Ordinance 350CITY OF CHANHASSEN
• CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO.350
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5
CHANHASSEN CITY CODE, ANIMALS AND FOWL
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHANHASSEN, MINNESOTA
ORDAINS:
Section 1. Chapter 5, Article II, Division 1, Section 5-16 of the City Code, City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby repealed.
Section 2. Section 5-18 (b) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Kennel licenses shall expire on December 31 following their issuance. Upon application
for renewal of a kennel license, an authorized city employee shall inspect the kennel of
the applicant. The employee shall submit to the city clerk either an affirmative
certification that the kennel is maintained in a neat, orderly, and safe condition, or a
negative certification that said kennel is not so maintained. The city clerk may issue a
• kennel license provided that:
(1) The certification is affirmative; and
(2) No complaints have been received by the city.
In all other cases, the kennel license shall be issued only upon city council approval.
Section 3. Section 5-39 (a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(a) Notwithstanding section 5-38, whenever any person owning, possessing or harboring
any dog or cat within the city shall learn that such animal has bitten any human being,
such person shall immediately impound such animal for a period of ten (10) days separate
and apart from other animals under the supervision of a licensed veterinarian until it is
determined whether the animal had or has rabies. If the animal is found to be rabid, it
shall be destroyed. If the owner can provide current proof of rabies shots, the owner may
institute home quarantine for the 10 day period. As part of the home quarantive, the
owner would need to keep the animal separate and indoors, may only take the animal
outside on a leash accompanied by an adult to urinate and defecate.
Section 4. Section 5-53 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
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The annual fee for a dog or cat license shall be established in Chapter 4 of the
• Chanhassen City Code. It shall be the duty of each owner of a dog or cat to pay the
license fee each year to the city in the month the rabies vaccination was given, or upon
acquiring ownership or possession of any unlicensed animal or upon establishing
residence in the city. Owners of dogs or cats that are not licensed in accordance with this
division shall pay a late fee in the amount established by resolution except if the animal
has been impounded and not licensed, in which case section 5-54 shall govern.
Section 5. Section 5-54 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Dog or cat licenses shall expire annually following their issuance on the anniversary date
the rabies vaccination was given.
Section 6. Section 5-55 (a) of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(a) Upon payment of the license fee, the owner of a licensed dog or cat shall be furnished
a suitable tag. The owner shall cause the tag to be affixed by a permanent fastening to
the collar of the dog or cat so licensed in a manner that the tag may easily be seen by the
officers of the city. The owner shall see that the tag is constantly worn by the dog or cat.
Section 7. Section 5-78 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
is
amended to read as follows:
All dangerous animals must be registered with the Carver County Sheriff's department
within sixty (60) days after the effective date of this division.
Section 8. Section 5-104 of the City Code, City of Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
(a) A stable permit shall be issued by the city clerk upon approval by the stable inspector
if the following conditions are met
(1) Minimum acreage for two (2) horses shall be one and one-half (1 1/2) acres, and for
three (3) horses shall be two (2) acres, and an additional one-third (1/3) acre shall be
required for each additional horse.
(2) No stable permit shall be issued for a lot of less than one (1) acre.
(3) Such area shall be enclosed by a sturdy wood, metal, or electrical fence which will
keep the animal or animals confined within.
(4) A shelter or stabling facility which will keep the animal or animals comfortable and
protected from the elements and which shelter or stabling facility shall be no closer than
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one hundred (100) feet from any structure other than the applicant's, which is used for
residential purposes.
(5) The shelter or stabling facility shall be so located so as not to create a public
nuisance.
(6) The shelter or stabling facility shall be clean and sanitary such that it will not be a
harborage for rodents, flies and insects.
(7) Keeping, storing, stabling, or maintenance of horses shall not directly contribute to
the pollution of any public body of water.
(8) Accumulations of manure shall be located at least one hundred (100) feet from any
well.
(9) All accumulations of manure shall be removed at such periods as will ensure that no
leaching or objectionable odors exist, and the premises shall not be allowed to become
unsightly.
(10) The shelter structure shall be a minimum of 200 feet from any wetland.
Section 9. Chapter 5, Article III, Division 2, Section 5-107 of the City Code, City of
Chanhassen, Minnesota, is hereby repealed.
Section 10. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and
publication.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 24th day of November, 2003, by the City Council
of the City of Chanhassen, Minnesota
Todd Gerhardt, City Manager
Thomas A. Furlong,
(Summary Ordinance Published in the Chanhassen Villager on December 11, 2003.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
. CARVER AND HENNEPIN COUNTIES, MINNESOTA
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SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE NO.350
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 5 OF THE CHANHASSEN CITY CODE
ANIMALS AND FOWL.
The purpose of this code amendment is to clarify kennel license requirements, provide
standards and procedures for home quarantine of animals, specify when license fees must be paid,
require registration of dangerous animals with the Carver County Sheriff's Department, and require
that shelter structure be a minimum of 200 feet from any wetland.
A printed copy of Ordinance No. 350 is available for inspection by any person during
regular office hours at the office of the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this 24th day of
November, 2003, by the City Council of the City of Chanhassen.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Todd Gerhardt
City Clerk/Manager
(Summary Ordinance Published in the Chanhassen Villager on December 11, 2003.)
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shelter structure be a minimum of 200 feet
from any wetland.
A printed copy of Ordinance No. 350
is available for inspection by any person
during regular office hours at the office of
the City Manager/Clerk.
PASSED, ADOPTED, AND
APPROVED FOR PUBLICATION this
24th day of November, 2003, by the City
Council of the City of Chanhassen.
CITY OF CHANHASSEN
Todd Gerhardt
City Clerk/Manager
(Published in the Chanhassen Villager on
Thursday, December 11, 2003; No. 4047)
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