Ord 279 Prohibiting Trapping and HuntingCITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA
ORDINANCE NO. 279
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 914
The City Council of the City of Mendota Heights, Minnesota,
ordains as follows:
Section 1. Ordinance No. 914, "AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
TRAPPING AND HUNTING IN THE CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS," is hereby
amended by the addition of the following paragraph to Section 4:
4.3 The provisions of this ordinance shall not apply
to persons who engage in the humane and live
trapping of domestic animals, on their private
property, when those animals have caused damage or
have jeopardized the health, safety or repose of
the owner of that property:
a. Domestic animals are only to be trapped using
an approved trap provided by the Police
Department.
b. Trapped animals shall be delivered over to the
Police Department as soon as practical.
c. The Police Department will cause all trapped
domestic animals to be impounded by the City
designated kennel or clinic.
Section 2. This Ordinance shall be in full force and effect
from and after its publication according to law.
Enacted and ordained into an ordinance this Sixth day of August,
1991.
ATTEST:
Kathleen M. Swanson
City Clerk
CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF MENDOTA HEIGHTS
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Charles E. Mertensotto
Mayor