A legally declared "dangerous dog" is out the Thief River Falls pound today.

Thief River Falls Police said, Tex the pit bull, was apart of three different dog bites.

After a contentious decision by the Thief River Falls city council to let the dog live, a long list of requirements was applied before the dog could be returned.

"He's probably not sleeping in his kennel -- he's probably sleeping with me," said Renee Veselka the dog owner.

Veselka said the hardest part was getting someone to cover her mandated liability insurance.

"I contacted a lot of insurance agencies. There's probably a good 25 that I contacted and sent applications in for. I kept getting denied and denied and I finally found one out of Florida," Veselka said.

She's required to carry a minimum $300,000 liability insurance policy. Police have said they think the risk is still too great.

"I don't think we want to take on the liability of having this dog in town," Police Chief Dick Wittenberg said during the meeting on March 27th.

The council went against what the police suggested.

Along with the insurance Veselka had to update Tex's vaccinations, get dangerous dog signs and muzzle Tex whenever he's outside his required enclosure.

"It was a lot of hard work, but it was well worth it."

Now, Tex is home and his owners say there will never be another incident.