1.1 	A bill for an act
1.2 	relating to dogs; modifying notice requirements for unlicensed dogs that are 
1.3 	seized;amending Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 347.14, subdivision 2.
1.4 	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

1.5 	Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 347.14, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
1.6 		Subd. 2.Prohibitions; limitations; regulations Prohibition; enforcement. It shall 
1.7 	be is unlawful for any a person to harbor or permit to remain about the person's premises 
1.8 	any a dog for which no license exists and for which one is required. Any person who shall 
1.9 	have has seized or impounded a dog with or without license under this section shall deliver 
1.10 	such the dog to the humane officer of the town or city, if such a humane officer exists; or, 
1.11 	if there be no such is not a humane officer, to the constable, statutory city marshal, or the
1.12 	town or city police peace officer. The officer to whom the dog is delivered shall, without 
1.13 	delay, notify the owner, personally or through the United States mail, if such the  owner be
1.14 	 is known to the officer or can be ascertained with reasonable effort, but if the owner be 
1.15 	unknown or cannot be ascertained, then the officer shall post written notice in three public 
1.16 	places in the officer's town, giving a description of the dog, stating where it is impounded 
1.17 	and the conditions for its release. If, after five days, the owner does not claim the dog the 
1.18 	officer shall dispose of the dog in a proper and humane manner.