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MEMORANDUM To:Saint Anthony Village City Council From:Richard Sonterre, City Code Official Date:August 26, 2025 Request: Further Amendment to Dangerous Dog Ordinance BACKGROUND On April 8, 2025 the City Council, following the third reading, passed an amendment to the city code, Section 91.30-Definitions. The definitions were part of a broader amendment to the Animal Control section of code. For reasons unknown, the substantive changes to the application of code, specific to Dangerous or Diseased Animals and the Appeals process for animals deemed potentially dangerous or dangerous was not presented along with the corresponding definitions. Following recent encounters with dogs that may be potentially dangerous or dangerous, meetings with detectives in the police department found our existing code for these issues to be inadequate for meeting the needs to define these animals as such and not consistent with current state statute. As such, staff conducted research on the topic, consulted language adopted by other cities and brought language through the code committee, which was approved for presentation to the City Council. Attached you will find the language that should have been presented with the definitions already approved by the City Council. RECOMMENDATION As the current language remains inadequate and the recently approved definitions do not correspond to the current dangerous or diseased animals language, staff is seeking input on the proposed amended language. Following this discussion and feedback, the proposed language would be brought forward to City Council for formal consideration. ATTACHMENTS Amended language 10