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 347.09 — 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 347.12 — 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 […]