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Chapter 287 - ANIMAL INDUSTRY
Act 181 of 1919 ‑ Repealed-ANIMAL INDUSTRY (287.1 - 287.26a)
Act 244 of 1907 ‑ Repealed-VETERINARY MEDICINE, DENTISTRY, AND SURGERY (287.51 - 287.65)
Act 181 of 1974 ‑ Repealed-DISPOSAL OF LIVESTOCK OR LIVESTOCK PRODUCTS (287.71 - 287.77)
Act 304 of 1931 ‑ Repealed-TUBERCULOSIS IN LIVESTOCK (287.81 - 287.81)
Act 198 of 1885 ‑ Repealed-TEXAS CATTLE (287.91 - 287.95)
Act 62 of 1931 ‑ Repealed-HORSES AND MULES (287.101 - 287.106)
Act 93 of 1974 ‑ HORSE RIDING STABLES AND SALES BARNS (287.111 - 287.119)
     Section 287.111 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.112 ‑ License required to own or operate riding stable or sales barn; enforcement; rules; agents; exemption of certain horse auction sales.
     Section 287.113 ‑ Application for license; qualifications of applicant; investigation and information; fee; display of license; separate license for each business location; license nontransferable; expiration and renewal of license; renewal fee; deposit.
     Section 287.114 ‑ Inspections and investigations.
     Section 287.115 ‑ Records of horses or ponies.
     Section 287.116 ‑ Suspension, revocation, or denial of license; grounds.
     Section 287.117 ‑ Removal and disposition of abused or neglected horses or ponies; notice; no liability for removal; prerequisite to return of horses or ponies.
     Section 287.118 ‑ Violation; penalty.
     Section 287.119 ‑ Mistreatment of rented horse; penalty.
Act 284 of 1937 ‑ LICENSING LIVESTOCK DEALERS (287.121 - 287.131)
     Section 287.121 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.122 ‑ Dealer, broker, agent, or livestock trucker; license required.
     Section 287.123 ‑ Licensing of dealer, broker, agent, or livestock trucker; operator of livestock auction, buying station, or collection point; application; contents; fees; deposit of fines; weighmasters; receipt of completed application; issuance of license within certain time period; bond; license to transport required; "completed application" defined; waiver of fee.
     Section 287.123a ‑ Livestock auction or buying station; bond, producers' proceeds account, deposits; record of charges.
     Section 287.124 ‑ Refusal, suspension, or revocation of license; hearing; notice, decision; appeal; causes for refusal, suspension, or revocation.
     Section 287.125 ‑ Dealer, broker, livestock trucker, or agent; license; place of keeping license.
     Section 287.126 ‑ Yards, pens, premises, or vehicles; requirements as to cleanliness and repair; application for vehicle permit; compliance with state and federal requirements for transport vehicles or livestock conveyances; official health certificates, movement permits or testing forms.
     Section 287.127 ‑ Inspection of animals; tests or treatment, fee; false statements as to identity or physical condition; movement from 1 premises to another; market zone; protection of livestock from injury and inclement weather; pens and buildings; trucks or vehicles and transportation cages; animals under quarantine; sale or removal of swine; "immediate slaughter" defined.
     Section 287.127a ‑ Transportation or movement of nonambulatory livestock; prohibited conduct by licensee; methods of euthanasia; disposal of dead animals.
     Section 287.128 ‑ Records of licensee; inspection; sale of certain animals for slaughter.
     Section 287.129 ‑ Rules and regulations; adoption, promulgation, enforcement.
     Section 287.131 ‑ Violation of certain sections or act; penalty; action by attorney general.
Act 134 of 1929 ‑ Repealed-LIVESTOCK AND POULTRY REMEDIES (287.141 - 287.150)
Act 227 of 1935 ‑ Repealed-BABY CHICKS (287.161 - 287.169)
Act 213 of 1962 ‑ Repealed-STARTED PULLETS (287.171 - 287.175)
Act 91 of 1917 ‑ Repealed-COMMERCIAL FEEDS (287.181 - 287.191)
Act 72 of 1929 ‑ Repealed-BREEDING OF HORSES (287.201 - 287.210)
Act 150 of 1966 ‑ Repealed-CERTIFICATION OF LIVESTOCK (287.211 - 287.216)
Act 122 of 1883 ‑ BRANDING LIVESTOCK (287.221 - 287.223)
     Section 287.221 ‑ Adoption of brand; application; earmark, tattoo, or vaccination mark; identification number; assignment and recordation; approval of brand.
