2026 Minnesota Statutes Index (topics)
LIVESTOCK
See also AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT
Agricultural commodities, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.101, 17.90
Agricultural production, livestock defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 297A.61
Agricultural production input liens, Minn. Statutes 2026 514.965, 514.966
Agricultural products, livestock defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.13
Agricultural property, livestock defined as, Minn. Statutes 2026 583.22
Animal Health Board, see ANIMAL HEALTH BOARD
Animals running at large, see RUNNING AT LARGE
Aquatic life, see Private aquatic life under AQUACULTURE
Asses, damage by, liability, nonprofit organizations, Minn. Statutes 2026 604A.12
Auctions and auctioneers, Minn. Statutes 2026 330.13
Biosecurity measures, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.986
Cattle, see CATTLE
Contested cases
Licenses (dealers or livestock market agencies), revocation or suspension, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04
Livestock Market Agency and Dealer Licensing Act, violations, fines or citations, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.145
Surety bonds (dealers and livestock market agencies), breach, claims, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.06
Corporate and partnership farming, breeding stock farms, Minn. Statutes 2026 500.24
Damage by
Appraisal of damages, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.09, 346.10, 346.12
Distraint of animals doing damage
Appraisal of damages, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.09, 346.10
Distraint by property owner, Minn. Statutes 2026 561.08
Impoundment of animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.12, 346.13
Lawsuits, treble damages, Minn. Statutes 2026 561.09
Notice to owner, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.09
Redemption by owner, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.15
Right to distrain, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.08
Sale of animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.13, 346.14, 346.17
Taking livestock from distrainer or officer, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.18
Livestock activities, liability restrictions, Minn. Statutes 2026 604A.12
Tender of damages by livestock owner, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.11
Damage to, hunting or fishing, Minn. Statutes 2026 97B.001
Damages
Tender of damages by livestock owner, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.11
Transportation violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.165
Data, animal premises data, Minn. Statutes 2026 13.643
Dead, dying, or disabled animals
Buyers, sellers, or transporters, registration of business, Minn. Statutes 2026 31A.19
Detention of animals as products, meat and poultry inspection law, Minn. Statutes 2026 31A.23
Diseased animals, see same under this topic
Disposal, Animal Health Board duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.815
Dealers
Agents, see Livestock market agencies under this topic
Audits, weight, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.17
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.06, 17A.145
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 31B.02
Disclosure, payment, agreements for waiver, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Enforcement of law, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.15
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04
Licenses (dealers and livestock market agencies), see same under this topic
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.145, 17A.151
Record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.08
Records, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.17, 31B.04
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 31B.03
Rulemaking about, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.15
Sales, payment, delay, unfair trade practice, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.05, 17A.06
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.145
Waivers, payment, time, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Definitions
Agricultural contracts, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.90
Agricultural microloan pilot program, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.056
Animal health law, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.01
Animal unit, pollution control, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.06
Classification of property, Minn. Statutes 2026 273.13
Commercial Code, Minn. Statutes 2026 336.2-105
Farm products statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2026 336A.01
Food Law, Minn. Statutes 2026 31.59
Genetically engineered organisms, Minn. Statutes 2026 18F.02
Livestock Market Agency and Dealer Licensing Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03
Packers and Stockyards Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.02
Rural Finance Authority, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.02
Destruction, wolves, compensation, Minn. Statutes 2026 3.737
Diseased animals
Buyers, sellers, or transporters, registration of business, Minn. Statutes 2026 31A.19
Detention of animals as products, meat and poultry inspection law, Minn. Statutes 2026 31A.23
Emergencies, declaration, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05, 35.0661
Import and export, regulation, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05
Killing, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05
Remedial action orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.93
Reporting requirements, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.06
Slaughter, see SLAUGHTER HOUSES
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Dogs, killing or chasing, see Killing under DOMESTIC ANIMALS
Emergency response and preparedness, agricultural emergency account, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.041
Enforcement of law
Animal Health Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.79
Livestock Market Agency and Dealer Licensing Act, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.10, 17A.15
Estrays, see ESTRAYS
Exhibitions, cages, exemption from law, Minn. Statutes 2026 343.21
Farm opportunity loan program, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.057
Farm products, livestock defined as, farm products statutory liens, Minn. Statutes 2026 336A.01
Farmed cervidae, see FARMED CERVIDAE
Feeder-livestock, secured loans, banks, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 48.24
Feeder pig markets, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 17A.09
Feedlots
