2005-945
CITY OF HOPKINS
H nnepin County, Minnesota
ORDINANCE 2005-945
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 925 AND 940 OF THE HOPKINS CITY
CODE
The City Council of the City of Hopkins does hereby ordain as follows:
Section 1. Section 925.07 and 925.09 are amended as follows:
925.07. License expiration. Dog licenses expire on Dooombor d 1 st of tho YOJr
in v,thioh issuod oxoopt for multiplo '103r dog Iioonses on the same date that the
rabies vaccination expires.
Section 2. Section 925.09 is amended as follows:
925.09. Applications. Subdivision 1. Annual Licenses. Applications for dog
licenses may be made during tho dO d3'l period prior to the oommonooment of the
lioonsing 't'03r 3nd thoro3ftor at any time during ~ the year, and must be made
(i) not bter th3n dO d3Ys from J3nu3ry 1 st of evory Y03r, (i.j.) aR9-not later than 30
days from the date of the acquisition of a dog, and (ii.j.) not later than 30 days from
the date of the moving of a dog into the city. A separate application must be made
for each dog. The application shall state, among other things, the date ,that the
dog first arrived in the city, the dog's color, name and breed, the name and address
of the dog's owner, current vaccination number, and such other information as
may from time to time be required by the clerk.
Subd. 2. Two or Three Year Licenses. Owners whose dog or dogs have
received rabies vaccinations which are effective for more than one year may apply
for a two year or three year license, depending on the type of rabies vaccination.
When making application for a multi-year license, the owner must submit all the
information required for an annual license as well as documentation indicating that
the dog has received a rabies vaccination which is effective through Deoombqr 31
of tho Y03r tho lioonso oxpiros the license period. These licenses may only be
issued for dogs that have been spayed or neutered.
Section 940.02, Subdivision 2, g. is amended as follows:
940.02. Prohibited Animals. No person shall keep, maintain or harbor within
the City of Hopkins any of the following animals:
Subd. 1.
Any animal or species prohibited by Minnesota or Federal law.
Subd. 2. Any non-domesticated animal or species, including but not
limited to the following:
a) Any skunk, whether captured in the wild, domestically raised,
descented or not descented, vaccinated against rabies or not
vaccinated against rabies.
b) Any large cat of the family Felidae such as lions, tigers, jaguars,
leopards, cougars and ocelots, except commonly accepted
domesticated house cats.
c) Any member of the family Canidae, such as, wolves, foxes, coyotes,
dingos and jackals, except domesticated dogs.
d) Any crossbreed such as the crossbreeds between dogs and coyotes or
dogs and wolves but does not include crossbred domesticated animals.
e) Any poisonous pit viper such as a rattlesnake, coral snake, water
moccasin or cobra.
f) Any raccoon.
g) Any forrot
h) Any other animal which is not listed explicitly above, but which can be
reasonably defined by the terms in Section 940.01 of this ordinance,
including bears and badgers.
Section 4.
First Reading
Second Reading
Date of Publication
Effective Date
March 1, 2005
March 1 5, 2005
March 24, 2005
March 24, 2005
ATTEST:
APPROVED ASTO FORM AND LEGALITY
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