Ostrow-Hodges Amendment

CHAPTER 74.  MISCELLANEOUS REGULATIONS
.  .  .  .
74.50.  Vicious animals; animals wild by nature.  No
person shall keep or allow to be kept any place in the
city any animal of a ferocious or vicious character,
habit or disposition or any animal wild by nature.
(Code 1960, As Amend., § 816.050; Ord. of 6-13-75, §
2)
74.60.  Exceptions; permit required.  Any person
desiring to keep an animal prohibited under sections
70.10, 74.40 and 74.50, if not duly licensed for such
activity under Chapters 303 or 304, shall obtain a
permit from the animal control officer Minneapolis
Animal Care & Control. Such permit shall be issued for
a period not to exceed fourteen (14) twenty one (21)
days and shall may specify further conditions under
which such animal shall be kept. Provided, however,
that no such permit shall be issued unless such
prohibited animal is brought into the city for
entertainment, exhibition, show or promotional
purposes only, and application is made in such form
and within such reasonable amount of time as shall be
required by the animal control officer. The animal
control officer shall have authority to investigate
the conditions and inspect the site at which such
animal shall be kept or displayed and to require the
production of reasonably pertinent veterinary or
similar records to the extent deemed necessary to
ensure the safety and health of any person or animal.
Permit fees must be paid in full prior to the issuance
of any permit under this section.
(a)     Class A permit: Required for any hoofed or small
animal otherwise prohibited under sections 70.10 or
74.40 brought into the city for an event not open to
the general public, including, but not limited to,
birthday parties and weddings. The fee for a Class A
permit shall be fifty dollars ($50.00).
(b)     Class B permit: Required for any hoofed or small
animal otherwise prohibited under sections 70.10 or
74.40 brought into the city for an event open to the
general public, including, but not limited to,
temporary petting zoos established at community events
or festivals. The fee for a Class B permit shall be
seventy five dollars ($75.00).
(c)     Class C permit: Required for any vicious or wild
animal otherwise prohibited under section 74.50
brought into the city for an event open to the general
public, including, but not limited to, circuses and
sports conventions. The fee for a Class C permit shall
be one hundred fifty dollars ($150.00) seven hundred
fifty dollars ($750) or the cost of staff time to
issue and enforce the permit in an amount not to
exceed two thousand five hundred dollars ($2,500),
whichever is greater.  At the discretion of
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control, an applicant for a
Class C permit may be required to reimburse the City
for additional expenses associated with traveling to
other jurisdictions to inspect and evaluate the manner
in which such animals are being exhibited, trained,
housed and cared for.  Such additional travel expenses
are chargeable to the applicant in addition to the
$2,500 maximum permit fee, mentioned above.
Reimbursement must be made before any public or
private event is allowed to begin operation. (Code
1960, As Amend., § 816.060; Ord. of 6-13-75, § 2;
78-Or-131, § 1, 7-28-78; 90-Or-222, § 1, 8-31-90;
2005-Or-040, § 1, 5-13-05)
74.65.  Class C permit requirements.  (a) Applicants
for Class C permits shall file an application with
Minneapolis Animal Care & Control no less than 90 days
prior to a scheduled or planned event in the City.
The application shall require all records related to
training, transporting, breeding, importing,
restraining, housing and caring for all of the
applicant’s animals, shall contain a safety plan for
the animals and the public, including all means of
restraint of the animals, and all other information as
required by Minneapolis Animal Care & Control.  The
applicant shall provide a complete history of alleged
or sustained violations of any state or local
regulations pertaining to circuses or animals.  The
application shall also contain the scheduled locations
for the 90 days prior to a scheduled or planned event
in the City of all of the animals that will be brought
to the City for any reason for the planned event.
(b)     At the discretion of Minneapolis Animal Care &
Control, and at the applicant’s expense, an Animal
Control Officer from the City may travel to any of the
scheduled locations prior to the event in the City for
the purposes of inspecting all facilities and
locations that are used to train, transport, breed,
import, restrain, house and care for all of the
applicant’s animals.
(c)     Upon arrival of any of the applicant’s animals in
the City, Minneapolis Animal Care & Control shall
inspect all of the applicant’s animals and verify that
all of the animals are in good health, that all
animals have current vaccinations, that the applicant
is in possession of current medical records for all
animals, that there are no signs of any abuse of the
animals, that all of the animals are free of cuts,
abrasions or other apparent injuries.  Minneapolis
Animal Care & Control may reinspect and reverify all
such information and records at any time the
applicant’s animals are in the City.  Minneapolis
Animal Care & Control shall make every effort to
ensure that all of the animals are inspected ever day
that any of the applicant’s animals are in the City.
(d)     Upon arrival, Minneapolis Animal Care & Control
shall review all plans and inspect all facilities to
verify that all of the applicant’s animals are
properly restrained at all times while in the City and
that adequate plans exist in the event of an emergency
to protect the animals and the public in the event of
fire, escape or other threat to the public’s or the
animals’ safety.  Minneapolis Animal Care & Control
may reinspect and reverify all such facilities and
plans at any time the applicant’s animals are in the
City.
(e)     While any of the applicant’s animals are in the
City, all animals shall be kept clean at all times,
all feces will be removed within one hour of
occurrence, fresh water will be provided to all
animals at least every 4 hours or more often as
necessary to ensure the health of the animals, and all
animals shall be housed at all times in temperatures
considered suitable for each species in its natural
environments.
(f)     The applicant shall provide for security posted to
observe the animals at all times that any of the
applicant’s animals are in the City.  Any personnel
required as part of the emergency plan to protect the
animals and the public shall be present and any
identified tools, devices, or firearms shall be
readily available.
(g)     The applicant shall comply with all state and
federal regulations pertaining to circuses or animals,
and shall make all information related to such
compliance available to Minneapolis Animal Care &
Control upon request.  Upon arrival in the City, the
applicant shall provide a sworn affidavit representing
that the applicant is in compliance with the terms of
this section and with all other applicable state and
federal regulations.
(h)     Minneapolis Animal Care & Control shall make every
effort to coordinate all inspection and enforcement
efforts referred to herein with other departments in
the City, with the Animal Human Society and other
governmental organizations.
.  .  .  .