Eagan, MN Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Eagan City Code § 10.11, Subd. 7
- Basis
- Behavior-based, not breed-specific
- State law adopted
- Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50 to 347.565
- Appeal window
- 14 days from notice
- Appeal deposit
- $1,000.00 for hearing expenses
- Review eligibility
- 180 days after declaration or appeal decision
Summary
Eagan does not restrict dogs by breed. Instead, Eagan City Code § 10.11, Subd. 7 adopts Minnesota's dangerous dog statute, Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50 to 347.565, letting a police officer, community service officer, or animal control officer declare a specific dog potentially dangerous or dangerous after an incident.
Subd. 7.Potentially dangerous or dangerous dogs.A.Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50—347.565 adopted by reference. Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the regulatory and procedural provisions of Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50—347.565 (commonly referred to as the dangerous dog regulations), as amended, are hereby incorporated herein and adopted by reference, including the penalty provisions thereof.B.Declaration of potentially dangerous or dangerous dog. A city police officer, community service officer or animal control officer may declare a dog to be potentially dangerous or dangerous when the officer has probable cause to believe that the dog is potentially dangerous or dangerous as defined herein. ... C.Appeal. ... Any owner of a dog declared potentially dangerous or dangerous may appeal the declaration by serving upon the city clerk, within 14 days of receipt of the notice declaring the dog potentially dangerous or dangerous, inclusive of the date the notice is received, a written notice of appeal. The dog owner shall deposit the sum of $1,000.00, as and for hearing expenses, with the city clerk at the time of filing a written notice of appeal for a dangerous dog declaration.
Full Breakdown
Eagan City Code § 10.11, Subd. 7.A incorporates the regulatory and procedural provisions of Minnesota's dangerous dog statutes, Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50 through 347.565, including their penalty provisions, directly into the city code rather than singling out any breed. Under Subd. 7.B, a city police officer, community service officer, or animal control officer may declare a dog potentially dangerous or dangerous on probable cause, with written notice delivered or mailed to the owner, posted where the dog is kept, or given to a resident on the property, plus a phone call where possible.
The notice must include a copy of the ordinance and the statute along with an appeal request form. Subd. 7.C gives the owner 14 days from receiving the notice to appeal to the city clerk, and an owner who appeals a dangerous dog declaration must deposit $1,000.00 for hearing expenses; the hearing officer decides the case within ten days of the hearing, and if the dangerous designation is upheld the owner pays the city's actual hearing costs up to that $1,000.00 deposit. Beginning 180 days after a dangerous declaration or a hearing officer's decision on appeal, the owner may ask the city to review the designation with clear and convincing evidence the dog's behavior has changed.
Violations & Fines
Failing to comply with a potentially dangerous or dangerous dog declaration under Eagan City Code § 10.11, Subd. 7 is punished as a misdemeanor under the chapter's general penalty section, § 10.99, and separately incorporates the penalty provisions of Minn. Stats. §§ 347.50 to 347.565. An owner who misses the 14-day appeal window or skips the scheduled hearing waives the right to contest the declaration.
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