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1952-14Q~~ AN ORDINANCE AN~i~3IlV(~ QRDINANCE 3.071, OF THE VILLAGE OF RICHFIELD ' EtV TZ TLETi s »AN ORDINANCE CCN CE~1T IN G DQGS AND PROVIDING FQ?R THE LICENS.. ING THERFAF", AS PASSED May 31, 1951, AND AS SUBSEQUIIiT9~.Y AIK~NDED The Village council of the Village of Richfield do ordain as fo11o'wss ard3nance No. 3.071, passed N1ay 31, 1951, and as subsequently amended, is hereby amended to read as fo]lowss Sect 1. 7bgs -•~o be Licensed. A. No person shall own, harbor or ~ke~ep a dog or animal of. the dog kind over the-age of three months withim the limits of the Village of Richfield unless a currant ]3.cense sha].a. have first been procured; provided that if #,he dog is se- curely penned, no license need be procured. Such license shall be for the dole or unexpired pori~i.on of the year ending on the next ensuing first day of June: B. Such owner or keeper shall pay the village clerk for each license the sum of Three Dollars for each dog and shall provide such descript3.ve data as required - by the clerk to permit reasonable identification of the dog being licensed, end of its ownership. _ C. The village poundkeeper may also be autho rSzed by the village clerk to issue licenses or duplicate licenses at any time. Sec'~aion 2. .License Tags ._.~..._ A. The V311a.ge Clerk shall. provide and fta.rnish for each licensed dog a metallic t$g upon which he shall eve stamped or engraved the register number of •tdie cfog, the word, "Richfield' and the year when registered. The designs of such metallic tag shall be changed each year. B. loo person sha11 make, sells purchase, possess, or shaL1 place or ~.llo~ to be placed on their dog any metallic tag of the same form. shape, or intended ~ be like the official tag, or shall attempt in anytaay to counterfeit .the design adopted for such officialtag. C. In case the said metallic tag is lost or stolen, after having been raga- larl~ issued as herein provided, the owner or keeper of a• dog, upon presenting and surrendering to the Village Clark the license receipt issued when the dog was registered, numbered,. described and licensed, as herein provided, shall re- ceive a duplicate tag and a duplicate license upon the payment of twenty-five cents to the Village Clerk. ~ • 43. BTo person sha11 ~ granted a duplicate flag and license unless the original tag has actually been lASt or stolen, and the Village Clerk or the poundkeeper may, before issuing such duplicate tag and license, require an accurate written state- ment to ~ made and furnished by such applicant for a dttpli.cate license and tag, setting forth the fact that such tag has been lost or stolen and is not at the time in their possession. E. Every owner or keeper of a dog or animal of the dog kind, within the Village limits, shall place or ke®p around the neck of the dog or animal owned or kept by him a collar on which sha3.1 be securely fixed, the metallic tag above mentioned. 4U g. Bo person ha~e'ing the custody or control of any dog or animal of the dog kind shall pexam3.t the same at large in a yard or to ~ 'upon any street in said Village or to at large within the limits of said Village unless it nears the eo'~lar and tag described above. Section .Vicious ids ~o person shall keep or suffer tD be kept on his premises, or on premises oceupi.ed by him within said Village nor permit nor suffer to run. at large in said Village or on any street thereof any dog of a ferocious or vicious character, habit or disposition. It shall be lawful for any police officer or poundkeeper to k3.11 or d®stroy any' such anima]. if found 3a any street at large in sa~.d 