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(Ord. No. 09-08, § 1, 8-17-2009) Sec. 10-93. - License required. No person may own a dangerous dog or a potentially dangerous dog in the city unless the dog is licensed as provided in this section. The owner must annually license dangerous and potentially dangerous dogs with the city and must license a newly declared "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous dog" within 14 days after notice that a dog has been declared "dangerous" or "potentially dangerous." Regardless of any appeal that may be requested, the owner must comply with the requirements of Minn. Stats. § 347.52(a) and (c) regarding proper enclosures and notification to the city upon transfer or death of the dog, until and unless a hearing officer or court of law reverses the declaration. (1) Process for dangerous dogs. The city will issue a license to the owner of a dangerous dog if the owner presents sufficient evidence that: a. There is a proper enclosure; b. Written proof that there is a surety bond by a surety company authorized to conduct business in Minnesota in the sum of at least $500,000.00, payable to any person injured by a dangerous dog, or receipt of a copy of a policy of liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to do business in Minnesota in the amount of at least $500,000.00, insuring the owner for any personal injuries inflicted by the dangerous dog. Such surety bond or insurance policy shall provide that no cancellation of the bond or policy will be made unless the city is notified in writing by the surety company or the insurance company at least ten days prior to such cancellation; c. The owner has paid the annual license fee; d. The owner has had a microchip identification implanted in the dangerous dog. The name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip must he provided to the city. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, it may be implanted by the city at the owner's expense; e. The owner provides proof that the dog has been sterilized. If the owner does not sterilize the dog within 30 days, the city shall seize the dog and sterilize it at the owner's expense. If the owner has requested a hearing pursuant to section 10-99, the sterilization need not be performed until the hearing officer has reached a decision; and f. The remaining requirements of this article and this section, including the inspection and posting of the warning symbol, have been met. (2) Process for potentially dangerous dogs. The city will issue a license to the owner of a potentially dangerous dog if the owner presents sufficient evidence that: a. There is a proper enclosure or other secured area which has been inspected and approved by the city; b. The owner has paid the annual license fee; c. The owner has had a microchip identification implanted in the potentially dangerous dog. The name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip must be provided to the city. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, it may be implanted by the city at the owner's expense; and d. The remaining requirements of this article and this section, except subsections (4) and (5), have been met. (3) Inspection. A pre-license inspection of the premises to insure compliance with the city code is required. If the city issues a license to the owner of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog, the city shall be allowed at any reasonable time to inspect the dog, the proper enclosure and all places where the animal is kept.