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Sec. 10-5. - Nuisance animals. (a) It shall be the obligation and responsibility of the owner of any animal in the city, whether permanently or temporarily therein, to prevent such animal from committing any act which constitutes a nuisance. Failure on the part of the owner to prevent his/her animal from committing an act of nuisance shall be subject to the penalty herein provided. (1) Noisy animals. It shall be unlawful for any person to keep or harbor an animal which habitually barks or cries. Habitual noise shall be defined as barking or crying for repeated intervals of at least five minutes with less than one minute of interruption. Such barking or crying must also be audible off of the owner's premises. Repeated barking or crying due to intentional provocation by an unrelated individual residing off the property of the owner is not considered habitual for purposes of this subsection, nor is barking or crying related to a periodic external stimulus such as a nondomestic animal, machinery or unusual activity within the vicinity of the premises. (2) Excrement. The owner of any animal shall be responsible for cleaning up any feces of the animal and disposing of such feces. Feces on the property of others or on public property must be cleaned up immediately. Feces on your own property is required to be cleaned up. (3) Running at large. Any domestic or agricultural animal shall not be permitted by the owner to run at large within the city. For purposes of this section the term "at large" means any animal not restrained by chain or leash not exceeding eight feet, except: a. Police dogs; b. Animals restrained in a vehicle, fenced -in area, or building; c. Animals on the premises of the owner and under the control and direction of the owner so as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash. d. Animals accompanied by the owner and under the control and direction of the owner so as to be effectively restrained by command as by leash. e. Off -leash dog park. (4) Destruction of property. It is a nuisance for an animal to molest, defile, or destroy any property, public or private. (5) Vicious animals. It is a nuisance for an animal to bite, attack, or endanger the safety of humans or domestic animals. (6) Diseased or dangerous animal. a. Any animal displaying symptoms of being rabid may be seized and shall be confined by the animal shelter at the expense of the owner, until found to be free from rabies. b. If any animal appears to be diseased, vicious, dangerous, or rabid, or has been exposed to rabies, and such animal can't be taken up and impounded without serious risk, such animal may be disposed of if reasonably necessary for the safety of any person. (7) Non -domesticated animal nuisances. The city does not manage wildlife. Wildlife removal is handled by the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources or a private pest removal company. (b) Disposition of seized animal. Any animal seized under the provisions of section 10-5 shall be taken to the animal control shelter and kept there to be reclaimed by the owner. The owner shall pay all fees related to impounding. An animal shelter shall maintain records in accordance with Minn. Stats. § 346.47, subd. 2. (c) Violations. No animal shall be permitted to be a nuisance. Any owner who keeps, harbors, or is in physical control of an animal that is a nuisance shall be in violation of this article. (Ord. No. 19-25, § 1, 12-2-2019)