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Title Minnesota Statutes, Minnesota Statutes

1,133 chapters · 28,363 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title Minnesota Statutes28,363 Ch 336, UNIFORM COMMERCIAL CODE642 Ch 524, UNIFORM PROBATE CODE394 Ch 609, CRIMINAL CODE377 Ch 144, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH361 Ch 469, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT257 Ch 473, METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT247 Ch 148, PUBLIC HEALTH OCCUPATIONS206 Ch 169, TRAFFIC REGULATIONS200 Ch 256B, MEDICAL ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY PERSONS196 Ch 60A, GENERAL INSURANCE POWERS195 Ch 13, GOVERNMENT DATA PRACTICES177 Ch 115A, WASTE MANAGEMENT171 Ch 325F, CONSUMER PROTECTION; PRODUCTS AND SALES168 Ch 383B, HENNEPIN COUNTY168

53 sections·Filtered byTitle Minnesota Statutes✕Ch 347✕

Minn. Stat. § 347.01 OWNER'S LIABILITY; PENALTY.
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347.01 OWNER'S LIABILITY; PENALTY. (a) Owners or keepers of any dog or dogs, that kill, wound, or worry any domestic animal or animals, shall be jointly and severally liable to the owner of such animal or animals for all damages done by such dog or dogs, without proving notice to…
Minn. Stat. § 347.02 KEEPING AFTER NOTICE; PENALTY.
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347.02 KEEPING AFTER NOTICE; PENALTY. Every person who shall keep or harbor a dog which has bitten any domestic animal, after having notice of such fact, shall pay a fine of $5 for every day the person keeps, harbors, or permits such dog to remain on the person's premises thereaf…
Minn. Stat. § 347.03 DOGS MAY BE KILLED.
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347.03 DOGS MAY BE KILLED. Any owner or caretaker may kill any dog found chasing, injuring, or worrying sheep or other livestock or poultry owned by or in care of such owner or caretaker, on lands or premises owned or controlled by the owner or caretaker, and any owner or caretak…
Minn. Stat. § 347.04 PUBLIC NUISANCE.
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347.04 PUBLIC NUISANCE. Any dog that habitually worries, chases, or molests teams or persons traveling peaceably on the public road is a public nuisance. Upon complaint in writing to a district court judge containing a description of the dog, including the name of the dog and its…

Minn. Stat. § 347.05 OWNER NOT KNOWN.

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347.05 OWNER NOT KNOWN. If it appears from the complaint that the owner is not known, ten days' posted notice, containing a description of the dog as given in the complaint, and stating that a complaint has been made, and the time and place of hearing on it, shall be given in the…

Minn. Stat. § 347.06 HEARING; JUDGMENT; EXECUTION.

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347.06 HEARING; JUDGMENT; EXECUTION. The judge shall hear the evidence in the case. Upon finding that the dog is a public nuisance, the judge shall enter judgment accordingly, and shall order the appropriate public official to kill and dispose of the dog. History: (7289) RL s 279…

Minn. Stat. § 347.07 COSTS.

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347.07 COSTS. Costs in the first instance shall be paid by the complainant, but if the dog is adjudged a nuisance, and the owner is known, judgment shall be entered against the owner therefor. History: (7290) RL s 2792; 1986 c 444

Minn. Stat. § 347.08 COUNTY BOARD MAY LICENSE.

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347.08 COUNTY BOARD MAY LICENSE. § Subdivision 1.Establishment of licensing system. The board of county commissioners of any county is hereby authorized to establish a system of licensing and regulating the running at large of dogs, except in cities of the first class, and create…

Minn. Stat. § 347.09 LICENSES.

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347.09 LICENSES. In every county in which sections 347.08 to 347.21 shall become operative every dog more than six months of age must have a license. The owner of any dog (the word "owner," when used in sections 347.08 to 347.21, in relation to property in, or possession of, dogs…

Minn. Stat. § 347.10 OWNERS OF DOGS AND KENNELS; LICENSES.

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347.10 OWNERS OF DOGS AND KENNELS; LICENSES. The term "kennel" shall mean any establishment where dogs are kept for the purpose of breeding, sale or sporting purposes. Any person who keeps or operates a kennel may, in lieu of the license for each dog required by sections 347.08 t…

Minn. Stat. § 347.11 DOG COLLARS TO BE TAGGED.

