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ORDINANCE NO. 79 - 10
AN ORDINANCE RELATING TO PUBLIC SAFETY;
AMENDING SECTION 915.17 OF THE PLYMOUTH CITY CODE
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PLYMOUTH ORDAINS:
Section 1. Section 915.17 of the City Code is hereby amended
by adding Subdivision 4 thereto as follows:
915.17 Dog Bites.
Subdivision 4. Destruction of dangerous animals. The City
Manager or his or her appointee is authorized to order the destruction
or disposition of any animal which he or she may deem dangerous. For
the purpose of this section, any animal which has bitten a person
on two (2) or more occasions shall be deemed a dangerous animal.
The City Manager, or his or her appointee, after having been advised
of the existence of such animal shall proceed in the following manner:
(a) The owner of the offending animal shall be
notified in writing as to the dates, times,
places, and persons bitten, and shall be given
ten (10) days to request a hearing before the
City Manager or his or her appointee for a deter-
mination as to the dangerous nature of the animal. If
the owner does not request'a hearing within ten (10)
days of said notice, the City Manager or his or her
appointee shall make such order as he or she deems
proper;.,He or she: may order the animal warden A:o
take the animal into custody for destruction in which'
-case the owner shall immediately make the 'animal
available tothe animal warden.
(b) If the owner requests a heariIng, for, determinotion as to.
the dangerous nature of the aminal, the hearing shall be
held' before 'the City Manager.or=his or her appointee, at
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