9illags. Section .Female Dogs 3n Heat ~o owner or keeper of a fema~ dog:. shat-1 permit or suffer the same to r~ at large or be in any st~eet~ alley or public place in said Village. while same is in heat,. and any such dog shall be taken up and mounded if fomld at large in vio- latian of this provision. Such dogs shall be released only upon pay3.ng impounding fees. Section . Confinement. of All_.Dogs A, ~henever the prevalence~of a hydrophobia renders such action necessary, to protect the public hea7.th and safeH~, the 1+~ayor shall issue a. proclamation ordering every person owning or keeping a dog ~ confine it securely on his .premises unless it as muzzled so that it cannot bite, for such period as he shall state therein. B, The Council may designate a period not to exceed tt~o weeks each year when all dogs within the Village shall be confined to assist the poundkeeper and the police officers ~ of this village -i.n carrying out the provisions of this ordinance. At 1®ast two weeks not3.c® of each period shall. be given by posting copies of such notice 3n three conspicuous places within the Village, and by publ3.shing at least once in the official newspaper of the Village. , C. Ito person having the care or control of a dog within th3.s Village, shall fall or refuse to comply with any such orders. Secs t3+,on b. F~nforaement It shall be the duty of the police officers and the poundkeeper of the Vil.. loge to enforce the provisions of this ordinance and to transport to the village dog pond any and all clogs kept within the village or zwc~ning at large therein can'trary to the provisions of this ordinance. It shall ~e unlawful for any person to refuse to exhibit his license or receipt to any police officer or poundkeeper when requested to do so. ATo person shall in any manner molest, hinder or intefere with any official carrying ont the terms of this ordinance.. Section Period of Impoundment All dogs conveyed to the Village pound shall be kept, with kind trea'trnent acid sufficient food and water for their ec~anfort, at least three d~.ys unless sooner reclaimed by their owners as hereinafter provided. Ixi case the owner of away impounded dog shall desire to reclaim him from the dog pound,. such dog may be, released frcaa the dog pound upon payment of such owner the suit of tae }bllar~ plus the cost of keeping of such dog in said pound,. and upon exhibiting to 'the keeper of such pound of a license and license tag daily issued pursuant to this ordinance. `~ S®c~n 8. Dis sit3.on of IIncla3.med 9?ogs p 4 If, at the end of said three-day period,. any such dog s~,ll not have been reclaimed by the owner, then such dog may be sold by the poundkeeper, to any person wig sha,7.]. procure a liaense for such dog, provided that the re• qu3.rement of such license shall not be applicable if the purchaser of such dog furnishes proof that he is not a resident of Richfield and signs a s ~ate~ menu that the dog will. nat be k®pt in Ei3.chfield. ~ At say t3.me after said three- day periods the poundkeeper may cause any unclaimed dog, not sold, to be killed in a humane manner and shall proper~,q dispose of the remains thereof. Bection 9. Accounting for Pouad Revenu®s The poundkeeper sha11 account for and pay over mthly to the Village Clerk all money received by him on behalf of the Village, by reason of licenses and fees. Said poundkeeper shall. also keep an accurate account of all ]3 aeaases issued by him, all fees collected, all sales made, all dogs received at the dog pound and all dogs killed or released :therefrom atad shall submit such ac- counts monthly to the Village Clerk. 