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Ordinance 2011-455 or harboring the dog of the acts complained of, either by letter or door tag, and shall request that the nuisance be abated or eliminated within a specified time period. The city clerk shall also cause the animal control authority or law enforcement officer to investigate and file a report on the complaint. 3) Second complaint. Upon receipt of a second complaint of a violation of this section, the city clerk shall cause the animal control authority or law enforcement officer to investigate and file a second report on the complaint. If the offense is corroborated by the investigation, the city clerk shall, by certified letter, notify the person owning or harboring the dog of the violations complained of, and require that the nuisance be abated or eliminated within 24 hours or some other reasonable time specified in the letter. 4) Failure to correct. If the owner fails to take corrective action within 24 hours (or within the time specified in the letter), the city clerk shall contact the appropriate law enforcement agency and/or the city attorney, inform them of the alleged violation, and request that the owner be cited. Sec. 10-33 - Leashing of dogs within an active city park. 1) All dogs that are within an active city park or on a public sidewalk or trail shall be under the physical control, by leash, of the owner, a member of the owner's immediate family, or a person designated by the owner. For the purposes of this section, an active city park shall include any park designated by the parks commission as active and as listed in the city's parks plan. Sec. 10-34 - Dangerous dogs and Potentially Dangerous dogs. 1) Dangerous Dogs. It shall be illegal for any person to own, keep, possess or harbor any dog that has been declared a dangerous dog. This prohibition shall apply whether said declaration has occurred in the city or in some other jurisdiction. This prohibition shall also apply whether said declaration was made pursuant to Minn. Stats. § 347.50 or pursuant to another statute or ordinance which is substantially similar to Minn. Stats. § 347.50. a) Any dangerous dog shall be immediately seized by the animal control authority or law enforcement officer and impounded for no fewer than ten (10) days. The owner has until the end of this time period to provide written verification that the dog will be legally removed from the city to an appropriate place which allows for dangerous dogs, or that the dog will be humanely euthanized. b) The owner must pay all associated impounding and boarding costs prior to the release of the dog. Upon its release, the dog shall be immediately transported to a location outside of the city, or to a proper facility to be euthanized. c) Any such dog that is not properly claimed within ten calendar days shall be humanely euthanized. The owner of the dog that is euthanized shall be responsible to pay the impounding, boarding and euthanization costs.