     Section 287.222 ‑ Placement and size of brand.
     Section 287.223 ‑ Duration of original brand; renewal and transfer; application forms and fees; disposition of fees.
Act 226 of 1929 ‑ Repealed-BODIES OF DEAD ANIMALS (287.231 - 287.241)
Act 308 of 1976 ‑ DISPOSAL OF LIVESTOCK (287.251 - 287.258)
***** 287.251 THIS SECTION IS SUBJECT TO CONDITIONAL EXPIRATION: See 287.258 *****
     Section 287.251 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.252 ‑ Selection and preparation of site for disposal of livestock.
     Section 287.253 ‑ Conditions for receiving and disposing of livestock.
     Section 287.254 ‑ Availability of site; notice.
     Section 287.255 ‑ Contracts.
     Section 287.256 ‑ Reimbursement of owner for livestock.
     Section 287.257 ‑ Appropriation.
     Section 287.258 ‑ Expiration of act.
Act 339 of 1919 ‑ DOG LAW OF 1919 (287.261 - 287.290)
     Section 287.261 ‑ Short title; definitions.
     Section 287.262 ‑ Dogs; licensing, tags, leashes.
     Section 287.263 ‑ Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
     Section 287.264 ‑ Supervision and enforcement.
     Section 287.265 ‑ Tags, blanks and license forms.
     Section 287.266 ‑ Dog licenses; application; resolution; provisions; proof of vaccination.
     Section 287.266a ‑ Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
     Section 287.267 ‑ Dog license; tag, approval; kept on dog.
     Section 287.268 ‑ Dog license; unlicensed and young dogs; application; fee after certain date.
     Section 287.269 ‑ Dog license; contents.
     Section 287.269a ‑ Production of proof of license.
     Section 287.270 ‑ “Kennel” defined; kennel license; fee; tags; certificate; rules; inspection; exception.
     Section 287.270a ‑ Repealed. 1969, Act 195, Eff. Mar. 20, 1970.
     Section 287.270b ‑ Kennel licensing ordinance.
     Section 287.271 ‑ Rules governing kennel dogs.
     Section 287.272 ‑ Lost tags.
     Section 287.273 ‑ License and tag; transferability.
     Section 287.274 ‑ Application for license blanks and tags; issuance of dog licenses and tags; fee; return of unused tags, books, and receipts; contents of receipt; paying over money; resolution providing that clerk perform duties of treasurer.
     Section 287.274a ‑ Issuance of dog license; information about microchip implantation availability to be provided to dog owner; definitions.
     Section 287.275 ‑ County treasurer's record; inspection.
     Section 287.276 ‑ Listing of dogs; compensation of supervisor; appointment, duties, and compensation of animal control officer.
     Section 287.277 ‑ Identification and location of unlicensed dogs; public nuisance; list; commencement of proceedings.
     Section 287.278 ‑ Killing of dog molesting wildlife.
     Section 287.279 ‑ Killing of dog pursuing, worrying, or wounding livestock or poultry, or attacking person; damages for trespass; effect of license tag.
     Section 287.279a ‑ Killing dog or other animal; use of high altitude decompression chamber or electrocution prohibited.
     Section 287.280 ‑ Loss or damage to livestock or poultry caused by dogs; complaint; examination; summons; proceedings; killing of dog; liability of owner or keeper.
     Section 287.281 ‑ Report of examination.
     Section 287.282 ‑ Damage to livestock or poultry by dogs; fees of justice, inclusion in damages.
     Section 287.283 ‑ Payment for amount of loss or damage; costs; investigation.
     Section 287.284 ‑ Board of county auditors; duties.
     Section 287.285 ‑ Saving clause; disposition of dog fund; expense of dog department in cities, payment.
     Section 287.286 ‑ Penalties; disposition of fines.
     Section 287.286a ‑ Sworn complaint; contents; issuance of summons; hearing; order; penalty for disobedience; costs; audit and payment of claims.
     Section 287.286b ‑ Penalty for stealing or confining licensed dog.
     Section 287.287 ‑ Recovery of value of dog illegally killed.
     Section 287.288 ‑ Common law liability.
     Section 287.289 ‑ Dogs imported temporarily.
     Section 287.289a ‑ Animal control agency; establishment; employees; jurisdiction; contents of animal control ordinance.
     Section 287.289b ‑ County animal control officers; employment standards.
     Section 287.289c ‑ Municipal animal control officers; employment standards.
     Section 287.290 ‑ Municipal animal control ordinances; certificate of vaccination.
