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the Chief of Police, or his/her designee, shall be responsible for enforcing those statutes, as the same may be amended from time to time. 2. The Chief of Police or his/her designee, upon concluding that a dog is a dangerous dog or potentially dangerous dog, shall proceed as follows: A. Notify the owner by personal delivery or_registered mail that the dog has been declared to be dangerous or potentially dangerous as defined in Minnesota Statutes and the factual basis for such determination. Notices of dangerous dog declaration shall advise the owner of the dog of any applicable registration requirements or other restrictions or requirements imposed by statute, and shall additionally advise the owner of the dog that he/she may request a hearing before the City Council to contest the declaration by requesting such a hearing in writing submitted to the City Clerk within fourteen(14) days after the owner's receipt of the notice. B. If the owner does not request a hearing to contest a dangerous dog declaration, or any prior potentially dangerous dog declaration for the dog, as applicable, within fourteen(14) days after receipt of said notice, and does not otherwise comply with the registration and other requirements of Minn. Stat. §§ 347.50 to 347.565, as amended, then the Chief of Police or his/her designee shall immediately seize the dangerous dog and dispose of the same as authorized by law. C. If the owner does request a hearing to contest a dangerous dog declaration pursuant to subparagraph A herein or any prior potentially dangerous dog declaration for the dog, as applicable,then the City Clerk shall place the matter before the City Council within fourteen (14) days after the City's receipt of such request. The owner may present evidence in opposition to the designation of his/her dog as dangerous. The Chief of Police or his/her designee shall present evidence to the City Council that supports his determination that the dog is dangerous or potentially dangerous. Following the hearing,the City Council shall make a determination of facts and issue an order as to whether such dog is properly characterized as dangerous. If the City Council affirms the dangerous dog declaration, the owner shall comply with the registration and other requirements of Minn. Stat. §§ 347.50 to 347.565, as amended, within fourteen(14) days of such order. Section 9-2.11. VARIOUS OFFENSES 1. No person shall keep or harbor a dog which habitually barks, 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" shall include but is not `, limited to, the creation of any noise by a dog which can be heard by any person,