Subd. 1. Definitions. The following terms, as used in this Section, shall have the meanings stated:
A. �At Large� means off the premises of the owner and is neither controlled by a
leash, command of owner of suitable age, nor confined in a vehicle or cage.
B. �Cat� means any domesticated feline animals, male or female, whole or neutered.
C. �Dog� means any domesticated dog, male or female, whole or neutered. Any wolf or wolf hybrid shall be deemed as an animal wild by nature and shall not be deemed as a �dog� under this Section.
D. �Potentially Dangerous Dog� means any dog that:
1. When unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or private property;
2. When unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than the dog owner�s property, in an apparent attitude of attack; or
3. Has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals.
E. �Dangerous Dog� means any dog that has:
1. Without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property.
2. Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner�s property.
3. When unprovoked, bitten a person or domestic animal on public or private property on two or more occasions.
4. When unprovoked, chased or approached a person upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public property in an apparent attitude of attack on two or more occasions.
E. �Owner� means any person, firm, corporation, organization, or department possessing, harboring, keeping, having interest in, or having care, custody, or control of a dog or cat.
F. �Substantial Bodily Harm� means bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member.

Subd 2. Running at Large Prohibited. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat to permit such animal to run at large. The police officers or animal control officer may seize, impound or restrain any dog or cat found running at large. Subdivisions 4 and 5 shall apply to any dog or cat impounded under this Section.
DOG AND CAT REGULATION
AND LICENSING
BARNESVILLE CITY ORDINANCES
SECTION 10.02
Subd. 3. Dog and Cat License Required. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog or cat, six (6) months of age or more, to keep said dog or cat within the City unless the owner first obtains a license therefore from the City.
A. Application. Application for a dog or cat license shall be upon a form supplied
by the City and accompanied by a certificate of a veterinarian, duly licensed to practice veterinary medicine in the State of Minnesota, which certificate shall state that the dog or cat for which application for a license is made, has been inoculated against rabies for at least the period for which the license is applied.
B. Period and Fees. All dog and cat licenses shall expire on January 1st of each license year and shall become delinquent on January 1st of the following year or within six months after the dog�s birth. All fees for the licensing and impounding of dogs and cats, including penalties for late application, shall be fixed, determined and amended by the Council by consolidated ordinance, and uniformly enforced. A copy of the ordinance setting forth currently effective fees shall be kept on file in the office of the City Administrator and open to inspection during regular business hours. (SEE SEC. 2.91, FEES, RATES AND CHARGES SCHEDULE)
C. Tag Required. Upon payment of the license fee, the City Administrator shall
deliver one appropriate tag to the owner of said licensed dog or cat. It is unlawful for the owner of any dog to fail to have the tag firmly affixed to a collar which shall at all times be kept on the dog for which the license is issued. A duplicate for a lost tag may be issued by the City upon presentation of the receipt showing payment of the license fee for the current year. Tags shall be non-transferable, and no refund shall be made on any license fee because of leaving the City or death of the dog before expiration of the license.
D. Impoundment. The police officers or animal control officer may seize, impound or restrain any unlicensed dog or cat, or any dog or cat that is without a tag attached to a collar found in the City. The fact that the dog or cat is without a tag attached to a collar shall be presumptive evidence that the dog or cat is unlicensed. To enforce this Section, said officers are empowered and instructed to enter upon any public or private property on which they have reasonable cause to believe there is a dog or cat that is not licensed or tagged as required under this Section.

Subd. 4. Disposition of Impounded Dogs and Cats.
A. Notice of Impounding. The officer who seized, impounded or restrained any dog or cat pursuant to Subdivisions 2 and 3 of this Section shall without delay, notify the owner, personally or through the United States mail, if such owner be known to the officer or can be ascertained with reasonable effort; but if the owner be unknown or cannot be ascertained, then the officer shall make available to the Police Department, City Hall and impounding kennel for public inspection the following information: (1) a description of the dog, (2) location of impoundment, and (3) the condition for its release.
B. Redemption. All dogs and cats seized, impounded or restrained pursuant to this Section must be held by the pound master for redemption by the owner for at least five (5) regular business days. If, after the five regular business days an owner does not claim the dog, then any right of redemption shall be deemed to have been waived and the dog or cat shall be disposed of as provided in Subparagraph C of this Subdivision. Any impounded dog or cat shall be released to their owners, as follows:
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