Act 207 of 1970 ‑ LEADER DOGS FOR BLIND PERSONS (287.291 - 287.291)
     Section 287.291 ‑ Service animal not subject to licensing fee; definitions.
Act 309 of 1939 ‑ REGISTRATION AND IDENTIFICATION OF DOGS (287.301 - 287.308)
     Section 287.301 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.302 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.303 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.304 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.305 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.306 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.307 ‑ Repealed. 2016, Act 253, Eff. Sept. 26, 2016.
     Section 287.308 ‑ Stealing or holding dog in possession; penalty.
Act 424 of 1988 ‑ TURTLES (287.311 - 287.314)
     Section 287.311 ‑ “Turtle” defined.
     Section 287.312 ‑ Sale or distribution of turtle eggs or live turtles; health advisory sheet required.
     Section 287.313 ‑ Publication and availability of health advisory sheet.
     Section 287.314 ‑ Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
Act 426 of 1988 ‑ DANGEROUS ANIMALS (287.321 - 287.323)
     Section 287.321 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.322 ‑ Sworn complaint; summons; surrender of animal; expense; rabies vaccination and license required; destruction of animal; notification of animal control authority; ordering owner of animals to take certain actions.
     Section 287.323 ‑ Owner guilty of involuntary manslaughter, felony, or misdemeanor; penalty; costs.
Act 287 of 1969 ‑ PET SHOPS, DOG POUNDS, AND ANIMAL SHELTERS (287.331 - 287.340)
     Section 287.331 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.332 ‑ Rules; promulgation.
     Section 287.333 ‑ License required.
     Section 287.334 ‑ Application for pet shop licenses; fee; deposit; filing of completed license application; "completed application" defined.
     Section 287.335 ‑ Inspection of pet shop premises.
     Section 287.335a ‑ Prohibited conduct.
     Section 287.336 ‑ Animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or large-scale dog breeding kennel; registration.
     Section 287.337 ‑ Animal control shelter, animal protection shelter, or large-scale dog breeding kennel; registration application; form.
     Section 287.338 ‑ Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; inspection; compliance.
     Section 287.338a ‑ Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; alteration of dog, cat, or ferret.
     Section 287.338b ‑ Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; use of ICHAT to determine prior criminal history for animal abuse offense; subsection (1) inapplicable to pet shop; section to be referred to as "Logan's law"; "animal" defined.
     Section 287.338c ‑ Consideration of individual's criminal history; decision to not allow individual to adopt animal; section to be referred to as "animal adoption protection act."
     Section 287.339 ‑ Person breeding his or her own animals or person subject to MCL 287.381 to 287.395; applicability of act.
     Section 287.339a ‑ Animal control shelter or animal protection shelter; maintenance of records.
     Section 287.339b ‑ Violation of act or rule; sanctions; court action or order.
     Section 287.339c ‑ Large-scale dog breeding kennel; records.
     Section 287.339d ‑ Report.
     Section 287.340 ‑ Violations; penalty.
Act 73 of 1939 ‑ LIABILITY OF OWNER FOR DOG BITE (287.351 - 287.351)
     Section 287.351 ‑ Person bitten by dog; liability of owner.
Act 282 of 1966 ‑ Repealed-USE OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESEARCH (287.361 - 287.375)
Act 224 of 1969 ‑ USE OF DOGS AND CATS FOR RESEARCH (287.381 - 287.395)
     Section 287.381 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.382 ‑ License; application, fee.
     Section 287.383 ‑ License; issuance; qualifications; “good moral character” defined.
     Section 287.384 ‑ Unlawful sale or transportation of animals; dealers' licenses needed.
     Section 287.385 ‑ Rules; promulgation.
     Section 287.386 ‑ Identification or marking of dogs and cats.
     Section 287.387 ‑ Research facilities and dealers; records of purchases, sales, transportation, and handling of animals for research; maintenance of compliance report.
     Section 287.388 ‑ Disposition of dogs or cats; time; notice; record; exceptions.
     Section 287.388a ‑ Offering of laboratory animal for adoption; requirement; exception; animal protection shelter; written agreement; "Teddy's law".
     Section 287.389 ‑ Sales by public auction or by weight; disposal of unclaimed dogs and cats, maximum price.
     Section 287.390 ‑ License; suspension or revocation; grounds, notice, reinstatement.
     Section 287.391 ‑ Bill of sale; form.
     Section 287.391a ‑ Annual compliance report.
     Section 287.392 ‑ Violations, administrative hearing; penalties.
     Section 287.392a ‑ Laboratory animal fund.
