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Home My WebLink About0633 C~ _ - _ ~ ORDINANCE NO. 633 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE LAKEVII~LE CITY CODE CONCERNING DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKEVILLE ORDAINS; SECTION 1. Section 5-1-1 of the Lakeville City code is amended by adding the following definition: DANGEROUS DOG: Any dog that has: (1) without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property; (2) killed a domestic animal without provocation while. off the owner's property; or (3) 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 o_f humans or domestic animals. SECTION 2. The caption to Section 5-1-9B of the. Lakeville City Cade is :amended to read: "Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs. " SECTION 3. Section 5-1-9B(2) of the Lakeville City Code is .amended by renumbering it as Section 5-1-9B(1). SECTION 4. Section 5-1-9B of the Lakeville City .Code is amended by adding. new subparagraph 2 to read: 2. Ownership of dangerous dogs within the City, with the exception of ownership by a public law enforcement agency, is subject to the following regulations: 62339.oa RNKa08/t 8/98 / i a. The requirements of Section 5-I-9B(1), subparagraphs a, b, c, and a are also applicable to dangerous. dogs. b. Warning Symbol: All owners of dangerous dogs within the City- shall display in a prominent place on their property a warning symbol approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety to inform children that there is a dangerous dog on the property. In addition, a similar symbol is required to be posted on the kennel or pen of such animal. SECTION 5. Section 5-1-9B, subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Lakeville City Code are amended to read: 3. All potentially dangerous dogs must be registered with the Lakeville Police Department. All dangerous dogs must be registered with the Lakeville Police Department within 30 days after the effective date of this Section. 4. It shall be unlawful for the owner of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog to fail to comply with the applicable requirements and conditions .set forth in this Section. Any dog found to be the subject of a violation of this Section shall be subject to immediate seizure and impoundment.. In addition, failure to comply will result in the revocation of the license of such animal requiring the immediate removal of the animal from the City. An animal that has been removed from the City pursuant to this provision may not reenter the City. SECTION 6. Section 5-1-2 of the Lakeville City Code is amended to read: LICENSE .REQUIRED: No person residing in the City. shall own, harbor or keep a dog over six (6) months of age within the City unless a current license for such a dog has been obtained as herein provided.. It shall be unlawful for any person to permit to remain about his premises any dog for which no license .exists and for which one is required. The fact that no license tag is attached to the dog's collar shall be presumptive evidence that the dog is unlicensed. A dangerous dog must have a standardized, easily identifiable license tag .identifying the dog as dangerous and. containing the uniform dangerous dog symbol affixed to the dog's collar at all times. SECTION 7. This ordinance shall be effective immediately upon its passage and publication. 62339.os RNK:r08/18/98 2 ~ - ADOPTED this 20th day of July - , 1998, by the City Council of the City of Lakeville. CITY OF LAKEVILLE BY: Du ne R. Zaun, M r T: arlene Friedges, City lerk 62339.os RNK:r08/18/98 3 LAKEVILLE PUBLIC NOTICE ORDINANCE NO. 633 CITY OF LAKEVILLE DAKOTA COUNTY, MINNESOTA AN ORDINANCE AMENDING TITLE 5 OF THE LAKEVILLE CITY CODE CONCERNING DANGEROUS AND POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS DOGS THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LAKE- VILLE ORDAINS: SECTION 1. Section 5-1-1 of the Lakeville City. code is amended by adding the following defini- tion: DANGEROUS DOG: Any dog that has: (1) without provocation, inflicted substan- tial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property; (2) killed a domestic animal without provo- cation while off the owner's property; or (3) been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the dog is potentially dangerous, the dog ag- gressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or domestic ani- mals. SECTION 2. The caption to Section 5-1-9B of the Lakeville City Code is amended to read: "Dangerous and Potentially Dangerous Dogs." SECTION 3. Section 5-1-9B(2) of the Lakeville City Code is amended by renumbering it as Section 5-1-9B(1). SECTION 4. Section 5-1-9B of the Lakeville City Code is amended by adding new subparagraph 2 to read: 2. Ownership of dangerous dogs within the City, with the exception of ownership by a public law enforcement agency, is subject to the following regulations: a. The requirements of Section 5-1-9B(1), subparagraphs a, b, c, and e are also applicable to dangerous dogs. b. Warning Symbol: All owners of danger- ous dogs within the City shall display in a prominent place on their property a warn- ing symbol approved by the Minnesota Commissioner of Public Safety to inform children that there is a dangerous dog on the property. In addition, a similar sym- bol is required to be posted on the kennel or pen of such animal. SECTION 5. Section 5-1-9B, subparagraphs 3 and 4 of the Lakeville City Code are amended to read: 3. All potentially dangerous dogs must be registered with the Lakeville Police De- partment. All dangerous dogs must be registered with the Lakeville Police De- partment within 30 days after the effec- tive date of this Section. 4. It shall be unlawful for the owner of a daneerous or o t W�llllv �a s doe R 4TF TNF�(� M A'1'Yg��f' • (1) Lowest classified rate paid by commercial users for comparable space: $15.42 per column inch. (2) Maximum rate allowed by law for the above matter: $15.42 per column inch. (3) Rate actually charged for the above matter: $11.52 per column inch, 1st week and $10.94 per column inch, successive weeks. AFFIDAVIT OF PUBLICATION Richard M. Sherman , being duly sworn, on oath says that he/she is the publisher or authorized agent and employee of the pub- lisher of the newspaper known as Lakeville Life & Times, and has full knowledge of the facts which are stated below: (A) The newspaper has complied with all of the requirements constituting qualifi- cations as a qualified newspaper, as pro- vided by Minnesota Statute 331A.02, 331A.07, and other applicable laws, as amended. (B) The printed City Ord. No. 633 of Lakeville which is attached was cut from the columns of said newspaper, and was printed and published once on Saturday, the 2 5th day of July , 1998; and printed below is a copy of the lower case alphabet from A to Z, both inclusive, which is hereby acknowledged as being the size and kind of type used in the composition and publica- tion of the notice: abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz BY: TITLE: Publisher Subscribed and sworn to before me on this 27th day of July , 19'8. Notary Public /0(-,e6i) PAULA K. CLINKSCALES NOTARY PUBLIC - MINNESOTA DAKOTA COUNTY My commission expires 12-20.08 C-IWK