03 Hearing to Review the Potentially Dangerous Dog Declaration from March 8, 2020-Revised

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facts and issue an order as to whether such dog is properly characterized as dangerous. If the City Council affirms the dangerous dog declazation, the owner shall comply with the registration and other requirements of Minn. Stat. §§ 347.54 to 347.565,as amended, within fourteen(14)days of such order. Section 9-Z.11. VARIOUS OFFENSES 1. No person shall keep or harbor a dog which habitaally bazks,yelps,howls,cries or whimpers so as to unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet of any person in the vicinity. The phrase"unreasonably disturb the peace and quiet"shail include but is not limited to,the creation of any noise by a dog which can be heazd by any person, including a law enforcement officer,from a location at least 75 feet from the building or premises where the dog is being kept,and such noise occurs over at least a five(5) minute period of time,with one(1)minute or Iess lapses of time between each dog noise during the said five(5)minute period. 2. It shall be considered a nuisance for any dog to frequent schoal grounds or pazks; to chase vehicles;to worry,chase,or molest any persons,if such person is not on the property of the owner of the dog;to wvrry,chase,or molest any persons traveiing peaceably on the public road;or to molest,defile or destroy any property,public ar private. FaiIure on the part of the owner to prevent his/her dog from committing an act of nuisance shall be subject to the penalties hereinafter provided. 3. It is unlawful for any unauthorized person to break open the pound,to attempt ta do so or to take or let out any dog therefrom,or to take or attempt to take from any offieer any dog taken up by an o�cer in compIiance with this Chapter,or in any manner to interfere with or hinder such officer in the discharge of duties under ttus Chaptcr_ 4. !t is unlawful to counterfeit or attempt to counterfeit the identification tags required in Section 9-2.7,or to take from any dog a tag legally placed upon it by its owner with the intention of placing it upon another dog. 5. Anyone walking their dog will be responsible for the prompt clean-up of the dogs' excrement and for its proper disposal. Section 9-2.12. VACCINATION:RABIES:PROCEDURE 1. Vaccination Required. Every dog six(6)months of age and older, at the expense of the owner,shall maintain a current rabies vaccination at all times,and the owner sball comply with the identification and proof of rabies vaccine requirern�nts of Section 9.2-7. 2. Rabies Proclamation. Whenever the prevalence of rabies rendets such action necessazy to protect the public's health and safety,the City Council,upon advice of the Crow Wing County Health Of�cer,shall issue a proclamation declaring such emergency. Any dog running at large during the time fixed in the proclamation and suspected of being rabid,may be euthanized by the Peq�ot Lakes Police Department without notice to the owner. Pequot Lakes City Code 86