1.1.................... moves to amend H.F. No. 1098 as follows:
1.2Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:

1.3    "Section 1. [346.47] SEIZED ANIMALS.
1.4    Subdivision 1. Definitions. As used in this section:
1.5(1) "establishment" means any public or private agency, person, society, or
1.6corporation having custody of animals that are seized under the authority of the state or
1.7any political subdivision of the state; and
1.8(2) "regular business day" means a day during which the establishment having
1.9custody of an animal is open to the public not less than four consecutive hours between
1.10the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m.
1.11    Subd. 2. Impoundment; record keeping. All animals seized by public authority
1.12must be held in an establishment for redemption by the owner for at least five regular
1.13business days of the establishment or for a longer time specified by municipal ordinance.
1.14Establishments must maintain the following records of the animals in custody, and
1.15preserve the records for at least six months:
1.16(1) the description of the animal by species, breed, sex, approximate age, and other
1.17distinguishing traits;
1.18(2) the location at which the animal was seized;
1.19(3) the date of seizure;
1.20(4) the name and address of the person from whom any animal three months of age
1.21or over was received; and
1.22(5) the name and address of the person to whom any animal three months of age
1.23or over was transferred.
1.24The records must be maintained in a form permitting easy perusal by the public.
1.25A person may view the records and animals in custody at any time during which the
1.26establishment is open to the public.
2.1    Subd. 3. Release of animals. A person must not release an animal seized and held
2.2under this section for research or product testing, either directly or through an animal
2.3dealer. This subdivision does not apply to the temporary transfer of an animal to a college
2.4of veterinary medicine or veterinary technology school accredited by the American
2.5Veterinary Medicine Association for the purpose of sterilization or needed veterinary care.

2.6    Sec. 2. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 347.54, subdivision 2, is amended to read:
2.7    Subd. 2. Reclaimed. A dangerous dog seized under subdivision 1 may be reclaimed
2.8by the owner of the dog upon payment of impounding and boarding fees, and presenting
2.9proof to the appropriate animal control authority that the requirements of sections 347.51
2.10and 347.52 will be met. A dog not reclaimed under this subdivision within seven days
2.11may be disposed of as provided under section 35.71, subdivision 3 in a manner permitted
2.12by law, and the owner is liable to the animal control authority for costs incurred in
2.13confining and disposing of the dog.

2.14    Sec. 3. Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 347.54, subdivision 3, is amended to read:
2.15    Subd. 3. Subsequent offenses; seizure. If a person has been convicted of a
2.16misdemeanor for violating a provision of section 347.51, 347.515, or 347.52, and the
2.17person is charged with a subsequent violation relating to the same dog, the dog must be
2.18seized by the animal control authority having jurisdiction. If the owner is convicted of the
2.19crime for which the dog was seized, the court shall order that the dog be destroyed in a
2.20proper and humane manner and the owner pay the cost of confining and destroying the
2.21animal. If the owner is not convicted and the dog is not reclaimed by the owner within
2.22seven days after the owner has been notified that the dog may be reclaimed, the dog may be
2.23disposed of as provided under section 35.71, subdivision 3 in a manner permitted by law.

2.24    Sec. 4. REPEALER.
2.25Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 35.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, is
2.26repealed."
2.27Delete the title and insert:
2.29relating to animals; changing requirements for the disposition of certain animals;
2.30amending Minnesota Statutes 2010, section 347.54, subdivisions 2, 3; proposing
2.31coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes, chapter 346; repealing Minnesota
2.32Statutes 2010, section 35.71, subdivisions 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7."