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<br />Minnesota Statutes 2005, 347.51 <br /> <br />Page 2 of3 <br /> <br />Subd. 3. Fee. The county may charge the owner an <br />annual fee, in addition to any regular dog licensing fees, to <br />obtain a certificate of registration for a dangerous dog under <br />this section. <br /> <br />Subd. 3a . Dangerous dog designation review. <br />Beginning six months after a dog is declared a dangerous dog, an <br />owner may request annually that the animal control authority <br />review the designation. The owner must provide evidence that <br />the dog's behavior has changed due to the dog's age, neutering, <br />environment, completion of obedience training that includes <br />modification of aggressive behavior, or other factors. If the <br />animal control authority finds sufficient evidence that the <br />dog's behavior has changed, the authority may rescind the <br />dangerous dog designation. <br /> <br />Subd. 4. Law enforcement; exemption. The provisions <br />of this section do not apply to dangerous dogs used by law <br />enforcement officials for police work. <br /> <br />SOOd. 5. Exemption. Dogs may not be declared <br />dangerous if the threat, injury, or damage was sustained by a <br />person: <br /> <br />(1) who was committing, at the time, a willful trespass or <br />other tort upon the premises occupied by the owner of the dog; <br /> <br />(2) who was provoking, tormenting, abusing, or assaulting <br />the dog or who can be shown to have repeatedly, in the past, <br />provoked, tormented, abused, or assaulted the dog; or <br /> <br />(3) who was committing or attempting to commit a crime. <br /> <br />Subd. 6. Repealed, ISp2001 c 8 art 8 s 30 <br /> <br />Subd. 7. Tag. A dangerous dog registered under this <br />section must have a standardized, easily identifiable tag <br />identifying the dog as dangerous and containing the uniform <br />dangerous dog symbol, affixed to the dog's collar at all times. <br />The commissioner of public safety, after consultation with <br />animal control professionals, shall provide by rule for the <br />design of the tag. <br /> <br />Subd. 8. Loca~ ordinances. A statutory or home rule <br />charter city, or a county, may not adopt an ordinance regulating <br />dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs based solely on the <br />specific breed of the dog. Ordinances inconsistent with this <br />subdivision are void. <br /> <br />Subd. 9. Contracted services. A county may contract <br />with another political subdivision or other person to provide <br />the services required under sections 347.50 to 347.54. <br />Notwithstanding any contract entered into under this <br />subdivision, all fees collected under sections 347.50 to 347.54 <br />shall be paid to the county and all certificates of registration <br />must be issued in the name of the county. <br /> <br />HIST: 1988 c 711 s 2; 1989 c 37 s 6-10; 1991 c 195 s 1; 1994 c <br />550 s 2; 1997 c 187 art 3 s 32; lSp2001 c 8 art 8 s 16-18 <br /> <br />http://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/bin/getpub.php?pubtype=ST A T _CHAP _ SEC&year=cu... <br /> <br />8123/20~ <br />