Parking, Animal Control

OWATONNA POLICE DEPARTMENT—2018 Annual Report

Parking Control

Parking violations are issued by the Patrol Division and our community services officers. Enforced parking violations include the following: short / long term parking, 48 hours, parking in yellow, winter parking restrictions, school parking, parking 2-5 a.m. and other miscellaneous violations. Chapter 72: Parking Rules Generally

In order to create a fair use of available parking within the City of Owatonna, a graduated fine system is enforced for downtown parking. Funds collected from parking tickets are deposited into the city’s general fund.

Animal control helps to maintain the health and safety of pets and protects city residents from problem domesticated animals. The Owatonna Police Department Community Service Officers (CSOs) and Police Officers respond to domestic animal complaints within the city including barking dogs, animals at large and dog bites amongst others. We do not handle wild animal complaints, but can offer resources of other state agencies or private businesses that may be able to assist.

Community service officers man the Animal Control Shelter regularly and work in cooperation with animal advocating partners to provide safe homes for abandoned or lost pets that cannot be reunited with their owners. We strive to find homes for every adoptable animal taken into the shelter. The shelter is located at 1190 Industrial Road, Owatonna, Minnesota 55060. Animal control inquiries can be made at 507-451-8232.

The Owatonna Animal Shelter Facebook page is designed to serve as an avenue to help reunite impounded animals with their owners or showcase what we currently have up for adoption at the animal shelter. Our Facebook page currently has 3,319 followers and our CSOs regularly update with pictures, descriptors and pick-up locations of animals currently housed in the shelter.

Animal Control