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potentially dangerous dog set forth in Minnesota Statutes Section 347.50 or any <br />successor statute_ <br />A Potentially Dangerous Dog. "Potentially Dangerous Dog" means any dog that: <br />(1) when unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or <br />private property; <br />(2) when unprovoked, chases or approaches a person upon the streets, <br />sidewalks, or any public property in an apparent attitude of attack; <br />(3) has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, <br />causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic <br />animals. <br />Subd 10 <br />Subd I 1 <br />Subd 12 <br />Subd 13 <br />Kennel, commercial. Any structure or premises on which four (4) or more dogs <br />or cats , of one species, over six (6) months of age are kept, owned, boarded, <br />groomed, sheltered, protected, bred, or offered for sale or any other merchandising <br />that is not defined as a private kennel under Subd 11. Every commercial kennel <br />shall be enclosed or fenced in such manner as to prevent the running at large or <br />escape of animals confined therein. After issuance of a Conditional Use Permit. <br />Commercial Kennels shall be allowed in the following zoning districts: Rural (R, <br />R -X), Commercial (GB, CB), Industrial (LI,GI) <br />Kennel, private. Any structure or premises on which between four (4) and six (6) <br />dogs or cats, of one species, over six (6) months of age are kept for private <br />enjoyment and not for monetary gain. Every kennel shall be enclosed or fenced in <br />such manner as to prevent the running at large or escape of animals confined <br />therein. Private Kennels shall be allowed in all zoning districts upon the issuance <br />of a Conditional Use Permit. <br />Owner. Any person, firm, corporation, organization, or department, possessing, <br />harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having temporary or permanent <br />custody or control of an animal. <br />Under Restraint. Controlled by a leash of not more than six (6) feet in length; <br />under the voice or signal command of a competent person whose command the <br />animal will obey immediately; or within the Limits of its owner's premises. An un- <br />attended dog or other domestic animal on the property of another, without the <br />consent of such property owner, is "at large" and not "restrained," even though it <br />might be on a leash. <br />502.2 Enforcement Personnel: <br />Subd 1 Enforcement. <br />Page 2 <br />