Minn. Stat. § 347.56 (2026)
Destruction Of Dog In Certain Circumstances
Subdivision 1.Circumstances.
Notwithstanding sections 347.51 to 347.55, a dog may be destroyed in a proper and humane manner by the animal control authority if the dog:
(1) inflicted substantial or great bodily harm on a human on public or private property without provocation;
(2) inflicted multiple bites on a human on public or private property without provocation;
(3) bit multiple human victims on public or private property in the same attack without provocation; or
(4) bit a human on public or private property without provocation in an attack where more than one dog participated in the attack.
Subd. 2.Hearing.
The animal control authority may not destroy the dog until the dog owner has had the opportunity for a hearing before an impartial decision maker. The definitions in section 347.50 and the exemptions under section 347.51, subdivision 5, apply to this section.