In case the owner or occupant of lands shall not distrain the animals or fowls doing damage as provided herein, then any person who shall knowingly permit the running at large or trespass of any such domestic animal or fowl within any city, shall be liable to the person aggrieved for treble the damages sustained, to be recovered in a civil action.
Minn. Stat. § 561.09
OWNER OF ANIMALS LIABLE FOR TRESPASS.
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Neilan v. Braun (1984)
Most recently applied in Neilan v. Braun (September 1984)
(1390) 1921 c 319 s 5; 1973 c 123 art 5 s 7; 1986 c 444
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.