| 1 | 1 | | 1.1 A bill for an act |
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| 2 | 2 | | 1.2 relating to animals; creating a civil cause of action and allowing punitive and |
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| 3 | 3 | | 1.3 emotional civil damages for injury to pets; proposing coding for new law in |
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| 4 | 4 | | 1.4 Minnesota Statutes, chapter 604. |
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| 5 | 5 | | 1.5BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA: |
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| 6 | 6 | | 1.6 Section 1. [604.145] LIABILITY; INJURY TO PETS. |
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| 7 | 7 | | 1.7 (a) A person who injures another person's pet is liable to the owner of the pet for the |
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| 8 | 8 | | 1.8cost of the injury, including medical bills, actual damages, emotional damages, and punitive |
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| 9 | 9 | | 1.9damages as provided in sections 549.191 and 549.20. |
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| 10 | 10 | | 1.10 (b) This section does not apply to: |
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| 11 | 11 | | 1.11 (1) a licensed veterinarian who acts pursuant to a valid veterinary license and the acts |
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| 12 | 12 | | 1.12would not be cause for revocation, suspension, or limitations according to section 156.081; |
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| 13 | 13 | | 1.13 (2) a licensed veterinarian when the owner asks the veterinarian to cause the pet's death; |
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| 14 | 14 | | 1.14 (3) a licensed veterinarian acting pursuant to state law or local ordinance; and |
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| 15 | 15 | | 1.15 (4) any person authorized to kill a pet under state law. |
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| 16 | 16 | | 1.16 (c) For the purposes of this section, "pet" means a nonhuman mammal, bird, or reptile |
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| 17 | 17 | | 1.17impounded or held for breeding, or possessed by, cared for, or controlled by a person for |
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| 18 | 18 | | 1.18the present or future enjoyment of that person or another, and does not include livestock. |
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| 19 | 19 | | 1Section 1. |
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| 20 | 20 | | REVISOR SS/KR 25-0462303/05/25 |
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| 21 | 21 | | State of Minnesota |
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| 22 | 22 | | This Document can be made available |
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| 23 | 23 | | in alternative formats upon request |
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| 24 | 24 | | HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES |
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| 25 | 25 | | H. F. No. 2733 |
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| 26 | 26 | | NINETY-FOURTH SESSION |
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| 27 | 27 | | Authored by Wolgamott03/24/2025 |
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| 28 | 28 | | The bill was read for the first time and referred to the Committee on Judiciary Finance and Civil Law |
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