Minn. Stat. § 346.021

Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 8, August 19, 2024
Section 346.021 - FINDER TO GIVE NOTICE

A person who finds an estray and knows who owns the estray must notify the estray's owner within seven days after finding the estray and request that the owner pay all reasonable charges and take the estray away. A finder who does not know who owns an estray must either:

(1) within ten days, file a notice with the town or city clerk and post a physical or online notice of the finding of the estray. The notice must briefly describe the estray or provide a photograph of the estray, provide the residence or contact information of the finder, and provide the approximate location and time when the finder found the estray; or
(2) within seven days, surrender the estray to a local animal control agency or to a kennel as defined in section 347.31, subdivision 2.

Minn. Stat. § 346.021

Amended by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 127,s 38-67, eff. 5/25/2024.
Added by 2024 Minn. Laws, ch. 126,s 2-67, eff. 5/23/2024.