03-28 Bill No. 2017-1 BILL NO. 2017-1
AN ORDINANCE ADDING A NEW SUBSECTION 905.42 TO THE
CITY CODE PROHIBITING TRAPPING, SNARING, HAWKING AND
FALCONING IN THE CITY OF RICHFIELD
THE CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES ORDAIN:
Section 1: The Richfield Code of Ordinances is amended by adding a new Subsection
905.42 as follows:
§ 905.42 Trapping.
Subdivision 1. Purpose. This ordinance is intended to protect the citizens from injury from
hazardous devices and to protect domesticated animals, pets and non-nuisance wildlife from
damage and destruction that may result from unregulated trapping, snaring, hawking or falconry.
Subd. 2. Definitions. The words and phrases used in this ordinance shall have the
meanings ascribed to them as follows:
(a) Leg Hold. A device made of steel, metal, or other rigid material, consisting of two (2)
jaws that lie horizontally to form a circle or circular shape when the trap is set, or
trap that is similar to the above in design and that is intended to catch and secure
an animal by the leg.
(b) Live Trap. A trap designed to capture animals alive without causing injury to the
animal.
(c) Trap. A device, including but not limited to a leg-hold device, used for the purpose
of catching, capturing, snaring, holding, or killing animals or birds.
(d) Trapping. The placing or setting of traps with the intent to catch, capture, snare,
hold or kill animals or birds. Trapping includes the acts of snaring and falconry and
hawking.
(e) Snaring. The act of using a trap or trapping device, often consisting of a noose,
used for capturing animals or birds.
(f) Falconry/Hawking. The use of birds of prey to hunt, kill or capture other animals.
Subd. 3. Trapping Prohibited. Trapping is prohibited anywhere within the City, including in
City parks and on any City-owned property, except as provided in Subdivision 4.
Subd. 4. Exceptions. Trapping is allowed in the City as follows:
(a) Live trapping for the purpose of releasing an animal into the wild. Live traps must be
tended at least once every twenty-four(24) hours.
(b) The trapping of harmful rodents or pests such as rats, mice, gophers, moles and
squirrels on private property or within one's own private building. Any effective trap
except leg-hold traps may be used so long as the traps are set and tended in a way
that does not constitute a danger to persons or to domestic or wild animals that are
not pests or nuisances.
(c) Employees or agents of governmental units or agencies who, using live-traps in the
course of their duties, are required to trap animals or birds for humane or other
authorized purposes.
(d) Scientists in their work of identifying and studying wildlife, animals and birds
so long as said animals and birds are returned to their natural environment without
harm.
(e) Trapping by any means or methods done by the City, or done under its direction, or
done by any other governmental agency or department with the written permission
of the City Manager, or done by any person with a valid trapping license issued by
the state and with the written permission of the City Manager.
Subd. 5. Compliance with Law. Any trapping allowed under this subsection shall be done in
accordance with all applicable laws.
Subd. 6. Penalty. Any person who violates any provision of this subsection may be charged
with a misdemeanor and subject to a fine not to exceed the maximum penalty under state law for a
misdemeanor violation.
Section 2: This Ordinance will be effective in accordance with Section 3.09 of the City Charter.
Passed by the City Council of the City of Richfield, Minnesota this 28th day of March, 2017.
Pat Elliott, Mayor
ATTEST:
Elizabeth Van oose, City t Clerk
AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION CITY OF RICHFIELD identifying and studying wildlife,
BILL NO.2017-1 animals and birds so long as said
STATE OF MINNESOTA ) AN ORDINANCE ADDING animals and birds are returned to
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN SS A NEW SUBSECTION their natural environment without
. 905.42 TO THE CITY CODE harm.
