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ORDINANCE NO. 2416-12
CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK
HENNEPIN COUNTY, MINNESOTA
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE KEEPING AND FEEDING
OF WILD ANIMALS, AMENDING SECTIONS 4-41 TO 4-45
AND SECTION 12-34 OF THE ST. LOUIS PARK CITY CODE
THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS PARK DOES ORDAIN:
SECTION 1. Sections 4-41 to 4-44 of the City Code are hereby amended as follows:
Sec. 4-41. Purpose of article.
The purpose of this article is to protect the public health from disease transmission, animal
bites and public nuisances arising from the keeping or escape of non -domesticated animals.
(Code 1976, § 11-314)
Seer -4-42, Dcfinitions.
Sec. 4-4342. Prohibited animals.
No person shall keep, maintain or harbor within the city the following animals:
(1) Ammal or species prohibited by state or federal law.
(2
Any skunk, whether captured in the wild, domestically raised, descented or not
descented, vaccinated against rabies or not vaccinated against rabies.
1343) Any large cat of the family Felidae such as lions, tigers, jaguars, leopards, bobcats,
lynx, cougars and ocelots, except commonly accepted domesticated house cats.
Any member of the family Canidae, such as wolves, fox, coyote, dingoes and jackals,
except domesticated dogs.
4,5, Any hybrids such as wolf/dog and coyote/dog hybrids, but not including crossbred
domesticated animals.
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e:(6) Venomous snakes of the Family Vipendae, such as adders, gabon vipers and pit vipers,
venomous snakes of the Family Elapidae, such as cobras, coral snakes and sea snakes,
three snakes of the Family Colubridae, the African twig snake (Thelotornis kirtland),
the rear fanged boomslang (Disphoudus typus) and the Asian tiger snake (Rhabdophis
forinus); whether captured in the wild or domestically raised, defanged or not defanged,
devenomed or not devenomed.
4 L2) Any raccoon.
h.{ Any other animal, -isnot listed explicitly in subsections (2)a. (2)f.(1)to 8 of
this section, but which
.is not naturally
tame or entle but is of a wild nature or dis . osition and which because of its size
vicious nature or other characteristics, would constitute a "danger to human life or
property.
See. 4 -44. -
Sec. 4-43. Feeding of Wild Animals.
a No .erson shall feed deer raccoons wild turke s co otes o ossum Canada
goose or any prohibited animal identified in Section 4-42 within the boundaries of the city.
No . erson shall .lace or . ermit to be .laced on the ound or within five feet 5'
of the ii ound surface an
ain fodder salt licks
fruit
ve ' etables nuts
ha
or other edible
materials includin
feed for birds which ma
reasonabl
be ex.ect to result in deer raccoon
wild turke
co ote or Canada
oose feedin
unless such items are screened or . rotected in a
manner that
revents such feedin
The .resence of livin
fruit trees and other live ve
etation
shall not be considered feeding.
(c) The prohibitions in this section shall not apply to:
1 Veterinarians cit animal control officers or count state or federal ! ame
officials who are in the course of their duties, have deer, raccoon, coyote,
wild turkey or Canada goose in custody or under their management;
(2) Persons authorized by the City of St. Louis Park to implement the Deer
Management Program approved by the City Council; and
(3) Any food placed upon the property for purposes of trapping or otherwise
taking deer where such trapping or taking is pursuant to a permit issued by
the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources.
d In addition to bein • a violation sub'ect to the eneral . enalt . rovisions of the
Cit Code a violation of this section is declared to be a nuisance affectin
safety subject to the abatement and assessment provisions of Section 12-35 of the City Code.
ublic
eace and
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SECTION 2. Section 4.45 of the City Code is renumbered to Section 4.44.
SECTION 3. Section 12-34(14) of the City Code is hereby amended to read in its
entirety as follows:
(14)
Feeding of deer, raccoons, wild turkeys, coyotes.
opossum, Canada goose or prohibited animals identified in Section 4-42.
SECTION 4. This ordinance shall take effect fifteen days after its publication.
Reviewe
First Reading
June 18, 2012
Second Reading
July 16, 2012
Date of Publication
July 26, 2012
Date Ordinance takes effect
August 10, 2012
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Adopted by the City Council July 16, 2012
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week(s), it was first published on Thurs-
day, the 26 day of July
2012, and was thereafter printed and
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DIANE L ELIASON
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City of St. Louis Park
(Official Publication)
SUMMARY
ORDINANCE NO 2416-12
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO THE
KEEPING AND FEEDING OF WILD
ANIMALS, AMENDING SECTIONS 4-
41 TO 4-45 AND SECTION 12-34
OF THE ST LOUIS PARK CITY CODE
This ordinance clarifies wild animals and
specifies prohibited wild animal keeping
and feeding practices
This ordinance shall take effect not less
than 15 days atter publication
Adopted by the City Council July 16,
2012
Jeffrey W Jacobs /s/
Mayor
A copy of the full text of this ordinance is
available for inspection with the City
Clerk
(Jul 26, 2012) A3-Ord2416-12
RECEIVED
JUL 2 7 2012
OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK