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business in this state in the amount of at least the minimum allowed by Minnesota Statute $300;000.00 insuring the owner for any personal injuries inflicted by the dangerous dog; iii. The owner has paid an annual fee 6s established by an annual fee schedule and regulated per Minn. Stat. § 347 Of R6t ,, thaR C500nnlig - ditieig taRy ulaF deg liEensing fee to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under this section; and iv. The owner has had microchip identification implanted in the dangerous dog with the name of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip provided to the animal control authority. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, it may be implanted by the animal control authority. In either case, all costs related to purchase and implantation of the microchip must be borne by the dog's owner. Warning symbol. If an animal control authority issues a certificate of registration to the owner of a dangerous dog pursuant to this chaptersubdivisien(b), the animal control authority must provide, for posting on the owner's property, a copy of a warning symbol to inform children that there is a dangerous dog on the property. The warning symbol must be the uniform symbol provided by the commissioner of public safety. The commissioner shall provide the number of copies of the warning symbol requested by the animal control authority and shall charge the animal control authority the actual cost of the warning symbols received. The animal control authority may charge the registrant a reasonable fee to cover its administrative costs and the cost of the warning symbol. d. Fee. The animal control authority may charge the owner an annual fee as established by an annual fee schedule, "R . ddit" ig t ,19_, Fegula.deg IiEeRS"Rg fees7 to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under this section. e. Dangerous dog designation review. In arrord;ance with Minn. Stat. § 347, beginning six months after a dog is declared a dangerous dog; an owner may request annually that the animal control authority review the designation. The owner must provide evidence that the dog's behavior has changed due to the dog's age, neutering, environment, completion of obedience training that includes modification of aggressive behavior, or other factors. If the animal control authority finds sufficient evidence that the dog's behavior has changed, the authority may rescind the dangerous dog designation. f. Law enforcement; exemption. The provisions of this section do not apply to dangerous dogs used by law enforcement fire suppression, or emergency medical officials for public safety duties "fie g. Exemption. Dogs may not be declared dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a person: i. Who was committing, at the time, a willful trespass or other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog; ii. Who was tormenting, abusing, or assaulting the dog or who can be shown to have repeatedly, in the past, picevelked tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog; or, iii. Who was committing or attempting to commit a crime. h. Tag. A dangerous dog registered under this section must have a standardized, easily identifiable tag identifying the dog as dangerous and containing the uniform dangerous dog symbol, affixed to the dog's collar at all times. (4) Hearing for dogs deemed dangerous or potentially dangerous. The owner of a dog that a dog that has been deemed dangerous or potentially dangerous may request a hearing to determine the validity of the dangerous or potentially dangerous dog declaration. If such a request is made, the owner must (Supp. No. 14, Update 2) Created: 2025-06-25 08:17:43 [EST] Page 14 of 19