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1 <br />347.14 UNLICENSED DOGS. <br />MINNESOTA STATUTES 2024 347.14 <br />Subdivision 1. Seizure; impoundment; presumption. Any person may seize, impound, or restrain any <br />unlicensed dog which the person may find running at large. The fact that a dog is without a license attached <br />to a collar shall be presumptive evidence that the dog is unlicensed. The sheriff and sheriffs deputies or <br />other police officer shall seize, impound or restrain any dog for which no license has been issued and for <br />which one is required. Any officer who shall seize, restrain, impound, or kill any dog found in any place <br />without a license, as required under sections 347.09 to 347.20, upon delivery of such dog or carcass and the <br />proper disposal of the carcass and after making a report to the town or city treasurer of the town or city in <br />which the dog was seized or killed, showing that the dog did not have a license, shall receive therefor a <br />payment of $2, the same to be made from any funds in the town or city treasury not otherwise appropriated. <br />The county auditor shall reimburse the town for any expense incurred under section 347.10 and shall <br />charge such expense to the dog license fund. <br />Subd. 2. Prohibition; enforcement. It is unlawful for a person to harbor or permit to remain about the <br />person's premises a dog for which no license exists and for which one is required. Any person who has <br />seized or impounded a dog with or without license under this section shall deliver the dog to the humane <br />officer of the town or city, if a humane officer exists; or, if there is not a humane officer, to the town or city <br />peace officer. The officer to whom the dog is delivered shall, without delay, notify the owner, personally <br />or through the United States mail, if the owner is known to the officer or can be ascertained with reasonable <br />effort. lf, after five regular business days of the impounding agency, the owner does not claim the dog, the <br />officer may dispose of the dog in a proper and humane manner. For the purpose of this section, "regular <br />business day" means a day during which the establishment having custody of the dog is open to the public <br />at least four consecutive hours between 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m. <br />Subd. 3. Penalties. Any person who shall violate any of the provisions of sections 347.08 to 347.21 <br />shall be liable to a penalty of not less than $5 nor more than $50 for such violation. <br />History: (7297-47) 1939 c 410 s 7; 1943 c 294 s 3; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444; 2005 c 10 art 2 <br />s 4; 2006 c 223 s 1 <br />Official Publication of the State of Minnesota <br />Revisor of Statutes <br />