Section 347.515 — Microchip Identification.
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 authority. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, it may be […]
Section 347.52 — Dangerous Dogs; Requirements.
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 restraint of a responsible person. The […]
Section 347.53 — Potentially Dangerous And Dangerous Dogs.
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 the local jurisdictions may place on owners of potentially dangerous or dangerous dogs. History: […]
Section 347.22 — Damages, Owner Liable.
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 sustained. The term “owner” includes […]
Section 347.31 — Definitions.
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 kept, congregated, or confined, if the dogs or cats […]
Section 347.32 — License For Kennel Or Dealer.
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 of one year. History: 1967 c 695 s […]
Section 347.33 — Licensing Procedures; Inspections; Administration.
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. Contents. The application for a license shall be in writing and […]
Section 347.34 — Licenses Required.
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 dealer, duly signed and executed in the name […]
Section 347.35 — Board Of Animal Health Rules.
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 board must provide for the cost recovery for […]
Section 347.18 — Tags; Restrictions, Prohibitions.
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, altered, or invalid license tag, or a license tag […]