Minnesota lawsuit accuses couple of poisoning lawn to deter urinating dogs
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is suing a couple from Mankato, Donata and James Adam, after they allegedly lined their lawn with rat poison to stop dogs urinating on it. The civil complaint, filed in Blue Earth County District Court on behalf of the Minnesota Department of Agriculture, matters because the poison was placed on a lawn beside a public pavement and was reportedly eaten by at least one dog, raising serious public safety concerns.
The lawsuit alleges the couple broke state and federal laws that bar the outdoor use of rat poison without bait stations. It seeks fines of $7,500 for each day the violations occurred, plus the department's legal costs. Court documents include photos of the alleged poison and homemade signs complaining about dogs, while a neighbour reportedly saw her dog eat a green block of poison in late June and had to make the animal vomit.
- Minnesota AG is suing a couple over rat poison on their lawn.
- The poison allegedly deterred dogs and one dog ate some.
- The state seeks $7,500-a-day fines plus legal costs.
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Originally published by Daily Mail as “Minnesota AG names and shames couple who he says have lined their garden with RAT POISON to stop dogs urinating there”.