Minnesota Zoological Gardens

Apple Valley, Minnesota 55124

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License: 41-C-0019 Type: C Last Inspected: Dec 1, 2025

17 Inspections

7 Total Violations

1 Critical

0 Repeat Violations

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Animals on Record

EGYPTIAN FRUIT BAT: 924 DOMESTIC GOAT: 452 BLACK-TAILED PRAIRIE DOG: 352 STRAW-COLOURED FRUIT BAT: 258 JAPANESE MACAQUE / SNOW MACAQUE: 224 AFRICAN PENGUIN / CAPE PENGUIN: 122 AMERICAN BISON: 117 SHEEP INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS: 105 CATTLE / COW / OX / WATUSI: 100 WOLVERINE: 98 DOMESTIC PIG / POTBELLY PIG / MICRO PIG: 95 PRZEWALSKI'S WILD HORSE: 95 DOMESTIC GUINEA PIG: 78 PRONGHORN: 75 LLAMA: 74 CRESTED PARTRIDGE: 73 DOMESTIC CHICKEN (INCLUDING ALL DOMESTIC BREEDS /: 70 BACTRIAN CAMEL: 64 RING-TAILED LEMUR: 63 GRAY WOLF / GREY WOLF / TIMBER WOLF: 57 TIGER: 56 RUWENZORI LONG-HAIRED FRUIT BAT: 56 MOOSE: 55 LESSER FLAMINGO: 52 WILD BOAR: 50 AMERICAN BEAVER: 49 REINDEER: 44 DE BRAZZA'S MONKEY: 43 BRAZILIAN AGOUTI: 43 JAPANESE MACAQUE *MALE: 42 SEA OTTER: 41 NICOBAR PIGEON: 41 LINNAEUS'S TWO-TOED SLOTH: 40 SOUTHERN THREE-BANDED ARMADILLO: 40 METALLIC STARLING: 38 TAKIN: 37 NORTH AMERICAN PORCUPINE: 37 FINCH-BILLED MYNA / GROSBEAK STARLING: 37 SOUTHERN TAMANDUA: 36 CANADIAN LYNX: 36 MUSKOX: 36 COYOTE: 35 LEOPARD: 34 MALAYAN TAPIR: 34 CHINCHILLA (DOMESTICATED): 34 CHINCHILLA: 32 DHOLE: 32 BROWN BEAR: 32 ROCK PIGEON: 32 CARIBOU: 30 NORTH AMERICAN BLACK BEAR: 30 HAWAIIAN MONK SEAL: 29 VIRGINIA OPOSSUM: 28 STRIPED SKUNK: 28 EASTERN BLACK-AND-WHITE COLOBUS / GUEREZA: 27 CAPE PORCUPINE: 27 NORTH AMERICAN RIVER OTTER: 27 PUMA / MOUNTAIN LION / COUGAR: 26 BENNETT'S WALLABY / RED-NECKED WALLABY: 26 DOMESTIC RABBIT / EUROPEAN RABBIT: 26 PRZWALSKI'S WILD HORSE: 25 RACCOON: 25 WHITE-CHEEKED GIBBON: 24 BLUE-CROWNED LAUGHINGTHRUSH: 24 GOITERED GAZELLE: 23 VISAYAN WARTY PIG: 23 BLACK-NAPED FRUIT-DOVE: 23 ORIENTAL SMALL-CLAWED OTTER: 22 GOLDEN LION TAMARIN: 22 DAURIAN PIKA: 22 BEAUTIFUL FRUIT-DOVE: 22 RED RIVER HOG: 20 AMAZONIAN MOTMOT: 20 GOLDEN-CRESTED MYNA: 20 RED PANDA: 19 FISHER: 18 REED TITI: 18 BINTURONG: 17 CALIFORNIA SEA LION: 17 ASIAN EMERALD DOVE / GREY-CAPPED EMERALD DOVE: 17 EUROPEAN RABBIT: 16 ROCK HYRAX: 16 RED KANGAROO: 16 PINK-HEADED FRUIT-DOVE: 16 RED FOX (INCLUDES SILVER FOX & CROSS FOX): 15 COMMON SHELDUCK: 15 LESSER MADAGASCAR HEDGEHOG TENREC: 14 RHINOCEROS HORNBILL: 13 SUGAR GLIDER: 13 GREAT HORNED OWL: 12 BURROWING OWL: 12 WHITE-BREASTED WOODSWALLOW: 12 PREHENSILE-TAILED PORCUPINE: 11 REED TITI / WHITE-EARED TITI: 11 MATSCHIE'S TREE KANGAROO: 9 COTTON-TOP TAMARIN: 9 URIAL SHEEP: 9 FOUR-TOED HEDGEHOG (MOST COMMON PET HEDGEHOG): 9 BLACK-NAPED ORIOLE: 9 WHITE-CHEEKED PINTAIL: 8 INDIAN SPOT-BILLED DUCK: 8 BAER'S POCHARD: 8 RINGED TEAL: 8 MARIANA FRUIT-DOVE: 8 SILVER TEAL: 8 PUNA TEAL: 8 PIED IMPERIAL-PIGEON: 8 VICTORIA CROWNED-PIGEON: 8 SUNBITTERN: 8 GREEN ARACARI: 8 VENEZUELAN TROUPIAL: 8 BLUE-THROATED MACAW: 8 WHITE-CRESTED LAUGHINGTHRUSH: 8 BALI MYNA: 8 SCARLET-FACED LIOCICHLA: 8 WHITE-RUMPED SHAMA: 8 HEDGEHOG: 7 SILVERY LUTUNG / SILVERED LANGUR / LEAF MONKEY: 7 LAYSAN DUCK: 7 BLACK-NECKED STILT: 7 CHESTNUT-BACKED THRUSH: 7 SLOW LORIS: 6 FENNEC FOX: 6 CHESTNUT TEAL: 6 LUZON BLEEDING-HEART: 6 AMERICAN AVOCET: 6 GREAT ARGUS: 5 WHITE-FACED WHISTLING-DUCK: 5 SPUR-WINGED LAPWING: 5 BALD EAGLE: 5 COLLARED FINCHBILL: 5 DOMESTIC FERRET: 4 SPOTTED WHISTLING-DUCK: 4 BERNIER'S TEAL / MADAGASCAR TEAL: 4 RED-TAILED HAWK: 4 COMMON RAVEN: 4 RUDDY DUCK: 4 MACCOA DUCK: 4 AUSTRALASIAN SHOVELER: 4 BAIKAL TEAL: 4 BLUE-BELLIED ROLLER: 4 SULPHUR-CRESTED COCKATOO / GREATER SULPHUR-: 4 VON DER DECKEN'S HORNBILL: 4 RED-CROWNED PARROT / GREEN-CHEEKED AMAZON / RED-: 4 GOLDEN PARAKEET: 4 CHINESE HWAMEI: 4 RED-CROWNED CRANE / JAPANESE CRANE: 4 BLACK-AND-WHITE RUFFED LEMUR: 3 PINE MARTEN: 3 CONGO AFRICAN GREY PARROT / GRAY PARROT: 3 BLUE-AND-YELLOW MACAW / BLUE-AND-GOLD MACAW: 3 SCARLET MACAW: 3 GRAY-HEADED SWAMPHEN: 3 TUFTED DEER: 3 AMERICAN MARTEN: 3 PYGMY MARMOSET: 3 SOUTHERN FLYING SQUIRREL: 2 RED-CRESTED POCHARD: 2 GREAT GREEN MACAW / BUFFON'S MACAW: 2 HARRIS'S HAWK: 2 TRUMPETER HORNBILL: 2 TOCO TOUCAN: 2 MILITARY MACAW: 2 WHITE-NECKED RAVEN: 2 PHEASANT PIGEON: 2 BLACK-WINGED STILT: 2 TRUMPETER SWAN: 1 EURASIAN EAGLE-OWL: 1 RED-LEGGED SERIEMA: 1 BLACK CROWNED-CRANE: 1 MARABOU STORK: 1 YELLOW-CROWNED PARROT / YELLOW-CROWNED AMAZON: 1 KEA: 1 YELLOW-HEADED PARROT / YELLOW-HEADED AMAZON /: 1 PIED CROW: 1 BLACK VULTURE / MEXICAN VULTURE: 1 ANDEAN CONDOR: 1 HARPY EAGLE: 1 APLOMADO FALCON: 1 RED-AND-GREEN MACAW / GREEN-WINGED MACAW: 1 YELLOW-NAPED PARROT / YELLOW-NAPED AMAZON: 1