• PROHIBITING TRAPPING, (e) Trapping by any means or
Charlene Vold being duly sworn on an oath, SNARING,HAWKING methods done by the City,or done
states or affirms that he/she is the Publisher's AND FALCONING IN THE under its direction,or done by any
Designated Agent of the newspaper(s)known CITY OF RICHFIELD other governmental agency or de-
Designated CITY OF RICHFIELD DOES partment with the written permis-
as: ORDAIN: sion of the City Manager,or done
Section 1:The Richfield Code of by any person with a valid trapping
SC Richfield Ordinances is amended by adding license issued by the state and with
a new Subsection 905.42 as fol- the written permission of the City
lows: Manager.
with the known office of issue being located §905.42 Trapping. Subd.5. Compliance with Law.
in the county of: Subdivision 1.Purpose.This or- Any trapping allowed under this
HENNEPIN dinance is intended to protect the subsection shall be done in accor-
with additional circulation in the counties of: citizens from injury from hazardous dance with all applicable laws.
HENNEPIN devices and to protect domesticat- Subd. 6. Penalty. Any person
ed animals,pets and non-nuisance who violates any provision of this
and has full knowledge of the facts stated wildlife from damage and destruc- subsection may be charged with
below: tion that may result from unregu- a misdemeanor and subject to a
(A)The newspaper has complied with all of lated trapping,snaring,hawking or fine not to exceed the maximum
falconry. penalty under state law for a mis-
the requirements constituting qualifica- Subd.2. Definitions.The words demeanor violation.
tion as a qualified newspaper as provided and phrases used in this ordinance Section 2:This Ordinance will be
by Minn. Stat.§331A.02. shall have the meanings ascribed effective in accordance with Sec-
(B)This Public Notice was printed and pub- Sec-
to them as follows: tion 3.09 of the City Charter.
(a)Leg Hold.A device made of Passed by the City Council of
lished in said newspaper(s) once each steel,metal,or other rigid material, the City of Richfield,Minnesota this
week, for 1 successive week(s); the first consisting of two (2)jaws that lie 28th day of March,2017.
insertion being on 04/06/2017 and the last horizontally to form a circle or cir- Pat Elliott,Mayor
insertion being on 04/06/2017. cular shape when the trap is set, ATTEST:
g or trap that is similar to the above Elizabeth VanHoose,City Clerk
in design and that is intended to Published in the
MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE NOTICES catch and secure an animal by the Richfield Sun Current
Pursuant to Minnesota Stat. §580.033 leg. April 6,2017
relating to the publication of mortgage (b)Live Trap.A trap designed to 670787
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foreclosure notices: The newspaper complies ing injury to the animal.
with the conditions described in §580.033, (c)Trap.A device,including but
subd. 1, clause 1 or 2). If the newspaper's not limited to ar leg-hold device,
known office of issue is county located in a ount used for the purpose of catching,
capturing, snaring, holding, or kill-
adjoining the county where the mortgaged ing animals or birds.
premises or some part of the mortgaged (d) Trapping. The placing or
premises described in the notice are located, setting of traps with the intent to
a substantial portion of the newspaper's oathl capture, snare, hold
kill or kill animals or birds. Trapping
circulation is in the latter county. includes the acts of snaring and
falconry and hawking.
(e) Snaring. The act of using a
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(t)ani Falconry/Hawkals or birds.ing.The use of
birds of prey to hunt,kill or capture
Subscribed and sworn to or affirmed before other animals.
me on 04/06/2017 by Charlene Vold. Subd. 3. Trapping Prohibited.
Trapping is prohibited anywhere
within the City, including in City
parks and on any City-owned\ prop-
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Notary Public Subd 4.Exceptions.Trapping is
allowed i n the City as follows:
(a)Live trapping for the purpose
of releasing an animal into the wild.
Live traps must be tended at least
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DARLENE MARIE MACPHEASON (b) The trapping of harmful ro-
dents dents or pests such as rats, mice,
gophers, moles and squirrels on
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own private building.Any effective
trap except leg-hold traps may be
used so long as the traps are set
and tended in a way that does not
constitute a danger to persons or
to domestic or wild animals that are
not pests or nuisances.
Rate Information: (c)Employees or agents of gov-
(1)Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users ernmental units or agencies who,
for comparable space: using live-traps in the course of
$34.45 per column inch their duties,are required to trap an-
imals or birds for humane or other
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(d) Scientists in their work of