§ 6-12. Animals of nonresidents.  


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  • Any nonresident of the city, who lives in the vicinity of a ten mile radius from city hall, who wishes to leave an animal at the animal shelter, including, but not limited to, dogs and cats, shall pay a fee set by the city of no less than $10.00 per animal. Said animal will not be accepted if the nonresident or the animal is from an area or other municipality that provides animal control services or has an animal shelter, and/or may not be accepted if the animal has a communicable disease. The city animal shelter personnel reserve the right to refuse an animal from outside the corporate city limits if the animal shelter is deemed full.

(Code 1982, § 6-12; Ord. No. 2221, § 7, 9-23-1985; Ord. No. 2777, § 4, 3-24-2003)