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347.11 DOG COLLARS TO BE TAGGED. § Subdivision 1.Metal tags and license blanks. The clerk or the clerk's deputy issuing a license shall at the same time deliver to the licensee a metal tag, which shall bear the same serial number as the license. The tag shall also bear the name o…

Minn. Stat. § 347.12 FEES PAID TO COUNTY TREASURER MONTHLY.

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347.12 FEES PAID TO COUNTY TREASURER MONTHLY. Every town, or city clerk, or clerk's deputy, shall at the end of each month pay all license fees received and not before paid, to the county treasurer and, at the same time, report, in writing, to the county auditor the licenses issu…

Minn. Stat. § 347.13 FEES, DOG LICENSE FUND; DISBURSAL; ACCOUNTING.

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347.13 FEES, DOG LICENSE FUND; DISBURSAL; ACCOUNTING. The license fees so paid to the county treasurer shall be kept in a separate account, which shall be known as the dog license fund and shall be appropriated and disbursed for the purposes and in the manner herein set forth. Ex…

Minn. Stat. § 347.14 UNLICENSED DOGS.

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347.14 UNLICENSED DOGS. § Subdivision 1.Seizure; impoundment; presumption. Any person may seize, impound, or restrain any unlicensed dog which the person may find running at large. The fact that a dog is without a license attached to a collar shall be presumptive evidence that th…

Minn. Stat. § 347.15 PERSONS DAMAGED, CLAIMS FILED.

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347.15 PERSONS DAMAGED, CLAIMS FILED. § Subdivision 1.Presentation and investigation. The owner of any domestic animals, including poultry and game birds, attacked, chased, worried, injured, or killed by a dog or dogs may, within ten days after the owner shall have knowledge or n…

Minn. Stat. § 347.16 CLAIMS, HEARINGS, NOTICE.

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347.16 CLAIMS, HEARINGS, NOTICE. No claim shall be allowed by the county board at less than the amount so certified and reported, unless the claimant shall first be notified that such action is contemplated and shall have been given a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to off…

Minn. Stat. § 347.17 KILLING DOGS IN CERTAIN CASES.

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347.17 KILLING DOGS IN CERTAIN CASES. Any person may kill any dog that the person knows is affected with the disease known as hydrophobia, or that may suddenly attack while the person is peacefully walking or riding and while being out of the enclosure of its owner or keeper, and…

Minn. Stat. § 347.18 TAGS; RESTRICTIONS, PROHIBITIONS.

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347.18 TAGS; RESTRICTIONS, PROHIBITIONS. No person, except the owner or the owner's authorized agent, shall remove any license tag from a dog collar or remove any collar with a license attached thereto from any dog. No person shall keep or harbor a dog wearing a fictitious, alter…

Minn. Stat. § 347.19 FAILURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE.

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347.19 FAILURE TO OBTAIN LICENSE. Every town or city clerk shall notify the county attorney of the clerk's county of every refusal or failure of an owner to obtain a license for keeping a dog, and it shall be the duty of the county attorney to institute proceedings against such o…

Minn. Stat. § 347.20 EXEMPTIONS.

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347.20 EXEMPTIONS. Dogs brought into this state temporarily for a period not to exceed 30 days shall be exempt from the provisions of sections 347.08 to 347.21. History: (7297-52) 1939 c 410 s 12

Minn. Stat. § 347.21 INTERPRETATION.

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347.21 INTERPRETATION. Sections 347.08 to 347.21 are supplemental to all other laws relating to dogs not expressly referred to therein, and to all laws relating to taxation of dogs as personal property, and shall not be construed as to modify, repeal, or in anywise affect any par…

Minn. Stat. § 347.22 DAMAGES, OWNER LIABLE.

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347.22 DAMAGES, OWNER LIABLE. If a dog, without provocation, attacks or injures any person who is acting peaceably in any place where the person may lawfully be, the owner of the dog is liable in damages to the person so attacked or injured to the full amount of the injury sustai…

Minn. Stat. § 347.31 DEFINITIONS.

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347.31 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purpose of sections 347.31 to 347.40 the terms defined in this section have the meanings given to them. § Subd. 2.Kennel. "Kennel" means any place, building, tract of land, abode, or vehicle wherein or whereupon dogs or cats are …

Minn. Stat. § 347.32 LICENSE FOR KENNEL OR DEALER.

