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<br />Citation or convictions of an ordinance or statutory violation independent of site of violation involving the animal in question with the exception of a charge of failure to
<br />license;
<br />Determination by any state or subdivision thereof that the animal in question is a potentially dangerous animal.
<br />Potentially dangerous animals; requirements.
<br />Microchip identification. The owner of a potentially dangerous animal must have a microchip implanted in the animal for identification, and the name of
<br />the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip must be provided to the animal control authority. If the microchip is not
<br />implanted by the owner, it may be implanted by the animal control authority. In either case, all costs related to purchase and implantation of the
<br />microchip must be borne by the animal's owner. It is a misdemeanor to remove a microchip from a dangerous or potentially dangerous animal.
<br />Confinement. All potentially dangerous animals shall be securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen, kennel, or fenced yard, except
<br />when leashed as required. Confinement does not include a porch, patio, unfenced yard, "invisible fence" or any part of a house, garage, cage, or other
<br />structure that would allow the animal to exit of its own volition or any house or structure in which screens are the only obstacles to preventing the animal
<br />from exiting.
<br />Impoundment. Any potentially dangerous animal found off the premises of the owner, harborer, keeper, or custodian of same, is subject to immediate
<br />seizure and impoundment.
<br />Dangerous animals; declaration.
<br />The animal control authority shall make such declaration upon a finding that the animal in question has:
<br />Without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property; or
<br />Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's property; or
<br />Been found to be potentially dangerous and, after the owner has notice that the animal is potentially dangerous, the animal aggressively bites, attacks,
<br />or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals.
<br />In making such a determination, the animal enforcement officer may rely upon any or all of the following:
<br />Citizen complaint from an identified member of the public;
<br />Police or citizen reports of running at large or other public nuisance;
<br />Citation or convictions of an ordinance or statutory violation independent of site of violation involving the animal in question with the exception of a
<br />charge of failure to license;
<br />Determination by any state or subdivision thereof that the animal in question is a dangerous animal.
<br />Dangerous animals; registration.
<br />Requirement. No person may own a dangerous animal in the cityunless the animal is registered as provided in this section.
<br />Registration. The animal control authority shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a dangerous animal, if the owner presents sufficient
<br />evidence that:
<br />A proper enclosure exists for the dangerous animal and a posting on the premises with a clearly visible warning sign that there is a dangerous animal
<br />on the property, including a warning symbol to inform children;
<br />A policy of liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to conduct business in this state in the amount of at least $1,000,000.00
<br />insuring the owner for any personal injuries inflicted by the dangerous animal;
<br />The owner has paid an annual fee to the SLMPD, in addition to any regular licensing fees, to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous animal
<br />under this section; and
<br />The owner has had microchip identification implanted in the dangerous animal.
<br />Warning symbol. If the animal control authority issues a certificate of registration to the owner of a dangerous animal pursuant to subsection 6-16(4)b.,
<br />the animal control authority must provide, for posting on the owner's property, a copy of a warning symbol to inform children that there is a dangerous
<br />animal on the property. The warning symbol must be the uniform symbol provided by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety. The animal control
<br />authority may charge the registrant a reasonable fee to cover its administrative costs and the cost of the warning symbol.
<br />Dangerous animal designation review. Beginning six months after an animal is declared dangerous, an owner may request annually that the designating
<br />animal control authority review the designation. The owner must provide evidence that the animal 's behavior has changed due to age, neutering,
<br />environment, completion of obedience training that includes modification of aggressive behavior, or other factors. If the animal control authority finds
<br />sufficient evidence that the animal's behavior has changed, the authority may rescind the dangerous animal designation.
<br />Law enforcement; exemption. The provisions of this section do not apply to dogs used by law enforcement officials for police work.
<br />Exemption. Animals may not be declared dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person:
<br />Who was committing, at the time, a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the animal;
<br />Who was provoking, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the animal or who can be shown to have repeatedly, in the past, provoked, tormented, abused,
<br />or assaulted the animal; or
<br />Who was committing or attempting to commit a crime.186
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