Sawh v. City of Lino Lakes

OPINION

SCHELLHAS, Judge.

Relator challenges the City of Lino Lakes City Council’s order for the destruction of his dog after its declaration as a dangerous animal under the Lino Lakes Code of Ordinances. Because the city’s declaration of the dog as a dangerous animal is predicated on the dog’s earlier declaration as a potentially dangerous animal, which the city’s ordinance provided no *665meaningful opportunity to challenge, the city’s ordinance violates relator’s due-process rights, and we reverse.

FACTS

Relator Mitchell Sawh is a resident of the City of Lino Lakes. He and his family own a…