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347.32 LICENSE FOR KENNEL OR DEALER. No person, firm, or corporation shall establish, maintain, conduct, or operate a kennel or operate as a dealer within this state without first obtaining a license therefor from the board of animal health. The license shall be issued for a term…

Minn. Stat. § 347.33 LICENSING PROCEDURES; INSPECTIONS; ADMINISTRATION.

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347.33 LICENSING PROCEDURES; INSPECTIONS; ADMINISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Application. The application for a license to operate and maintain a kennel or operate as a dealer shall be made to the Board of Animal Health, in the manner prescribed by rules of the board. § Subd. 2.Cont…

Minn. Stat. § 347.34 LICENSES REQUIRED.

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347.34 LICENSES REQUIRED. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to establish, maintain, conduct, carry on, or operate a kennel or operate as a dealer without first having received a license to maintain, conduct, carry on, and operate a kennel, or operate as a …

Minn. Stat. § 347.35 BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH RULES.

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347.35 BOARD OF ANIMAL HEALTH RULES. The Board of Animal Health shall promulgate rules as it deems necessary for the operation of kennels and dealers and the enforcement of sections 347.31 to 347.40 which shall be in addition to rules established herein. The rules adopted by the …

Minn. Stat. § 347.36 ADVERTISING.

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347.36 ADVERTISING. All advertising by any person, firm, or corporation licensed hereunder shall include the number of the current license issued to such licensee. History: 1967 c 695 s 6

Minn. Stat. § 347.37 PUBLIC ACCESS; NOTICE; INSPECTION; ENFORCEMENT.

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347.37 PUBLIC ACCESS; NOTICE; INSPECTION; ENFORCEMENT. The Board of Animal Health shall cause to be inspected from time to time all kennels and dealers licensed hereunder and all records required by sections 347.31 to 347.40 to be kept by the licensees. Any duly authorized agent …

Minn. Stat. § 347.38 REVOCATION OF LICENSE.

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347.38 REVOCATION OF LICENSE. The Board of Animal Health may as hereinafter set forth revoke or suspend the license of any person, firm, or corporation, for violation of sections 346.55 and 347.31 to 347.40 or the rules issued pursuant to sections 347.31 to 347.40. Upon written c…

Minn. Stat. § 347.39 PENALTIES.

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347.39 PENALTIES. Violation of any provision of sections 347.31 to 347.40 or of any rule of the Board of Animal Health issued pursuant to sections 347.31 to 347.40, or operation of a kennel or as a dealer without a license, or operation of a kennel or as a dealer after revocation…

Minn. Stat. § 347.40 EXCEPTIONS.

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347.40 EXCEPTIONS. Sections 347.31 to 347.40 shall in no way apply to any veterinarian licensed to practice in the state of Minnesota who keeps, congregates, or confines dogs or cats in the normal pursuit of the practice of veterinary medicine. History: 1967 c 695 s 11; 1969 c 36…

Minn. Stat. § 347.50 DEFINITIONS.

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347.50 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. For the purpose of sections 347.50 to 347.56, the terms defined in this section have the meanings given them. § Subd. 2.Dangerous dog. "Dangerous dog" means any dog that has: (1) without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on …

Minn. Stat. § 347.51 DANGEROUS DOGS; REGISTRATION.

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347.51 DANGEROUS DOGS; REGISTRATION. § Subdivision 1.Requirement. No person may own a dangerous dog in this state unless the dog is registered as provided in this section. § Subd. 2.Registration. An animal control authority shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner o…

Minn. Stat. § 347.515 MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION.

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347.515 MICROCHIP IDENTIFICATION. The owner of a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog must have a microchip implanted in the dog for identification, and the name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip must be provided to the animal control auth…

Minn. Stat. § 347.52 DANGEROUS DOGS; REQUIREMENTS.

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347.52 DANGEROUS DOGS; REQUIREMENTS. (a) An owner of a dangerous dog shall keep the dog, while on the owner's property, in a proper enclosure. If the dog is outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and restrained by a substantial chain or leash and under the physical…

Minn. Stat. § 347.53 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND DANGEROUS DOGS.

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347.53 POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS AND DANGEROUS DOGS. Any statutory or home rule charter city, or any county, may regulate potentially dangerous and dangerous dogs. Except as provided in section 347.51, subdivision 8, nothing in sections 347.50 to 347.565 limits any restrictions that …

Minn. Stat. § 347.54 CONFISCATION.