3®ction 1Q. Suspected or Rabid ?1~ogs ' Whenever any dog within the Village of Richfield shall have bitter ang person, the Village Bealth~Cfficer is hereby authorized and empowered to order the police officers or poundkeeper to take such dog to the dog pound and there keep such -dog for such t3~e as the FJea].th f)fficer shall order ~o give such Health ~Pficer an opportwaity to determine whether .such dog is diseased, and no diseased dog shall be killed until so ordered by said Health ~ficer. 3eat3.on 11. afficial Limit as to Number of Ibis Outs3.de of Licensed Kennels ,~. _ 'Not -more than two dogs over three months of age shall be kept on any one premises in the. Village of Richfield unless in a 13.censed kennel and the keeping of more than two dogs over three months of age obi one premises-other than a licensed kennel is hereby declared to be a nuisance, Section 12. Kermels A. No person shall keep more than two dogs over three months of age."in this Village without first obtad.ning a kennel license, nor shall any person engage in the business of selling, boarding, breeding, showing, or treating dogs in this Village without first receiving a kennel license therefor. Appli• cation for a kennel 13.cense shall be made to the Village Council in writing, and sha11 be accompanied by fibs kennel license fee, The Village Council may either grant or deny such license. Kenn®1 licenses may be revoked by the Vi e Council without notLce, where the licensee has been convicted of fail~ire to Damply with the farms of this ordinance, health laws, or nuisance laws, in the operat3.aai of sunh kennel; or for cause where the licensee has first been giv®n not~.o® sad an opportiuiity to be heard. B. The license fee shall. be gifiy x$50.00) ~bllars per year or may fraction thereof. Kennel licenses shall expire on the first day of June next following the' date of issue. 42 C. The over or operator of each lioeas®d keaae~. shall report to the TTillage Clerk in vri.t3.ag on fibs f3~rst day of each moafih correctly statLag -the° greatest amaaber , of dogs kept ca. the 13censed premisea at aay oae t3~e . d°nring the preceding mcafih. ~ - - - .- i C~. A~1 such k®aaels $ha11 be tadpt 3~a a c~.eaa~ ar~d healthful eond3.fiion at - all fi3mes sad shal]. be subject fie iaspeci~.an by the Yil7-age Health- Officer or other , r b is Ymaintai.ned ~.a a sans. d officer at all tomes to insets they e g ~'Y dssi to and healthftil. coaditios. Section l3. l?esi~n~.ting a Pomtd The 9i11age Manager shall des3.gnate a powa~dkeeper. The 9illage Cotmcil d+esig8ate as the official ding pound of th3.s Vi]1age~ akennel that° is located is or a®ar th3.s pillage and rrmy contract with the osaer of such kennel for such services as may be aeces~sax~r to carry out- the provisions of this ord3naaae. 7bgs impounded Pursuant to the prov3.soas of this ordiaaade shall be separately repor- ted wider Secttoa ].2-C by the kennel operator involved. ° Section. ]~. pe~a~,_,a~lt~.es arty person, firm, or corporafi~.oa violating- any of the provisions of this ordinance shall; upon eoavict3.on thereof,. be -pw~ished by a .fine of n~-t more than x.00 or by 3~p~:-~3.soameat for nc>t more than 90 days. Th3.s ordinance shall take effect and be is force from and after its publ3.- cat3.oa. ` / V - ' As pass®d Tay the Cow~.c3.1 this 27~st day of duly, 192. - - Fred C. Keller AT~T: Zero \ Q665 ~'l ,P~ilr~ter's ~'ffa~ahrit itcrt~n. e1n ~crsir - c~ a~ri~h ~ Sf~tu~~s ~# ~ ~3~1, ~' • ~ffia~a-~it ~f Pub/ica~tio C~t'DI!(VAiIV!CE ~E'~I+D'IaVG P I . ' !OI~D~I'~BA~VIGE '11F0. 3 .