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fourteen (14) days to appeal this order by requesting a hearing before the city <br />council for a review of this determination. <br />i. If no appeal is filed, the orders issued will stand or the animal control <br />officer may order the animal destroyed. <br />ii. If an owner requests a hearing for determination as to the dangerous <br />nature of the animal, the hearing shall be held before the city council, <br />which shall set a date for hearing not more than three (3) weeks after <br />demand for the hearing. The records of the animal control or city clerk's <br />office shall be admissible for consideration by the animal control officer <br />without further foundation. After considering all evidence pertaining to <br />the temperament of the animal, the city council shall make an order as it <br />deems proper. The city council may order that the animal control officer <br />take the animal into custody for destruction, if such animal is not <br />currently in custody. If the animal is ordered into custody for destruction, <br />the owner shall immediately make the animal available to the animal <br />control officer. <br />iii. No person shall harbor an animal after it has been found to be <br />dangerous and ordered into custody for destruction. <br />Stopping an attack. If any police officer or animal control officer is witness to an <br />attack by an animal upon a person or another animal, the officer may take <br />whatever means the officer deems appropriate to bring the attack to an end and <br />prevent further injury to the victim. <br />9. Notification of New Address. The owner of an animal which has been identified as <br />dangerous or potentially dangerous must notify the animal control officer in writing <br />if the animal is to be relocated from its current address or given or sold to another <br />person. The notification must be given in writing at least fourteen (14) days prior <br />to the relocation or transfer of ownership. The notification must include the current <br />owner's name and address, the relocation address, and the name of the new <br />owner, if any. <br />503.16 DANGEROUS ANIMAL REQUIREMENTS <br />1. Requirements. If the city council does not order the destruction of an animal that <br />has been declared dangerous, the city council may, as an alternative, order any or <br />all of the following: <br />a. That the owner provide and maintain a proper enclosure for the dangerous <br />animal as specified in Section 503.15, Subd. 3.c. <br />Page 16 of 20 <br />