{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-347.55","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 347.55","heading":"PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person who violates a provision of section 347.51, 347.515, or 347.52 is guilty of a misdemeanor.\n(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 change of location where the dog will reside, to sign a false affidavit with respect to a dangerous dog's death or change of location where the dog will reside, or to fail to disclose ownership of a dangerous dog to a property owner from whom the person rents property.\n(c) A person who is convicted of a second or subsequent violation of paragraph (a) or (b) is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n(d) An owner who violates section 347.542, subdivision 1, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.\n(e) Any household member who knowingly violates section 347.542, subdivision 2, is guilty of a gross misdemeanor.","path":["ANIMALS AND PROPERTY","CHAPTER 347. DOGS AND CATS","REGULATION OF DANGEROUS DOGS"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/347.55","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:43Z","sha256":"cadfd7aa44c8178bae2c91b44adf83fc0bdd91c9b4630d1589211dddc99b5794","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-347.542","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-347.56"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}