     Section 287.393 ‑ Dealers or facilities; responsible for acts of agents or employees.
     Section 287.394 ‑ Effect on other acts.
     Section 287.395 ‑ Repeal.
Act 173 of 1953 ‑ Repealed-FEEDING OF GARBAGE TO SWINE (287.401 - 287.409)
Act 152 of 1956 ‑ Repealed-THE VETERINARY PRACTICE ACT (287.451 - 287.474)
Act 151 of 1975 ‑ Repealed-ANIMAL TECHNICIANS (287.481 - 287.488)
Act 242 of 1959 ‑ Repealed-COMMERCIAL FEED ACT (287.501 - 287.519)
Act 120 of 1975 ‑ FEED LAW (287.521 - 287.539)
     Section 287.521 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.522 ‑ Administration of act.
     Section 287.523 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.524 ‑ Persons required to be licensed; application; fee; late fee; issuance of initial or renewal license; notice of incomplete application; display and expiration of license; labels; powers of director; refusing, conditioning, revoking, or suspending license; hearing; revoking or refusing to issue or renew license after hearing; licensed distributor and guarantor operating from out-of-state location; effect of license issued before October 1, 2015.
     Section 287.525 ‑ Commercial feed; label; document for customer-formula feed; information.
     Section 287.526 ‑ Inspection fee per ton; payment; filing statement of tonnage and fees; failure to comply with section; disclosure of information.
     Section 287.527 ‑ Entry and inspection of operations; powers of director; refusal to permit entry or inspection; warrant; maintenance of laboratory to analyze, test, and examine commercial feed; forwarding of results to licensee; official sample as guide in determination of deficient animal feed.
     Section 287.528 ‑ Commercial feed or material considered to be adulterated.
     Section 287.529 ‑ Commercial feed considered to be misbranded.
     Section 287.530 ‑ Recall of adulterated or misbranded commercial feed; notification.
     Section 287.531 ‑ Rules.
     Section 287.532 ‑ Implementation of act; agreements; reports.
     Section 287.533 ‑ Manufacture or distribution of commercial feed; requirements.
     Section 287.534 ‑ Prohibited acts.
     Section 287.535 ‑ Administrative orders; correction of violation; costs; damages; finding of nuisance; storage of seized commercial feed as risk to animal or human health; "nuisance" defined.
     Section 287.536 ‑ Violation of act or rules; administrative fine; warning; penalty; injunction; protection of information as trade secret; civil action; affirmative defense; liability; restitution.
     Section 287.537 ‑ Feed control fund.
     Section 287.538 ‑ Actions by local unit of government.
     Section 287.539 ‑ Access to markets for commercial feed and commercial feed ingredients; application; certificate of free sale; fees; "certificate of free sale" defined.
Act 163 of 1962 ‑ HUMANE SLAUGHTER OF LIVESTOCK (287.551 - 287.556)
     Section 287.551 ‑ Humane slaughter of livestock; definitions.
     Section 287.552 ‑ Humane slaughter of livestock; methods prohibited.
     Section 287.553 ‑ Humane slaughter of livestock; exemptions.
     Section 287.554 ‑ Ritual slaughter.
     Section 287.555 ‑ Rules and regulations; inhumane methods.
     Section 287.556 ‑ Violation of act; penalty.
Act 280 of 1965 ‑ Repealed-SLAUGHTERHOUSES; EDIBLE RENDERING, WHOLESALE FABRICATING, PROCESSING, OR STORAGE ESTABLISHMENTS (287.571 - 287.582)
Act 291 of 1972 ‑ BEEF INDUSTRY COMMISSION ACT (287.601 - 287.610)
     Section 287.601 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.602 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.603 ‑ Commission; creation; appointment, qualifications, and terms of members; lists.
     Section 287.604 ‑ Commission; duties; compensation; personnel; contracts; appropriations; rules.
     Section 287.605 ‑ Purposes and objectives of commission's program.
     Section 287.606 ‑ Assessments; collection; records; report; duties of market agency; commission expenses.
     Section 287.607 ‑ Failure to file report or pay assessment or falsification of information as misdemeanor; penalty; order to pay assessment; interest on unpaid assessment.
     Section 287.608 ‑ Enforcement of act; reimbursement.
     Section 287.609 ‑ Exemption of assessments prohibited; referendum; petition; ballots; costs; termination of programs; payment of debts; disposition of unexpended or unencumbered funds.
     Section 287.609a ‑ Veal producers; assessment; “veal” defined.
     Section 287.610 ‑ Falsification of affidavits, records, receipts, or information.