~71 AN ODDINAl'€CE AMENDING 1 LL~GE OF3.071, OP' THE VIL=P I LLD " ENTIT,I;-' r ~~ "~ ORDINANCE ,CON- ~G I , C1~RNING I)OCB AND pI~O~(rID_' ' ~ ING FO1~, T.IEIE LICENSING I~ . ~ '•T~~OF", ~ PAS,<~ED 1kYAY 81, 19$ti, AND AS SUBSP:_, QUENTLY AMPNDHD ' The Village council of the Vil- lags of R$cilfiefld do ordain as fol);ows: ': Ordinance No. 3.071, pissed May 31, 19b1, aad as. subsequent- - ly a~endetl, is hereby amended to ~•ead as f~rllows: l5i'BC~.'IOBI 1. DOGq TO, SE LICEDTrFD A. No person shall awn, harbor ur keep a dog or animal of the dam' kin8. ov®r the, age of three months within the limits of th® ~ Village o~ ~Rieh3ie1d unless a fur- i rent I$cense shall haws first Been ~I pr~0cured, provided that .if the ' dog' •is securely penned no license need• be procured. Such license i,~ shall • ~e ifor the whole or ones;- i pirod pos•tion of the j on the next ensuing first. dadang i ;June. 3 of ~ G B. Such owner, or .keeper shall pay the Village clerk • for each Iicense Effie sum oaf three dollars for each -dog and shall provide suc91 :descriptive data as required i• by ,the (Clerk to permit reasonable identi~ficaiton of the dog being 13- ceased, and o.f its ownership: 'C. The village pountlkeeper •may also be authorized by the Village Clerk to issue licenses or dupli- ~ ' cats licenses at any time. ~SE~TION 2. LICp;NSE TAGS 6 A. The Village Clerk shall i wide and furnish for each licens- ed dog ~, metallic tag upon which ~` she shall have stamped or engrav- ~ I red the remiste~• nnmber• of the ,dog, the word' "Richfield" snci the th ! year when re$'istered, The d®sign I of •such metallic tag shall be ~ I lo1?anged ea~.li ;-oar. t pia va..uw. _ . ..: , o s, busi~n®ss school until this- ti~j ;n_ Denver was experiencing one i ial its hottest, Sriest years. Howev h,s it still impressed Kaye and ~ nd the .favorite spot of 'her ent3 ~ trip. The Antiquated Central Ci ---- - ... the Richfie/d-~/®®~ing~toe~ Alesseo~~et STATE OtF MiNN>pSOTA ~ COUNTY OF HtENNEFiN .........'~~/.~"`•~.~'~.. ~~~,1'e~i~' ............. being duly sworn on oath says: that he no~v is, and during ail the times herein stated has .been the pubdisher....cand printer....of •~he newspaper knorvvn as The •12ichrfield~IBdoomington Messenger and has full knowl- ed'~ge of the facts herein stated. That for more than one~yyear immediately prior to the publication therein. of the printed ... i-/.~~o ~ :~ ~~~.' .~ ......... ........ hereto attached, said newspaper was printed' and published in the h"anglish language from its known office of publication within the Village of I2:ich~field in the iCounty of Hennepin, Srtate d€,Minnesota, on Thursday o'f each week in column rand sheet form egiiiealent in space to over 45o running inches o'f single coluwn two inches wide; has been issued from a known olffice established in said place of publica- tion equipped with skilled ~evorkmen and the necessary material for pre~pasing and printing the same; has had in its makeurp not less thaa 'twenty-flee per cent off its news columns devoted 'to local news of interest to said' community it purports to serve, 'the press work of which has been done in its said known office o,f puiblicatioa; has con- tamed general news comlanents and miscellany; has not duplicated any other pu4bliration; has not been entirely made up of patentsa. plate anatter and advertisements; has •been cirsufated at and near its said place o'f pu~rlication to ,the extent of over 24o copies regularly de- livered to Paying subscribers; has !been entered as second class snail matter in •the localpost oflfice of its said .place of publication; that Ith~ere h'as 4~een on file in the o~flfi¢e of the County .Auditor of said county, the afifidavit o'f a person having first hand knowledge of the 'facts constituting its qualification as a newspaper for publication of legal notices, and that its publishers have complied with all demands of said County Auditor f/o~r proafs of the said qualification. That the printed ... ~ Y~% ~ ~~ ~ ............... .hereto attached as to part hereof was cut from. the calum~?s of said news- paper; was 3ru~blished therein in the l~,~nglish language once each 'week for....... / ......successive weeks; that it was first published on the.. .