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Potentially dangerous dog means a dog that: (1) Has when unprovoked, inflicted a bite on a human or domestic animal on public or private property; (2) Has when unprovoked, chased or approached a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks or any public or private property, other than the owner's property, in an apparent attitude of attack; (3) Has a known propensity, tendency or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals; Has previously been declared a "potentially dangerous dog" pursuant to Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50 to 347.565 by the animal control authority of another jurisdiction. Proper enclosure means securely confined indoors or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure suitable to prevent the dog from escaping and to provide protection for the dog from the elements. A proper enclosure does not include a porch, patio, or any part of a house, garage, or other structure that would allow the dog to exit of its own volition, or any house or structure in which windows are open or in which door or window screens are the only barriers which prevent the dog from exiting. The enclosure shall not allow the egress of the dog in any manner without human assistance. A -pen er ern sties Fneet thefellewing rAin„e f;cati s:The enclosure shall contain a self-closing and self- locking gate. which shall be locked at all times when the dog is in the enclosure. Provocation means an act that an adult could reasonable expect may cause a dog to bite or attack. Substantial bodily harm means bodily injury that involves a temporary but substantial disfigurement, or that causes a temporary but substantial loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ or that causes a fracture of any bodily member. (4) Unprovoked means the condition in which the dog is not purposely excited, stimulated, agitated or disturbed. (Ord. No. 09-08, § 1, 8-17-2009)