Act 239 of 1982 ‑ BODIES OF DEAD ANIMALS (287.651 - 287.683)
     Section 287.651 ‑ Meanings of words and phrases.
     Section 287.653 ‑ Definitions; A to F.
     Section 287.654 ‑ Definitions; G to T.
     Section 287.657 ‑ Establishment of business without license prohibited; exemptions; transportation of officially quarantined dead animals on public highway; permit; rules.
     Section 287.659 ‑ License; exemptions.
     Section 287.661 ‑ Application for license; form; filing; fee; renewal; application of dead animal dealer license; specification of destination; annual license application fee; issuance or denial of license; inspection; standards; license fee not returnable.
     Section 287.663 ‑ License denial; notice; hearing; request for second inspection.
     Section 287.665 ‑ Rules.
     Section 287.667 ‑ Repealed. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994.
     Section 287.669 ‑ Inspection of facility, vehicle, and composting; suspension or revocation of license; hearings; alternative methods authorized by director; operation under common ownership or management; report of increase in mortality.
     Section 287.671 ‑ Dead animals; transfer from 1 vehicle to another; disposal; exceptions.
     Section 287.673 ‑ Dead animals transported to licensed facility for production into animal or pet food; decharacterizing or denaturing; container label; preventing diversion of dead animals for use as human food; advertising.
     Section 287.675 ‑ Repealed. 1993, Act 228, Eff. Feb. 4, 1994.
     Section 287.677 ‑ Rules.
     Section 287.678 ‑ Request for administrative hearing by aggrieved person; administrative fine or warning.
     Section 287.679 ‑ Violation of act as misdemeanor or felony; penalties; civil actions.
     Section 287.681 ‑ Repeal of MCL 287.231 to 287.241.
     Section 287.683 ‑ Effective date.
Act 466 of 1988 ‑ ANIMAL INDUSTRY ACT (287.701 - 287.747)
     Section 287.701 ‑ Short title; scope and construction of act.
     Section 287.702 ‑ Meanings of words and phrases.
     Section 287.703 ‑ Definitions; A to W.
     Section 287.703a ‑ Determination of extraordinary emergency; notice to governor; recommendations; proclamation of state emergency; emergency order.
     Section 287.703b ‑ Scientifically based orders; requirements; revision or rescission of orders; enforcement; authority to enter into agreements.
     Section 287.704‑287.706 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.707 ‑ State veterinarian as chief animal health official; appointment; qualifications; office facilities and laboratory services; powers and duties.
     Section 287.708 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.709 ‑ Animal affected with reportable disease or contaminated with toxic substance; restrictions on information that identifies owner of an affected animal; notification of certain disease found in certain wild birds, animals, or game.
     Section 287.710 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.711 ‑ Agreements to protect or enhance growth of livestock industry or human food chain.
     Section 287.711b ‑ Official identification.
     Section 287.712 ‑ Quarantine.
     Section 287.712a ‑ Movement controls; official certificate required.
     Section 287.712b ‑ Movement of privately owned cervids; requirements; database.
     Section 287.713, 287.713a ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.714 ‑ Seizure, slaughter, destruction, or other disposition of livestock or domestic animals; notice; disposal of animals, animal products, and animal feeds; cleaning and disinfecting premises; repopulation of premises; biosecurity and wildlife risk mitigation measures.
     Section 287.714a ‑ Indemnification; application; eligibility; acceptance of compensation; applicability of right to indemnity.
     Section 287.715, 287.716 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.717 ‑ Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.
     Section 287.717a ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.717b ‑ Surveillance testing program; status designation; movement restriction.
     Section 287.717c ‑ Equid herd; change of ownership and location; equine infectious anemia test; requirements; quarantine and testing; records; destruction or removal prohibited; interstate movement permit.
     Section 287.717d ‑ Tuberculosis testing of cervid operation; exception; chronic wasting disease herd certification program.
     Section 287.718 ‑ Repealed. 1996, Act 369, Imd. Eff. July 3, 1996.
     Section 287.719 ‑ Imported animals; requirements.
     Section 287.720 ‑ Official interstate or intrastate health certificate or official certificate of veterinary inspection; forwarding of certificate to state veterinarian; slaughter of imported livestock.
     Section 287.721 ‑ Repealed. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994.
     Section 287.722 ‑ Animal imported without required official tests, vaccination, official identification, or documents.
     Section 287.723‑287.724a ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.725 ‑ Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.
     Section 287.726 ‑ Repealed. 2000, Act 323, Eff. Jan. 1, 2001.