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USDA Inspections on Record

Latest: Dec 1, 2025

Violations Documented

1 Critical · 6 Non-Critical

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How to Read This Report

This page shows the complete USDA inspection history for Minnesota Zoological Gardens. The grade at the top is calculated by BreederCheck based on the total number of violations, their severity, whether any are repeat offenses, and how recently they occurred. It is not an official USDA grade, the USDA does not assign letter grades to facilities.

Each inspection in the timeline represents an actual visit by a USDA APHIS inspector. Inspections can be routine (scheduled), focused (in response to a complaint), or follow-up (to verify that previously cited violations have been corrected). The badges next to each inspection date indicate how many violations were found during that visit and their severity levels.

In the violation details section, you can read the specific regulatory codes that were cited and, when available, the inspector's narrative describing exactly what was observed. Pay particular attention to violations marked as "Repeat", these indicate problems that the breeder was previously warned about but failed to correct. Critical violations involving immediate threats to animal health or safety are the most serious and should weigh heavily in your decision-making.

If you are considering purchasing an animal from this facility, we recommend using this data as a starting point, not an endpoint. Visit the breeder in person, ask to see the animals' living conditions, request veterinary health records, and compare this facility's record to other breeders in the same state.

Frequently asked questions about Minnesota Zoological Gardens

Is Minnesota Zoological Gardens a USDA-licensed breeder?

Minnesota Zoological Gardens holds USDA license number 41-C-0019 (C), which means the facility is registered under the federal Animal Welfare Act and is subject to periodic USDA APHIS inspections.

Does Minnesota Zoological Gardens have any USDA violations on record?

Yes. USDA inspectors have documented 7 violations at this facility (1 critical, 6 non-critical). Critical and repeat violations matter most because they involve direct risks to animal health or problems the breeder was warned about before. Each cited code and the inspector narrative are in the full report above.

When was Minnesota Zoological Gardens last inspected by the USDA?

The most recent inspection on record for Minnesota Zoological Gardens was on Dec 1, 2025, and the facility has 17 inspections documented in total. The USDA typically inspects licensed breeders every one to three years.

Where is Minnesota Zoological Gardens located?

Minnesota Zoological Gardens is located in Apple Valley, Minnesota. You can browse other USDA-licensed breeders in Minnesota to compare inspection records before you decide.