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(g) Exemption. Dogs may not be declared dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person: (1) Who was committing, at the time, a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog; (2) Who was provoking, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or who can be shown to have repeatedly, in the past, provoked, tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog; or (3) Who was committing or attempting to commit a crime. (h) Tag. A dangerous dog registered under this section must have a standardized, easily identifiable tag identifying the dog as dangerous and containing the uniform dangerous dog symbol, affixed to the dog's collar at all times. (Ord. No. 15-12, § 2, 7-14-2015; Ord. No. 21-08, § 3, 2-23-2021) Editor's note(s)—Ord. No. 15-12, § 2, adopted July 14, 2015, set out provisions intended for use as § 10-65. For purposes of classification, and at the editor's discretion, these provisions have been included as § 10-65.1. Sec. 10-66. Hearing for dogs deemed dangerous or potentially dangerous. The owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous or potentially dangerous may request a hearing to determine the validity of the dangerous or potentially dangerous dog declaration. If such a request is made, the owner must immediately comply with provision 1 of the notice, until the hearing examiner issues an opinion. To appeal the dangerous or potentially dangerous dog declaration: (1) A request, identifying with specificity the basis for the dog owner's objection to the declaration shall be filed in writing with the office of the chief of police within 14 days after the date of the service of the notice. Failure to do so within 14 days will terminate the owner's right to a hearing. (2) A $250.00 filing fee shall be submitted with the appeal request. In the event that the dangerous dog declaration is not upheld by the hearing examiner, the filing fee will be refunded to the dog's owner. Per Minn. Stat. § 347.541, if the dangerous dog declaration is upheld by the hearing examiner, actual expenses of the hearing up to a maximum of $1,000.00 will be the responsibility of the dog's owner. (3) A hearing shall be conducted within ten days, unless a later date is mutually agreed to by the hearing examiner, the dog owner and the city. (4) The hearing officer shall issue a decision on the matter within ten days after the hearing. The decision must be delivered to the dog's owner by hand delivery or registered mail as soon as practical and a copy must be provided to the animal control authority. (5) If the hearing officer affirms the dangerous dog declaration, the owner will have 14 days from receipt of that decision to comply with all requirements of the notice. (6) Any costs incurred for the care, keeping, and disposition of the dog are the responsibility of the person claiming an interest in the dog, except to the extent that a court or hearing officer finds that the seizure or impoundment was not substantially justified by law. (Ord. No. 15-12, § 2, 7-14-2015) Sec. 10-67. Failure to restrain an attack by a dog. (a) It shall be unlawful for an owner to fail to restrain a dog from inflicting or attempting to inflict bodily injury to any person or other animal. Violation of this section shall be a misdemeanor. The court, upon a finding of the Created: 2025-06-25 08:17:43 [EST] (Supp. No. 14, Update 2) Page 14 of 22