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. � <br /> POLICE Eric Klang <br /> 218.568.8111 Chief of Police <br /> Fax 218.568.5647 4638 County Road 11 <br /> plpd(c��pequotlakes-mn. o�v Pequot Lakes,MN 56472 <br /> www.pequotlakes-mn.�ov <br /> MEMORANDUM <br /> To: Mayor Jim Tayloe and members of the Pequot Lakes City Council <br /> From: Eric Klang <br /> Chief of Police, Pequot Lakes Police Deparhnent <br /> Date: March 19, 2020 <br /> Re: Potentially Dangerous Dog Enforcement and Contested Hearing Process <br /> The following memorandum addresses the process we recommend the City Council of the City of Pequot <br /> Lakes (City) follow in conducting a hearing on the Police Department's declarations that a dog owned by <br /> Mr. Craig Rose in the City is "potentially dangerous"within the meaning of Minnesota Statutes, section <br /> 347.50, subdivision 3. <br /> Introduction and Background <br /> Craig Rose resides at 5100 Edgewater Dr. in Mound, MN and is the owner of a Black lab dog named Jaac. <br /> He was visiting family at 31092 Lakewood Ave in Pequot Lakes on March 3, 2020. Jax bit a 5 year old <br /> child while at this residence leaving open wounds on his face and fingers. The child received medical <br /> attention at Essentia in Brainerd. <br /> The Pequot Lakes Police Department issued Mr. Craig Rose a Notice of Potentially Dangerous Dog on <br /> March 8, 2020; which also provided him with the opportunity to request a hearing before the City Council <br /> to challenge the City's declaration within 14 days from the date of the notices. <br /> The City received Mr. Craig Rose's request for such a hearing on March 9, 2020. City staff has notified <br /> Mr. Rose that the City Council will conduct the hearing in a special meeting on April 7, 2020, at 6:00 <br /> p.m.,preceding its regular meeting at 6:30 p.m. <br /> Analysis of the law applicable to such a hearing and recommended process for administering the hearing <br /> follows. <br />