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(A) It shall be required of each person owning, keeping, or harboring a dog to pay a license fee to the City Administrator or Animal Control Officer as imposed by this section, except as provided in § 90.011 herein. The license fee for any dog shall be computed at the rate duly set by the City Council. Each application for the license shall include a statement, signed by the person applying for the license, which certifies that the dog has been inoculated for rabies not more than 24 months preceding the date of application. Receipt of license which includes the color, breed, age, sex, and weight of the dog shall be provided by the owner for inspection upon the request of the Animal Control Officer or Wright County Sheriff.
(B) The provisions of this section shall not apply to service dogs or dogs used for police activity.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-15)
It shall be unlawful for any person to use for any dog a license receipt, license tag, or a rabies inoculation certificate issued to another person or dog.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-16) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) Generally. Except for kennels licensed under this section the following limits on animals will apply. 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 representative of property owners to impose greater restrictions.
(B) Dogs. No household shall keep, maintain, or otherwise house more than a total of three dogs over the age of six months within any household in the city.
(C) Cats. No household shall keep, maintain, or otherwise house more than a total of four cats over the age of six months within any household in the city.
(D) Congregate limit. No household shall keep, maintain, or otherwise house more than five domestic animals - combination of dogs and cats unless authorized by a residential or commercial kennel license.
The City Administrator or designee shall procure a sufficient number of metallic tags for delivery of one such tag to the person paying the license fee. It shall be the responsibility of the owner of the dog for which the tag was obtained to permanently attach the tag to the collar of the dog in a manner that the tag may be readily seen. The tag is not transferrable to any other dog or to a new owner of the dog. If a tag is lost or stolen, the owner may obtain a new tag by surrendering the license receipt for the first tag and by paying an additional fee as duly set by the City Council from time to time.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-17)
The Animal Control Officer shall seize and impound any dogs found in the city without the tag provided for by this subchapter or dogs running at large. To enforce this subchapter, the Animal Control Officer may enter upon any private premises in pursuit of a dog running at large, in accordance with § 10.20. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to interfere with the Animal Control Officer engaged in taking a dog hereunder for impounding or to refuse to surrender a dog to the Animal Control Officer for confinement as required.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-18) Penalty, see § 90.999
(A) The Animal Control Officer may seize or impound any dog found astray on public property or claimed to be astray by the owner of the premises upon which the animal may be found, provided that the owner of the premises demands the seizure or impoundment and agrees in writing to indemnify and hold harmless the city from any claim for damages by the owner of the dog.
(B) Disposition of the impounded stray shall thereafter be pursuant to the provisions as found in this chapter.
(Prior Code, § 6-2-19)
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