Eden Prairie, MN Animal Ordinances: Breed Restrictions (2026)

City Code Section 9.07, Subd. 21 does not single out any breed by name. Instead, it gives the Eden Prairie Chief of Police the authority to determine that an individual dog is 'dangerous' or 'potentially dangerous,' and the same authority applies whenever a dog's destruction is authorized under Minnesota Statutes Section 347.56. Once the Chief makes that determination, the City follows the hearing and appeal procedures written into Minnesota Statutes Section 347.541 rather than a separate City process, and the subdivision states that 'a decision by the Hearing Officer shall be final,' closing off further administrative review at the City level.

The subdivision was adopted by Ordinance No. 6-2009 on June 30, 2009. Because the substantive standards for what makes a dog 'dangerous' or 'potentially dangerous,' and the notice, hearing, and registration consequences that follow a determination, live in the state statute the City adopted by cross-reference, an owner facing a determination should read Minnesota Statutes Sections 347.50 through 347.56, which Subd. 20 separately adopts by reference and keeps on file with the City Clerk for public inspection.