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may present evidence in opposition to the designation of his/her <br />�- dog as dangerous or potentially dangerous. The Chief of Police or <br />his/her designee shall present evidence to the City Council that <br />supports his determination that the dog is dangerous or potentially <br />dangerous. Following the hearing, the City Council shall make a <br />determination of facts and issue an order as to whether such dog is <br />�� properl�characterized as dangerous or potentially <br />dangerous. If the City Council determines that the dog is <br />dangerous, then it shall order the owner to deliver said dog to the <br />Chief of Police or his/her designee for the purpose of euthanizing <br />said dog, unless the owner provides an alternative proposal, <br />acceptable to the City Council, which may include the permanent <br />removal of the animal from the Pequot Lakes city limits. <br />Section 9-2.11. VARIOUS OFFENSES <br />1. No person shall keep or harbor a dog which habitually barks, yelps, howls, <br />cries or whimpers so as to unreasonable disturb the peace and quiet of any person <br />in the vicinity. The phrase "unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet" shall <br />include but is not limited to, the creation of any noise by a dog which can be <br />heard by any person, including a law enforcement officer, from a location at least <br />75 feet from the building or premises where the dog is being kept, and such noise <br />occurs over at least a five (5) minute period of time, with one (1) minute or less <br />�- lapses of time between each dog noise during the said five (5) minute period. <br />� <br />2. It shall be considered a nuisance for any dog to frequent school grounds, <br />parks; to chase vehicles; to worry, chase, or molest any persons, if such person is <br />not on the property of the owner of the dog; to worry, chase, or molest any <br />persons traveling peaceably on the public road; or to molest, defile or destroy any <br />property public or private. Failure on the part of the owner to prevent his/her dog <br />from committing an act of nuisance shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter <br />provided. <br />3. It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to break open the pound to <br />attempt to do so or to take or let out any dog therefrom, or to take or attempt to <br />take from any officer any dog taken up by an officer in compliance with this <br />Chapter, or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer in the discharge <br />of duties under this Chapter. <br />4. It is unlawful to counterfeit or attempt to counterfeit the tags provided for <br />herein, or to take from any dog a tag legally placed upon it by its owner with the <br />intention of placing it upon another dog. <br />5. Dog tags shall not be transferable. No refund shall be made for any dog <br />license either because of the dog leaving the City, or because of its death. <br />Page 5 of 9 <br />