Subd. 1. Health standards. The owner of an animal kept in the city must comply with the following standards.
a. An animal kept outdoors or in an unheated enclosure must be provided with adequate shelter and bedding to protect it from the sun, rain, snow and temperatures below 50°F.
b. The shelter must include a moisture-proof and windproof structure of suitable size to allow the animal to stand in an upright position, and to lie down stretched out so that no part of its body need touch the sides of the structure. The structure must be made of durable material sufficient to allow retention of body heat, with a solid floor raised at least two inches from the ground, and an entrance covered by a flexible windproof material or self-closing swinging door. The structure must be provided with sufficient quantity of suitable bedding material consisting of hay, straw, cedar shavings, blankets or the equivalent to provide insulation and protection against cold and dampness, and to promote retention of body heat. The structure must be structurally sound and maintained in good repair.
c. In lieu of the requirements of paragraphs a. and b., an animal may be provided with access to a barn with a sufficient quantity of loose hay or bedding, and protection against cold and dampness.
d. If an animal is confined by a chain, the chain must be so attached that it cannot become entangled with the chains of other animals or other objects. A chain must be of a size adequate to restrain the animal involved, and must be attached to the animal by means of a well-fitted collar. The collar must be large enough to allow free breathing, but small enough to avoid being easily pulled over the animal's head. A chain must be at least three times the length of the animal, as measured from the tip of its nose to the base of its tail.
e. An animal must be provided with sufficient food and water to meet necessary nutritional requirements.
f. No person shall deposit or cause to be deposited upon any lot or in any street, alley, lake, river or other body of water, sewer or manhole, or bury or conceal in any way, a dead animal or part thereof. The owner or other person having charge of an animal at the time of its death shall remove or cause to be removed the dead body of such animal within 24 hours after death to a crematory, sanitary landfill, rendering factory or any other place approved by the Chief of Police or his or her designee.
Subd. 2. Maintenance standards. An owner of an animal kept in the city must comply with the standards below. An action to enforce the provisions of this chapter shall follow the procedures set forth in Chapter 104 of this code.
a. An owner must maintain an animal and the area where it is kept so that no odor that offends the senses of a reasonable person is detected, for more than one day, off the property where the animal is kept.
b. An owner must maintain the property where the animal is kept so that there is no erosion, and no drainage of water contaminated by the animal onto adjacent properties or into public waters or wetlands.
c. An owner must manage the feces and other bodily wastes from the animal in a timely and sanitary manner that prevents health risks and prevents odors that are prohibited under paragraph a. above.
d. All feed kept for animals shall be stored in animal-proof, galvanized containers.
Subd. 3. Veterinary clinic with indoor overnight care and indoor kennels. In addition to the standards established under Subd. 1. above, veterinary clinics with indoor care and indoor kennels, where allowed by zoning, must comply with Minn. Rules Chapter 9100, as may be amended.
(Ord. 493, passed 3-12-2012) Penalty, see § 104.01