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§ 90.17 RESTRICTIONS.
   (A)   Dog ownership prohibited. Except as provided in division (C) below, no person may own a dog if the person has:
      (1)   Been convicted of a third or subsequent violation of § 90.15(A), (D), or (E).
      (2)   Been convicted of a violation under M.S. § 609.205, clause (4), as is may be amended from time to time;
      (3)   Been convicted of a gross misdemeanor under M.S. § 609.226, subd. 1, as is may be amended from time to time;
      (4)   Been convicted of a violation under M.S. § 609.226, subd. 2, as is may be amended from time to time; or
      (5)   Had a dog ordered destroyed under § 90.99(B) and been convicted of one or more violations of § 90.15(A), (D), or (E) hereof or M.S. § 609.226, subd. 2, as is may be amended from time to time.
   (B)   Household members. If any member of a household is prohibited from owning a dog in division (A) above, unless specifically approved with or without restrictions by the Animal Control Authority, no person in the household is permitted to own a dog.
   (C)   Dog ownership prohibition review. Beginning three years after a conviction under division (A) above that prohibits a person from owning a dog, and annually thereafter, the person may request that the Animal Control Authority review the prohibition. The Animal Control Authority may consider the facts as the seriousness of the violation or violations that led to the prohibition, any criminal convictions, or other facts that the Animal Control Authority deems appropriate. The Animal Control Authority also may establish conditions a person must meet before the prohibition is rescinded, including, but not limited to, successfully completing dog training or dog handling courses. If the Animal Control Authority rescinds a person’s prohibition and the person subsequently fails to comply with any limitations imposed by the Animal Control Authority or the person is convicted of any animal violation involving unprovoked bites or dog attacks, the Animal Control Authority may permanently prohibit the person from owning a dog in this state.
(Ord. 185, passed 6-20-2017)
§ 90.18 BITE CASES.
   It shall be the duty of every physician to report to the Animal Control Authority the names and addresses of persons treated for bites inflicted by animals within the city, together with the other information as will aid in rabies control.
(Ord. 185, passed 6-20-2017)
§ 90.19 EXEMPTIONS.
   (A)   Hospitals, clinics, and other premises operated by licensed veterinarians for the care and treatment of animals are exempt from the provisions of this chapter except where duties are expressly stated to apply to them.
   (B)   The definition of “dangerous dog” and “biting dog” shall not apply to a dog under the control of or on duty with a law enforcement officer.
   (C)   The dog identification requirements of this subchapter shall not apply to any dog belonging to a nonresident of the city and kept within the city for not longer than 30 days, provided that all dogs shall, at all times while within the city, be kept under restraint.
   (D)   Dogs may not be declared dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person:
      (1)   Who was committing, at the time, a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog;
      (2)   Who was provoking, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or who can be shown to have repeatedly, in the past, provoked, tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog; or
      (3)   Who was committing or attempting to commit a crime.
(Ord. 185, passed 6-20-2017)
§ 90.20 DESTRUCTION OF DOG IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.
   (A)   Circumstances. Notwithstanding § 90.15, a dog may be destroyed in a proper and humane manner by the Animal Control Authority if the dog:
      (1)   Inflicted substantial or great bodily harm on a human on public or private property without provocation;
      (2)   Inflicted multiple bites on a human on public or private property without provocation;
      (3)   Bit multiple human victims on public or private property in the same attack without provocation; or
      (4)   Bit a human on public or private property without provocation in an attack where more than one dog participated in the attack.
   (B)   Hearing. The Animal Control Authority may not destroy the dog until the dog owner has had the opportunity for a hearing before an impartial decision maker. The definitions in § 90.01 and the exemptions under § 90.19 apply to this section.
(Ord. 185, passed 6-20-2017)
FARM ANIMALS AND FOWL
§ 90.35 NUMBER OF ANIMALS PERMITTED.
   No person shall keep any horse, mule, hog, donkey, pony, cow, goat, or animal raised for fur bearing purposes on residential or commercial plots of less than five acres, provided, however, that no person shall keep more than two horses, mules, donkeys, ponies, cows, goats, or animals raised for fur bearing purposes on residential and commercial plots of five acres and provided further that there must be at least two additional acres of land available for each additional animal to be so kept.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969) Penalty, see § 90.99
§ 90.36 LOCATION OF SMALL ANIMAL PINS.
   No chicken coop, dove cote, dog kennel, rabbit warren, or other yard establishment where small animals or fowls are kept shall be maintained closer than 200 feet to any tenement or apartment house, hotel, restaurant, boarding house, retail food store, building used for school, religious, or hospital purposes or residence other than that occupied by the owner or occupant of the premises upon which the creatures are kept.
(Ord. 6, passed 8-12-1969) Penalty, see § 90.99
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