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ORDINANCE 2011-455 AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 10, ANIMALS THE CITY OF HUGO ORDAINS: Section 1. The City Council of the City of Hugo does hereby amend Chapter 10, amend the following: Sec. 10-1 - Definitions. The following words, terms, and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly indicates a different meaning: tentatively Abandoned means to leave a dog at large within the city without intending to return to or recover it. It shall also mean to purposefully leave a dog in the possession of the animal control authority to avoid paying impoundment and/or boarding costs. Altered means any female dog that has been spayed or any male dog that has been castrated. Animal control authority means any person or agency designated by the city council which is responsible for animal control operations in its jurisdiction. The animal control authority shall also be construed to include any licensed law enforcement officer. At large means off the premises of the owner and not under the physical control (by leash or by voice) of the owner, a member of the owner's immediate family, or a person designated by the owner. Bona fide livestock operation means a farm (of 40 acres or more in size) on which horses, cows, swine, poultry, sheep, goats, or other common farm animals are kept, raised, bred or sold as a part of a business enterprise. Commercial kennel means a kennel where dogs are bred and/or sold for re -sale, individually or in litter lots, whether or not any of these animals are also kept for personal use and where the business may be a primary source of income. Commercial kennels are also places where dogs are boarded, groomed or trained for a fee. Dangerous Dog and Potentially dangerous dog have the meanings ascribed to those terms by Minn. Stats. § 347.50. Dangerous dog means any dog that: 1) without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property;