~~5'f ....day of..a~ :N! ~....... 195 "?.and that the following is a copy of the' laver case alph~a+bet whic}i is acknowledged to have been• the size and kind of tyipe used in the publication of said..... v Yd ,! ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ . T--,,•- ~~,'bcdef~g'hiujklmuopgrstuvwxyz-3 ;pi, - - - _, e A Su+bscr'ib%ed and swain to before me •th~•s. .day os. . 19.~J~~ ATatary F~Iblic, 3ienn~pin County, Mnnesola. My t`°zsrnm 1~,-~f0't~ry Ra~bli ~- •~• .... , ..... r~. Hennepin Co. Minn, My CommissiAn Expires lan„ 25, 1959 quirement `oP such lic®nse ehail ceased premises 'at any oae -tind® ke, sell, ..HEC".PION b. C1ONFIlV)C+MENT OI+' not be applicable if the purchaser during the preceding montia. ' all plac® ~L DOC's ~ _ of such dog Furnishes proof that D. ill such kennels shall be heir dog A. Whenever the prevalence of h® is not ~ resident of Richfiedt: Izept.gn a clean Aa~rd ~aoltbf~9. eon-' ® same a hydrophobia renders such ac- and. ,signs ~, $tatemelat that the dition at. all times aid shall be to b® tion• necessary to protect tlae 'pub dog will not b® kept in .RfchPield. ' su~bgect to inspe~rtion by the ~tl- shall at- lic health and safety,' the Mayor At,al~y 'tir~z:®. meter said t~h~r®®=day lag~•3~ealth O~fieer,.or• other -@~s='>eiz~g cl't11y nterfeit s~Zal1 issue a proclamation order- i9eriod, the - poundg~epesr ms,y ignated oFficer at a1l~tfan®s tai' in-acs Ss~Fesn such of- dais everyperson owning os keep: cause any uncl'aizned dag, not su-ri° 'their being maintained iaa anewspaper ... ing a: dog to confine it securely sold, to be milled 'ia: a humane sanitary and healthful ,~conditie~.n11 knciw'= allle tag on his premises unless it is muz- mannaar and s~ha;11 properly die= g been zled so that it' cannot bite, For pose of the remadns thereoff SECTION 13. DPSIGiDTdTIN(4 A' provid- such period as he shall stake PQIIND ~iubii~catesl therein. SEC'1'idN 8. ACCUUNTINQ FOR 'the Village Manager shad des-' f a dog, B. ~® Oou~nel may designat® POi7ND ~~~~~~ ~ ignate a ' ndering ~ ~aundkeeper. The V31- a pe}fod not to excee@ trvo weeks ~'he pona•dkeeper shall aecountr lags CoureciLmay designate as 1+~e ` .:: license each year when all dogs within 'Par ,and pay over monthly to the official dog pound. of this Villa e~d zrz •the og was the Village shall be conEin~d to Village Jerk all money received a k®nnel that is located iri or noaa• ithzn the cribed assl<st the by. him on behalf of the Village, !Mznz;esotas ovided, poundkeeper e,nd the this village end ,may eontraetizvalezat in police officers Af this V1lage in by reason . oaf licenses and fees.: with ' the•, owner. of su~eh, ken~nela wide; has ag and ~~~ out the Said lzonndkeeper_ shall also deep for such services. as may be nee- he pa~,_ provisions, aT ~ accurate account of all licenses essary to carry rout the rov3sio~s~f pu~bii~ca to' the this ordinance. • At least tw.o ;issued by !him, all- fens eolleeted of this ordinance. Do s' im orund-iaterzal for weeks notice of such period shail'~ g p ~t i~ss tlia3a be given by posting Copies of such all sales made, all .Clogs •received ed pursuant to .the • provisiuas pf si nos, ntesd a notic® in tree conspicuo~u:a places at ~® _dog pound and all dogs this