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2007 Minnesota Statutes
346.36 DEFINITIONS.
Subdivision 1. Scope. Sections 346.35 to 346.44 shall only apply to veterinarians, animal
boarding facilities, and commercial animal facilities. As used in sections 346.35 to 346.44 the
terms defined in this section have the meanings given them.
Subd. 2. Abuse. "Abuse" means intentionally causing unnecessary pain, injury, suffering,
or harassment to a pet or companion animal.
Subd. 3. Cruelty. "Cruelty" means causing or allowing unnecessary pain, suffering, or
unjustifiable injury or death to a pet or companion animal.
Subd. 4. Expert opinion. "Expert opinion" means the opinion of at least one licensed
Minnesota veterinarian selected by an investigating officer.
Subd. 5. Neglect. "Neglect" means failure to provide the minimum care required for the
health and well-being of a pet or companion animal.
Subd. 6. Pet or companion animal. "Pet" or "companion animal" means a nonhuman
mammal, bird, or reptile impounded or held for breeding, or possessed by, cared for, or controlled
by a person for the present or future enjoyment of that person or another.
Subd. 7. Shelter; confinement area. "Shelter" or "confinement area" means an enclosure
provided to protect or confine a pet or companion animal when it is not in transit.
History: 1983 c 216 art 2 s 14; 1983 c 358 s 2


https://www.revisor.leg.state.mn.us/statutes/?id=346.36


only thing I could find about reptiles for Minnesota. Its also not under regulated animals or nothing..So guess here in minnesota we are pretty safe at the moment!

Individual cities have more specific regulations as far as maximum length, no venomous, or even not allowing them at all.

Originally Posted by bka_mama

Individual cities have more specific regulations as far as maximum length, no venomous, or even not allowing them at all.

They do.. its county to county I believe.. most cities you can't own any snake over like, 4 foot (or something ridiculous like that), and I know there are a lot of other little things..

I know when I worked at Petco in Coon Rapids a few years back, Dart frogs were illegal in that county..

so it is all county to county

I'm lucky... in my city the only thing that they prohibit is venomous.

Originally Posted by bka_mama

I'm lucky... in my city the only thing that they prohibit is venomous.

yeah, I made sure to call the courthouse in my town and ask about animal related laws and such.. I am good

How does one find out which herps are prohibited in their county? I do alot of 'living back and forth' between Cass, Hubbard, and Beltrami. Aside from the occasional 'wild rescue', all I keep are various treefrogs, mostly Vietnamese varieties, no darts.

I'm way up north, so I pretty much just end up being "the weird gecko kid" and that is it. I personally think part of why there isn't as much concern in MN is because it (usually) gets cold enough where anything nonnative and cold blooded dies off during the winter. The venomous regulations would solve more of the "at that exact moment" issues. I don't have much interest in venomous animals though, so maybe not my place to say. All I can say is that we have been fairly lucky so far. Hopefully it doesn't get worse...