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347.54 CONFISCATION. § Subdivision 1.Seizure. (a) The animal control authority having jurisdiction shall immediately seize any dangerous dog if: (1) after 14 days after the owner has notice that the dog is dangerous, the dog is not validly registered under section 347.51; (2) aft…

Minn. Stat. § 347.541 DISPOSITION OF SEIZED ANIMALS.

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347.541 DISPOSITION OF SEIZED ANIMALS. § Subdivision 1.Hearing. The owner of any dog declared dangerous has the right to a hearing by an impartial hearing officer. § Subd. 2.Security. A person claiming an interest in a seized dog may prevent disposition of the dog by posting secu…

Minn. Stat. § 347.542 RESTRICTIONS.

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347.542 RESTRICTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Dog ownership prohibited. Except as provided in subdivision 3, no person may own a dog if the person has: (1) been convicted of a third or subsequent violation of section 347.51, 347.515, or 347.52; (2) been convicted of a violation under sec…

Minn. Stat. § 347.55 PENALTY.

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347.55 PENALTY. (a) A person who violates a provision of section 347.51, 347.515, or 347.52 is guilty of a misdemeanor. (b) It is a misdemeanor to remove a microchip from a dangerous or potentially dangerous dog, to fail to renew the registration of a dangerous dog, to fail to ac…

Minn. Stat. § 347.56 DESTRUCTION OF DOG IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES.

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347.56 DESTRUCTION OF DOG IN CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES. § Subdivision 1.Circumstances. Notwithstanding sections 347.51 to 347.55, a dog may be destroyed in a proper and humane manner by the animal control authority if the dog: (1) inflicted substantial or great bodily harm on a human…

Minn. Stat. § 347.565 APPLICABILITY.

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347.565 APPLICABILITY. Sections 347.50 to 347.56 must be enforced by animal control authorities or law enforcement agencies, whether or not these sections have been adopted into local ordinance. History: 2008 c 325 s 16

Minn. Stat. § 347.57 DEFINITIONS.

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347.57 DEFINITIONS. § Subdivision 1.Terms. The definitions in this section apply to sections 347.57 to 347.64. § Subd. 2.Animal. "Animal" means a dog or a cat. § Subd. 3.Board. "Board" means the Board of Animal Health. § Subd. 4.Cat. "Cat" means a mammal that is wholly or in part…

Minn. Stat. § 347.58 LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS.

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347.58 LICENSING AND INSPECTIONS. § Subdivision 1.Licensing. (a) The board may grant an operating license to a commercial breeder and must enforce sections 347.58 to 347.64. (b) Beginning July 1, 2015, a commercial breeder must obtain an annual license for each facility it owns o…

Minn. Stat. § 347.59 STANDARDS OF CARE.

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347.59 STANDARDS OF CARE. (a) A commercial breeder must comply with chapters 343 and 346. (b) A commercial breeder must ensure that animals that are part of the commercial breeder's breeding business operations are cared for as follows: (1) cats must not be housed in outdoor conf…

Minn. Stat. § 347.60 INVESTIGATIONS.

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347.60 INVESTIGATIONS. (a) The board must initiate an investigation upon receiving a formal complaint alleging violations of section 347.58 or 347.59. (b) When a local animal control authority, a peace officer, or a humane agent appointed under section 343.01 is made aware of an …

Minn. Stat. § 347.61 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT.

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347.61 CIVIL ENFORCEMENT. § Subdivision 1.Correction orders. (a) The board may issue a correction order requiring a commercial breeder to correct a violation of state statutes, rules, and regulations governing breeding facilities. The correction order must state the deficiencies …

Minn. Stat. § 347.615 BIOSECURITY; ENTRY INTO FACILITIES.

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347.615 BIOSECURITY; ENTRY INTO FACILITIES. No law enforcement officer, agent of the board, or other official may enter a commercial breeder facility unless the person follows either the biosecurity procedure issued by the board or a reasonable biosecurity procedure maintained an…

Minn. Stat. § 347.62 PENALTIES.

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347.62 PENALTIES. (a) A violation of section 347.58 or 347.59 that results in cruelty or torture to an animal, as those terms are defined in section 343.20, subdivision 3, is subject to the penalties in section 343.21, subdivisions 9 and 10, relating to pet or companion animals. …