     Section 287.726a‑287.730d ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.731 ‑ Species not to be imported; wild or exotic animals; feral swine; large carnivores; wolf-dog cross.
     Section 287.732, 287.733 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.734 ‑ Repealed. 1994, Act 41, Imd. Eff. Mar. 14, 1994.
     Section 287.735 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.736‑287.738 ‑ Repealed. 1992, Act 239, Eff. Mar. 31, 1993.
     Section 287.739 ‑ Exhibition facilities; requirements.
     Section 287.740 ‑ Fair, exhibition, exposition, or show; veterinarian; duties of fair, exhibition, exposition, or show authority; removal of diseased animals; responsibility of exhibitor; exhibition or exposition of poultry requirements.
     Section 287.740a ‑ Imported poultry; operation of live bird market; requirements.
     Section 287.740b ‑ Housing baby poultry for sale; requirements.
     Section 287.741 ‑ Repealed. 2019, Act 132, Eff. Feb. 19, 2020.
     Section 287.742 ‑ Official test, vaccination, or diagnosis; identification of livestock; reporting results of official test, sample submission, or official vaccination; form; official brucellosis calfhood vaccination; tattoo; testing and surveillance for brucellosis and tuberculosis; participation in programs; collection of blood or tissue samples.
     Section 287.743 ‑ Autogenous veterinary biologicals; requirements for revocation and permission to distribute veterinary biologicals; experiments and field trial requirements; liability; reporting of adverse reaction.
     Section 287.743a ‑ Euthanization of animals; requirements; exception.
     Section 287.744 ‑ Enforcement of act; criminal and civil actions; felonies; penalty; violation of act or rule as misdemeanor; costs and attorney fees; powers of director; failure to pay fine; civil action and penalties; remedies and sanctions as independent and cumulative powers of department.
     Section 287.745 ‑ Rules.
     Section 287.746 ‑ Definitions; tether or confinement of farm animal or egg-laying hen; exceptions; violation of section; injunction; construction of section; good faith defense; effective date.
     Section 287.747 ‑ Repealed. 2000, Act 323, Imd. Eff. Oct. 31, 2000.
Act 239 of 1992 ‑ PSEUDORABIES AND SWINE BRUCELLOSIS CONTROL AND ERADICATION ACT (287.801 - 287.859)
     Section 287.801 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.803 ‑ Meanings of words and phrases.
     Section 287.805 ‑ Definitions; A, B.
     Section 287.807 ‑ Definitions; D to F.
     Section 287.809 ‑ Definitions; G to L.
     Section 287.811 ‑ Definitions; M to P.
     Section 287.813 ‑ Definitions; P to R.
     Section 287.815 ‑ Definitions; S to V.
     Section 287.817 ‑ Pseudorabies and brucellosis in porcine species; disease control and eradication; agreements with secretary of agriculture; market swine identification program.
     Section 287.819 ‑ Feeder pigs; origination and movement requirements.
     Section 287.821 ‑ Transferring swine infected with or exposed to pseudorabies; transferring feeder pigs to approved pseudorabies quarantined feedlot; movement permit; requirements.
     Section 287.823 ‑ Identification of feeder pigs.
     Section 287.825 ‑ Establishment of herd status; conducting official pseudorabies test; transfer of status; schedule; test requirements; herd number or designations; retesting.
     Section 287.827 ‑ Pseudorabies and swine brucellosis control and eradication fund.
     Section 287.829 ‑ Pseudorabies; diagnosis; availability of herd for testing.
     Section 287.831 ‑ Status as pseudorabies quarantined infected herd; agreements; herd cleanup plan; slaughter or other disposition; introduction of animals into infected herd; compliance; movement of vaccinated breeding swine; information furnished to department.
     Section 287.833 ‑ Identification of herd of origin; notification; availability of herd for official test.
     Section 287.835 ‑ Approved pseudorabies quarantined feedlot.
     Section 287.837 ‑ Importing swine into state with prior entry permit; delivery to slaughterhouse or collection facility; compliance; requirements for breeding swine imported into state.
     Section 287.839 ‑ Importation of swine; requirements; waiver.
     Section 287.841 ‑ Importation of feeder pigs; requirements; entry of feral swine.
     Section 287.843 ‑ Pseudorabies veterinary biological; use; conditions; distribution.
     Section 287.845 ‑ Swine presented to livestock auction or collection point as entering interstate commerce.
     Section 287.847 ‑ Livestock auction market, yards, and premises considered infected with organisms of infectious diseases of swine; moving or selling swine; identification; proof, test report, or permission required; copy of documents; feral swine entering facility for other than immediate slaughter.
