Minnesota § 347.55 PENALTY

Minnesota Statutes

§ 347.55 — PENALTY

Minnesota § 347.55

PartANIMALS AND PROPERTY

Ch. 347DOGS AND CATS

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Bluebook

Minn. Stat. § 347.55 (2026).

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(a)A person who violates a provision of section347.51,347.515, or347.52is 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 account for a dangerous dog's death or change of location where the dog will reside, to sign a false affidavit with respect to a dangerous dog's death or change of location where the dog will reside, or to fail to disclose ownership of a dangerous dog to a property owner from whom the person rents property.

(c)A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (a) or (b) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(d)An owner who violates section347.542, subdivision 1, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.

(e)Any household

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(a) A person who violates a provision of section347.51,347.515, or347.52is 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 account for a dangerous dog's death or change of location where the dog will reside, to sign a false affidavit with respect to a dangerous dog's death or change of location where the dog will reside, or to fail to disclose ownership of a dangerous dog to a property owner from whom the person rents property.
(c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (a) or (b) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(d) An owner who violates section347.542, subdivision 1, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(e) Any household member who knowingly violates section347.542, subdivision 2, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.