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(B) Notice. Upon a determination by the Animal Control Officer or other law enforcement officials that a dog is a potentially dangerous or dangerous dog, the City shall provide the owner with notice of the determination by personally serving the owner or a person of suitable age at the residence of such owner. The notice shall describe the dog deemed to be a potentially dangerous or dangerous dog; shall identify the officer making the determination; and shall specify the facts retied upon by the officer in making the potentially dangerous or dangerous dog determination. If the officer determines that the dog is a potentially dangerous or a dangerous dog, the notice shall also inform the owner of the owner's ri�hts to appeal the determination. (C) Appeal. An owner may appeal a determination that a dog is a potentially dan�erous or dangerous dog by filing a written notice for a hearing to the City Administrator within ten (10) days of the owner's receipt of the notice. If an owner files a timely appeal, a hearing shall be held within thirty (30) days after the City's receipt of the appeal. The City Administrator shall assign a hearing examiner to hear the appeal. The hearing examiner may be a City employee, provided the employee has not been involved in determining if the do� was potentially dangerous or dangerous. During the hearing the Minnesota rules of evidence do not need to be strictly followed and the records of the Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officer shall be considered without further foundation. After considering all of the evidence submitted, the hearing examiner shall make written findin�s of fact and shall determine whether the dog is a potentially dangerous or a dangerous dog. The findings and conclusions shall be made within ten (10) working days after the hearing and shall be thereafter personally served upon the owner or a person of suitable age at the residence of such owner. The decision of the hearin� examiner shall be the final decision of the City. If a timely appeal is not filed, the owner of a dangerous dog must comply with the requirements set forth in this section and Minnesota Statutes Sections 347.50 through and including 347.56. (D) Dan�erous Do� Restrictions. 1. Re�istration Required. No person may own a dangerous dog in the City of Arden Hills unless the dog is registered as provided in this section. The Animal Control Officer shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of the dangerous dog if the owner presents the following information: (a) Proper Enclosure. A Proper Enclosure exists for the dangerous dog and there is a postin� on the premises with 4-9