Manure management, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.117
Odor control, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.0713
Pollution, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.061, 561.19
Resumption of operation, shoreland feedlots, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.0711
Fences
Damage, insufficiency of fence, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.10
Highway passes, Minn. Statutes 2026 160.2715
Natural Resources Department, cost-sharing, Minn. Statutes 2026 344.03
Fertilizers, endangerment, prevention, Minn. Statutes 2026 18C.201
Fines, livestock market agency and dealer licensing, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.14
Firearms, discharge prohibited near, Minn. Statutes 2026 97B.001
Garbage, feeding to
Animal Health Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.75, 35.76
Enforcement of law, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.79
Exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.74
Exempt materials permit, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.751
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.74 to 35.80
Inspections, investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.78
Investigations, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.78
Licenses, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.75
Premises, quarantined, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.77
Records, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.78
Removal of livestock, permit, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.77
Rulemaking, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.79
Treatment required, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.76
Hearings, quarantines, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0661, 35.0662
Hides and skins, see ANIMAL HIDES AND SKINS
Horses, see HORSES
Importation
Criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.551
Diseased animals, detaining, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05
Regulating, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05
Stolen livestock, Minn. Statutes 2026 609.551
Injunctions, Livestock Market Agency and Dealer Licensing Act, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.16
Inspections, prior to slaughter, Minn. Statutes 2026 31A.03
Insurance
Hail, cyclone, tornado, and hurricane insurance, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2026 66A.26
Livestock shipping associations, Minn. Statutes 2026 66A.08
Mutual fire insurance companies, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2026 66A.08
Township mutual companies, coverage, Minn. Statutes 2026 67A.13
Invasive species, exceptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 84D.14
Killing
Diseased animals, see same under this topic
Infected or exposed animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05
Slaughter, see SLAUGHTER HOUSES
Lawsuits, transportation violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.165
Liability
Feeder livestock, secured loans, liability of banks, Minn. Statutes 2026 48.24
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 604A.12
Pollution, nuisance, Minn. Statutes 2026 561.19
Transportation violations, damages, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.165
Licenses (dealers and livestock market agencies)
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Liens
Agricultural liens, Minn. Statutes 2026 514.965, 514.966
Mechanics and material suppliers liens, agricultural producers' liens, Minn. Statutes 2026 514.945
Livestock activities, Minn. Statutes 2026 604A.12
Livestock carriers, see under MOTOR CARRIERS
Livestock dealer agents, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 17A.04
Livestock dealers, see Dealers under this topic
Livestock equipment loan program, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.055
Livestock exhibitors, State Fair, Minn. Statutes 2026 327.202
Livestock expansion and modernization
Defined, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.02
Livestock expansion and modernization loans, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.045
Livestock investment grant program
Agricultural growth, research, and innovation program, Minn. Statutes 2026 41A.12
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.118
Livestock market agencies
Accounting and bookkeeping, custodial account for shipper's proceeds, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.036
Audits, weight, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.17
Contested cases, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.06, 17A.145
Copies to, farm product dealers, registration forms, Minn. Statutes 2026 336A.11
Definitions, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 31B.02
Disclosure, payment, agreements for waiver, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Enforcement of law, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.15
Feeder pig markets, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 17A.09
Generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.10
Licenses (dealers and livestock market agencies), see same under this topic
Livestock dealer agents, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 17A.04
Notice received, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.145, 17A.151
Payments by, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Purpose of law, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.02
Record keeping, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.08
Records, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.17, 31B.04
Reports given, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 31B.03
Sales by, payment, delay, unfair trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Surety bonds, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.05, 17A.06
Violations and penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 17A.145
Waivers, payment, time, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Livestock Market Agency and Dealer Licensing Act, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.01 to 17A.17
Livestock producers, family farms, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.844
Livestock raising operations, self-propelled agricultural machinery and equipment, defined as implements of husbandry, Minn. Statutes 2026 168A.01
Livestock shipping associations, insurance, Minn. Statutes 2026 66A.08
Llamas, see LLAMAS
Loading chutes, length limitations, exemption, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.81
Loans, livestock expansion and modernization loans, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.045
Market agencies, see Livestock market agencies under this topic
Marks
