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115'~53 Howlhen Boulcvo,d N.W., A~oJ~a, M;nr, e~.ofa 5.5303 · J612) 427-1410 POlICE DEPARTMENT Febzmary 8, 1979 To: All off~ cers From: 6~5. ef 3, uspos R e: Dog Complainants .The foil. owing will be our ~.epartment policy on loose dog complaints ( this wi]_l also apply on dog-bites and destructive dog incidents ~%en a dog is loose in v~olat.~on of the ordinam, ce): We will give two w~rnings to the dog owner o_Er ~o~.he_Er responsible adul~t in the borne. If, in one years t~ a third c~ is necessa~, a cita- tion ~ll be issue~ to the o~me~ of the 8og cit~g the appropriate sec- tJon of the R~sey ~og ordin~ce. Of co,se this bi,es on cooperation from the comp2ain~ts- or if the ~olation is actually ~tnessed by the i~soing officer. On ~d ca~ ~ci~ents where the officer ~oes not ac- toally see the dog loose; the complai~ person ~ have to si~ a To facJ.litate this po~cy a file will be set np, nsing the blne copy of the ICR. This ~ be alphabetically filed under the name of the doe owner~. I woold prefer that a complainant,s nam~ be ]_iste~ on the ICR bnt if they insist on remaining anonymous so note((this type of ICR w~ll still be filed). Once this file is estab]_is~ed~ upon receiv- ing a ca]~ of a loose dog~ dog bite, destructive dog,. etc., the officer shored handle the call and advise the owner/responsible adult that he w~]_l be checking the file and {f app]~cable~ a citation will be forth- coming or a complaint will be signed. NOTE: It is important to deter- mine the act~zl owner as people have came to court a~d claJam the animal