Animal Control

Dog Licenses

Dog licenses are available from the Clerk's Office at City Hall. A license is required for any dog over 6 months of age. Applicants must bring a certificate signed by a veterinarian, licensed to practice veterinary medicine, that the dog has been currently immunized against rabies.

Dog License Application (PDF)

Effective July 1, 2013, dog licenses must be purchased annually (or for up to three years at a time) at the following prices:

Annual Dog License Fee

• $7 annually, if neutered/spayed ($14 for a two-year license, $21 for a three-year license)
• $10 annually, if not neutered/spayed.
• Duplicate tags, if lost, are $0.25 (25 cents).

All licensed dogs shall wear a collar and have a tag firmly affixed thereto evidencing its registered number. Dog licenses shall not be transferable, and no refunds shall be made on any dog license fee because of leaving the City or death of the dog.

Dangerous dog means any dog that has:

• Without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property; 
• Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's property; or 
• Been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the dog is potentially dangerous, the dog aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals. 

Dangerous Dog Requirements

Potentially dangerous dog means any dog that: 

• When unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or private property; 
• When unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than the dog owner's property, in an apparent attitude of attack; or 
• Has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals. 

Potentially Dangerous Dogs are required to be microchipped for identification.

Do NOT bring stray animals inside your house. This can harm the animal, people in the home, and your animals. Strays can harbor diseases, rabies, and parasites.

If you have found a stray cat or dog, please contact Animal Control by completing this form. If the animal is in your possession, please call us at 218-421-7155. 

Animal Control can only retrieve cats and dogs.

All stray animals are brought to Range Regional Animal Rescue.

Pigeons

Feeding pigeons is prohibited. No person shall feed nor place feed in a place or manner that a reasonable person would expect to result in feeding a pigeon.

Small Animals

If a squirrel, raccoon, skunk, bat or bird has entered your home, try to get the animal to leave through an open door or window. If you are unable to do so, call a company that specializes in animal removal or pest control.

To report an animal problem, fill out this Form.

Ordinances

• Dog Regulations are covered under Chapter 10, Section 21.
• Cat Regulations are covered under Chapter 10, Section 22.
• Other Animal and Fowl Regulations are covered under Chapter 10, Section 23.

Click here to view the City's Animal Ordinances.