(A) Notice of impounding. Upon the impounding of any dog, the owner shall be notified, or if the owner of the dog is unknown, written notice shall be posted for five days at the City Hall describing the dog, and the place, and time, of taking.
(B) Exception. Any dog seized under M.S. §§ 343.22 or 343.29, as they may be amended from time to time, shall be held for ten regular business days. For the purposes of this section, the term REGULAR BUSINESS DAY means any day during which the establishment having custody of the animal is open to the public for not less than four consecutive hours, between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. A person claiming an interest in a dog in custody under this section may prevent disposition of the dog by posting security in an amount sufficient to provide for the dog’s actual costs of care, and keeping. The security must be posted within ten days of the seizure, inclusive of the date of the seizure.
(C) Notice of impounding; exception. Upon impounding a dog under division (B) above, notice shall be given the owner, or person claiming interest in the dog, by delivering, or mailing, it to a person claiming an interest in the dog, or by posting a copy of it at the place where the dog is taken into custody, or by delivering it to a person residing on the property, and telephoning, if possible. The notice shall include:
(1) A description of the dog seized; the authority, and purpose, for the seizure; the time, place, and circumstances under which the dog was seized; and the location, address, telephone number, and contact person where the dog is kept;
(2) A statement that a person claiming an interest in the dog may post security to prevent the disposition of the dog, and may request a hearing concerning the seizure, or impoundment, and that failure to do so within five days of the date of the notice will result in the disposition of the dog;
(3) A statement that all actual costs of the care, keeping, and disposal of the dog are the responsibility of the person claiming an interest in the dog, except to the extent that a court, or hearing officer, finds that the seizure, or impoundment, was not substantially justified by law; and
(4) A form that can be used by a person claiming an interest in the dog for requesting a hearing under this section.
(Prior Code, § 10.21)