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(3) The owner shall be given 14 days from the date of the notice to appeal the forfeiture decision by requesting a hearing before City Council hearing officer for a review of this determination. (a) If no appeal is filed, the forfeiture decision will stand. (b) If an owner requests a hearing for determination as to the forfeiture of his or her ownership rights, the hearing shall be held before the City Council hearing officer, which shall set a date for hearing not more than three weeks after demand for the hearing. The records of the animal control or City Clerk's office shall be admissible for consideration by the animal control officer without further foundation. After considering all evidence, the City Council hearing officer shall make an order ash he or she deems proper. (4) If the animal is deemed forfeited, the owner must immediately give the animal to authorized city personnel, and a failure or refusal to do so is a misdemeanor. Authorized city personnel may use reasonable force and go onto private property to take the animal into custody. (5) Authorized city personnel will determine on a case by case basis whether forfeited animals may be destroyed or given to new owners who will adequately care for and control the animal. Section 10. That Section 503.21, 503.22, 503.23 and 503.24 be renumbered as follows: 503.1821 FARM ANIMALS 503.22 WILD ANIMALS 503.2023 PENALTY 503.2124 EXEMPTIONS Julianne Bartkll, City Clerk Jeff Rein - , ayor Adopted by the Lino Lakes City Council this 10 day ofpc t , 2011. The motion for the adoption of the foregoing ordinance was duly seconded by Council Member Roeser and upon a vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof: O'Donnell, Roeser, Rafferty, Reinert The following voted against same: none.(Absent - Gallup) Whereupon said ordinance was declared duly passed and adopted.