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HF4390 • 2026

Person who sells emotional support dogs required to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog, and criminal penalties for misrepresenting service animals increased.

Person who sells emotional support dogs required to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog, and criminal penalties for misrepresenting service animals increased.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Falconer, Lee, X., Perryman, Bierman, Koegel, Gillman, Norris, Cha, Gottfried, Lillie, Smith, Hussein, Greene, Moller, Momanyi-Hiltsley, Pérez-Vega, Fischer, Rehm, Howard, Kozlowski, Stephenson, Elkins, Rehrauer, Long, Frazier, Luger-Nikolai, Berg, Curran
Last action
2026-03-16
Official status
Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Person who sells emotional support dogs required to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog, and criminal penalties for misrepresenting service animals increased.

Person who sells emotional support dogs required to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog, and criminal penalties for misrepresenting service animals increased.

What This Bill Does

  • Person who sells emotional support dogs required to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog, and criminal penalties for misrepresenting service animals increased.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2026-03-16 House

    Introduction and first reading, referred to Commerce Finance and Policy

Official Summary Text

Person who sells emotional support dogs required to provide notice that the dog is not a service dog, and criminal penalties for misrepresenting service animals increased.

Current Bill Text

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A bill for an act

relating to commerce; requiring a person who sells emotional support dogs to

provide notice that the dog is not a service dog; increasing criminal penalties for

misrepresenting service animals; amending Minnesota Statutes 2024, section

609.833, subdivision 3; proposing coding for new law in Minnesota Statutes,

chapter 325F.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:

Section 1.

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[325F.793] SALE OF EMOTIONAL SUPPORT DOGS.

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Subdivision 1.

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Definitions.

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(a) For the purpose of this section, the following terms have

the meanings given.

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(b) "Emotional support dog" means a dog that senses an event or helps alleviate symptoms

of a disability.

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(c) "Service dog" means a dog specially trained to perform specific tasks for a person

with a disability.

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Subd. 2.

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Written notice requirement.

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(a) A person that sells or provides a dog for use

as an emotional support dog must provide written notice to the buyer or recipient of the dog

that states:

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(1) the dog does not have the special training required to qualify as a service dog;

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(2) the dog is not entitled to the rights and privileges provided by law to a service dog;

and

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(3) a person that intentionally misrepresents that the person is the owner or trainer of a

qualified service dog violates section 609.833.

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(b) The written notice must be (1) made in at least 12-point bold type, and (2) provided

on the purchase receipt for the emotional support dog or on a separate piece of paper.

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Subd. 3.

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Enforcement.

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The attorney general may enforce this section under section

8.31.

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Sec. 2.

Minnesota Statutes 2024, section 609.833, subdivision 3, is amended to read:

Subd. 3.

Penalty.

(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who violates

subdivision 2 is guilty of a
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petty
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misdemeanor.

(b) A person who violates subdivision 2 a second or subsequent time is guilty of a
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gross
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misdemeanor.

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EFFECTIVE DATE.

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This section is effective August 1, 2026, and applies to crimes

committed on or after that date.

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