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• • (Ord. 03 -08, passed 5 -27 -2008) § 503.16 DANGEROUS ANIMAL REQUIREMENTS. (1) Requirements. If the City Council does not order the destruction of an animal that has been declared dangerous, the City Council may, as an alternative, order any or all of the following: (a) The owner provide and maintain a proper enclosure for the dangerous animal as specified in § 503.15(3)(c); (b) Post the front and the rear of the premises with clearly visible warning signs, including a warning symbol to inform children, that there is a dangerous animal on the property, as specified in M.S. § 347.51, as it may be amended from time to time; (c) Provide and show proof annually of public liability insurance in the minimum amount of $300,000; (d) If the animal is a dog and is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash (not to exceed six feet in length) and under the physical restraint of a person 16 years of age or older. The muzzle must be of the design as to prevent the dog from biting any person or animal, but will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration; (e) If the animal is a dog, it must have an easily identifiable, standardized tag identifying the dog as dangerous affixed to its collar at all times as specified in M.S. § 347.51, as it may be amended from time to time; (f) All animals deemed dangerous by the animal control officer shall be registered with Anoka County within 14 days after the date the animal was so deemed and provide satisfactory proof thereof to the animal control officer; and (g) If the animal is a dog, the dog must be licensed and up to date on rabies vaccination. If the animal is a cat or ferret, it must be up to date with rabies vaccination. (2) Seizure. Animal control shall immediately seize any dangerous animal if the owner does not meet each of the above requirements within 14 days after the date notice is sent to the owner that the animal is dangerous. Seizure may be appealed to the district court by serving a summons and petition upon the city and filing it with the district court. (3) Reclaiming animals. A dangerous animal seized under division (2) above may be reclaimed by the owner of the animal upon payment of impounding and boarding fees, and presenting proof to animal control that each of the requirements under division (1) above is fulfilled. An animal not reclaimed under this section within 14 days may be disposed of as provided under § 503.15(6), and the owner is liable to animal control for costs incurred in confining, impounding and disposing of the animal.