SF 102

Introduction - 84th Legislature, 2005 1st Special Session

Posted on 12/15/2009 12:00 a.m.

A bill for an act
relating to public safety; increasing criminal
penalties involving regulated animals; amending
Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 346.155, subdivision
10.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

Minnesota Statutes 2004, section 346.155,
subdivision 10, is amended to read:

Subd. 10.

Penalty.

new text begin (a) new text end A person who knowingly violates
subdivision 2, 3, or 4 is guilty of a new text begin gross new text end misdemeanor.

new text begin (b) Unless a greater penalty is provided elsewhere, a
person who possesses a regulated animal that causes bodily
injury, as defined in section 609.02, subdivision 7, to another
person is guilty of a felony and may be sentenced to
imprisonment for not more than two years or to payment of a fine
of not more than $5,000, or both, if the person negligently
failed to control the animal or keep it properly confined and
injury to any person was reasonably foreseeable under the
circumstances.
new text end

new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end

new text begin This section is effective August 1, 2006,
and applies to crimes committed on or after that date.
new text end