Any person may, and every sheriff and police officer shall, distrain and impound any cattle, horses, mules, sheep, swine, or any domestic fowls running at large or trespassing upon the lands of another or upon any public property in this state, and when so impounded such proceedings shall be had relative to the animals and fowls so impounded as are or shall be provided by the general laws of this state relating to the impounding of animals.
(1388) 1921 c 319 s 3; 1967 c 516 s 1; 2005 c 10 art 2 s 4
Structure Minnesota Statutes
Chapters 553 - 566 — Declaratory, Corrective And Administrative Remedies
Chapter 561 — Nuisance, Trespass, Waste; Liability
Section 561.01 — Nuisance; Action.
Section 561.02 — Maliciously Maintained Structure.
Section 561.04 — Trespass; Treble Damages.
Section 561.051 — Liability For Acts Of Wild Animals.
Section 561.07 — Animals May Be Impounded.
Section 561.08 — Owner Of Property May Distrain.
Section 561.09 — Owner Of Animals Liable For Trespass.
Section 561.10 — Trespass After Execution Or Foreclosure Sale.
Section 561.17 — Action For Waste.
Section 561.18 — Waste Pending Year For Redemption; Injunction.
Section 561.19 — Nuisance Liability Of Agricultural Operations.