Roseville, Minnesota

Sec. 501.01. – Definitions.

The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning:

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Animal shelter means any not-for-profit organization which has tax-exempt status under section 501(c)(3) of the federal Internal Revenue Code, which:

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(4) Does not breed animals.

Sec. 501.05. – License required.

(a) A license shall be obtained by the owner of any dog or cat kept or maintained within the corporate limits of the city that is three months of age or older. The license must be obtained within 30 days of acquiring the animal or within 30 days of becoming a city resident. This requirement shall not apply to pets whose owners are temporary visitors within the city for 30 days or less.

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(d) Types of licenses; fees.

(1) Two-year license.

a. The two-year pet license shall be the minimum requirement of this chapter. A two-year license shall be issued upon completion of the required application and payment of the required fee as established by the city fee schedule for a period of time not to exceed two years. As a condition of validity of an issued two-year license, the owner will maintain certification by a licensed veterinarian of the animal’s current rabies vaccination. Two-year licenses must be renewed by the holder within 30 days of the expiration of the license. Renewal will be granted upon proof of current rabies vaccination and payment of the required fee as established by the city fee schedule.

b. Fees for two-year licenses shall be as established by the city fee schedule, and at a minimum shall include differential fees based on the status of the animal as being non-sterilized, non-sterilized and electronically tagged, sterilized, or sterilized and electronically tagged, with generally higher fees for animals that are non-sterilized and not electronically tagged so as to provide incentive for sterilizing and electronically tagging animals.

(2) Lifetime license.

a. Lifetime pet licenses shall be issued by the city for sterilized animals as an alternative to two-year licenses. A lifetime license shall be issued upon completion of the required application, payment of the required fee as established by the city fee schedule, and in the case of electronically tagged animals, registration with the city of the unique identifying information related to the electronic device and demonstration that the implanted device can be read by the city’s equipment. As a condition to continued validity of an issued lifetime license, the owner will submit to the city every two years proof of the animal’s current rabies vaccination.

b. Fees for lifetime licenses shall be as established by the city fee schedule and at a minimum shall include differential fees based on the status of the animal as being sterilized, or sterilized and electronically tagged, with generally higher fees for animals that are not electronically tagged so as to provide incentive for the electronic tagging of animals.

(3) Special two-year multiple dog license.

a. Special two-year multiple dog licenses may be issued by the city for three or four sterilized dogs to be kept at a licensed premises upon completion of the required application and payment of the required fee, subject to the following conditions:

1. Written approval from the occupants of at least 75 percent of the residential properties abutting the licensed premises;

2. Maintenance of a yard on the premises that is fenced in such a manner as to restrain dogs on the premises from leaving the yard; and

3. That a nuisance is not created on the premises by the excessive barking of the dogs or the existence of unsanitary conditions.