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1 i. A proper enclosure exists for the dangerous dog and a posting on the premises with a clearly 2 visible warning sign that there is a dangerous dog on the property, including a warning 3 symbol to inform children; 4 ii. A surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to conduct business in this state in a 5 form acceptable to the animal control authority in the sum of at least the minimum allowed 6 by Minnesota Statute, payable to any person injured by the dangerous dog, or a policy of 7 public liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to conduct business in 8 this state in the amount of at least the minimum allowed by Minnesota Statute, insuring the 9 owner for any personal injuries inflicted by the dangerous dog; 10 iii. The owner has paid an annual fee as established by an annual fee schedule and regulated 11 per Minn. Stat. § 347 to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under this 12 section; and 13 iv. The owner has had microchip identification implanted in the dangerous dog with the name 14 of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip provided to the 15 animal control authority. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, it may be 16 implanted by the animal control authority. In either case, all costs related to purchase and 17 implantation of the microchip must be borne by the dog's owner. 18 c. Warning symbol. If an animal control authority issues a certificate of registration to the owner of a 19 dangerous dog pursuant to this chapter, the animal control authority must provide, for posting on the 20 owner's property, a copy of a warning symbol to inform children that there is a dangerous dog on the 21 property. The warning symbol must be the uniform symbol provided by the commissioner of public 22 safety. The commissioner shall provide the number of copies of the warning symbol requested by the 23 animal control authority and shall charge the animal control authority the actual cost of the warning 24 symbols received. The animal control authority may charge the registrant a reasonable fee to cover 25 its administrative costs and the cost of the warning symbol. 26 d. Fee. The animal control authority may charge the owner an annual fee as established by an annual 27 fee schedule to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under this section. 28 e. Dangerous dog designation review. In accordance with Minn. Stat. § 347, beginning six months after a 29 dog is declared a dangerous dog; an owner may request annually that the animal control authority 30 review the designation. The owner must provide evidence that the dog's behavior has changed due 31 to the dog's age, neutering, environment, completion of obedience training that includes 32 modification of aggressive behavior, or other factors. If the animal control authority finds sufficient 33 evidence that the dog's behavior has changed, the authority may rescind the dangerous dog 34 designation. 35 f. Law enforcement; exemption. The provisions of this section do not apply to dangerous dogs used by 36 law enforcement, fire suppression, or emergency medical officials for public safety duties. 37 g. Exemption. Dogs may not be declared dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a 38 person: 39 i. Who was committing, at the time, a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises 40 occupied by the owner of the dog; 41 ii. Who was tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or who can be shown to have 42 repeatedly, in the past, tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog; or, 43 iii. Who was committing or attempting to commit a crime. 44 h. Tag. A dangerous dog registered under this section must have a standardized, easily identifiable tag 45 identifying the dog as dangerous and containing the uniform dangerous dog symbol, affixed to the 46 doe's collar at all times. Page 11 of 16