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Minneapolis Code of Ordinances § 62.30
in effect62.30. - Authority.
Minneapolis Animal Care and Control (hereinafter, "MACC") shall enforce the provisions of this title and any other applicable laws, statutes or rules, pertaining to the protection of animals. It shall also constitute a violation of this Code for any person, within the City of Minneapolis, to violate a statute or rule of the State of Minnesota dealing with the care, keeping, or treatment of animals.
MACC shall employ persons who shall have the power to enforce this title and all ordinances enacted pursuant to this title. When in uniform or upon displaying a badge or other credentials of office, and to the extent permitted by law, animal control officers shall have the power to issue citations, criminal complaints, or obtain search warrants as necessary, providing the execution of such warrant shall be carried out by any law-enforcement officer, to any person found in the act of violating any such law of Minnesota or any ordinance of Minneapolis.
Animal control officers shall also have the power to conduct inspections of public and private animal shelters, and inspect any business premises where animals are housed or kept, including any boarding establishment, kennel, pet shop, or the business premises of any dealer, exhibitor, or groomer, at any reasonable time, for the purposes of determining if a violation of this title; any other state law governing the care, control, or protection of animals; or any other state law governing property rights in animals has occurred. (Ord. No. 2016-009, § 1, 2-12-16)
Source: City of Minneapolis, Minnesota, Code of Ordinances, City Charter and Park and Recreation Board Code of Ordinances (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/mn/minneapolis/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=COOR_TIT4ANCACO_CH62INGE_62.30AUFetched: 11/2/2026