1.1 A bill for an act
1.2 relating to state government; modifying the classification of commercial dog and
1.3 cat breeder data collected and maintained by the Board of Animal Health; modifying
1.4 kennel and dealer advertising requirements; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024,
1.5 sections 13.643, subdivision 6; 347.36; 347.58, subdivision 2.
1.6BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
1.7 Section 1. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 13.643, subdivision 6, is amended to read:
1.8 Subd. 6.Animal premises data.(a) Except for farmed Cervidae premises location data
1.9collected and maintained under section 35.155, the following data collected and maintained
1.10by the Board of Animal Health related to registration and identification of premises and
1.11animals under chapter 35, are classified as private or nonpublic:
1.12 (1) the names and addresses;
1.13 (2) the location of the premises where animals are kept; and
1.14 (3) the identification number of the premises or the animal.
1.15 (b) Except as provided in section 347.58, subdivision 5, data collected and maintained
1.16by the Board of Animal Health under sections 347.57 to 347.64 are classified as private or
1.17nonpublic.
1.18 (c) (b) The Board of Animal Health may disclose data collected under paragraph (a) or
1.19(b) to any person, agency, or to the public if the board determines that the access will aid
1.20in the law enforcement process or the protection of public or animal health or safety.
1Section 1.
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SENATE
STATE OF MINNESOTA
S.F. No. 1029NINETY-FOURTH SESSION
(SENATE AUTHORS: WESTLIN, Housley, Abeler, Marty and Boldon)
OFFICIAL STATUSD-PGDATE
Introduction and first reading29802/06/2025
Referred to Agriculture, Veterans, Broadband, and Rural Development
Author added Boldon34602/10/2025
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:
2.2 347.36 ADVERTISING.
2.3 All advertising pertaining to the sale of animals by any person, firm, or corporation
2.4licensed hereunder shall include the number of the current license issued to such licensee
2.5or a link to a website that includes the number of the current license.
2.6 Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 347.58, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.7 Subd. 2.Inspections.(a) The board must inspect each licensed facility at least annually.
2.8The inspection must be with the commercial breeder or an agent of the commercial breeder
2.9present. The inspector must submit an inspection report to the board within ten days of each
2.10inspection on a form prepared by the board. The inspection report form must list separately
2.11each law, rule, regulation, and ordinance the facility is not in compliance with and what
2.12correction is required for compliance. The inspection report form must document the animal
2.13inventory on the date of the inspection and must contain all business names used by the
2.14commercial breeder in connection with the sale of dogs or cats, the facility identification
2.15number, the name of the facility, and the city or township in which the facility is located.
2.16 (b) If, after the prelicense inspection, the commercial breeder has two consecutive years
2.17of inspections with no violations, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least
2.18every two years. If the commercial breeder has any violations during an inspection or if the
2.19board has cause, the board must inspect the commercial breeder at least annually.
2.20 (c) If a license to operate is suspended, revoked, or denied, the board must be granted
2.21access to the facility during normal business hours to verify that it is not operating.
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