6 county-level rules, plus city-specific rules for 1 city in Wright County, Minnesota.
Verified from official government sources
Wright County cities set their own hen rules; Buffalo and several neighbors allow a handful of backyard hens with a permit and no roosters. Larger livestock belongs on agricultural land in the townships under county zoning.
Wright County cities require dogs to be leashed and licensed, with current rabies vaccination. Off-leash is limited to designated dog parks. In the unincorporated townships, a dog running at large is handled as a nuisance.
Minnesota preempts breed bans. No Wright County city, Buffalo, Monticello, St. Michael, or Albertville, may outlaw a dog by breed. Under section 347.51, subdivision 8, breed-specific ordinances are void. Dogs are regulated only for dangerous behavior.
Minnesota Statutes § 347.51, subd. 8 (Local Ordinances)
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. Ordinances inconsistent with this subdivision are void.
Beekeeping is legal across Wright County, and Minnesota no longer requires state apiary registration; the old registration law was repealed in 2006. Hive placement is a local zoning matter of setbacks and hive counts.
Wright County cities and Minnesota state law restrict dangerous exotic animals. Under section 346.155, keeping a big cat, bear, or most primates is unlawful, and cities widely bar venomous reptiles from residential property.
Minnesota Statutes § 346.155, subd. 2 (Possession)
Except as provided in this section, it is unlawful for a person to possess a regulated animal.
Wright County has no countywide wildlife-feeding ban, but individual cities restrict feeding deer and waterfowl that create nuisance and vehicle hazards. Leaving trash or pet food out that draws wildlife can also violate nuisance rules.
1 cities in Wright County have their own animal ordinances rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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