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A. If no appeal is filed, the orders issued will stand or the animal <br /> control officer may order the animal destroyed. <br /> B. If an owner requests a hearing for determination as to the <br /> dangerous nature of the animal, the hearing shall be held before the <br /> city council, which shall set a date for hearing not more than three (3) <br /> weeks after demand for the hearing. The records of the animal control <br /> or city clerk's office shall be admissible for consideration by the animal <br /> control officer without further foundation. After considering all <br /> evidence pertaining to the temperament of the animal, the city council <br /> shall make an order as it deems proper. The city council may order <br /> that the animal control officer take the animal into custody for <br /> destruction, if such animal is not currently in custody. If the animal is <br /> ordered into custody for destruction, the owner shall immediately <br /> make the animal available to the animal control officer. <br /> C. No person shall harbor an animal after it has been found by to be <br /> dangerous and ordered into custody for destruction. <br /> 24.22 Stopping an attack. If any police officer or animal control officer is witness to an <br /> attack by an animal upon a person or another animal, the officer may take whatever means <br /> the officer deems appropriate to bring the attack to an end and prevent further injury to <br /> the victim. <br /> 24.23 Notification of new address. The owner of an animal which has been identified as <br /> dangerous or potentially dangerous must notify the animal control officer in writing if the <br /> animal is to be relocated from its current address or given or sold to another person. The <br /> notification must be given in writing at least fourteen (14) days prior to the relocation or <br /> transfer of ownership. The notification must include the current owner's name and <br /> address, the relocation address, and the name of the new owner, if any. <br /> 24.24 Dangerous Animal Requirements. If the City Council does not order the destruction <br /> of animal that has been declared dangerous, the City Council may as an alternative, order <br /> any of the following: <br /> (1) The owner provide and maintain a proper enclosure for the dangerous <br /> animal as specified above. <br /> (2) Post the front and the rear of the premises with clearly visible warning <br /> signs, including a warning symbol to inform children, that there is a <br /> dangerous animal on the property as specified in Minnesota Statute 347.51; <br /> Animal Ordinance #24 - Updated 9/99 Page 19 of 23 <br />