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y y Lake Elmo Municipal Code Chapter 13 Section 1330 Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs 1330.04 DANGEROUS DOGS, CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS An owner of a dangerous dog shall keep the dangerous dog, while on the owner's property, in a proper enclosure. If the dog is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash and under the physical restraint of a responsible person. The muzzle must be made in a manner that will prevent the dog from biting any person or animal but that will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration. 1330.05 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS: REPORTING AND NOTIFICATION Snhd_ 1. Incident Report. The Animal Control Officer shall complete an "Incident Report" on any incident listed in Section 1330.01, Solid. 3. Subd 2 Notice Declaring a Potentially Dangerous Dog. The Animal Control Officer shall provide the' animal owner with a "Notice to Declare Dog Potentially Dangerous" for any incident listed in Section 1330.01, Solid. 3. The Animal Control Officer shall provide written notice to the City Clerk/Administrator that a "Notice to Declare Dog Potentially Dangerous" has been issued to an animal owner. A. Every reasonable attempt should be made by the Animal Control Officer to deliver the "Notice To Declare a Potentially Dangerous Dog" to the animal owner in person. B. If the "Notice" cannot be delivered to the animal owner, the Animal Control Officer shall provide the 'Notice" to the City Clerk/Administrator for mailing. The 'Notice To Declare a Potentially Dangerous Dog" shall be mailed to the animal owner by certified mail. 1330.06 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS: CONTAINMENT REQUIREMENTS An owner of a potentially dangerous dog shall keep the dangerous dog, while on the owner's property, in a proper enclosure. If the dog is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash and under the physical restraint of a responsible person. The muzzle must be made in a manner that will prevent the dog from biting any person or animal but that will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration. 0.07. CONFISCATION Subd. 1. Seizure. The Animal Control Officer shall immediately seize any dangerous dog if: A. After Fourteen (14) days after the owner has notice that the dog is dangerous, the dog is not validly registered under Section 1330.03 ; B. The dog is not maintained in the proper enclosure; or C. The dog is outside the proper enclosure and not under physical restraint of a responsible person as required under Section 1330.04 D. If an owner of a dog is convicted of a crime for which the dog was originally seized, the court may order that the dog be confiscated and destroyed in a proper and humane manner, and that the owner pay the costs incurred in confiscating, confining and destroying the dog. 1330-3