hours.
(F) Dangerous dogs.
(1) The provisions of M.S. Ch. 347 and M.S. §§ 343.20 to 343.40, as they may be amended from time to time, are hereby incorporated by reference and adopted as part of this section. The persons authorized to enforce this section shall also enforce the provisions of M.S. Ch. 347 and M.S. §§ 343.20 to 343.40, as they may be amended from time to time. A violation of the provisions of M.S. Ch. 347 and M.S. §§ 343.20 to 343.40, as they may be amended from time to time, shall also be a violation of this section. Incorporation of said statutes shall not be a release by the city of any powers or authority which it has without such incorporation.
(2) The Animal Control Officer may declare a dog to be a potentially dangerous dog as defined by M.S. § 347.50, as it may be amended from time to time. A notice declaring a dog to be potentially dangerous shall be served upon the owner of the dog either personally or by certified mail. The Animal Control Officer may require that a potentially dangerous dog be confined or restrained when on the owner’s property and restrained and muzzled when off the owner’s property.
(3) The Police Chief may declare a dangerous dog under M.S. Ch. 347, as it may be amended from time to time. Said declaration may be appealed to the City Council for a public hearing.
(4) A person who deems himself or herself aggrieved by an alleged error in any order, requirement, decision, or determination made by an administrative officer in the interpretation and enforcement of this section, may appeal to the City Council by filing a written appeal with the City Clerk-Treasurer within ten days after the date of such order, requirement, decision, or determination. The appeal shall fully state the order to be appealed and the relevant facts of the matter.
(5) The City Council shall hear such appeal within 30 days of receipt. Mailed notice of such hearing shall be given at least ten days prior to the date of the hearing to the owner of the dog and to the owners of all property within 250 feet of the property where such dog is usually kept. The Council shall make its decision at such hearing or any continuation thereof.
(Prior Code, § 12.19) Penalty, see § 90.99