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Swiedwatighs to be removed <br />Underlines to be added <br />or crying must also be audible off of the owner's premises. Repeated barking or crying due <br />to intentional provocation by an unrelated individualresiding off the property of the owner <br />is not considered habitual for purposes of this subsection, nor is barking or crying related to <br />a periodic external stimulus such as a nondomestic animal, machinery or unusual activity <br />within the vicinity of the premises. <br />(2) Excrement: The owner of any animal shall be responsible for cleaning up any feces of the <br />animal and disposing of such feces. Feces on the property of others or on public property <br />must be cleaned up immediately. Feces on your own property is required to be cleaned up. <br />(3) Running at large: Any domestic or agricultural animal shall not be permitted by the owner to <br />run at large within the city. For purposes of this section the term "at large" means any <br />animal not restrained by chain or leash not exceeding eight feet, except: <br />a. Police dogs; <br />b. Animals restrained in a vehicle, fenced -in area, or building; <br />c. Animals on the premises of the owner and under the control and direction of the owner <br />so as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash. <br />d. Animals accompanied by the owner and under the control and direction of the owner so <br />as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash. <br />e. Off -Leash Dog Park. <br />(4) Destruction of property: It is a nuisance for an animal to molest, defile, or destroy any <br />property, public or private. <br />(5) Vicious Animals: It is a nuisance for an animal to bite, attack, or endanger the safety of <br />humans or domestic animals. <br />(6) Diseased or dangerous animal: <br />a. Any animal displaying symptoms of being rabid may be seized and shall be confined by <br />the animal shelter at the expense of the owner, until found to be free from rabies. <br />b. If any animal appears to be diseased, vicious, dangerous, or rabid, or has been exposed <br />to rabies, and such animal can't be taken up and impounded without serious risk, such <br />animal may be disposed of if reasonably necessary for the safety of any person. <br />(7) Non -domesticated animal nuisances: The city does not manage wildlife. Wildlife removal is <br />handled by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or a private pest removal <br />company. <br />(b) Disposition of Seized Animal. Any animal seized under the provisions of Section 10.5 shall be <br />taken to the animal control shelter and kept there to be reclaimed by the owner. The owner shall <br />pay all fees related to impounding. An animal shelter shall maintain records in accordance with <br />Minnesota Statute Chapter 346.47, subd. 2. <br />(c) Violations. No animal shall be permitted to be a nuisance. Any owner who keeps, harbors, or is <br />in physical control of an animal that is a nuisance shall be in violation of this article. <br />NATURE <br />Last Updated January 2019 <br />