Eagan, MN Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

There is no breed-specific ban in Eagan. Minnesota law preempts local breed bans: Minnesota Statutes section 347.51, Subdivision 8 provides that "A statutory or home rule charter city, or a county, may not adopt an ordinance regulating dangerous or potentially dangerous dogs based solely on the specific breed of the dog," and any ordinance inconsistent with that subdivision is void. Instead, Minnesota uses a behavior-based framework under Chapter 347. A "dangerous dog" is generally one that, without provocation, inflicted substantial bodily harm on a person, killed a domestic animal off the owner's property, or attacked after being declared potentially dangerous. A "potentially dangerous dog" includes one that bites without provocation or chases or approaches a person off the owner's property in an apparent attitude of attack. These statewide definitions and registration rules apply in Eagan regardless of breed. Eagan's own City Code Chapter 10 governs animal control, licensing, and at-large enforcement, and the Police Department animal control officer enforces both state and local animal provisions. Because of the state preemption, owners of any breed are subject to the same standards, and enforcement turns on a dog's conduct rather than its appearance or lineage.