Agenda - Council Work Session - 05/03/2011

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Sec. 10 -52. - Definitions. The following words, terms and phrases, when used in this article, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: (a) (b) (c) Dangerous dog means and includes: (1) (2) (3) Any dog owned or harbored primarily or in part for the purpose of dogfighting or any dog trained for dogfighting. Dog means any male or female of the canine species. Sec. 10 - 64. - Dangerous dogs. Any dog with a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, to cause injury or to otherwise endanger the safety of human beings or domestic animals; Any dog which attacks a human being or domestic animal without provocation; or No person owning or harboring or having the care or custody of a dangerous dog shall suffer or permit such dog to go unconfined on the premises of such person. A dangerous dog is "unconfined" as the term is used in this section if such dog is not securely confined indoors or confined in a securely enclosed and locked pen or a dog run area upon the premises of said person. Such pen or dog run area must also have either sides six feet high or a secure top. If the pen or structure has no bottom secured to the sides, the sides must be imbedded into the ground no less than one foot. No person owning or harboring, or having the care of a dangerous dog shall suffer or permit such dog to go beyond the premises of such person unless such dog is securely muzzled and restrained with a chain having a minimum tensile strength of 300 pounds and not exceeding three feet in length. No person shall own or harbor any dog for the purpose of dogfighting, or train, torment, badger, bait or use any dog for the purposes of causing or encouraging said dog to unprovoked attacks upon human beings or domestic animals. No person shall possess with intent to sell, or offer for sale, breed, or buy or attempt to buy within the city any dangerous dog. In the event that a police officer or animal control officer has probable cause to believe that a dangerous dog is being harbored or cared for in violation of subsections (a) through (d) of this section, the police officer or animal control officer may petition a court of competent jurisdiction to order the seizure and impoundment of the dangerous dog pending trial. In the event that a police officer of animal control officer has probable cause to believe that a dangerous dog is being harbored or housed in violation of subsection (c) of this section, the police officer or animal control officer may seize and impound the dangerous dog pending trial. (Code 1/8. J.ub.v . J ,., v u ; State law reference— Dangerous dogs, Minn. Stats. § 347.50 et seq.