2009 Minnesota Code
Chapters 340 - 348 Police Regulations
Chapter 347 Dogs and Cats
Section 347.55 Penalty.
347.55 PENALTY.
(a) A person who violates a provision of section 347.51, 347.515, or 347.52 is 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 section 347.542, subdivision 1, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
(e) Any household member who knowingly violates section 347.542, subdivision 2, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.
History:
1988 c 711 s 7; 1Sp2001 c 8 art 8 s 21; 2008 c 325 s 14
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