Act No. 551

Public Acts of 2006

Approved by the Governor

December 28, 2006

Filed with the Secretary of State

December 29, 2006

EFFECTIVE DATE: March 30, 2007

STATE OF MICHIGAN

93RD LEGISLATURE

REGULAR SESSION OF 2006

Introduced by Reps. Bieda, Alma Smith, Vagnozzi, Wojno, Condino, Gonzales, Lipsey, Spade, Steil, Amos, Gleason, Hune, Gaffney, Vander Veen, Drolet, Brandenburg, Zelenko, Leland, Phillips, McDowell, Sheen and Hood

ENROLLED HOUSE BILL No. 5278

AN ACT to amend 1919 PA 339, entitled "An act relating to dogs and the protection of live stock and poultry from damage by dogs; providing for the licensing of dogs; regulating the keeping of dogs, and authorizing their destruction in certain cases; providing for the determination and payment of damages done by dogs to live stock and poultry; imposing powers and duties on certain state, county, city and township officers and employes, and to repeal Act No.347 of the Public Acts of 1917, and providing penalties for the violation of this act," (MCL 287.261 to 287.290) by adding section 14a.

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

Sec. 14a. (1) When issuing a dog license pursuant to section 14, a county treasurer, city clerk, city treasurer, township treasurer, or the authorized agent of a city or township treasurer, including, but not limited to, a licensed veterinarian, an animal control shelter, or an animal protection shelter, shall also provide information to the dog owner regarding both of the following:

(a) The availability of microchip implantation and registration for dogs by a licensed veterinarian, an animal control shelter, or an animal protection shelter.

(b) The availability of a statewide tattoo identification registry for dogs maintained by the state department of agriculture.

(2) As used in this section, "animal control shelter" and "animal protection shelter" mean those terms as defined in section 1 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.331, and are facilities registered with the state department of agriculture pursuant to section 6 of 1969 PA 287, MCL 287.336.

Clerk of the House of Representatives

Secretary of the Senate

Approved

Governor