(A) Any animal is a public nuisance that has done any of the following:
(1) Destroyed property or habitually trespassed in a damaging manner on property of persons other than the owner;
(2) Attacked or bitten a person outside the owner’s or custodian’s premises;
(3) Shown vicious habits or molested pedestrians or persons riding or driving on the public streets or highways;
(4) Habitually ran at large;
(5) Habitually barked, howled or bayed to the annoyance of others; and
(6) Has not been registered with the Clerk in order to be identified and returned to its owner.
(Prior Code, § 6-4)
(B) After a finding by a court of proper jurisdiction that an animal is a public nuisance, as defined in division (A) above, the court may order that the animal be destroyed or that the owner or custodian remove it from the city or keep it confined to a designated place.
(Prior Code, § 6-5)
Statutory reference:
Dogs as nuisances, see M.S. § 347.04