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Minnesota Statutes 2004, Chapter 347. {3} the dog is not maintained in the proper enclosure; or i4) the dog is outside the proper enclosure and not under physical restraint of a responsible person as required under section 347.52. (b) If an owner of a dog is convicted of a crime for which the dog was originally seized, the court may order that the dog be confiscated and destroyed in a proper and humane manner, and that the owner pay the costs incurred in confiscating, confining, and destroying the dog. Subd. 2. Reclaimed. A dangerous dog seized under subdivision 1 may be reclaimed by the owner of the dog upon payment of impounding and boarding fees, and presenting proof to the appropriate animal control authority that the requirements of sections 347.51 and 3�7.52 will be met. A dog not reclaimed under this subdivision within seven days may be disposed of as provided under section 35.71, subdivision 3, and the owner is liable to the animal control authority for costs incurred in confining and disposing of the dog. Subd. 3. Subsequent offenses; seizure. If a person has been convicted of a misdemeanor for violating a provision of section 397.51 or 347.52, and the person is charged with a subsequent violation relating to the same dog, the dog must be seized by the animal control authority having jurisdiction. If the owner is convicted of the crime for which the dog was seized, the court shall order that the dog be destroyed in a proper and humane manner and the owner pay the cost of confining and destroying the animal. If the person is not convicted of the crime for which the dog was seized, the owner may reclaim the dog upon payment to the animal control authority of a fee for the care and boarding of the dog. If the dog is not reclaimed by the owner within seven days after the owner has been notified that the dog may be reclaimed, the dog may be disposed of as provided under section 35.71, subdivision 3, and the owner is liable to the animal control authority for the costs incurred in confining, impounding, and disposing of the dog. H�ST; 1988 c 711 s 5; 1989 c 37 S 12 ==347,55 347.55 Penalty. ( a) Any person who violates any provision of section �s�i '', 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 removal from the jurisdiction, to sign a false affidavit with respect to a dangerous dog's death or removal from the jurisdiction, or to fail to disclose ownership of a dangerous dog to a property owner from whom the person rents property. Page 19 of 20 l�i�p:/l�vww, revisor.I eg. stat�.mn.�zs/�in/getpub.pl�p?pubtype—S TAT_CH�P&year—current&chapter... 4/7/2005