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(6) Been or will be used, trained, or encouraged to fight with another animal; or whose owner has in custody or possession any training apparatus, paraphernalia or drugs used to prepare such dog to be fought with another animal. (E) Great bodily harm. "Great bodily harm" shall have the meaning given it under Minnesota Statutes Section 609.02, Subdivision 8. (F) Hearing. "Hearing" shall mean a proceeding conducted by a hearing officer in accordance with the requirements of this Ordinance. (G)Hearing Officer. "Hearing Officer" shall mean a licensed doctor of veterinary medicine, or a qualified person trained in domestic animal husbandry, appointed by the Board. (H)Killed. A dog "killed" or "kills" a human being or domestic animal if there was a direct causal connection between the act. of the attacking dog and the death of the person or other animal. For domestic animals which were euthanized following such an attack, "killed" or "kills" shall mean the death was the direct and inescapable consequence of the attack, extensive veterinarian assistance would be futile, and that euthanasia merely hastened the inevitable death of the victim animal. (I) Owner. "Owner" shall mean any person or persons, firm, corporation, association, organization, or department possessing, harboring, keeping, having an interest in, or having care, custody, or control of a dog. Any person keeping or harboring a dog for five (5) consecutive days shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed to be an owner thereof. (,)) Potentially dangerous dog. "Potentially dangerous dog" shall mean any dog that has: (1) When unprovoked, bitten a human or domestic animal on public or private property; or (2) 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 upon the dog owner's property, in an apparent attitude of attack; or (3) A known history or propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack while unprovoked, causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals. (K)Proper enclosure. "Proper enclosure" shall mean securely confined indoors, or in a securely enclosed and locked pen or structure outdoors, suitable to prevent the animal from escaping and providing the dog protection 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 obstacles that prevent the dog from exiting. Such enclosure shall not allow the egress of the animal in any manner without human assistance. 070710 Sherburne County Dog Ordinance 6