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custody for destruction, the owner shall immediately make the animal available to the animal control supervisor and failure to do so shall be a misdemeanor. c. Any person who harbors an animal after it has been found by the animal control officer to be dangerous and ordered into custody for destruction shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. (h) Stopping an attack. If any police officer or animal control officer is witness to an attack by an animal upon a person or another animal, the officer may take whatever means the officer deems appropriate to bring the attack to an end and prevent further injury to the victim. (i) Notification of new address. The owner of an animal which has been identified as dangerous or potentially dangerous must notify the animal control officer in writing if the animal is to be relocated from its current address or given or sold to another person. The notification must be given in writing at least fourteen (14) days prior to the relocation or transfer of ownership. The notification must include the current owner's name and address, the relocation address, and the name of the new owner, if any. 100.12 Dangerous animal requirements. (a) Requirements. If the court or environmental health officer does not order the destruction of an animal that has been declared dangerous, the court or animal control officer shall, as an alternative, order any or all of the following: (1) That the owner provide and maintain a proper enclosure for the dangerous animal as specified in section 100.11(c)(3); (2) Post the front and the rear of the premises with clearly visible warning signs, including a warning symbol to inform children, that there is a dangerous animal on the property as specified in Minnesota Statute 347.51; (3) Provide and show proof annually of public liability insurance in the minimum amount of three hundred thousand dollars ($300,000.00); (4) If the animal is a dog and is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash (not to exceed six (6) feet in length) and under the physical restraint of a person sixteen (16) years of age or older. The muzzle must be of such design as to prevent the dog from biting any person or animal, but will not cause injury to the dog or interfere with its vision or respiration; (5) If the animal is a dog, it must have an easily identifiable, standardized tag identifying the dog as dangerous affixed to its collar at all times as specified in Minnesota Statute 347.51; 80