Section 347.17 — Killing Dogs In Certain Cases.
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 may kill any dog found […]
Section 347.08 — County Board May License.
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 a livestock indemnity fund to be handled and disbursed as […]
Section 347.09 — Licenses.
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 shall include every person who […]
Section 347.10 — Owners Of Dogs And Kennels; Licenses.
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 to 347.21, apply to the town or […]
Section 347.11 — Dog Collars To Be Tagged.
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 of the county in […]
Section 347.01 — Owner’s Liability; Penalty.
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 or knowledge by any such […]
Section 347.02 — Keeping After Notice; Penalty.
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 thereafter. History: (7285) RL s 2787; […]
Section 347.03 — Dogs May Be Killed.
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 caretaker of sheep may kill […]
Section 347.04 — Public Nuisance.
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 owner, or stating that the name or names […]
Section 347.05 — Owner Not Known.
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 town where […]