The animal control authority having jurisdiction shall immediately seize any dangerous dog if:
(A) After 14 days, after the owner has been given notice that the dog is dangerous, the dog is not properly registered with the animal control authority, under this chapter and M.S. § 347.51, and the owner does not secure the proper liability insurance or surety coverage as required;
(B) The dog is not maintained in a proper enclosure;
(C) The dog is outside of the proper enclosure and not under physical restraint of a responsible person as required under this chapter and M.S. § 347.52;
(D) The dog is not sterilized within 30 days, pursuant to M.S. § 347.52(d); or
(E) If the owner of the dog is convicted of a crime for which the dog was originally seized, the court may order that the dog be confiscated and destroyed in a proper and humane manner, and that the owner pay the costs incurred in confiscating, confining, and destroying the dog.
(Ord. 455, passed 2-28-2006; Am. Ord. 580, passed 2-27-2018)