(A) Seizure. The city shall immediately seize any dangerous dog if the owner has not satisfied the registration and other requirements of M.S. §§ 347.50 to 347.565, as amended, or any other requirements of this chapter.
(B) Reclaimed.
(1) A dangerous dog seized under division (A) above may be reclaimed by the owner of the dog upon payment of impounding and boarding fees, and presenting proof to the appropriate animal control authority that the requirements of M.S. §§ 347.50 to 347.565 and this chapter will be met.
(2) A dog not reclaimed under this division within 7 days may be disposed of and the owner shall be liable to the city for costs incurred in confining and disposing of the dog.
(C) Subsequent offenses; seizure.
(1) If a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor for violating a provision of M.S. §§ 347.50 to 347.565 or this chapter, and the person is charged with a subsequent violation relating to the same dog, the dog must be seized by the city.
(2) If the owner is convicted of the crime for which the dog was seized, the court shall order that the dog be destroyed in a proper and humane manner and the owner pay the cost of confining and destroying the animal.
(3) If the person is not convicted of the crime for which the dog was seized, the owner may reclaim the dog upon payment to the city of a fee for the care and boarding of the dog.
(4) If the dog is not reclaimed by the owner within 7 days after the owner has been notified that the dog may be reclaimed, the dog may be disposed of and the owner shall be liable to the city for the costs incurred in confining, impounding and disposing of the dog.
(Ord. 424, passed 3-11-1997, § 609.04; Am. Ord. 577, passed 2-10-15) Penalty, see § 10.99