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<br />foltowed by so�ne typ� of Ie�s-
<br />laiion.,�
<br />In Minnesota, state Iaw eur-
<br />rentiy allows eities io dee�are
<br />dags "dangerous" if the anirnal
<br />bites a �erson (arad inflicis sub-
<br />stan�iat bodily harm like a irae-
<br />ture pr �is�'igureznen�) or l�zlts a
<br />domestic arurnal.
<br />�Iso, a potentialIy danger-
<br />aus d4g tl�at attacks ar endaz�-
<br />a
<br />gers again can be labeled as
<br />dangerous.
<br />Ciiies in o�her states have
<br />adopted up to five leveis for
<br />def'rr�ing dangerous dogs based
<br />on the severity of their attacks,
<br />accnrdz�g �o Goidfart�. Oi�ers
<br />h�v� pui �he responsil�ility on
<br />the owners, such as lirniting
<br />ho� Iang a dag can be chafned
<br />o�tside or deeming the da�
<br />potentially dangerous ii
<br />authorities detair� it two time5
<br />or mnre in a year.
<br />Mi�u�esota law also says
<br />dogs can be ruied pQtentialiy
<br />dangerous if at� �provnked
<br />dog chases,�menaces or bz�es a
<br />person twithout causirzg s�zb-
<br />st�ntial bodity harm} or bites a
<br />dofnestic anirnal.
<br />In Apple Valiey, dags car�
<br />never ditch the labei — ever� if
<br />il�ey �ever attack again.
<br />"Q�r kids are coneexned
<br />what's going �o ha�pen to our
<br />dog„ if i�k�e ordina�ee changes,
<br />�.arson said.
<br />�"Ol��p����h�� &,e���
<br />�pp1e Valley Po�ice Chief
<br />Seott Johnsan hopes the
<br />ordinar�ce he is hetping dra�t
<br />witl �revent dag attacks by han-
<br />ni€ng dangerous dogs irorn the
<br />rrtunicipat bnundar�es. �ie is
<br />lookirzg �o otk�er cities tha� ban
<br />dang�ro�zs dags — including
<br />�u�'ala — far f�eFp in crafting
<br />Appl� �a11ey's Iaw.
<br />"The vast rn�jnrity of �og
<br />owners ii� every commtaniiy ars
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<br />very responsihle p�ople, but
<br />there are sorne that are irre-
<br />sponsil�le — and that's wk�y this
<br />ordinance �as come to (l�e),,,
<br />said Johnson.
<br />'I'he Czty Council firs� consid-
<br />ered re�ising i�s dan�erous dog
<br />or�inanae, ��vk�ich cuarre��l� nair-
<br />rors state law, at a work s�ssion
<br />5ept. i2. The council will �ake
<br />up the ma�ter agai� �'h�rsday.
<br />This year, APAIe Valle.Y
<br />poliee deemed four dogs dan-
<br />gerous. Three were eur�ataized,
<br />and the fo�rt� moa�d. AII were
<br />pit bulis. The city stiil has 29
<br />potentially dangeraus dogs,
<br />hnw�ver
<br />Dtis, a 13-year-oid Lhasa
<br />Apso, �as been a �otentially
<br />dangerous dog fc�r six years.
<br />His ai�ense �appened one
<br />day when he escaped from his
<br />fenced yard and ran toward a
<br />grandmoiher and �er graa�d-
<br />chilct�en in n�arby Redwood
<br />Park, owner Debra Ho� said.
<br />The fearful grandmqther
<br />allegedly kicked O�is.
<br />The dog hit ihe �ara�d�noth-
<br />er on the Ie� and poIiee
<br />declared Q�is pote�tiaily dan-
<br />gerpus.
<br />Police last ehecked n�. �he
<br />12-potind, deaf and pa.�'tIy b�ind
<br />dng in A�gust.
<br />"He's shaggy-haared anc� he
<br />can't hear or see," Holm said.
<br />B�t Holr� s�zpports banning
<br />dangexpus dogs in Apple Va�-
<br />ley.
<br />"I am cancerned abou� dogs
<br />tha� are on the dangeraus tist
<br />-�--- the ones ihat are pit bulls
<br />and thai kind of a�dog," Holm
<br />said. 5�e worries ak�out
<br />unleashed dags in ci�y parks.
<br />Of the 25 report�d dog bites
<br />tha,s year in App�e Valley, seven
<br />w�r� from pit bulls.
<br />Irt Apple Valley, poten�ialiy
<br />dangeraus dogs �ust �ave a
<br />�nicrochip impIanied in them
<br />for identifieation and be regis-
<br />�ered with �police, Johnson said.
