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(c) PROPER ENCLOSURE. Proper enclosure means securely confined indoors or in a protection for the animal from the elements. A proper enclosure does not include a porch, patio volition. or any house or structure in which windows are open or in which door or window screens are the only barriers which prevent the animal from exiting. The enclosure shall not allow the egress of the animal in any manner without human assistance. A pen or kennel shall meet the following minimum specifications: 1. Have a minimum overall floor size of 32 square feet; 2. Sidewalls shall have a minimum height of five feet and be constructed of 11 gauge 3. A cover over the entire pen or kennel shall be provided. The cover shall be wire greater than two inches; and 1. An entrance /exit gate shall be provided and be co the sidewalls and shall also have no openings in the wire greater than two inches. The gate shall animal is in the pen or kennel. (d) UNPROVOKED. Unprovoked shall mean the condition in which the animal is not purposely excited, stimulated, agitated or disturbed. $ 503.16 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS. (4)(1) Designation as potentially dangerous animal. The animal control officer shall designate any animal as a potentially dangerous animal upon receiving evidence that a potentially dangerous animal has, when unprovoked, then bitten, attacked or threatened the safety of a person or a domestic animal as stated in division (3)(b) above.an animal meets any of the criteria set forth in the definition of potentially dangerous animal in Section 503.01. After imposing the designation, at the discretion of the animal control officer, the animal owner may be required to comply with one or more of the following conditions: (a) The owner of a dog may be required to complete an approved dog obedience class. (b) The animal may be required to be restrained by chain or leash not to exceed six feet in length and /or muzzled. and under the control of a person 18 years of age or older at all times it is outdoors and not inside a proper enclosure.