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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2002, 347.52 <br /> <br />JVIinnesota Statutes 2002, Table of Chapters <br /> <br />Table of contents for Chapter 347 <br /> <br />347.52 Dangerous dogs; requirements. <br /> <br />(a) An owner of a dangerous dog shall keep the dog, while <br />on the owner's property, in a proper enclosure. If the dog is <br />outside the proper enclosure, the dog must be muzzled and <br />restrained by a substantial chain or leash and under the <br />physical restraint of a responsible person. The muzzle must be <br />made in a manner that will prevent the dog from biting any <br />person or animal but that will not cause injury to the dog or <br />interfere with its vision or respiration. <br /> <br />(b) An owner of a dangerous dog must renew the registration <br />of the dog annually until the dog is deceased. If the dog is <br />removed from the jurisdiction, it must be registered as a <br />dangerous dog in its new jurisdiction. <br /> <br />(c) An owner of a dangerous dog must notify the animal <br />control authority in writing of the death of the dog or its <br />transfer to a new jurisdiction within 30 days of the death or <br />transfer, and must, if requested by the animal control <br />authority, execute an affidavit under oath setting forth either <br />the circumstances of the dog's death and disposition or the <br />complete name, address, and telephone number of the person to <br />whom the dog has been transferred. <br /> <br />(d) An animal control authority may require a dangerous dog <br />to be sterilized at the owner's expense. If the owner does not <br />have the animal sterilized, the animal control authority may <br />have the animal sterilized at the owner's expense. <br /> <br />(e) A person who owns a dangerous dog and who rents <br />property from another where the dog will reside must disclose to <br />the property owner prior to entering the lease agreement and at <br />the time of any lease renewal that the person owns .a dangerous <br />dog that will reside at the property. <br /> <br />(f) A person who sells a dangerous dog must notify the <br />purchaser that the animal control authority has identified the <br />dog as dangerous. The seller must also notify the animal <br />control authority in writing of the sale and provide the animal <br />control authority with the new owner's name, address, and <br />telephone number. <br /> <br />HIST: 1988 c 711 s 3; lSp2001 c 8 art 8 s 20 <br /> <br />Copyright 2002 by the Office of Revisor of statutes, state of Minnesota. <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.1eg.state.mil.us/stats/34 7/5 2.html <br /> <br />Page 1 of 1 <br /> <br />214/2003 <br />