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FINAL DRAFT Lino Lakes Animal Ordinance Lakes Police Department within 24 hours of the bite. The dog or other animal must be confined for a period of not less than 10 days in a veterinary hospital or on the owner's premises, as determined by the authorized city personnel. These personnel may refuse to permit confinement on the owner's premises if the animal has previously been found repeatedly at large or if the animal does not have a currently effective rabies inoculation. If confinement on the owner's premises is permitted, the animal may not be allowed off the premises or in contact with people or other animals during the confinement period, except for medical purposes. If the owner fails to comply with these restrictions, authorized city personnel may enter onto the property, seize the animal, and remove it to a veterinary hospital. The owner is responsible for all costs of confinement incurred under this section. As a condition of releasing a confined animal, authorized city personnel may require that the animal's owner take the animal for an examination by a veterinarian and may require the owner to follow any recommendations from the veterinarian regarding the animal's training or behavior. The authorized personnel must notify the owner of these requirements in writing. Failure to comply with a requirement is a violation of this code, punishable as a misdemeanor and/or as a civil violation. 503.15 DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS ANIMALS. 1. Attack by an animal. It shall be unlawful for any person's animal to inflict or attempt to inflict bodily injury to any person or other animal whether or not the owner is present. This section shall not apply to an attack by a dog under the control of an on -duty law enforcement officer or to an attack upon an uninvited intruder who has entered the owner's home with criminal intent. 2. Destruction of a dangerous animal. The animal control officer shall have the authority to order the destruction of dangerous animals in accordance with the terms established by this ordinance. 3. Definitions: a. A Dangerous Animal is an animal which has: i. Caused bodily injury or disfigurement to any person on public or private property; or ii. Engaged in any attack on any person under circumstances which would indicate danger to personal safety; or iii. Exhibited unusually aggressive behavior, such as an attack on another animal; or iv. Bitten one (1) or more persons on two (2) or more occasions; or Amended Draft Jan. 2008 Page 12 of 19