Section 347.12 — Fees Paid To County Treasurer Monthly.
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 issued during the month and for […]
Section 347.13 — Fees, Dog License Fund; Disbursal; Accounting.
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. Expenses necessarily incurred by the county in […]
Section 347.14 — Unlicensed Dogs.
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 the dog is unlicensed. The sheriff and sheriff’s deputies or other […]
Section 347.15 — Persons Damaged, Claims Filed.
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 notice thereof, file a written claim for damages with the clerk of […]
Section 347.16 — Claims, Hearings, Notice.
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 offer further evidence in support of the claim. […]
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 […]