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                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                  FORM 10-Q/A-1

(Mark One)

[ X ]     QUARTERLY  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1998

                                       or

[   ]     TRANSITION REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from ______________ to _____________

Commission File Number:  0-19688

                           DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

           Delaware                                  84-1079037
(State or other jurisdiction of                   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)                   Identification No.)

490 Villaume Avenue, South St. Paul, MN                55075
(Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)

                                   (651) 455-1621
                (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)

                                 Not applicable.
                (Former name, former address and former fiscal year, 
                        if changed since last report)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports 
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the 
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to 
such filing requirements for the past 90 days. Yes /X/ No / /

As of August 11, 1998, there were 13,353,982 outstanding shares of Common Stock.

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                           DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION

                                  FORM 10-Q/A-1

                          AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM 10-Q
                              FOR THE QUARTER ENDED
                                  JUNE 30, 1998

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PART II - OTHER INFORMATION

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        Signatures                                                          4
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ITEM 5.  OTHER INFORMATION

     Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act"), the
stockholders of Destron Fearing Corporation (the "Company") may submit proposals
to be considered at an annual stockholders' meeting. Rule 14a-8 under the
Exchange Act sets forth the procedures and requirements for requesting that a
company include these proposals in its proxy statement. However, a stockholder
may submit proposals to be voted on at an annual meeting without having the
proposals included in the company's proxy statement. These proposals are known
as "non-Rule 14a-8 proposals."

     Rule 14a-4(c)(1) under the Exchange Act states when the proxies named by a
company for an annual meeting may exercise their discretionary voting powers for
proposals not included in the company's proxy statement, including non-Rule
14a-8 stockholder proposals. Rule 14a-4(c)(1) was recently amended to provide
that proxies named by a company to vote at an annual meeting may be given
discretionary authority to vote all proxies with respect to any non-Rule 14a-8
proposals which properly come before the annual meeting for a vote of the
stockholders if (i) the company has not received advance notice of the proposal
at least 45 days before the date on which the company first mailed its proxy
materials for the prior year's annual stockholder's meeting and (ii)
stockholders have been notified by the company of this 45-day advance notice
requirement.

     The Company hereby notifies its stockholders that for the Annual Meeting of
Stockholders expected to be held in February 1999, the deadline for notifying
the Company of non-Rule 14a-8 stockholder proposals is November 30, 1998. Notice
of any such proposal must be given in writing to the Secretary of the Company, 
Mr. Thomas J. Ahmann, 490 Villaume Avenue, South St. Paul, Minnesota 55075. 
Therefore, the Company's proxies will be able to exercise their discretionary 
voting authority with respect to any non-Rule 14a-8 proposal not submitted to 
the Company or submitted to the Company after November 30, 1998.

     The notification deadline for stockholders wishing to have a Rule 14a-8
proposal considered for inclusion in the Company's proxy solicitation materials
for the Annual Meeting of Stockholders to be held in 1999 is September 14, 1998,
as set forth in the Company's Proxy Statement dated January 14, 1998. Such
proposals must be set forth in writing and received by the Secretary of the
Company, Mr. Thomas J. Ahmann, at the above address on or before September 14,
1998.

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                                   SIGNATURES

     In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Dated:  September 9, 1998.              DESTRON FEARING CORPORATION


                                           By:/s/ Thomas J. Ahmann
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                                              Thomas J. Ahmann
                                              Vice President Finance,
                                              Chief Financial Officer and
                                              Principal Accounting Officer