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609.226.4(b)
Statute ID:
9646
Statute Function ID:
6521
Harm to service animal by a dog; Causes bodily harm
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Classifications
Offense Level:
Petty Misdemeanor (PM)
General Offense Code:
Other (9)
Offense Summary Code & Rank:
Property damage (P) (Rank 25)
Detailed Offense Code:
Animal Welfare (990)
Offense Severity Level:
Function Text:
UCR Code
Description
720
Animal Cruelty
Flags
Crime of Violence:
No
Targeted Misdemeanor:
No
Predatory Offender Registration Review:
No
Enhanceable:
Yes
Certify to DPS:
No
Report to DNR:
No
DPS Group:
No
Conditional Release:
No
Payable:
No
Petty Misdemeanor Only if Prosecutor Certifies:
Yes
Third Violation Indicator:
No
Qualified Domestic Violence Related:
No
Nonviolent Controlled Substance Offender Review:
No
Wildlife Restitution:
No
Statute Number:
609.226.4(b)
Enactment Date:
Jan 1, 1859
Effective Date:
Aug 1, 2004
Expiration Date:
Repealed?:
No
Summary Text:
Harm to service animal by a dog; Causes bodily harm
Statute ID:
9646
Created:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Updated:
Sep 1, 2006 by mnjis.legal.analyst@state.mn.us
Last Update Action:
System
Legal Analyst Comment:
Summary Text:
Harm to service animal by a dog; Causes bodily harm
Link to MN Statute Text:
https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/stats/609/226.html
Legislative Session:
0 - NA
Session Law Text?:
No
Statute text last updated on:
Sep 1, 2006
(a) As used in this subdivision, "service animal" means an animal individually trained or being trained to do work or perform tasks for the benefit of an individual with a disability. (b) A person who negligently or intentionally (1) permits the person's dog to run uncontrolled off the person's premises, or (2) fails to keep the person's dog properly confined or controlled; and as a result the dog causes bodily harm to a service animal or otherwise renders a service animal unable to perform its duties, is guilty of a misdemeanor. (c) The court shall order a person convicted of violating this subdivision to pay restitution for the costs and expenses resulting from the crime. Costs and expenses include, but are not limited to, the service animal user's loss of income, veterinary expenses, transportation costs, and other expenses of temporary replacement assistance services, and service animal replacement or retraining costs incurred by a school, agency, or individual. If the court finds that the convicted person is indigent, the court may reduce the amount of restitution to a reasonable level or order it paid in installments. (d) This subdivision does not preclude a person from seeking any available civil remedies for an act that violates this subdivision.
