For the purpose of this chapter, the following definitions apply unless the context clearly indicates or requires a different meaning.
ANIMAL. Cats, dogs, domestic animals and wild animals, and crossbreeds with wild animals not customarily maintained at all times in an enclosure cage within a dwelling.
ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER. That person or agency designated by the City Manager to control the keeping of animals within Brooklyn Park.
AT LARGE. An animal is “at large” when it is not under restraint. A dog is not "at large" when accompanied by an owner at an off leash dog exercise area.
CAT. An animal of the species Felis Domestica.
COMMERCIAL KENNEL. A place in a proper business zoning district where animals are kept, congregated, or confined and where the business of selling, boarding (during the day or overnight), breeding, showing, treating, training, or grooming animals is conducted.
COMPETENT PERSON. An individual that has full control of the animal, either by physical control or verbal control.
DANGEROUS DOG.
(1) Any dog that has:
(a) Without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property;
(b) Killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner's property; or
(c) Been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the dog is potentially dangerous, the dog aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals.
(2) A dog is dangerous when the owner or custodian is in possession of training apparatus, paraphernalia, or drugs intended to be used to prepare or train dogs for fighting and the dog displays evidence that it has been or will be fought.
DOG. An animal of the species Canis Domestica.
GREAT BODILY HARM. Bodily injury which creates a high probability of death, or which causes serious permanent disfigurement, or which causes a permanent or protracted loss or
impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ or other serious bodily harm.
KEEPING OF ANIMAL. Providing for any animal in compliance with M.S. Chapter 346, Companion Animal Welfare Act.
OFF LEASH DOG EXERCISE AREA. A public, city-designated area where a dog owner is permitted to allow a dog or dogs to socialize and exercise off leash, subject to the rules and regulations for such an area.
OWNER. Any person, group, or corporation owning, keeping, harboring, or having custody of an animal.
POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOG. Any dog that:
(1) When unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or private property;
(2) When unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than the dog owner's property, in an apparent attitude of attack; or
(3) Has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals.
SUBSTANTIAL BODILY HARM. Bodily injury which involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or which causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ, or which causes a fracture of any bodily member.
UNATTENDED ANIMAL. An animal unaccompanied or not in the control of a competent person.
UNDER RESTRAINT.
An animal is "under restraint" if it is controlled by a leash or within a vehicle being driven or parked on a public street, or within the property limits of its owner's premises under some form of physical restraint such as a leash or fence or in the presence of a competent person. An unattended animal on the property of another, without the consent of such property owner, is "at large" and not under restraint, even though it is on a leash.
('72 Code, § 415:00) (Am. Ord. 1977-251(A), passed 10-11-77; Am. Ord. 1989-626(A), passed 6-26-89; Am. Ord. 1997-861, passed 10-27-97; Am. Ord. 2001-944, passed 1-8-01; Am. Ord. 2006-1067, passed 11-27-06; Am. Ord. 2009-1096, passed 2-23-09; Am. Ord. 2010-1114, passed 4-26-10; Am. Ord. 2012-1149, passed 9-4-12)