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. . . ~ .-A~HILLS MEMORANDUM DATE: September 20, 2006 AGENDA ITEM: 7.A, TO: Honorable Mayor and City Council Members Michelle A. Wolfe, City Administrator Schawn Johnson, Assistant City AdministratorsiC'S Jerry Filla, City Attorney FROM: SUBJECT: Motion to Approve Ordinance No, 380 Amending Chapter 4 "Animal and Pcts" of the Arden Hills City Code ENCLOSURES: Proposed Animal Control Ordinance No, 380 Overview Due to recent legal litigation that the City was involved in, City staff has been preparing a revised animal control ordinance for the City, The proposed ordinance would amend Section 400 of the Arden Hills City Code, Section 400,04 "Dangerous Dogs" of the proposed ordinance describes in more detail the City's procedures for dealing with a dangeroLls dog situation, The proposed ordinance addresses a dangerous dog situation in the following manner: l, Animal Control Officer or law enforcement official is responsible for detennining whether a dog is potentially a dangerous dog or is a dangerous dog, 2, Animal Control Officer or law enforcement officials shall provide the owner with written notification stating that the dog is potentially dangerous or is deemed dangerous, The notice shall comply with the requirements stated in Minnesota statutes 347,50 through 347,53, 3, Any dog declared dangerous must have a microchip implanted for identification purposes, 4, A dangerous dog must also be photographed by thc Animal Control Officer for identification purposes, 5, Thc owner of a dangerous dog may appeal the determination to the City Administrator within ten days of receiving the written notification, If the owner appeals the decision within ten days, a hearing shall be held within thirty days after the City's receives the dog owner's appeaL The City Administrator shall assign a hearing examiner to hear the appeaL The findings and conclusion of the hearing shall be made within ten working