HB-4505, As Passed House, June 30, 2011

SUBSTITUTE FOR

HOUSE BILL NO. 4505

     A bill to amend 2000 PA 190, entitled

"Privately owned cervidae producers marketing act,"

by amending section 5 (MCL 287.955), as amended by 2006 PA 561.

THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN ENACT:

     Sec. 5. (1) A person shall not possess cervidae or engage in a

cervidae livestock operation unless he or she obtains from the

department a cervidae livestock facility registration or unless

otherwise exempt by rule or law. If the activity in which the

cervidae livestock facility is engaged is required to be regulated

under any other act, registration Registration under this act does

not exempt the person or cervidae livestock facility from

requirements imposed under any local, state, or federal regulation

law. Zoos accredited under the American zoological association or

other accreditations or standards determined appropriate by and

acceptable to the department are exempt from this act. A cervidae

livestock facility may be operated as both a cervidae livestock

facility and a sporting swine livestock operation if the owner

meets the applicable requirements of this act and the sporting

swine marketing act. Notwithstanding any other provision of this

act, a cervidae livestock facility that is also registered as a

sporting swine livestock operation and has paid all applicable fees

under the sporting swine marketing act is exempt from paying fees

under this act.

     (2) A person registered under this act shall keep and maintain

records of production, purchases, or imports in order necessary to

establish proof of ownership and shall keep any other records

required under standards incorporated by reference under section 6.

A person transporting cervidae species shall produce documentation

that contains the origin of shipment, registration or permit copies

or documentation, documentation demonstrating shipping destination,

and any other proof that may be required under the animal industry

act, 1988 PA 466, MCL 287.701 to 287.745, upon demand request of

the director or a law enforcement officer.

     (3) Until July 1, 2008, a cervidae livestock facility

registered prior to the effective date of the amendatory act that

added this subsection must comply with the facility standards

contained in "Operational Standards for Registered Privately Owned

Cervid Facilities", published by the Michigan department of

agriculture, (May 2000). A cervidae livestock facility in existence

on or before the effective date of the amendatory act that added

this subsection shall be in compliance comply with the facility

standards by July 1, 2008, which are contained in "Operational

Standards for Registered Privately Owned Cervidae Facilities"

published by the Michigan department of natural resources, (revised

December 2005), adopted by the Michigan commission of agriculture

on January 9, 2006, and adopted by the natural resources commission

on January 12, 2006, and which are incorporated by reference.

     Enacting section 1. This amendatory act does not take effect

unless all of the following bills of the 96th Legislature are

enacted into law:

     (a) House Bill No. 4503.

     (b) House Bill No. 4504.

     (c) House Bill No. 4506.

     (d) House Bill No. 4699.