     Section 287.849 ‑ Sale as feeding and breeding swine; requirements; conveyance; facilities approved as swine assembly point; pseudorabies test requirements; identification of swine consignment; removal of swine from premises.
     Section 287.851 ‑ Pseudorabies advisory committee.
     Section 287.853 ‑ Pseudorabies herd cleanup technical advisory committee.
     Section 287.855 ‑ Violations; penalties; enforcement.
     Section 287.857 ‑ Rules.
     Section 287.859 ‑ Repeal of MCL 287.717, 287.725, 287.736, 287.737, and 287.738.
Act 358 of 1994 ‑ FERRETS (287.891 - 287.901)
     Section 287.891 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.892 ‑ Ferrets; vaccinations required; exception; bite, scratch, abrasions, or contamination; report to county health department; handling; production of rabies certificate upon request.
     Section 287.893 ‑ Ferrets; breeding without license; criteria; review of veterinary care; compliance; violation as misdemeanor.
     Section 287.894 ‑ Ferrets; identification; confinement; release or abandonment.
     Section 287.895 ‑ Importation.
     Section 287.896 ‑ Sale or transfer.
     Section 287.897 ‑ Quarantine.
     Section 287.898 ‑ Licensing requirements; ordinances established by local units of government.
     Section 287.899 ‑ Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; actions by law enforcement agent, animal control officer, or director.
     Section 287.900 ‑ Rules.
     Section 287.901 ‑ Repeal of MCL 317.151 to 317.152.
Act 190 of 2000 ‑ PRIVATELY OWNED CERVIDAE PRODUCERS MARKETING ACT (287.951 - 287.969)
     Section 287.951 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.952 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.953 ‑ Administration of act; conduct of activities.
     Section 287.954 ‑ Cervidae livestock operation as agricultural enterprise.
     Section 287.955 ‑ Cervidae livestock operation; registration; records; compliance with facility standards.
     Section 287.956 ‑ Application; fee; standards; business plan; forwarding copies of application; notice to local governmental units; issuance; renewal; determination of completed application; denial; review; "completed application" defined.
     Section 287.957 ‑ Completion of facility construction; notice; inspection; issuance of registration; determination of noncompliance; notice of registration denial; request for second inspection; review upon second denial; hearing; return of registration fee.
     Section 287.958 ‑ Registration; duration; information; fees; renewal.
     Section 287.959 ‑ Registration; modification; application; decommission.
     Section 287.960 ‑ Memorandum of understanding with department of agriculture.
     Section 287.961 ‑ Killing cervidae species; permit; reimbursement.
     Section 287.962 ‑ Inspection of facility by department.
     Section 287.963 ‑ Prohibited conduct.
     Section 287.964 ‑ Noncompliance with act, standards, or orders; denial, suspension, or revocation of registration; determination of unreasonable or adverse effect; hearing.
     Section 287.965 ‑ Repealed. 2006, Act 561, Imd. Eff. Dec. 29, 2006.
     Section 287.966 ‑ Violation as misdemeanor; penalty.
     Section 287.967 ‑ Prohibited conduct; violation; penalty.
     Section 287.968 ‑ Conviction; costs and attorney fees; findings of violations; remedies.
     Section 287.969 ‑ Effective date.
E.R.O. No. 2004‑2 ‑ EXECUTIVE REORGANIZATION ORDER (287.981 - 287.981)
     Section 287.981 ‑ Transfer of powers and duties of the department of agriculture under the Cervidae act to the department of natural resources by type II transfer.
Act 132 of 2007 ‑ ANIMAL WELFARE FUND ACT (287.991 - 287.997)
     Section 287.991 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.992 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.993 ‑ Animal welfare fund; creation; purpose; credit; fund consisting of money, interest and earnings, and other value; investment; money remaining in fund.
     Section 287.994 ‑ Expenditures; money received as gift or donation; administrative costs.
     Section 287.995 ‑ Grants proposals; solicitation; entities receiving grants; purposes; limitations.
     Section 287.996 ‑ Annual report; form.
     Section 287.997 ‑ Noncompliance with act or grant provisions; ineligibility for future grants; repayment.
Act 246 of 2000 ‑ WOLF-DOG CROSS ACT (287.1001 - 287.1023)
     Section 287.1001 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.1002 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.1003 ‑ Prohibited conduct; exception; rebuttable presumption in civil forfeiture proceeding; method of representation.
