Brooklyn Park, MN Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Basis for restriction
- Conduct-based dangerous-dog designation, not breed
- Registration
- Annual, with fee and photograph
- Enclosure floor area
- 32 sq ft per animal
- Enclosure sidewall height
- 5 feet, 11-gauge wire
- Outdoor restraint
- Muzzle + chain no longer than 3 feet
Summary
Brooklyn Park does not ban dogs by breed. Instead, City Code § 92.26 regulates any dog formally declared dangerous based on its own conduct, requiring annual registration, a strict outdoor enclosure and, outside that enclosure, a muzzle with a chain no longer than three feet.
(A) Registration. Any person who has a dog that has been determined to be a dangerous dog pursuant to this code or pursuant to M.S. § 347.50, Subd. 1, must register the dog as a dangerous dog with the city, pay an annual fee, and meet all the other requirements provided for in M.S. § 347.51, Subd. 2. ... (B) Keeping of dangerous dogs. (1) Confinement. A dangerous dog must be securely confined indoors or confined in a secure outdoor enclosure suitably sized for the dog and otherwise meeting the requirements of a proper enclosure. ... (a) ... A floor area of 32 square feet per animal kept in such enclosure; (b) A sidewall height of five feet, constructed of 11 gauge of heavier wire with openings that do not exceed two inches; ... (2) Restraint. If the dangerous dog is outside of the proper enclosure, it must be securely muzzled and restrained with a chain not exceeding three feet in length, and having a tensile strength sufficient to restrain it.
Full Breakdown
50, Subd. 51, Subd. 2, including a warning symbol and collar tag identifying the dog as dangerous. 26(B) then sets physical confinement standards: a dangerous dog must be kept indoors or in a secure outdoor enclosure with a floor area of 32 square feet per animal, sidewalls at least five feet tall built of 11-gauge or heavier wire with openings no larger than two inches, buried support posts, a fully covered top, and a self-closing, self-locking gate, all placed in compliance with zoning setbacks unless a variance is obtained.
Outside that enclosure, the dog must be securely muzzled and restrained on a chain no longer than three feet with sufficient tensile strength. 28(B). 26(I) for the related potentially-dangerous designation.
Violations & Fines
Failing to register a dangerous dog, keeping it outside a compliant enclosure, or letting it outside without the required muzzle and three-foot chain violates § 92.26. Noncompliance can trigger a written notice, a hearing before an impartial hearing officer under § 92.28(B), and restrictions or prohibition on future dog ownership, in addition to the chapter's general § 10.99 misdemeanor penalty.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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