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1	1		1.1 A bill for an act
2	2		1.2 relating to state government; modifying the classification of commercial dog and
3	3		1.3 cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health; modifying
4		-	1.4 kennel and dealer advertising requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
5		-	1.5 sections 13.643, subdivision 6; 347.36; 347.58, subdivision 2.
6		-	1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
7		-	1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
8		-	1.8 Subd. 6.Animal premises data.(a) Except for farmed Cervidae premises location data
9		-	1.9collected and maintained under section 35.155, the following data collected and maintained
10		-	1.10by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and
11		-	1.11animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:
12		-	1.12 (1) the names and addresses;
13		-	1.13 (2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and
14		-	1.14 (3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.
15		-	1.15 (b) Except as provided in section 347.58, subdivision 5, data collected and maintained
16		-	1.16by the Board of Animal Health under sections 347.57 to 347.64 are classified as private or
17		-	1.17nonpublic.
18		-	1.18 (c) (b) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) or
19		-	1.19(b) to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will aid
20		-	1.20in the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.
	4	+	1.4 kennel and dealer advertising requirements; requiring the Board of Animal Health
	5	+	1.5 to post certain kennel, dealer, and commercial breeder information; amending
	6	+	1.6 Minnesota Statutes 2024, sections 13.643, subdivision 6; 347.36; 347.37; 347.58,
	7	+	1.7 subdivisions 2, 5.
	8	+	1.8BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
	9	+	1.9 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
	10	+	1.10 Subd. 6.Animal premises data.(a) Except for farmed Cervidae premises location data
	11	+	1.11collected and maintained under section 35.155, the following data collected and maintained
	12	+	1.12by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and
	13	+	1.13animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:
	14	+	1.14 (1) the names and addresses;
	15	+	1.15 (2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and
	16	+	1.16 (3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.
	17	+	1.17 (b) Except as provided in section 347.58, subdivision 5, data collected and maintained
	18	+	1.18by the Board of Animal Health under sections 347.57 to 347.64 are classified as private or
	19	+	1.19nonpublic.
	20	+	1.20 (c) (b) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) or
	21	+	1.21(b) to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will aid
	22	+	1.22in the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.
21	23		1Section 1.
22		-	~~S1029-1 1st Engrossment~~~~SF1029~~ REVISOR BD
	24	+	25-01875 as introduced01/06/25 REVISOR BD/DG
23	25		SENATE
24	26		STATE OF MINNESOTA
25	27		S.F. No. 1029NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
26		-	(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN, Housley, Abeler~~, Marty~~ and ~~Boldon~~)
	28	+	(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN, Housley, Abeler and Marty)
27	29		OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
28		-	Introduction and first reading29802/06/2025
29		-	Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
30		-	Author added Boldon34602/10/2025
31		-	Comm report: To pass as amended and re-refer to Judiciary and Public Safety03/24/2025 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.36, is amended to read:
	30	+	Introduction and first reading02/06/2025
	31	+	Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband and Rural Development 2.1 Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.36, is amended to read:
32	32		2.2 347.36 ADVERTISING.
33	33		2.3 All advertising pertaining to the sale of animals by any person, firm, or corporation
34	34		2.4licensed hereunder shall include the number of the current license issued to such licensee
35	35		2.5or a link to a website that includes the number of the current license.
36		-	2.6 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.58, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
37		-	2.7 Subd. 2.Inspections.(a) The board must inspect each licensed facility at least annually.
38		-	2.8The inspection must be with the commercial breeder or an agent of the commercial breeder
39		-	2.9present. The inspector must submit an inspection report to the board within ten days of each
40		-	2.10inspection on a form prepared by the board. The inspection report form must list separately
41		-	2.11each law, rule, regulation, and ordinance the facility is not in compliance with and what
42		-	2.12correction is required for compliance. The inspection report form must document the animal
43		-	2.13inventory on the date of the inspection and must contain all business names used by the
44		-	2.14commercial breeder in connection with the sale of dogs or cats, the facility identification
45		-	2.15number, the name of the facility, and the city or township in which the facility is located.
46		-	2.16 (b) If, after the prelicense inspection, the commercial breeder has two consecutive years
47		-	2.17of inspections with no violations, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least
48		-	2.18every two years. If the commercial breeder has any violations during an inspection or if the
49		-	2.19board has cause, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least annually.
50		-	2.20 (c) If a license to operate is suspended, revoked, or denied, the board must be granted
51		-	2.21access to the facility during normal business hours to verify that it is not operating.
	36	+	2.6 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.37, is amended to read:
	37	+	2.7 347.37 PUBLIC ACCESS; NOTICE; INSPECTION; ENFORCEMENT .
	38	+	2.8 Subdivision 1.Inspection and enforcement.(a) The Board of Animal Health shall
	39	+	2.9cause to be inspected from time to time all kennels and dealers licensed hereunder and all
	40	+	2.10records required by sections 347.31 to 347.40 to be kept by the licensees.
