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August 26, 2025 St. Anthony Council Work Session - 3 Mayor Webster noted that whatever costs the City incurs, the City will try to collect that from the owner. The council members agreed to change it to 14 days. Mayor Webster asked what if a dangerous dog gets rehomed to St. Anthony. Mr. Sonterre stated it would need to be licensed through the police department as a dangerous dog. Mr. Sonterre reviewed section 6, which refers to bringing a dangerous dog into St. Anthony. There is an annual licensing procedure for a dangerous dog if the dog does not get reclassified. There are restrictions for housing a dangerous dog, such as being in a kennel with signage that a dangerous dog is present. Councilmember Elnagdy referred to Section E, sub 8, law enforcement exemption. Why are police dogs exempt from acting without provocation? Mr. Sonterre stated that language is in every ordinance that was reviewed, and it was kept as part of the policy. Councilmember Doolan asked if a retired police dog would be exempt, and Mr. Sonterre stated that is the intent of the language. A retired dog would not have the same protection as an active police dog. Councilmember Elnagdy stated she believes police dogs are highly trained animals, and we should be most concerned about those police dogs. It seems we would want to be more stringent in the policing of those animals. She asked if 8 could be removed. Mr. Sonterre stated it could be removed. Mr. Sonterre will research the policy on police dogs within the City. Councilmember Randle stated that, to his knowledge, there are no police dogs in the department. Mayor Webster stated that this applies to police dogs that work in other cities. Councilmember Jenson stated that if a police officer lives in St. Anthony but works in another city, and is used for law enforcement is covered by policy for police dogs. Councilmember Doolan asked if police officers should manage their dogs as other residents manage their dogs. She asked if the City wouldn’t have liability if a police dog were to become dangerous. Councilmember Elnagdy stated it would depend on the police department’s policy on police dogs. This clause leaves it open for non-St. Anthony police. Councilmember Elnagdy asked if there is a police department policy on police dogs. Councilmember Doolan asked if a dog living in St. Anthony, working for another department, should be registered. Mayor Webster asked if this clause was removed, and if a police dog were to bite someone, what would happen. Mr. Sonterre stated it would fall under the policy like any other dog within the City. The City would have the same means of rectification. The consensus of the Council was to remove that section (8) of the policy. Councilmember Doolan reviewed the Statute to see the definition between potentially dangerous and dangerous. Mr. Sonterre stated that those definitions were approved by Council in March of 2025. 5