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1 s' Reading: 9/ 2 6/ 2 01 1 Publication: 1 0/ 1 8/ 2 01 1 2"d Reading: 1 n / 1 n / 9 n 1 1 Effective: 1 1/ 1 7/ 2 01 1 Council Member 0' Donnell moved for adoption of the following ordinance: CITY OF LINO LAKES ORDINANCE NO. 20-11 AMENDING CHAPTER 213 OF THE LINO LAKES CODE OF ORDINANCES RELATING TO UNCLAIMED PROPERTY. The City Council of Lino Lakes ordains: Section 1. That Section 213, Subdivision 7, of the above -entitled ordinance be amended to read as follows: 213.01 UNCLAIMED PROPERTY DEFINED. UNCLAIMED PROPERTY means any money or personal property, except animals and motor vehicles, lawfully coming into the possession of the city and remaining unclaimed by the owner. 213.02 PROCEDURE. (1) General. The Chief of Police shall make a reasonable and diligent effort to find the owner of any unclaimed property and restore the same to him or her. (2) Motor vehicles. Abandoned motor vehicles shall be disposed of as provided by M.S. Ch. 168B, as it may be amended from time to time. 213.03 FOUND PROPERTY. A receipt shall be issued to any person who finds lost or abandoned property or money and delivers it to the custody of the city. The person may indicate in writing that he or she wished to assert a claim to the property or money as a finder. If the finder so indicates, and the property or money remains unclaimed by the owner for 60 days, the property or money shall be delivered to the finders. 213.04 PERISHABLE OR DANGEROUS PROPERTY. Any unclaimed property which is perishable, or which would lose the greater part of its value by being retained for 60 days, or which is determined by the Chief of Police to be dangerous shall be disposed of at the discretion of the Chief of Police in the manner deemed appropriate by him or her.