Abandonment, failure to renew, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.826
Assignment, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.829
Conflicts, return of application and fee, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.825
Definitions, animal health law, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.821
Duplication, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.824
Evidence, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.828
Expiration, notice, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.826
Listing, Animal Health Board, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.825
Registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.824 to 35.826
Reissuance, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.826
Transfer, fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.829
Validity, term, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.824
Violations and penalties, generally, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.824
Minnesota One Health Antimicrobial Stewardship Collaborative, Minn. Statutes 2026 144.0526
Missing persons' property, sale, court orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 578.10
Odorous emissions, investigations and management plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.064
Orders
Diseased animals, remedial action, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.93
Quarantine zones, movement from, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0661, 35.0662
Permits, garbage fed livestock or poultry, removal, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.77
Personal property taxes, delinquent taxes, liens or levies for, exemptions, Minn. Statutes 2026 277.20, 277.21
Pesticides, use, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 18B.07
Pet welfare law, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 346.43
Pigs, see SWINE
Policy of state, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.844
Pollution, nuisance liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 561.19
Ponies, livestock activities, liability, Minn. Statutes 2026 604A.12
Promotional activities, livestock friendly counties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17.101
Public livestock weighers
Misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.13
State livestock weighmaster, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.10
Public stockyard weighers, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 17A.04
Purchase-money security interests, Minn. Statutes 2026 336.9-324
Quarantines
Garbage fed livestock, premises, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.77
Hearings, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0661, 35.0662
Infected or exposed animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.05, 35.0661
Variances, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0661
Violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0662
Zones, movement from, orders, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0661, 35.0662
Ratitae, see RATITAE
Reports about, diseased animals, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.06
Running at large, see RUNNING AT LARGE
Sales
Insurable interest, Minn. Statutes 2026 336.2-501
Payment, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04, 31B.05
Unfair trade practices, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Sanitary board, see ANIMAL HEALTH BOARD
Seller-financed agricultural input sales, livestock production input, Minn. Statutes 2026 325E.35, 325E.36
Steers, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.06
Stockyards, see STOCKYARDS
Stray animals, see ESTRAYS
Subpoenas, dealers and market agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.15
Surety bonds (dealers and livestock market agencies), Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04 to 17A.06
Swine, see SWINE
Theft, see RUSTLING (LIVESTOCK THEFT)
Transportation
Cruelty in transportation, Minn. Statutes 2026 343.24
Farm trucks, use for, Minn. Statutes 2026 168.002
Horse trailers, see under TRAILERS
Intrastate transportation, charges and rates, Minn. Statutes 2026 218.041
Livestock carriers, see under MOTOR CARRIERS
Loading chutes, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.81
Motor carrier registration, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.025
Oversize vehicles, permits, Minn. Statutes 2026 169.86
Safety, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Vehicle identification, Minn. Statutes 2026 221.031
Violations and penalties, see same under this topic
Unborn young of animals, defined as goods, Minn. Statutes 2026 336.2-105
Unfair trade practices, sales, payment delay, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Value-added agricultural products, exclusion, Minn. Statutes 2026 41B.046
Veterinary feed directives, Minn. Statutes 2026 156.191
Veterinary prescription drugs, extra-label use, Minn. Statutes 2026 156.19
Violations and penalties
City attorneys, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.151
County attorneys, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.151
Criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.96
Dealers or livestock market agencies, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.07, 17A.14
Diseased animals, violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 343.28
Garbage, feeding to, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.80
Public livestock weighers, misconduct, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.13
Quarantine violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 35.0662
Rules violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.04, 35.05
Weighing violations, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.07
Waivers
Dealers, payment, time, disclosure, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Livestock market agencies, payments by, Minn. Statutes 2026 31B.04
Witnesses, power to examine, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.15
Waste
Commercial animal waste technicians, duties, Minn. Statutes 2026 18C.430
Generally, see MANURE
Odorous emissions, investigations and management plans, Minn. Statutes 2026 116.064
Weighing
Federal regulations, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.10
Fees, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.11
Livestock scales, see under COMMERCIAL SCALES
Monorail scales, see under COMMERCIAL SCALES
Public livestock weighers, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.10, 17A.13
Public stockyard weighers, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.03, 17A.04
Violations, criminal penalties, Minn. Statutes 2026 17A.07
Weighmasters, see State livestock weighmaster under WEIGHMASTERS