<br />�}angerous dogs z�nus� �eet
<br />ihose r�quirements — and
<br />more. The dogs must be
<br />feneed wt�en outside il� a
<br />Iocked 1�enneI with a roof as�d
<br />i�aor, be at��nded and. rr�uzzled
<br />v�rlaile leasl�ed, vcrear a "dange��-
<br />"Tf the�e's more ��
<br />th�m, there's gaing to
<br />�e more bi�e� by them.
<br />�Then you look baek
<br />�h�rough histiory, there's
<br />aiways th� dog t�at's
<br />the `dang�rous' dog.,g
<br />Adam Goldfarb, issues
<br />specialist at the Hurraane
<br />Saciety af the United Str�tes
<br />ous ciag" collar tag and be cov-
<br />ered by i�suz�ance oP at least
<br />�50,OU�. '�he owner of a dan-
<br />geraus dog �z�st pos� warning
<br />signs on the building or encifl-
<br />sure wher� ii lives and rnust
<br />notify poliee if tk�e dog moves
<br />or dies.
<br />Co�age Grove poliee wani ta
<br />slap those rules on poteniially
<br />dangerous dogs, too. Ti�ey also
<br />wa.r�t renters tp be �oti�ed if a
<br />pot�ntiaIly dan�erous dog lives
<br />in the same bu�itling.
<br />Dog attaeks in Coiiage
<br />Grnve prompted eity officials io
<br />consider tightening its ordi-
<br />nance, public safiety director
<br />Craig 'W'aolery sai�.
<br />Police k�ave ruJed 30 dags
<br />potentiaily dangero�s since
<br />2�02, but they haver�'t trae�ed
<br />how rnarry are s�ili livzng in the
<br />cziy.
<br />Twa dang�rous dogs reside
<br />in Cot�age Grove.
<br />The ]Public Safety, Health
<br />and Welfare Com�nission will
<br />hold a publie hearing Oe�.16 to
<br />diseuss passibly tightening the
<br />ordi�anee, "Woolery said.
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<br />ocai a�f'icials in iV�innesota
<br />have piayed with ihe idea af
<br />banning certain breeds of dogs,
<br />especiatly pit bulIs — a breed
<br />thai's bee�a invoiv�d in ai least
<br />t�zre� major dog at�acks in the
<br />past two znonths in tl7e Ti�in
<br />Ci�i�s and oiher, less severe
<br />����C'R'��',c 3���1 E•���i�ii3 ��s�(�Ji`�a� i.�(�'.
<br />�.a&� oa� �,�� �i���: �
<br />�i� 9aanl@�: �
<br />Apple Vafley is trying �o I�an dogs that ar
<br />i3angerous dogs are those tha� i�ave bitte
<br />substantial bodily harm; fcill�d domestic �
<br />attaciced again once declared "potentiaf�}
<br />known dangeraus dngs in A�ple Valley.
<br />��Baaaru ��� fiF�� "�o���a����ly s�,����r�sa
<br />... � ............... ......_ .... ......_........_............... ...._... ............ ......................._...._..._....
<br />Akita 1 pachshund
<br />_.._.. ._.. .._., __.
<br />Alaskar� malamute 1 Doberman
<br />. German sheph'
<br />B.lack,l.ak� . .... 1.. erc.
<br />Boston terrier 1 German sharthair
<br />CaErn ierner. _ 1 pointer .... .. .,
<br />ChihuahualJack Great pane
<br />_.....
<br />Russell terrier mix 1 Jack Russell terrie
<br />, . _ ......
<br />Chow chow mix 1 Keeshand
<br />Callie m�x _. " ,1 Lat�/Great Bane_
<br />assaults.
<br />Minnesota Iaw currer�tly fnr-
<br />bids re�lating dar�gerous or
<br />potentially dangerous dags
<br />based solely on eertain breeds.
<br />Bui �he L�gisiature cauld soon
<br />c�ar�ge tha�.
<br />Rep. Jok�n Lesch, �3�`T.-St.
<br />Paul, in June introduced a bilt
<br />to ban breeds of dogs dee�ed
<br />dangerous: the Aki�a, pii bull,
<br />�toitweiter, woif hybrid and
<br />chow chow. �' the Le�isiature
<br />ap�roves the bill when if; con-
<br />venes in �ebruary, ow�ing
<br />ihe� wo�ld be a misde-
<br />rn eanor.
<br />p�k�er regions, includin�
<br />�le�var az�d Mian�.i-�ade Co�a-
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<br />ty in �'iarida, kzave la�vs baz�ning
<br />pit bu11s.
<br />B€zt the prpbie� wi�� ban-
<br />ning breeds is identiFying them,
<br />Goldfar� sazd. �or iz�stance, pit
<br />bu11s hav� severaI look-aIikes,
<br />suci� as Ghe boxer, l�merican
<br />bulidn� a�d mastiff
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