     Section 287.1004 ‑ Possession of wolf-dog crosses; conditions; permit requirements.
     Section 287.1005 ‑ Placement of identification number via subcutaneous microchip.
     Section 287.1006 ‑ Keeping wolf-dog cross in facility; requirements; exceptions.
     Section 287.1007 ‑ Transportation.
     Section 287.1008 ‑ Exportation.
     Section 287.1009 ‑ Rabies vaccinaton.
     Section 287.1010 ‑ Exposure to rabies.
     Section 287.1011 ‑ Killing of wolf-dog cross by law enforcement officer or other person; conditions; liability.
     Section 287.1012 ‑ Liability of owner or possessor of wolf-dog cross.
     Section 287.1013 ‑ Inspection of facility; violation; consultation with expert on wolf-dog cross identification.
     Section 287.1014 ‑ Notice of violation; correction; transfer of ownership and possession; inspection; noncompliance; forfeiture.
     Section 287.1015 ‑ Violation as misdemeanor; penalty; additional punishment; exception.
     Section 287.1016 ‑ Violation; civil forfeiture.
     Section 287.1017 ‑ Seizure order; circumstances; methods; return of wolf-dog cross to victim.
     Section 287.1018 ‑ Seizure of wolf-dog cross; return to owner; notice of seizure.
     Section 287.1019 ‑ Motion to return wolf-dog cross; filing; grounds; hearing; failure to sustain burden of proof; order; admissibility of testimony in criminal prosecution.
     Section 287.1020 ‑ Return of seized wolf-dog cross; conditions; notice; order of forfeiture; liability for costs.
     Section 287.1021 ‑ Local ordinances; effect; additional requirements.
     Section 287.1022 ‑ Applicability of MCL 287.1004, 287.1005, 287.1006, 287.1008, and 287.1014.
     Section 287.1023 ‑ Providing information to pet shops and animal shelters.
Act 274 of 2000 ‑ LARGE CARNIVORE ACT (287.1101 - 287.1123)
     Section 287.1101 ‑ Short title.
     Section 287.1102 ‑ Definitions.
     Section 287.1103 ‑ Prohibited conduct.
     Section 287.1104 ‑ Possession of large carnivores; conditions; permit application; conditions for issuance; permit contents; notification to department by local unit of government; permit fee.
     Section 287.1105 ‑ Placement of identification number via subcutaneous microchip.
     Section 287.1106 ‑ Confinement and control of large carnivore; requirements; duties of owner.
     Section 287.1107 ‑ Transportation requirements.
     Section 287.1108 ‑ Exportation requirements.
     Section 287.1109 ‑ Exposure of human, livestock, or mammalian pet to rabies.
     Section 287.1110 ‑ Euthanasia of large carnivore exposing human, livestock, or mammalian pet to rabies; examination.
     Section 287.1111 ‑ Conditions permitting law enforcement officer or other person to kill large carnivore; liability; actions constituting trespass.
     Section 287.1112 ‑ Liability of owner for death or injury of human or for property damage; escape or release of large carnivore.
     Section 287.1113 ‑ Inspection of facility by law enforcement officer.
     Section 287.1114 ‑ Notice of violation; transfer of ownership and possession; second inspection; fee; finding of noncompliance; forfeiture.
     Section 287.1115 ‑ Violation as misdemeanor; fine; exception.
     Section 287.1116 ‑ Violation; request for civil forfeiture; filing.
     Section 287.1117 ‑ Seizure order; circumstances; method; placement; return to crime victim.
     Section 287.1118 ‑ Correction of conditions leading to seizure; return to owner; court approval; notice of seizure and intent to forfeit; delivery of notice; notice to prosecuting attorney or attorney general.
     Section 287.1119 ‑ Motion by owner for return of large carnivore; hearing; establishment of probable cause; burden of proof; admissibility of testimony in criminal prosecution.
     Section 287.1120 ‑ Return of seized large carnivore to owner; conditions; notice; order of forfeiture; liability for care and placement costs.
     Section 287.1121 ‑ Local ordinance more restrictive than act; requirements as additional to other state and federal law.
     Section 287.1122 ‑ Exceptions; breeding black bear sows.
     Section 287.1122a ‑ Breeding license; requirements.
     Section 287.1122b ‑ Breeding license application; form; contents; documentation required; fee; large carnivore breeding advisory committee; disposition of application fees; amended license.
     Section 287.1122c ‑ Duties of person holding a breeding license; prohibited acts.
     Section 287.1123 ‑ Information provided to pet shop, animal control shelter, and animal protection shelter.

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