ardfgarrce shall 'be sepa~rat®- u?aIess ss work o~ within th® •VaLlage, anal by pnrb- killed or rel'eas`ed therefrom and, ly reported ander Section 12-~C lty~; has cots= y baen lish3ng at least Dace in the of,; shall. submit such account month- the kennel operator involved. duplicated Village ficdal newspaper of the V311age. ly to the Vxila~e £ileri~. , - may, t~~CTION 14. PEN~Idl'Ill+~ ~~~ patents,. C 1Vo person having th® care SEf~'1')ION 10. SUBP~!?17D ®R ~d~ near its to tag or control o~P ~ dog within ,this. ~ RABID .DOGS - _ - . Any ~®rsom,, firm, or e9rporat4es M~zi~arly dc- cu~rat® Village, shall ~Yail or refus® to Wh®p,®ver and dog w~4hin tI~e this tordinaneeP hall~ru~ono ep~f 'Mass aaa1 d® and comply with any such orders. Village of , Richfield shall have,.; vict3on thereof, be punisliod iy a~atzors, that t for a' bitten an for of said setting S]~CTI©N g, E11TFU14s47]~+li'T I' parson, th®• Village fine ajP not .more than ~~1,00.00 ~°~d'ge o£ tt~e Tt shall be th® dot of he o Piealth !officer is hereby enthog-' by imprisonment for not moresls2Kcataaia~ of ~ has y t ~ - gZed and empowered to order the than 9,0 days.- riot at 1ic® officers axrd izouasdk®epe+c all demartcls of the Village to enforce the pr®- polaee ~ri'ficers or pouaidkeeper• tiz This . ordinance shs1I take ®f-~. visions of nth-is ordinanc® anri • to ta1;e such dog to the lag pound fact an~1 ~ZS . in foace Pram an~fl .ate r oP a and •there keep-such dog for such ter Sts pulZlication. kind, transport to the ~ village , dog time• as, the Health Officer shall As • shall pound any and akl dogs kept ~assefl • by t'he council Ohis ~ ... heret~s within &he„pillage or running, at order ,to give s~ueh ITealth O+Pficds, :.Zist,day aP July, ~g5~, seal nevvs> eek of large. therein, contrary to th®.pro- an opportunity tci let®rmira~ ~•~I~~qT; . kept whether suchflog is disused, an,~ .LERO~I' 'T'RAFTOIV - once each shall visions of this ordinance.; It shall ' :. ' i'oe unlawful. for an no di es,secl •dog sha11 b® killefl Clerk r etallic y person to re-~ until ~o ordered by said° Ftealtii : fuso to exhibit hds•.lieunse pr r®= Fgplb ~. ~,~,~~ st pu+blishetl • cefpt to any police of~fioer or ,Officer. .. ~; eus- --- Maygf•,- ponndkeeper when regnestgd to -~_ ~-1 rand- do so. No pea~son ~shaIl da acay on the.. ..~ ~ ... day of `.~: ~!!. ~ . ~8. , aaad that the ermit manner molest, hinder or .inter-• foliaw~,n rs a co or to ~ P3' ~ the lower case algh~a+bet whir-x% rs ar~oroviedged fare wfth• any., officia,i carrying: to have bees: the size and kind of ty~ge used ira the pulilrataou of aila,ge. ~ terms of this ordinance; lim- ears S u f"4 IdD'N ~?. , P~ItIOD OF+' •IM-' ~ saki :.... ®~~ %t!1, ~, ~ .f'° .~®.......... . scsrih- ~ P®UNIDNTLNdC .. . Abl dogs conveyed to the Vi- lage p,oun3':s'ha11 tie kept, with i~'hedef~gthfljkImuop~rstuviwsyz S ,pY~( _-- . kind treatment and sufficient d ~~ offer food and water Sor the>ir comfort, ~ ~• t r oar ,at least -three days anises sooner I ....... .." . ithin re-elaimefl Eby their owners as ~ ;tF . ffer .hereinafter provided.. ln. case th®I Suibseribetl as-d sworn to before aaae •th~ ~ ;..day of ~ ` ilag~, ;.owner:. o! any impognded.. dog : I 19 ~v F • dog s~rall, desire. bo reclaim 'him ~fro~r _ roc= they dog pound, such doh. may be . ` d~.~l... ~` r:fr~Z~~G _ shall. released Prom the dog :pouad~ arp= rotary Pufbic, ~}ei~a~3n County, '~~rreso3a: r or. on payment •of suc'h owner oP the. °' = tray, 'sum 9f . one dollar,. plus ,the. cost ~Iy ~~rtnr s ,,, ` . ' . . any: of :keeping o$ stleh dog, in said ~~~ary RobNC, Heiarie`pzn Co. Minn. pound amd_upon. ealaibitdng to th® ~~ Conlm~tcn ~x~ir~ Jeti,; 25; 3958