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Minnesota Statutes <br />346.39 Dogs and cats. <br />Subdivision 1. Food. Dogs and cats must be provided with food of sufficient quantity and <br />quality to allow for normal growth or the maintenance of body weight. Feed standards shall be <br />those recommended by the National Research Council. <br />Subd. 2. _ Water. Dogs and cats must be provided with clean, potable water in sufficient quantity <br />to satisfy the animal's needs or supplied by free choice. Snow or ice is not an adequate water <br />source. <br />Subd. 3. Transportation and shipment. When dogs or cats are transported in crates or <br />containers, the cra#es or containers must be constructed of nonabrasive wire or a smooth, <br />durable material suitable For the animals. Crates and containers must be clean, adequately <br />ventilated, contain sufficient space to allow the animals to turn around, and provide maximum <br />safety and protection to the animals. Exercise for 20 to 30 minutes and water must be provided <br />at least once every eight hQUrs. Food must be provided at least once every 24 hours or more <br />often, if necessary, to maintain the health and condition of the animals. <br />Subd. 4. Shelter size. A confinement area must provide sufficient space to allow each animal to <br />turn about freely and to easify stand, sit, and lie in a normal pasition. Each confined animal must <br />be provided a minimum square footage of floor space as measured from the tip of its nose to the <br />base of its tail, plus 25 percent, expressed in square feet. The formula for corrEputing minimum <br />square footage is: (length of animal plus 25 percent) times (length of animal plus 25 percent), <br />divided by 144. A shaded area must be provided sufficient to protect the animal from the direct <br />rays of the sun at all times during the months of May to October. <br />Subd. 5. Exercise. All dogs and cats must be provided the opportunity for periodic exercise, <br />either through free choice or through a forced work program, unless exercise is restricted by a <br />licensed veterinarian. <br />Subd. 6. Group housing and breeding. Animals housed together must be kept in compatible <br />groups. Animals must not be bred so often as to endanger their health. <br />Subd. 7. Temperature. Confinement areas must be maintained at a temperature suitable for <br />the animal involved. - <br />; <br />i <br />