Ordinance - #26-02 - 02/10/2026 - Laserfiche WebLink

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1 a. The animal control officer will provide the owner of a dog that has been deemed dangerous, per this 2 section, with a dangerous dog notice. 3 b. If the dog has met any of the criteria for dangerous dogs as defined in this chapter, a quarantine 4 notice will also be provided to the owner advising of a ten-day quarantine period. 5 c. If a proper enclosure cannot be provided for the dog, the animal control officer can seize the dog for 6 the quarantine period. All costs of the care, keeping, and disposition of the dog are the responsibility 7 of the owner or person claiming an interest in the dog. 8 d. Any person knowing of a human being bitten by a dog shall immediately notify the animal control 9 officer and said dog shall then be confined and kept under observation for a period of ten days before 10 being removed from the owner's property or destroyed. Alternately, the dog shall be euthanized and 11 immediately tested for rabies at the owner's expense. 12 e. An owner of a dangerous dog shall follow all requirements for dangerous dogs as stated in Minn. Stat. 13 § 347. 14 (3) Dangerous dog registration. 15 a. Requirement. No person may own a dangerous dog in this state unless the dog is registered as 16 provided in this section. 17 b. Registration. An animal control authority shall issue a certificate of registration to the owner of a 18 dangerous dog if the owner presents sufficient evidence that: 19 i. A proper enclosure exists for the dangerous dog and a posting on the premises with a clearly 20 visible warning sign that there is a dangerous dog on the property, including a warning 21 symbol to inform children; 22 ii. A surety bond issued by a surety company authorized to conduct business in this state in a 23 form acceptable to the animal control authority in the sum of at least the minimum allowed 24 by Minnesota Statute, payable to any person injured by the dangerous dog, or a policy of 25 public liability insurance issued by an insurance company authorized to conduct business in 26 this state in the amount of at least the minimum allowed by Minnesota Statute, insuring the 27 owner for any personal injuries inflicted by the dangerous dog; 28 iii. The owner has paid an annual fee as established by an annual fee schedule and regulated 29 per Minn. Stat. § 347 to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under this 30 section; and 31 iv. The owner has had microchip identification implanted in the dangerous dog with the name 32 of the microchip manufacturer and identification number of the microchip provided to the 33 animal control authority. If the microchip is not implanted by the owner, it may be 34 implanted by the animal control authority. In either case, all costs related to purchase and 35 implantation of the microchip must be borne by the dog's owner. 36 c. Warning symbol. If an animal control authority issues a certificate of registration to the owner of a 37 dangerous dog pursuant to this chapter, the animal control authority must provide, for posting on the 38 owner's property, a copy of a warning symbol to inform children that there is a dangerous dog on the 39 property. The warning symbol must be the uniform symbol provided by the commissioner of public 40 safety. The commissioner shall provide the number of copies of the warning symbol requested by the 41 animal control authority and shall charge the animal control authority the actual cost of the warning 42 symbols received. The animal control authority may charge the registrant a reasonable fee to cover 43 its administrative costs and the cost of the warning symbol. 44 d. Fee. The animal control authority may charge the owner an annual fee as established by an annual 45 fee schedule to obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under this section. Page 10 of 15