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346.50(4)
Statute ID:
4798
Statute Function ID:
4455
Stray/Companion Animals - Dogs Identification - Official License Tag on Dog
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Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Crimes Against Govt (Y) (Rank 19)
Detailed Offense Code:
Health and Safety (913)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
90Z
All Other Offenses
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
No
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
Yes
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
No
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
346.50(4)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 1985
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Stray/Companion Animals - Dogs Identification - Official License Tag on Dog
Statute ID:
4798
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Mar 18, 2015 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
Corrected
Legal Analyst Comment:
Putting in missing legislative text
Summary Text:
Stray/Companion Animals - Dogs Identification - Official License Tag on Dog
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/346/50.html
Legislative Session:
1985 - Regular
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Mar 18, 2015
An owner or custodian of a dog who permits the dog to be uncontrolled off the owner's or custodian's premises shall have the dog identified in one of the following ways: (1) by a device, tag, or plate attached to the dog by a collar, harness, or device giving the name, address, and telephone number of the current owner; (2) by an electronically activated identification device within or attached to the body of the dog through which the owner can be promptly identified; (3) by a number legibly tattooed on the thigh, abdomen, or ear of the dog through which the owner can be promptly identified using information from official dog registries, city or county registries, veterinary hospital registries, or driver's license records; (4) by an official license tag of a city or county through which the owner can be promptly identified; or (5) by a current rabies vaccination tag or other identification device of a city, a county, or a veterinarian through which the owner can be promptly identified.
