Dangerous Animals

Dangerous Animal Declarations

Under Minnesota State Statute and St. Anthony City Ordinance, domestic animals that have bitten or demonstrated aggression must be investigated to determine if that animal is a threat to the public's safety and should be declared "dangerous." St. Anthony Police officers or others designated by the City Manager may declare a dog to be a dangerous dog or a potentially dangerous dog as defined by M.S. § 347.50

Definitions

A Dangerous Dog is any dog that:

State law defines a “dangerous dog” as a dog that:

1) without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a human being on public or private property;

(2) killed a domestic animal without provocation while off the owner’s property; or

(3) been found to be potentially dangerous, and after the owner has notice that the dog is potentially dangerous, the dog aggressively bites, attacks, or endangers the safety of humans or domestic animals.

Minn. Stat. § 347.50, subd. 2. There are exemptions from this definition for law enforcement dogs used for police work, Minn. Stat. § 347.51, subd. 4, and a dog cannot be designated as dangerous if the threat or injury it caused was to a person who was trespassing, committing a crime, or provoking or tormenting the dog. Minn. Stat. § 347.51, subd. 5.

A “potentially dangerous dog” is any dog that:

(1) when unprovoked, inflicts bites on a human or domestic animal on public or private property;

(2) when unprovoked, chases or approaches a person, including a person on a bicycle, upon the streets, sidewalks, or any public or private property, other than the dog owner’s property, in an apparent attitude of attack; or

(3) has a known propensity, tendency, or disposition to attack unprovoked, causing injury or otherwise threatening the safety of humans or domestic animals

St. Anthony Registration Requirements

Potentially dangerous Registration

1.  a proper enclosure exists for the dangerous dog on the premises, as well as a warning sign that there is a dangerous dog on the property;
2.  the owner has paid an annual fee, in addition to any regular dog licensing fees; and
3.  the owner has had a microchip implanted in the dangerous dog and provided the details to the authority.

Dangerous Registration

1. a proper enclosure exists for the dangerous dog on the premises, as well as a warning sign that there is a dangerous dog on the property;
2. the owner has obtained a surety bond or liability insurance policy of at least $300,000, payable to any person injured by the dangerous dog;
3. the owner has paid an annual fee, in addition to any regular dog licensing fees; and
4. the owner has had a microchip implanted in the dangerous dog and provided the details to the authority.

St. Anthony Dangerous/Potentially Dangerous Dog Registration Form

Dangerous Dog Map