	41	+	2.11 (b) Any duly authorized agent of the board, any sheriff, or sheriff's deputy, or police
	42	+	2.12officer, or humane agent appointed pursuant to section 343.01 is granted the power and the
	43	+	2.13authority to enter upon the premises of any kennel or dealer at any time during the daylight
	44	+	2.14hours for the purposes herein set forth, and for the purposes of inspecting the compliance
	45	+	2.15with the provisions of sections 346.55, 347.31 to 347.40 and the rules issued pursuant
	46	+	2.16thereto, and for the purposes of enforcing sections 346.55, or 347.31 to 347.40; except that
	47	+	2.17humane agents shall not enter upon the premises of a licensed veterinarian acting as a kennel.
	48	+	2.18 Subd. 2.Notice.(a) Each dealer shall post a conspicuous notice in a format no less than
	49	+	2.1924 by 36 inches and easily readable by the general public, that states: (1) that the person is
	50	+	2.20a licensed dealer in dogs and cats; (2) that dogs and cats left with the dealer may be used
	51	+	2.21for research purposes; and (3) the hours the dealer is open to the public. The notice must
	52	+	2.22be placed in at least two locations on the premises, one of which must be on or near the
	53	+	2.23exterior mail delivery point and one of which must be at the regularly used point of exchange
	54	+	2.24of dogs and cats. A person may view dogs and cats in the custody of a dealer during the
	55	+	2.25time the premises is open to the public. Dealers are required to be open to the public on a
	56	+	2.26regular basis at least four hours between 7:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. on at least four of the
	57	+	2.27seven days of each week including at least one Saturday or Sunday. Any advertisement
	58	+	2.28placed by a dealer seeking dogs or cats must inform the public that dogs and cats brought
	59	+	2.29to the dealer may be used for research purposes.
	60	+	2.30 (b) The board must maintain and post in a timely manner on the board's public website
	61	+	2.31the following information:
	62	+	2.32 (1) a list of kennels and dealers licensed and in good standing under sections 347.31 to
	63	+	2.33347.40, including all business names that the licensee uses in connection with the sale or
52	64		2Sec. 3.
53		-	S1029-1 1st EngrossmentSF1029 REVISOR BD
	65	+	25-01875 as introduced01/06/25 REVISOR BD/DG 3.1adoption of dogs or cats and the total number of animals kept, congregated, or confined in
	66	+	3.2the previous calendar year;
	67	+	3.3 (2) copies of all annual reports, inspection records, and enforcement records from the
	68	+	3.4last five years for each kennel or dealer; and
	69	+	3.5 (3) a list of kennels or dealers whose licenses have expired or have been revoked by the
	70	+	3.6board during the last five years, including all business names that the licensee used in
	71	+	3.7connection with the sale or adoption of dogs or cats and any reasons for revocation.
	72	+	3.8 Sec. 4. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.58, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
	73	+	3.9 Subd. 2.Inspections.(a) The board must inspect each licensed facility at least annually.
	74	+	3.10The inspection must be with the commercial breeder or an agent of the commercial breeder
	75	+	3.11present. The inspector must submit an inspection report to the board within ten days of each
	76	+	3.12inspection on a form prepared by the board. The inspection report form must list separately
	77	+	3.13each law, rule, regulation, and ordinance the facility is not in compliance with and what
	78	+	3.14correction is required for compliance. The inspection report form must document the animal
	79	+	3.15inventory on the date of the inspection and must contain all business names used by the
	80	+	3.16commercial breeder in connection with the sale of dogs or cats, the facility identification
	81	+	3.17number, the name of the facility, and the city or township in which the facility is located.
	82	+	3.18 (b) If, after the prelicense inspection, the commercial breeder has two consecutive years
	83	+	3.19of inspections with no violations, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least
	84	+	3.20every two years. If the commercial breeder has any violations during an inspection or if the
	85	+	3.21board has cause, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least annually.
	86	+	3.22 (c) If a license to operate is suspended, revoked, or denied, the board must be granted
	87	+	3.23access to the facility during normal business hours to verify that it is not operating.
	88	+	3.24 Sec. 5. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.58, subdivision 5, is amended to read:
	89	+	3.25 Subd. 5.Posting of information.The board must maintain and post in a timely manner
	90	+	3.26on its the board's public website the following information:
	91	+	3.27 (1) a list of commercial breeders licensed and in good standing under this section,
	92	+	3.28including all business names that the licensee uses in connection with the sale of dogs or
	93	+	3.29cats and the total number of animals produced and sold in the previous calendar year;
	94	+	3.30 (2) copies of all annual reports, inspection forms, and enforcement records from the last
	95	+	3.31five years for each commercial breeder; and
	96	+	3Sec. 5.
	97	+	25-01875 as introduced01/06/25 REVISOR BD/DG 4.1 (3) a list of commercial breeders whose licenses have expired or have been revoked by
	98	+	4.2the board during the last five years, including all business names that the licensee used in
	99	+	4.3connection with the sale of dogs or cats and any reasons for revocation.
	100	+	4Sec. 5.
	101	+	25-01875 as introduced01/06/25 REVISOR BD/DG