[Added 10-15-2018 by Ord.
No. 505]
A.
The Chief of Police is hereby designated as the City's Animal
Control Officer. The Chief of Police along with authorized city personnel
shall enforce the provisions of this Chapter and any other applicable
laws, statutes or rules, pertaining to the protection of animals and
persons. It shall also constitute a violation of this chapter for
any person, within the City, to violate a statute or rule of the State
of Minnesota dealing with the care, keeping, or treatment of animals.
B.
Any police officer or the Animal Control Officer, having reasonable
cause to believe that a person has or is violating a provision of
this chapter or the conditions, limitations, restrictions or prohibitions
of any permit or license the City issues under this chapter, may apply
to the appropriate authority as prescribed by law for a warrant empowering
the police officer or Animal Control Officer to enter the dwelling
or residence of the owner or keeper of any animal for the purpose
of investigating the same and to demand the owner's or keeper's
presentation of the animal to the Animal Control Officer, police officer
or authorized city personnel.
C.
The Authorized City Personnel and any other person designated by
the City Council may enforce the provisions of this Chapter.
No person shall in any manner molest, hinder, or interfere with
any person authorized by the City Council or authorized city personnel
to capture and seize dogs, cats or other animals and convey them to
an impound facility while such person is engaged in their official
capacity of animal care and control duties, operations and functions
on behalf of the City. Nor shall any unauthorized person break open
an impound facility, or attempt to do so, or take or attempt to take
from any agent thereof any animal taken up by him or her in compliance
with this chapter, or in any other manner interfere with or hinder
such person or authorized city personnel in the discharge of his or
her duties under this chapter.
