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• DANGEROUS ANIMAL HEARING • • STAFF ORIGINATOR: Chief Kent Strege HEARING DATE: November 22, 2010 TOPIC: Dangerous Animal Disposition Background - November 8th a hearing was held where the city council upheld the declaration of the Sawh's dog as a "Dangerous Animal ". - The Sawh's were allowed to keep the dog if they followed stipulations determined by the City Council. - On November 9th officers of the Lino Lakes Police Department took a report of the same dog biting another person at 1366 Wolf Circle at approximately noon that day. o Chris Hanson contacted the LLPD (Incident #10- 258649) and reported that he went to 1366 Wolf Circle to deliver furniture. o He went downstairs to see where the furniture was to be moved to. o The dog came out of the unlocked kennel and bit him. o The dog left puncture wounds on his left hand (photographs taken) o He reported the incident after he spoke with his employer. o Officers later responded to 1366 Wolf Circle and after confirming the incident happened the dog was seized per ordinance and impounded at the Otter Lake Animal Care Clinic (OLACC) where it has remained since. On November 10th I spoke with the OLACC staff who advised me that since the dog was already about 2.5 years old the behavior was not likely to change with training. I drafted and had delivered a letter that informed the Sawh's that their dog had been declared dangerous on November 8th and had subsequently inflicted an unprovoked bite and per city ordinance it shall be destroyed in a humane manner. - The letter further stated that they have 14 days to appeal the order. Attachments: - City Ordinance regarding Potentially Dangerous and Dangerous Animals Text of letter to the Sawh's regarding order for destruction of the dog - Incident report 10- 258649 Staff Recommendation: The dog residing at 1366 Wolf Circle was declared a dangerous animal on November 8th. The same animal inflicted an unprovoked bite on an invited visitor to 1366 Wolf Circle. The city ordinance states the dog shall now be destroyed. Staff recommendation is the ordinance be followed and the dog destroyed.